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.
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.
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).
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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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.
Takashi Matsumoto, Business Director at AGC Vinythai, talks toIl Bioeconomista. In this exclusive interview with us Mr Matsumoto talks about his company and the future development of bioeconomy in Thailand. “Climate action is urgent in Thailand as we are already living with the effects of climate change including flash floods, heavy rain and extreme temperatures, also in rainy season.“
Interview by Mario Bonaccorso
Catia Bastioli, President of Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Spring, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this exclusive interview with us, she talks about the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy, after its official launch yesterday in Copenhagen organized by the EU Commission and the Danish Presidency of the EU. “The new Strategy – she says – both in its content and in the context in which it is presented, could be a significant instrument for relaunching European competitiveness, viewing environmental sustainability as a driver of competitiveness.”
According to Bastioli, “the delays accumulated so far are causing Europe to lose its leadership to China and the United States, which have already defined clear strategies for the future of their bio-based manufacturing sectors, following the path originally traced by the EU. There can be no prosperous future without a clear strategic evolution for Europe and without full recognition of the extraordinary value of its territories and their diversity, which form the foundation of the bioeconomy”.
Interview by Felice Amori
Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director at CBE JU, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this exclusive interview, released just after the presentation of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy, he talks about the Communication launched by the Berlaymont and the next steps that are needed to make the bioeconomy happen: “We have no time to waste if we want to mantain the leadership in the circular bioeconomy, because our competitors are moving fast and often do not play by the rules”.
Interview by Mario Bonaccorso
Today, the Commission adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU will move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on fossil imports.
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