White Biotechnology
White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology is using living cells—from yeast, moulds, bacteria and plants—and enzymes to produce a variety of industrial products. Well know examples are citric…
Marine Microalgae
Microalgae have been used as biofactories commercially because they present a promising source of omega-3 fatty acids. These fatty acids are found in animals, plants, fungi and many…
Bioeconomy and Climate Change
The global warming that we have been experiencing for years now is caused by a huge increase in greenhouse gas emissions. While the emission of these gases…
Biobased Economy | Biorefinery | Circular Economy | Fields of Focus | Food Ingredients | Protein Transition | White Biotechnology
Enzymes
Enzymes are natural proteins that act as catalysts for biochemical reactions. When one substance needs to be transformed into another, nature uses enzymes to speed up…
Protein transition
Protein transition is the shift away from the consumption of animal proteins towards vegetable and other protein sources. Proteins are the building blocks of life on…
Avantium making progress towards investment in Delfzijl plant
Avantium, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has completed the application validation for its plant-based glycols plantMEG™ and plantMPG™ produced in the Ray Technology™ demonstration plant in Chemie Park…
Biobased Economy | Bioplastics | Biorefinery | Circular Economy | Industry News | White Biotechnology
AFYREN, Genomatica, Novamont and Chaincraft driving force behind new biotech solutions
Corporate action on climate change is partly driven by a desire to get ahead of upcoming legislation. Reputation is also a major factor: it never…
Biobased Economy | Bioplastics | Biorefinery | Circular Economy | Industry News | Plastics | White Biotechnology
NatureWorks Passes Final Authorization Milestone for New Fully Integrated Ingeo PLA Manufacturing Plant in Thailand
NatureWorks has passed the final authorization milestone by parent companies Cargill and GC International Corporation, a subsidiary of PTT Group, for a new Ingeo PLA manufacturing facility…
Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking
The Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) is a 4 bio € partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BBIC). Its goal is to stimulate…
Genomatica to scale bio-nylon 50-fold with Acquafil
Clean manufacturing leader Genomatica signed a deal with Aquafil to build a demonstration scale facility to produce 100% renewable nylon-6. Responding to surging consumer interest in sustainable…