The ABCD agro-giants: hidden movers in biobased scaling
Archer Daniels, Bunge, Cargills, and Louis Dreyfuss control 90% of the global grain trade, plus considerable parts of the food processing chain. Collectively known as the ABCD companies, they may…
Plastic-eating microbes hit the market
Microbes work wonders for us. Without their metabolic powers, traditional fermented foods like beer and cheese would be absent from our tables.
Eat your packaging: greening the food chain with edibles
In 2022, biodegradable packaging materials accounted for around 9% of the global packaging market. A niche sub-segment within biodegradable packaging are edibles, whose materials are made from organic materials.
Agro-Waste startups tackle India’s plastic waste and smog
India is one of the top food producers in the world, up there with other global breadbaskets like China, the US and Brazil.
The Hague’s living labs yield practical insights into green transition
If you were asked to think about the global hotspots for the circular economy, the tech start-up hubs of the US’ east and west coasts may spring to mind. Yet…
Why EV makers want circular batteries
In 2019, JB Straubel left his role as Tesla’s chief tech officer to venture into the recycling business.
Who leads Europe’s circular economy?
Since 2022, advanced economies that have traditionally centred around services are turning their attention back to the making and procuring of commodities.
The US-China tech war: Will biotech be next?
If anyone had doubts that Cold War dynamics had re-emerged in the international arena, Biden put them to rest in October 2022 with draconian restrictions on computer chip exports to…
Soil: the bioeconomy’s forgotten asset
Without soil, there is no feedstock. Without feedstock, no renewable materials. Yet despite its importance in the bioeconomy, soil health has historically been neglected by the industry and its consumers,…
How can green packaging capitalise on the e-commerce boom?
The e-commerce boom has been one of the biggest mega-trends shaping business and retail over the last half decade. Shopify predicts it’s far from over, saying that around a fifth…
The biofuels oil rush
Last week, World Bio Market Insights reviewed developments in the biofuels industry in 2022. It noted continued growth in global biofuels production despite many countries falling back on fossil fuel…
Was 2022 A Pivotal Year For BioFuel?
The importance of energy to domestic and international politics became more visible than ever before between 2020 and 2022.