Insights
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. Yet over the last year, oversupply and low prices have…
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 to strengthen biomanufacturing and biobased production. Efforts to supercharge the…
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 the Midlands and beyond. West Midlands The West Midlands has…
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 region, beginning with Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England. For…
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 industries. Cities still tend to claim the lion’s share of…
The startups using light to scale biomanufacturing
The bioeconomy is associated with the production of tangible and weighty stuff. Yet some biobased startups are using a more ephemeral tool in their biomanufacturing processes: light. Developers of light-based technologies for biomanufacturing say their innovations could keep the costs…