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Happy New Year readers! After a bumper 2021 where we (re)launched our newsletter, BMI TV and our Market Meetup digital meeting service. With your support we're looking forward to an even bigger 2022 and the return of our live events, World Bio Markets. 

We kick off the year with a new BMI TV episode with Sarah Hickingbottom of Circa Group, and the first 5 Minutes With... Interview of 2022. We also have feature stories on liquid trees and "new silk", as well as the latest bio-based business news.

BMI TV Ep.10: Turning waste biomass into sustainable biochemicals

BMI TV Episode 10 

Dr Sarah Hickingbottom, General Manager of Circa Group, discusses the conversion of waste biomass into biochemicals, the benefits of sustainable solvents and biobased chemicals in decarbonising industry.

>> Watch the Video

5 Minutes With... Albert Douer from UBQ Materials

We sat down to have a chat with the Chairman and Co-CEO of UBQ Materials, Albert Douer, who told us all about their foundations, obstacles, and plans for the future. >> Read the article

Feature Stories from our journalists and contributors

A Liquid Tree? 

Planting trees in forests is a commonly used strategy for companies and governments to lower CO2 in the air. But what can we do in dense cities where there’s barely any space for a bush? Fortunately, a group of Serbian scientists has come up with an ingenious solution: a liquid tree.

>> Read the article

How Silk is Changing the Future of Food Sustainability

Best of the Newsroom

👗 Brinter Incorporates Blue-Light Disinfection, Minimizing Need for Cleanrooms

Brinter, the Finnish bioprinting startup, is joining forces with LED Tailor to incorporate a disinfecting blue-light feature embedded in its multi-material 3D-bioprinter.

>> Read the article

🦗 Algal jet fuel from Istanbul’s new carbon-negative biorefinery

Europe’s first and only carbon-negative biorefinery opened in Istanbul. Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, says they want Turkish Airlines to carry out its first flight using fuel from the biorefinery by the end of 2022.
>> Read the article

🛋 Scientists Develop Biodegradable Food Packaging Made from Corn Protein

A team of scientists from recently invented biodegradable food packaging made from corn protein and other naturally derived biopolymers. Infused with a mixture of natural antimicrobial oil, they can extend the shelf life of fresh fruit by up to 72 hours compared to traditional plastic containers.

>> Read the article

💵 Pieter Pot Raises €9 million for Sustainable Grocery Shopping

Pieter Pot, the Dutch startup has successfully closed a funding round securing €9 million. With current operations focused on the Netherlands, the funding is expected to be used for expansion into the U.K., France, Germany, and Scandinavia.

>> Read the article

🥤Magnetic Ink Could Solve Label Contaminants

Startup Magnomer developed a solution to label contaminants in the recycling process. PET beverage containers are often wrapped with PET-G shrink-sleeve labels, which contaminate the recycled PET stream. Magnomer’s process applies a magnetic ink to the shrink labels that can be applied with standard label printing equipment.

>> Read the article

♻️ Goodyear to manufacture tires using 70% sustainable materials

USA-based manufacturer Goodyear announced the release of a demonstration tire produced using 70% sustainable-material content. One of the greatest innovations by the company is the use of soybean oil to help keep the tire’s rubber compound pliable when subjected to changing temperatures.

>> Read the article

Magazine Features

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE: BLUE ECONOMY SPECIAL

Our first Bio Market Insights Quarterly Magazine of the year will be released in the coming weeks, with a special focus on the Blue Economy. Watch this space for your free download. 

Reads of the Week

#Business Take a look at the trends and predictions in the resin industry this 2022 year, as more legislations in the United States are likely to pass.

#Regulation Starting 2022 on the right foot and fulfilling their promise, the French government’s ban on plastic packaging for produce has formally commenced.

#Plastic More than 420,000 tons of plastic waste were collected and recycled in Indonesia, generating more than USD $70.53 million of revenue, a win for the Asian nation despite many obstacles.

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