Insights
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 around this and the hurdles it faces in becoming a…
The return of bioplastics in 2023
2022 was the year of vegan and renewable textiles - the biobased segment that received among the highest financing rounds of the year. This year, things have shifted somewhat, with a swing back to packaging and bioplastics.
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 extracted specifically for a target application.
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 waste can unbalance the environment as decomposition can release considerable…
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 in this short period.
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 by wood.