The European Commission launched two public consultations on the future Biotech Act and Circular Economy Act, which are expected to be adopted in 2026. The aim is to gather input from citizens, organizations, and interested groups, promoting a participatory process in defining these strategic initiatives for the European Union.
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, the Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment and the International Advisory Council of the Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) today announced that the fifth Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS 2026) will take place in Dublin, Ireland on 20 and 21 October 2026 at the Convention Centre Dublin, during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Within the framework of the World Food Forum, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable development by presenting the Amazon Bioeconomy Investment Program to representatives of the private sector, multilateral banks, governments, and institutions committed to transforming agrifood systems.
The partnership project between Stora Enso, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Newcastle University that was initiated in early 2024 to advance positive impacts on forest biodiversity has been completed. The aim of this collaboration was to create a framework for the forestry sector to reach a net positive biodiversity impact with active forest management by reducing threats to species and conserving and restoring ecosystems.
Avantium, a Dutch leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, signed Memoranda of Understanding with Tereos, a global leader in sugar, starch, alcohol and bioethanol production, and with LVMH GAÏA, the scientific and environmental R&D division of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world leader in luxury. Together, the parties will establish a strategic collaboration to accelerate the industrial-scale production of PEF (polyethylene furanoate), Avantium’s 100% renewable and circular performance polymer known under the brand name releaf®. Releaf® is made from plant-based feedstocks and can be applied across food & beverage packaging, cosmetic packaging, fashion and industrial fibers. This alliance unites Avantium as the inventor of releaf® with trailblazers Tereos and LVMH to scale bio-based plastics from plant-based resources, contributing to the transition away from fossil-based plastics.
All the EU bioeconomy stakeholders will gather in Copenhagen in December. As Denmark assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2025, the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Ministry for Green Transition, on behalf of the European Commission, will host two conferences focused on advancing the EU’s green transition through bioeconomy, food systems, and biodiversity. The conferences will take place on the 2 and 3 December 2025.
Collaboration is the backbone of bioeconomy. South African and Dutch universities, research institutes, and businesses joined forces to work together on projects ranging from sustainable cropping systems to student-designed farm business plans. These partnerships strengthen innovation while ensuring solutions are scalable and practical.
At IFIB 2025 in Turin, which was be held last Thursday and Friday, the world bioeconomy stakeholders called for action. “It’s a now or never!” This is, extremely briefly, the message that comes from the last edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy. In this invitation made at the opening of the forum by the executive director of the CBE JU, Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, it can be synthesized the will of over 200 forum participants to move rapidly towards the creation of new markets for the bioeconomy and to accelerate the transition to a new, more sustainable economy, which finally could strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, growth and resilience.
Industrial transformation was the focus of a meeting at the Gazometro, organised yesterday by Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, together with partners and customers. The event, titled “Versalis: from polymers to markets” provided an opportunity to engage with supply-chain companies on the challenges and opportunities tied to Versalis’ transformation plan. The company is pursuing a major programme increasingly focused on portfolio specialisation, circularity, biochemistry and innovation.
With a new, natural product rich in capsaicinoids, polyphenols, and flavonoids, Evonik aims at helping the dairy industry address two major challenges: nutrient deficiency in early lactation and heat stress. The German company has developed BoruCare® Capsin in cooperation with Heidi Botanicals, a French specialist in plant-based products for livestock. The product has been presented at SPACE 2025 and it will be commercially available in Europe from Q4 2025.
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