Bio-based Polymers worldwide: Status and Outlook
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano As the New Year begins, let's take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We lo...
Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Although vital for certain purposes, some plastics used in farming can be sources of micro and nan...
Roasting chestnuts, recycling walnuts: turning festive treats into sustainable new materials
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Dr Notburga Gierlinger, an Austrian researcher specialising in the study of the structure and...
IFIB 2024, Bologna centre of gravity of the global bioeconomy
IFIB 2024 lands in Bologna. From 3 to 4 October, the city will host the new edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio economy, organised by the Italian circular bi...
Ecomondo Mexico, circular economy waiting to be built
(Guadalajara) There is a need for circular economy in Mexico. Among the 12,500 registered visitors at Solar + Storage y Ecomondo México in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, the interest in EP...
Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale
Time, complexity, resilience. These are the three key concepts on which the health and survival of any forest ecosystem is based. Three interrelated characteristics in a tight cause-and-effect chain...
If a Tree Falls
Over the course of my life, I have encountered exceptional trees: the giant sequoias and the secular General Sherman (2200 - 2700 years old) in California, the Lebanese cedars in the Beqaa valley, t...
Startup: Circular Fiber, Karshof flour from artichoke waste
Circular Fiber is an innovative startup aiming to combat food waste through the transformation of agri-food scraps into value products. The company’s current main focus is the production of Ka...
Startup: Automated technologies for the rearing of black soldier fly with Kinsect
“Kinsect is a benefit society aiming to provide technologies to develop sustainable insect breeding with minimal environmental impact. Insect breeding allows the creation of proteins while req...