BioINSouth Forum goes to Seville. On June 11-12 the second edition of the event focused on Mediterranean bioeconomy

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Seville in Spain will host the second edition of the BioINSouth Forum. The Andalusian city will be the Mediterranean capital of bioeconomy from June 11 to June 12, thanks to the forum that will bring together leaders and experts from various sectors and disciplines from South Europe and beyond. They will discuss and outline the R&I priorities in bioeconomy, in conjunction with the particularities of the South European regions, asking for a new political EU Initiative: BioSouth. If there is a BioEast it’s also needed a BioSouth to enlarge and boost the European bioeconomy

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BASF and IFF joined forces to drive next-generation enzyme and polymer innovation

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Headquarter of Basf in Ludwigshafen

BASF and IFF — a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences — joined forces to accelerate the development of IFF’s Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials™ technology platform and create next-generation enzyme technologies for fabric, dish and personal care as well as industrial cleaning applications.

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New digital solution at BASF Coatings to calculate the CO2 footprint of its product portfolio

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Headquarter of Basf in Ludwigshafen

BASF Coatings has launched a new digital solution to calculate the carbon footprint (Product Carbon Footprint, PCF) of its sales portfolio. The solution replaces an internally developed application that BASF Coatings has used for several years to provide reliable CO2 data to customers worldwide. 

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Avantium and Packamama Sign Capacity Reservation Agreement for Releaf® to Drive Sustainable Wine Packaging

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CEO Tom Van Aken and Her Majesty Queen Maxima. Source: Avantium

Avantium, a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, entered into a capacity reservation agreement with Packamama, the UK- and Australia-based innovator in sustainable wine packaging. Through this collaboration, Packamama will secure future volumes of Avantium’s plant-based and recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), branded as releaf®, from licensed plants using Avantium’s proprietary YXY® Technology for the production of releaf®.

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BioKET goes to Switzerland: in Fribourg on 17-19 March

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BioKET goes to Switzerland. The international conference organized by the French Bioeconomy Cluster, Bioeconomy for Change (B4C), will be held in Fribourg from March 17 to 19. BIOKET, short for BIOeconomy Key Enabling Technologies, is a global event dedicated to the processes and technologies applied to biomass. BIOKET – B4C states – was founded in 20018 to fill a niche in highlighting the Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) that are essential for transforming biomass into high value added products. 

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AFYREN confirms drawdown of €7 million in previously secured financing for its subsidiary AFYREN NEOXY

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Nicolas Sordet, CEO AFYREN

AFYREN, a French greentech company offering manufacturers biobased, low-carbon ingredients through a unique fermentation technology based on a circular model, received €7 million in additional financing for its subsidiary AFYREN NEOXY. This was obtained through the release of the second tranche of the Sustainability-linked loan secured in December 2024 and the New Industry Loan obtained in November 2024. AFYREN reports a cash position of approximately €35 million as of year-end 2025.

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Neste supplies sustainable aviation fuel to Cathay Group scaling up the use of SAF across three major aviation regions

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Neste’s headquarter in Espoo, Finland

Neste and Cathay Group have agreed on the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for the group’s aviation operations across three major aviation regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. This agreement supports Cathay to scale up its use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product

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Source: UPM

UPM, a global leader in sustainable material solutions, has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery, which is the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe, has started the production and commercialization of industrial sugars. 

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Happy New Year!

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Dear Readers,

we want to wish all of you a very happy, peaceful and healthy year, where we all will keep working together to make the circular bioeconomy happen.

European Bioplastics unveiled its Bioplastics Market Development Update that confirms the global expansion of bioplastics

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European Bioplastics (EUBP) unveiled its Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025 at EBC25 in Berlin, presenting new data that confirms the continued global expansion of biobased plastics production and their growing role in the transition to a sustainable, circular economy. 

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