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As always, Bio Market Insights weekly newsletter brings you the latest bio-news from around world fresh to your inbox, this week we have stories including #bioenergy, #plastics, and #bioengineering and more!

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Company Spotlight

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic is a dedicated biobased content testing laboratory with a standard turnaround time of 5-7 business days. All analyses are performed in-house by dedicated professional scientists. Results are accessible 24/7 via web and mobile access. Respected worldwide for accuracy, high quality, and customer care. BETA has sample forwarding offices around the world. For more information find us here

Feature Stories from our journalists and contributors 

Bio-based Testing For Renewable Plastics

#Plastic Renewable material can play a vital role in the global transition toward sustainable plastic and packaging. By choosing bio-based plastic instead of fossil fuel plastic, companies are able to reduce their carbon footprint, but how to demonstrate their environmental benefit? This week's case-study shows how, as we delve into the role of Beta Analytic & Braskem in changing the future of plastics. 

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Hermes and MycoWorks: A Fashion Match Made in a Lab 

#BioEngineering The pursuit of eco-friendly alternatives to leather an important issue in the fashion industry has made luxury groups team up with startups and research groups to offer the best possible biomass option. An excellent example of how they team up is Hermes and MycoWorks.

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Investments Push Asian Agritech Sector Closer to Global Lead

#BioEngineering If deployed properly, the agritech industry has the potential to not only improve health in the region, but also boost economies, improve sustainability initiatives and help bolster the food industry against shocks

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Best of the Newsroom 

💰 Phononic Secures $50M in Funding

Last week, the company secured $50 million from Goldman Sachs Asset Management in funding.  

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🧀 Pladis Uses Sonocos’ EnviroCan For Product Ranges

Mini Cheddars and Cheeselets ranges now use Sonoco’s EnviroCan with paperboard end, while Cracker Crisps and Mini Twiglets are also set to use EnviroCan later this year.

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💷 ArcelorMittal 2030 Emissions Reduction Target Requires $10bn Investment

In a statement, ArcelorMittal’s chief executive Aditya Mittal said: “As the world’s most prolific material, steel can make a huge contribution to the decarbonisation of the global economy.”

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💷 Protera Secures $10M in Series A Funding
Protera, a Chilean bioscience start-up, raised $10 million USD Series A funding round led by Sofinnova Partners & included food giant Bimbo Group and foodtech accelerator ICL Planet.

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📦 Lidl Pledges to Remove Two Billion pieces of Plastic Packaging by 2022

Under its new drive to eliminate plastic from its shelves, Lidl says it has withdrawn 24 million plastic trays and punnets from its fruit and veg sections.

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Reads & Resources this week

#Solar Researchers from the Australian National University have uncovered a new kind of solar cell technology.

#BioFuels Organic microalgae is lighter than traditional materials, it can be used to create durable, high-performance equipment that saves costs and fuel use.

#Plastics Researchers from the University of Portsmouth confirmed that plastic does not break down in marine animals and is consumed when we eat it.   

#Trees thirty-one major European cities, including London, Barcelona and Milan, signed a declaration committing to invest in green spaces like rooftop gardens    

Magazine Feature

Top Five Explainer Video Recommendations

Here are our top five video recommendations that explain several terms and processes which we often get confused with in the world of everything bio-based.

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