The European pulp and paper industry is fully committed to a climate-neutral Europe as stated in the 2030 Industry Manifesto. The path towards this objective requires creating more added-value while decarbonising the industrial processes. This ambition was already fully expressed in the Cepi 2050 Roadmap, which also looked at potential ways in which the European […]
read moreOn December 9-10, 2020, the IETS TCP gathered about 70 people from 20 countries to discuss possible collaboration activities. During the first half-day session, ongoing Swedish projects and activities in the IETS working areas were presented. During the second, representatives for five TCPs presented their ongoing work in related areas. Having a common goal – […]
read moreNewsletter LignoCOST May 2020 European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin) is pleased to announce the launch of the 1st LignoCost Newsletter, which describes who they are, what their aim is and an overview of achievements and future activities. In this issue 1. Who are we 2. Working groups 3. Results & achievements 4. […]
read moreChemistry for Climate: Acting on the need for speed. Roadmap for the Dutch Chemical Industry towards 2050 The Paris Agreement, concluded in December 2015, calls for actions to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades. Actions taken by the Dutch chemical industry, together with its value chain partners, will contribute to emission […]
read moreThe circular economy and the bioeconomy Partners in sustainability This is the third in a series of European Environment Agency (EEA) reports on the circular economy in support of the framing, implementation and evaluation of European circular economy policy from an environmental perspective. The two previous EEA reports applied a systemic approach to framing a […]
read moreQueensland Biofutures; 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan The Queensland Government stands committed to the biofutures industry and sees it as a major opportunity for diversification of the Queensland economy. It will help create thousands of jobs and a new high-value, knowledge-intensive industry in Queensland, particularly in rural areas and regional centres. Through Advance Queensland, the […]
read moreSetting up international biobased commodity trade chains: A guide and 5 examples in Ukraine. Setting up biobased production chains, from biomass feedstock to final biobased product (energy, chemicals, materials) is a complicated process in which a whole range of decisions have to be made. Choices include what feedstocks to use, arranging logistics and, most important […]
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