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Avantium starts a collaboration with Parfums Christian Dior for 100% plant-based packaging

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Avantium’s pilot plant in the Nerherlands

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymers, started a groundbreaking collaboration with PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR, a pioneer in luxury industry innovation, and iconic Maison from LVMH Group (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). Following three years of close collaboration between Avantium and LVMH Recherche and under LVMH’s offtake agreement with Avantium, PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR will implement Releaf®, Avantium’s brand name for the polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), in its packaging. Dior will be the first in the cosmetics industry to use this cutting-edge, 100% plant-based material for its primary packaging.

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Global Bioenergies is now focusing all its efforts on SAF opportunities

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After several months of efforts, the Company has been unable to find investors for its 2,500-ton plant dedicated to the cosmetics market, in a highly unfavorable context for the financing of first-of-a-kind projects. The Company is now devoting all its energy to applying its technology to the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”), with a model of industrial partnerships.

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UPM, Selenis and Bormioli Pharma introduce the world’s first pharmaceutical bootle partially made from wood-based PET

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UPM Biochemicals, Selenis and Bormioli Pharma have partnered to produce the world’s first pharmaceutical bottles made from partially wood-based PET. This bottle takes sustainability in pharma packaging to a whole new level. As the high regulatory and performance requirements for pharma packaging may limit the use of new or recycled materials, this bottle uses standard PET which is made with UPM’s world first wood based BioMEG, UPM BioPuraTM, to take a real step forward in the sustainable transformation of the pharmaceutical sector.

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Avantium celebrated the Official Opening of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl

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

This is a great news for the European and the world bioeconomy. Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymers, last Tuesday celebrated the Official Opening Ceremony of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The plant opening was officiated by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in the presence of international and Dutch dignitaries, partners and Avantium employees.

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Avantium and Royal Vezet collaborate on PEF-based packaging trays for Albert Heijn’s salad bowls

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Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, started a collaboration with Royal Vezet, Europe’s largest fresh food company specializing in convenience vegetables, fruits, salads, and fresh meals. Together, Royal Vezet and Avantium will work closely to implement Avantium’s PEF for packaging of salad bowls. These PEF-based trays will be used by Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands.

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The Global Bioeconomy Summit re-starts from Africa

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The Global Bioeconomy Summit, Berlin, April 2018

The Global Bioeconomy Summit will be held in Africa this year. In Nairobi from 23 to 24 October the world bioeconomy stakeholders will gather to put once again the bioeconomy at the heart of the ecological transition. The Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS) is a prestigious international event that brings together bioeconomy leaders from around the world, reflecting the interdisciplinary and diverse nature of the field. For the first time, GBS will be hosted outside Europe. Launched in 2015, GBS was designed to be a global, inclusive summit, uniting experts from all corners of the world to showcase the bioeconomy’s diverse and interdisciplinary features.

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New book: What is the Circular Bioeconomy is now available in Italian and in English

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Climate change, population growth, soil degradation, biodiversity loss. These are the main challenges that humanity is called to face. The circular bioeconomy is one of the keys to tackling them and overcoming them, reconciling the economy with society and the environment. To make policy makers and public opinion aware about what exactly is the circular bioeconomy there is now a book written by Mario Bonaccorso and published in Italian by Edizioni Ambiente and in English by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation.

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Everything is ready in Bologna to host IFIB 2024. The Italian city will be the center of gravity of world bioeconomy on 3 and 4 October

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Everything is ready in Bologna to host the new edition of IFIB, the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy. The Italian city will be the capital of circular bioeconomy from 3 to 4 October, when world bioeconomy stakeholders will gather at the Golinelli Foundation to discuss and partner.

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TotalEnergies-Corbion’s Luminy PLA powers Bioworks’ innovative PlaX fabrics

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TotalEnergies-Corbion and Japanese Bioworks joined forces: PlaX™ developed a fabric that blends cotton with plant-based PolyLactic Acid (PLA), derived from sugarcane. Bioworks is a leading Japanese innovator in sustainable textiles, stating that PLA bioplastics enhance the antimicrobial properties of fabrics.

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Michelmersh, Elite Plastics and Braskem I’m green bio-based partner to reduce Carbon Footprint in the construction industry

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Michelmersh, UK’s premium producer of clay bricks, is an industry leader in sustainability and innovation, renowned for quality clay products and bespoke services is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Braskem I’m greenTM bio-based, a global pioneer in sustainable bio-based renewable materials. This collaboration was enabled by Elite Plastics, the UK’s leading manufacturer of polythylene films, bags & covers. This partnership marks a significant step towards reducing the carbon footprint in the construction industry both in the UK and across other countries where Michelmersh operates in Europe.

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