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🏗️🏠🔨🪵🪚 Nearly 200 participants already registered. Biobased construction materials are beyond divers: from almondcore-insulation materials, hempbased concrete and plaster, to the allrounder wood. As the industry seeks to reduce its environmental impact, bio-based materials are emerging as promising solutions for a more sustainable construction and building sector. Did you know the construction sector is a major contributor to global CO₂ emissions, accounting for approximately 37% of energy- and processing-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide? A webinar organized by #3COProject and #BioReCer will cover several crucial aspects of sustainable construction. 📅 25 February 2025 🕐 13:00-14:30 CET  Registration: https://lnkd.in/e7aknC2g Learn more about: 🌿 Certification for bio-based products 🌿 Sustainable building design, conception, and planning 🌿 Material recommendations 🌿 Building passports as tools for capturing and communicating building data 🌿 Circularity indicators and their role in assessing building sustainability 🌿 Assessment methods for building and construction sustainability The webinar will feature a panel of experts from certification bodies, public ministries, and innovative producers, including  🧪 Martin Behrens (Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)) 🧪 Sergiy Kovalenkov (Hempire), and  🧪 Hein van Tuijl (EPEA Benelux) This event highlights the importance of certification in validating the sustainability, performance, and environmental credentials of innovative bio-based materials in the construction sector.  It also emphasizes the role of circularity indicators and assessment methods, such as the new ISO 59040 standard for Product Circularity Data Sheets and the Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings (QNG). with participation of VTT Ecologic Institute ECOS Utrecht University Uniwersytet Warszawski BTG Biomass Technology Group BV nova-Institut GmbH Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre euradia Active Citizenship Network Brunel University of London SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Unitelma Sapienza ISEAL Meo Carbon Solutions #BioEconomy #BioBased #Construction #Certification #EcoLabel #RenewableCarbon #CircularEconomy

🌱 Supply Chain Innovation Inspired by Nature 🌱 This session at the Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 explores cutting-edge solutions for bio-based cellulosic nonwovens: 🌊 Water Repellence & Antimicrobial Performance – Inspired by the lotus leaf effect to enhance hygiene and durability. 💧 Next-Gen Absorbent Products – Gravity-defying liquid distribution for superior comfort and performance. 👕 Sustainable Cotton Alternative – A mechanical process transforming wood pulp & agricultural waste into circular, eco-friendly textiles. Join us to hear from leading experts driving the future of sustainable materials: we are happy to welcome Dr. Ali Tarhini (Aalto University), Nikolas Sandmann (Nitto Advanced Film Gronau GmbH) and Lasse Holopainen (SPINNOVA®) as speakers on site. A big thank you to our sponsors — GIG Karasek GmbH - A Member of Dr. Aichhorn Group (Innovation Award), Birla Purocel™, LIST Technology AG, Valmet, and DIENES Apparatebau GmbH — for supporting the Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 and advancing innovation in sustainable textiles and fibres! Further information and registration: https://lnkd.in/eJx8G687 #2025CFC #cellulose #fibres #nonwovens

🌿 Join tomorrow's RCI webinar with Michael Carus from the nova-Institute! ⏰ The countdown is on! Don’t miss out on the latest insights into sustainable chemistry and transport. 📅 Date: 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪, 18 February 🕑 Time: 14:00 CET Stay ahead in the renewable carbon economy by registering now: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/edWPAQqd

📣 Save the date for the next free webinar by the #HorizonEU projects #3CO and #BioReCer Digital Solutions for a Bio-Based Future: Empowering Industry and Consumers 📲 Digital innovation can play a crucial role in strengthening the competitiveness of bio-based feedstocks and products in the European bioeconomy. By providing consumers and industry with essential information on sustainability and circularity criteria of bio-based products and their value chains, digital solutions and tools improve the tracking and traceability of biological feedstocks from their origin to a final product. These digital tools offer valuable insights into a wide range of sustainability criteria, e.g., climate impacts, environmental effects on soil, water and air quality and technical performance. By covering these key areas, digital tools enable a holistic understanding of the sustainability performance of bio-based products and processes throughout their lifecycle. 💻 #Digitalsolutions are set to boost the European #BioEconomy by providing critical information on feedstock tracking, sustainability, and certification for BioBased products. 📆 To showcase these advances, a free webinar hosted by 3-CO and BioReCer will introduce several innovative digital tools. Scheduled for April 8, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CET, the event offers an excellent opportunity to understand the future of digital technologies in the bioeconomy. Four tools developed by EU-funded projects will be presented and made available to users in the near future. Read more on the event and the organising HEU projects here: https://lnkd.in/e5pcM34s https://lnkd.in/e7aknC2g 🌿 Involved projects are BIORADAR Project, STAR4BBS, HARMONITOR Project, SUSTCERT4BIOBASED The following speakers will present their innovative digital tools: Dr. Loha Hashimy, Armand Carreras, Romain Magnani, Luana Ladu, David Nettleton and Poojan Timilsina #Defossilisation #ValueFromWaste #Biomass #GreenTransition European Research Executive Agency (REA) Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre VTT ENIDE EGM Technische Universität Berlin IRIS Technology

