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Metsä Group invests EUR 25 million in the production of Muoto fibre packaging in Äänekoski, Finland

The Finnish company is investing 24 million € in a new production line for Muoto food packaging in Äänekoski, Finland. Metsä Group’s Muoto™ products can be used instead of plastic in food packaging for applications that are more demanding, for example. As for Metsä’s other innovation projects, the development of the lignin product and carbon capture is continuing as planned, but the conditions…

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IFIB 2026 will be held on October 1-2 in Rome. The Eternal City will be the world capital of circular bioeconomy

On October 1-2, Rome, Italy, will be the center of gravity of world bioeconomy. The Italian city capital will host the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology. IFIB will be held at the WeGil hosted by Lazio Innova and Lazio Region.  With more than 200 delegates in attendance from approximately 25 different countries from all around the world, also thanks to a partnership with the Italian…

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Thailand’s Minister of Industry, Varawut Silpa-archa, visited NatureWorks’ new manufacturing facility at the Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex

A high-level delegation led by Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Industry of Thailand, visited NatureWorks’ manufacturing site at the Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex (NBC). The visit – the American company claims – follows the successful inauguration of the site on April 29, 2026, and highlights the role of public-private collaboration in advancing Thailand’s sustainable industrial development and…

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Metsä Group and Qutwo take the next step in advancing AI in the forest industry

Metsä – Kuura Metsä Group and Qutwo, a Finnish AI and quantum technology company, are launching a collaboration aimed at deepening the use of artificial intelligence at Metsä and bringing next-generation AI into the core processes of the forest industry. Next-generation AI refers to solutions that can take into account a broader range of variables and simultaneously optimise complex…

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Stora Enso sets new circularity target aligned with Global Circularity Protocol

Stora Enso paper mill in Hyltebruk (Sweden) Stora Enso has published its Circularity Plan, aligned with the first version of the Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP), and introduced a new target to increase material circularity in its direct operational control. The plan outlines the company’s comprehensive approach to advancing circularity, including target setting and the integration…

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Eni and BMW Group: an agreement for Enilive HVO diesel biofuel to power corporate fleets

Eni and BMW Group signed an agreement to power the BMW vehicles of corporate fleets in Italy with HVOlution (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a diesel biofuel that is produced from 100% renewable feedstocks by Enilive. Enilive is Eni’s company dedicated to products and services for a more sustainable mobility. With an approach that aims to support a successful energy transition through the usage of…

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EIT invests €70 million to boost innovation skills in universities and deepen cooperation with the European Universities Alliances

Berlaymont, European Commission’s Headquarter in Brussels The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected 35 projects to receive €70 million in funding to help higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe turn research into real-world innovation, strengthen entrepreneurship education and deepen collaboration with businesses. Awarded through the 2025 EIT Higher…

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Avantium collaborates with Casa da Malha and Lacatoni to develop PEF-based textile prototypes

CEO Tom Van Aken and Her Majesty Queen Maxima. Source: Avantium Avantium, a Dutch company specialised in renewable and circular polymer materials, started a collaboration with Portuguese textile manufacturer Casa da Malha and sportswear brand Lacatoni to develop and showcase textile prototypes made with PEF (polyethylene furanoate), Avantium’s plant-based, high-performance polymer branded as…

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Fibre-based food packaging set to lead by 2045 as barrier innovations accelerate and regulation tightens, new study reveals

Source: UPM A new study from UPM Specialty Materials and global consultancy Smithers points to changing dynamics in the food packaging landscape, with fibre-based materials taking the leading share by 2045, recycling rates climbing toward 37%, and a regulatory landscape where sustainability becomes a strict government mandate. Fibre-based food packaging is on course to become the leading…

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CBE JU published its 2025 Annual Activity Report: the EU bioeconomy is alive and well

Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Program at CBE JU at IFIB 2023 in Florence CBE JU has published its 2025 Annual Activity Report, presenting a year of strong demand, broader participation and tangible progress in supporting Europe’s circular bio-based sector. From record interest in the call for proposals, strong SME and newcomer participation to industrial deployment milestones, progress towards KPIs…

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UPM and ANDRITZ partner to advance tailored tissue innovation

The world’s leading multifibre pulp producer UPM Pulp and the international technology group ANDRITZ have signed a strategic, multi-year cooperation agreement to enable tissue manufacturers to develop and optimize next-generation tissue products and processes. With dedicated access to pilot-scale development at ANDRITZ’s PrimeLineTIAC Tissue Innovation and Application Center in Graz, Austria,…

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Neste, Goldwin, Idemitsu and Toray partner to supply renewable nylon fiber for THE NORTH FACE brand

Goldwin Inc., Neste, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and Toray Industries, Inc. have established a supply chain for nylon fiber made from renewable raw materials. Neste supplies Neste RE™, a renewable raw material that enables the production of high-performance renewable nylon fiber and reduces the reliance on fossil feedstocks. The nylon fiber produced through this project is scheduled to be used by…

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EU Commission steps up action on Europe's bioeconomy

Berlaymont, European Commission’s Headquarter in Brussels The European Commission is stepping up the implementation of the EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy by launching three complementary initiatives. This includes the Bio-based Europe Alliance (BEA) to support market scale-up, the Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group (BIDG) to improve access to finance, and the Expert Group on Bioeconomy to support…

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LanzaTech JV successful IPO underscores strategic value of more secure fuel supply

Jennifer Holmgren at IFIB 2018 in Turin, Italy LanzaTech Global, Inc., a carbon management solutions company, announced that Beijing Shougang LanzaTech Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture in which LanzaTech held a 9.31% equity stake prior to the offering described below, has launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 40 million H-Shares at a public offering price equivalent to approximately…

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Today the second edition of the BioINSouth Forum get started in Seville

Seville in Spain is hosting the second edition of the BioINSouth Forum. The Andalusian city is for a couple of days the Mediterranean capital of bioeconomy, thanks to the forum that is bringing together leaders and experts from various sectors and disciplines from South Europe and beyond. Today they are discussing and outlining the R&I priorities in bioeconomy, in conjunction with the…

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FAO event showcases practical bioeconomy approaches across Europe and Central Asia

Fountain of Trevi in Rome (headquarter of FAO) A virtual event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28 May showcased practical, scalable solutions from across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting how circular bioeconomy approaches in agriculture can drive innovation, support sustainable development and help translate commitments into concrete action…

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UPM acquires Ray Technology® intellectual property from Avantium, broadening its bio-based glycols IP portfolio

UPM has reached an agreement with Avantium N.V. to acquire the intellectual property related to Avantium’s Ray Technology®, a process for the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and mono-propylene glycol (MPG) from plant-based sugars. The transaction comprises Avantium’s patent portfolio and invention disclosures related to Ray Technology® and is for UPM not material in financial…

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