How can bananas build a more equitable bioeconomy?
As a rule of thumb, waste feedstocks are among the most sustainable inputs for making biobased materials. One kind with immense potential as an industrial input is banana industry waste.…
Can Europe’s blue bioeconomy live up to its promises?
Europe has been pushing to grow its blue bioeconomy for years, including sectors that produce high value chemicals and materials processed from marine organisms. We look at the EU’s policies…
Microbe factories are turning waste into high-value circular goods
One of the most sustainable raw materials for chemicals and materials is organic waste. Energy has already been spent producing it, making it far more resource-efficient than any grown or…
How winemaking is going circular
Wine making is a relatively sustainable industry. Globally, however, it produces an estimated 13 million tonnes of waste per year, most of which is discarded. At this scale, even organic…
Bio Innovations Midwest 2024: Driving the Growth of Biomanufacturing
Omaha, 24th-25th September 2024. In a groundbreaking initiative set to catalyse the growth of biomanufacturing in the Midwest, World Bio Markets proudly announces the launch of "Bio Innovations Midwest." In…
The circular and biobased Christmas gift guide
Food, travel, lighting, and gifts over three days of Christmas festivities can have a hefty carbon footprint. A typical consumer can end up hitting 5.5% of their total yearly emissions…
The Swedish bioeconomy startups branching out beyond forestry
Forests cover more than 70% of Sweden's land area, the largest proportion of any EU country. Sweden is a world-leading producer of forest products and naturally, its bioeconomy is dominated…
Building forests and wetlands as urban infrastructure
Constructing ecosystems as part of large-scale urban landscaping is an emerging segment of the bioeconomy. Unlike gardens, parks, living walls, or nature reserves, the objective here is an engineered habitat…
The bio-based foams to keep Christmas orders safe more sustainably
As businesses gear up for the Christmas season, stocking up on delivery packaging will be high on the agenda. For fragile or heat-sensitive objects, this usually means some form of…
Leaf Within the Biotechnology Space
Today, we bring you the first of four 'insight' videos from our friends at Leaf. This weeks 'teaser' will be followed by more in depth videos that provide an overview…