Bio? Synthetics? 🤔 As the textile industry has to move towards defossilisation, shifting from traditional fossil-based synthetics to biosynthetics is crucial. However, misconceptions abound — many assume all bio-based materials are inherently sustainable. In this brand-new article, nova-Institute's experts break down five key myths about biosynthetics. Want to learn even more about biosynthetics in textiles? Join the "Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 – New with Biosynthetics" on 12-13 March in Cologne or online: https://lnkd.in/ej26qXeF Tag a colleague who should definitely find out about this! #2025CFC #Sustainability #Textiles #Innovation #Biosynthetics #defossilisation #fashion

Success is just a handshake away at the Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025! 🤝 🕰️ 12-13 March 2025 📍 Cologne and online 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dYWfcqu Join industry leaders, innovative start-ups, and top researchers shaping the future of sustainable cellulose fibres. From cutting-edge technologies to eco-friendly applications, this is where ideas turn into impact. Meet pioneers from: Industry Giants: Valmet, Lenzing Group, Volkswagen Trailblazing Start-ups: NOOSA™, SPINNOVA® Renowned Research Institutions: RWTH Aachen University, University of Leeds Leading Brands: On, IKEA Expert Associations & Consultants: Textile ETP, CIRFS: European Man-made Fibres Association And here’s the best part—don’t forget to check out our brand-new Matchmaking system! https://lnkd.in/dDA8f3dg It’s designed to help you connect with the right people, spark collaborations, and create opportunities that last beyond the conference. Network, collaborate, and drive innovation forward in the world of bio-based fibres. Don’t miss your chance to connect with key players and make lasting partnerships! #Sustainability #Innovation #Networking #CelluloseFibres #GreenTech #FutureOfMaterials #Matchmaking #BioSynthetics

🚀 🏭 💨 Fueling the Future, Capturing Possibilities: Exploring Innovative Pathways in Green Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, and (Biogenic) CO₂ Utilisation at the CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025. Read more about the program 2025 in our latest press release https://lnkd.in/e7ihQWXv With global capacities for CO₂-based products now exceeding 1.5 million tonnes annually, the conference aims to foster connections and to present cutting-edge developments in CO₂ capture and utilisation. CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 📅 29-30 April 2025 📌 Cologne, Germany, and online Registration: https://lnkd.in/gYQRn4rB 🌎 With over 30 international top experts, this year's program addresses the CCU industry’s need for long term CO₂ supply and biogenic CO₂ sources, efficient carbon capture technologies, and the constant supply of renewable hydrogen: ➡️ biogenic CO₂ sources, ➡️ Green Hydrogen ➡️ Innovative Carbon capture technologies ➡️ Power-to-X for fuels, ➡️ CO₂-based chemicals, materials, polymers, mineralisation, ➡️ Advanced technologies ➡️ Advanced research for CCU ➡️ Nominees for the innovation award "Best CO₂ Utilisation 2025" The conference is kindly supported by visionary sponsors Holcim and GIG Karasek GmbH - A Member of Dr. Aichhorn Group. YNCORIS GmbH & Co. KG supports the innovation award "Best CO₂ Utilisation 2025" which is co-organized by CO2 Value Europe Stay tuned for the nominees. 🤝 The CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 is supported by numerous industry and trade associations, non-profit organisations, research institutions and interest groups, that are thematically linked to the conference: BCNP Consultants GmbH, Bundesverband Bioenergie (BBE), BioBASE_GmbH(AT), C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V. (DE), ChemCologne (DE), Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH (DE), CLIB - Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie (DE), CO2 Value Europe (EU), Global CO2 Initiative (International), IN4climate.NRW (DE), @IBB – @Industrielle Biotechnologie Bayern Netzwerk (DE), kunststoffland NRW e.V. NRW (DE), Plastics Europe (DE), Renewable Carbon Initiative (International). #RenewableCarbon #CCU #UseCO2 #CO₂ #CircularEconomy #CarbonCaptureUtilisation #SustainableChemistry

