These foods face climate extinction. Could microbes feed us instead?
Prices and harvests for chocolate, olive oil, and coffee crops are growing increasingly volatile as climate change buffets their delicate growing zones. As these foods verge on climate extinction, some…
Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Rob Owen, Executive Director at Bio Nebraska
In this interview, Paul MacDonald, Head of Community at World Bio Market Insights speaks to Rob Owen, Executive Director at Bio Nebraska. Paul MacDonald (PM): Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Tell…
Industry’s workhorse chemicals go biobased
Thousands of chemicals are used by consumers and businesses every day. At the base of most of their supply chains lie petrochemicals. These petrochemical raw materials are partly why the…
What’s happening to the biofuels market?
Biofuels are the most scaled sector in the higher-value bioeconomy. Ethanol and biodiesel are both heavily traded global commodities, part of an industry valued at nearly $120 billion in 2023.…
5 Minutes With…K.C. Belitz, Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
In September 2022, the United States government announced a policy to vigorously invest in and advance the American bioeconomy. Central to this policy is support of the biomass supply chain…
The UK bioeconomy by region, part II: the Midlands, the South of England, and Wales
We continue our survey of the UK’s bioeconomy, region by region. Last week, we covered Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. This week, we go further south to…
Change Chemistry Briefing – Growing the Sustainable Chemistry Sector: Accelerators & Barriers
Growing the Sustainable Chemistry Sector: Accelerators & Barriers Wednesday, July 31 US Capitol Visitors Center Room 208-209 1:00-2:30 pm It’s been three years since Change Chemistry led a coalition…
The UK bioeconomy by region, part I: Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the north of England
Across the UK, regional authorities and producers are deepening their interest in biobased supply chains. We look at how capacity in biobased chemicals and products is evolving in each UK…
Building rural value chains for a fairer bioeconomy
Most raw materials used in the bioeconomy begin life in rural areas. For the most part, however, the countryside is still not seeing the full economic benefits of advanced biobased…
Working across the value chain to drive sustainable change in the chemical industry and beyond
Representatives from the traditional and bio-chemical manufacturers and downstream users discuss the various requirements and collaborative efforts to drive adoption of sustainable solutions across the chemical industry and beyond.
Geno & Hyosung – The materials transition requires supply chain innovation and collaboration
Together, Geno and Hyosung discuss how they’re working together to accelerate the materials transition and how Geno’s technology drove Hyosung’s recent $1 billion investment in scaling plant-based BDO is transforming…
An insight into the fast moving sustainable innovation landscape in the beauty sector
Hear from existing cosmetic ingredient suppliers, emerging players including start-ups and the world leading beauty company L’Oréal.