Dublin is ready to host the Global Bioeconomy Summit on October 19-21

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Dublin will welcome the world’s bioeconomy community for the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 in October, bringing together global expertise at the Convention Centre Dublin during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Recognised as a leading global forum for bioeconomy policy, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration, the Global Bioeconomy Summit brings together political leaders, policy makers, industry leaders, researchers, investors, and civil society globally to accelerate sustainable, bio-based innovation and solutions.

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Singapore launched a $118m Bioeconomy Funding Initiative

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Singapore launched a $118m Bioeconomy Funding Initiative (Bioeconomy FI) to strengthen research and development in bio-based chemicals, materials, and products, the Economic Development Board announced. The initiative, under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2030 Plan, is the country’s largest funding initiative dedicated to the bioeconomy to date. Together with other programmes, it brings Singapore’s commitment to bioeconomy-related initiatives to approximately $200m over the next five years.

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Avantium completed spin-out of Parana Technology into Parana Materials

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Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, completed the spin-out of its Parana Technology into Parana Materials B.V. Parana Materials is a new, independent company focused on the development and commercialization of plant-based, high-performance polyesters such as PISA, PISOX and PEIT/PEIF. The Parana Technology portfolio is distinct from Avantium’s FDCA and PEF (branded as releaf®) technology, which remains fully within Avantium. The transaction is part of Avantium’s strategy to focus resources and investments on its core FDCA and PEF business while enabling other promising technologies in its portfolio to pursue independent growth and commercialization pathways.

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Rome is the world capital of the bioeconomy: IFIB is taking place in the Eternal City

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Rome is today and tomorrow the cradle of the Industrial Renaissance led by the circular bioeconomy. The Eternal City is the world capital of the bioeconomy. The International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (IFIB) is taking place here.

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Eni and PETRONAS explore innovative biofuel solutions

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Headquarter of Eni in San Donato Milanese (Milan)

During the 2026 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Eni and PETRONAS signed a Feasibility Agreement (FA) to evaluate the development of innovative high-performance bio-gasoline starting from the established Ecofining™ technology process, through which Eni has been producing HVO biofuels from renewable raw materials since 2014. The aim of the agreement is to assess the technical, market, and sustainability profiles, as well as the performance levels of new bio-gasolines from renewable raw materials, that can be used in motorsport competitions and subsequently applied to the development of commercial products.

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Neste and United Airlines extended agreements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply

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Courtesy of United Airlines. Source: Neste

Neste and United Airlines extended their existing agreement on the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended with conventional jet fuel to flights departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the United States and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. The extension of the agreement reinforces the long-term, strategic collaboration between Neste and United, highlighting a shared ambition of contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from aviation through the deployment of SAF.

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ReBioCycle demonstrates closed-loop recycling of PLA bioplastics from mixed plastic waste

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The EU-funded ReBioCycle project has demonstrated that PLA bioplastics can be recycled from mixed plastic waste and returned to virgin-quality material, marking a significant step toward circular packaging in Europe. The consortium confirmed that PLA can be effectively sorted from mixed plastic waste streams using existing technologies, before being chemically broken down into lactic acid and rebuilt into high-quality PLA with properties equivalent to virgin material.

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30 strategies, three visions: What kind of bioeconomy is the world building?

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The bioeconomy is going global. But countries are not building the same bioeconomy. Across 30 national strategies, governments are looking to biological resources, biotechnology and biological production systems to support economic development, industrial transformation and sustainability. Yet behind the common term bioeconomy lie markedly different strategic choices.

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BIOWEG to build Europe’s largest bacterial cellulose plant, backed by Series A of €30 million

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BIOWEG, the German deeptech company producing high-performance, biodegradable bacterial cellulose to replace fossil-based polymers and intentionally added microplastics, will begin construction of Europe’s largest bacterial cellulose production plant in Q4 2026. The first-of-a-kind facility, located in Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, will produce up to 10,000 tonnes a year, with first commercial volumes expected in 2028 — bringing onshore production of a material that Europe today almost entirely imports.

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Novonesis to build next generation enzyme production facility in India

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Novonesis will expand its facility in Patalganga and build one of the world’s most advanced enzyme production facilities. The €600 million investment will increase Novonesis’ production capacity to meet rising worldwide demand for the company’s biosolutions and strengthen the flexibility and resilience of its global supply network.

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