♻️ The Future of Packaging is Here: Binding EU Targets for Reuse, Recycled Content, and Bio-based Materials by 2028 🌍 After two years of negotiation, the EU has officially revised the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), transforming it into a binding regulation – the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). This regulation, entering into force today, will significantly reshape the packaging landscape across Europe with strict requirements coming into effect from 2028. Key facts: 🔄 Binding Reuse Targets: 15% reuse for plastic bottles and 30% for glass bottles by 2030, with ambitious increases set for 2040. ♻️ Recycled Content Mandates: Clear minimum recycled content requirements for various plastic packaging types, pushing towards a 63% recycling rate by 2040. 🌱 Bio-based & Biodegradable Plastics: First-time inclusion of mandatory industrial compostability for select applications and a review of bio-based content targets. Businesses have until mid-2026 to integrate these regulations into their processes, with extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements adding further accountability for packaging waste management. Curious about how these changes will affect your industry? Read the full breakdown below. #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #PackagingInnovation #RecycledMaterials #EULaw #BioBasedPlastics #Recycling

⚙️ 🌊 Conversion from waster(water) CO₂ into formic acid through electrochemistry, this is the objective of the EU-funded #WaterProofProject. In its final stage the project will look into the trasferability of the developed conversion-technology into urban communities, in this case Medellin in Colombia. 🌐 But what role do local stakeholder groups play in the successfull uptake of novel technologies and what social and cultural factors are impacting this process? Daniela Zapata López and Jaime Arboleda Palacio from the Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Antioquia - CTA will provide some insights. WaterProof is funded by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) and realized with participation of Avantium Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Antioquia - CTA IZES Saarbrücken nova-Institut GmbH Coraltech B.V Waternet HVC TECNALIA Research & Innovation Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH Funditec and Nordic Fish Leather. Find this and other interviews and factsheets at the WaterProof website https://lnkd.in/e7M3rMCd #WasteWater #WaterProofProject #RenewableCarbon #CO₂ #CCU #UseCO2 #CircularEconomy #FormicAcid

🏗️🏠🔨🪵🪚 Did you know the construction sector is a major contributor to global CO₂ emissions, accounting for approximately 37% of energy- and processing-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide? As the industry seeks to reduce its environmental impact, bio-based materials are emerging as a promising solution for a more sustainable construction sector. A webinar organized by #3COProject and #BioReCer : 📅 25 February 2025 🕐 13:00-14:30 CET Registration: https://lnkd.in/e7aknC2g The event will discuss sustainable bio-based solutions for the construction industry. The webinar will cover several crucial aspects of sustainable construction, including: 🌿 Certification for bio-based products 🌿 Sustainable building design, conception, and planning 🌿 Material recommendations 🌿 Building passports as tools for capturing and communicating building data 🌿 Circularity indicators and their role in assessing building sustainability 🌿 Assessment methods for building and construction sustainability The webinar will feature a panel of experts from certification bodies, public ministries, and innovative producers, including 🧪 Martin Behrens (Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)) 🧪 Sergiy Kovalenkov (Hempire), and 🧪 Hein van Tuijl (EPEA Benelux) This event highlights the importance of certification in validating the sustainability, performance, and environmental credentials of innovative bio-based materials in the construction sector. It also emphasizes the role of circularity indicators and assessment methods, such as the new ISO 59040 standard for Product Circularity Data Sheets and the Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings (QNG). with participation of VTT Ecologic Institute ECOS Universiteit Utrecht Uniwersytet Warszawski Uniwersytet Warszawski BTG Biomass Technology Group BV nova-Institut GmbH Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre euradia Active Citizenship Network Brunel University of London SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Unitelma Sapienza #BioEconomy #BioBased #Construction #Certification #EcoLabel #RenewableCarbon #CircularEconomy