18 March 201920 June 2020 Biologisch abbaubares Mehrwegbesteck Bionatic präsentierte auf der BIOFACH Produkte aus neuartigem Material
Renewables Take the Lead: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste Contents: year 2018 review, group financials, segment reviews, current topics and more
Capturing carbon directly from the air – that has a future Study under MCC leadership analyzes energy requirements for negative emissions technologies
CO2 direkt aus der Luft einfangen – das hat Zukunft Studie unter MCC-Federführung analysiert Energiebedarf von Technologien für „negative Emissionen“
15 March 201911 March 2019 Heading for a circular economy and sustainability with biobased and biodegradable plastics FKuR emphasizes the excellent suitability of biobased thermoplastics for conventional material recycling, where this property generates added value for the end product
Mit biobasierten und biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoffen zur zirkulären Kreislaufwirtschaft und zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit FKuR sieht biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe als effiziente und praxisbewährte Lösungen für all jene Anwendungen, wo diese Eigenschaft einen Zusatznutzen für das Endprodukt generiert
Creapaper gewinnt den IKU Innovationspreis Klima und Umwelt 2017 Viele Unternehmen aus dem Lebensmittelbereich setzen bereits flächendeckend Verpackungen mit Grasanteil ein
First Plant in the Works to Turn Dairy Byproducts Into Plastics Supported by the EU project AgriChemWhey, Glanbia Ireland plans to scale up biorefinery technology
PICEA™ Tube von Neopac für die Marke Bamse erhält Auszeichnung für Nachhaltigkeit bei der PCD Paris Tube besteht zum Grossteil aus Fichtenholzabfällen, kombiniert mit einer speziell für Neopac entwickelten Kunststoffmatrix aus zuckerbasierten Rohstoffen
High Tide for Brontide – Genomatica’s Butylene Glycol and its markets Company comes with an affordable way to make BG from renewable sources
Leichte Transportboxen aus Biokunststoff Neues Material aus biobasierten Kunststoffen für den Einsatz in Hohlkammerstegplatten
The Competitive Edge: BioBTX BioBTX has developed the so-called Integrated Cascading Catalytic Pyrolysis technology, a novel form of ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis
14 March 201913 March 2019 A workshop to understand the needs of the Bioeconomy: what do stakeholders want? Interview with Stephan Piotrowski from nova-Institute. During the workshop, he gave a presentation on indicators for the monitoring of the bioeconomy
Österreich: Chemische Industrie hält Verzicht auf Plastik für unmöglich Kunststoffindustrie verschreibt Rezepte gegen den Plastikmüll. Österreich müsse mehr recyceln
Sustainable, solar-driven chemical manufacturing Modestino and NYU Tandon doctoral student Daniela Blanco review challenges and opportunities facing the global chemical industry to decrease carbon emissions
Aus Abgas wird Rohstoff: Carbon2Chem®-Laboreinweihung Arbeiten mit den realen Hüttengasen im Carbon2Chem®-Technikum am Stahlstandort in Duisburg
Covestro and UN call for Young Champions of the Earth competition participants Everyone to be encouraged, who wants to make a difference for our planet to apply for the Young Champion of the Earth prize - portal is open until March 31st
Plastic free baby wipes Innovative material 'Hydrofine' was developed from cellulose and viscose fibres as a water-soluble and completely biodegradable raw material
Labelling palm oil as high ILUC risk ‘unacceptable’ – Malaysia tells EC Malaysia strongly urged the EC to look at the draft delegated regulation in a more holistic, balanced and unbiased manner before implementation
13 March 20198 March 2019 Bioadhesive based on renewable raw materials Researchers from Fraunhofer UMSICHT and partners developed an innovative, plant-based hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive
Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants Microbe converting lignin to PDC – a building block for bioplastics
Mikrobe erzeugt Plastik-Vorstufe aus Holz Bakterium verarbeitet Lignin zu PDC – einem Rohstoff für Biokunststoff
Inolex Establishes Largest Ingredient Portfolio of USDA Certified Biobased Products Available in Personal Care More than half of the products contain 100% certified biobased content and 90% contain 80–100% certified biobased content
BioMCN produziert erneuerbares Methanol aus grünem Wasserstoff Vertrag mit Nouryon und Gasunie zur Bereitstellung von grünem Wasserstoff an BioMCN zur Produktion von erneuerbarem Methanol aus CO2
New jute brings new hope Bangladeshi scientists success in decoding the genome map of the jute plant has finally started yielding results in terms of new varietal development
Truly sustainable cups are finally here 12 Winners of NextGen Cup Challenge Reimagining the Future of the To-Go Cup
DSM announces start of Avansya Avansya will produce zero-calorie, great-tasting sweeteners through fermentation and will be headquartered at the Biotech Campus Delft
12 March 20197 March 2019 BP partners with Virent and Johnson Matthey on Virent’s Bioforming® process for production of bio-paraxylene Parties will work together to commercialise the BioForming® technology – BP will contribute technical resources and has exclusive rights
Neue selbstverstärkte Verbundwerkstoffe aus Polylactid (PLA) Fraunhofer Forscher entdecken im Projekt »Bio4self« ganz neue Anwendungsgebiete für den biobasierten Kunststoff Polylactid
Innovations in dry biorefining 3BCAR Carnot Institute is supporting dry biorefining technologies by funding different studies
Jena: Nachhaltige Einweg-Schalen an den Salattheken Kompostierbare To-Go-Schalen ersetzen Plastikschalen in Mensen
Closing the loop: Commission delivers on Circular Economy Action Plan Report presents the main results of implementing the action plan and sketches out open challenges to paving the way towards a climate-neutral, competitive circular economy
Den Kreislauf schließen: Kommission setzt Aktionsplan für die Kreislaufwirtschaft um Bericht beschreibt wichtigste Ergebnisse zur Umsetzung und beleuchtet anstehende Herausforderungen auf dem Weg hin zu einer klimaneutralen, wettbewerbsfähigen Kreislaufwirtschaft
NREL Pioneers Cleaner Route to Upcycle Plastics into Superior Products Researchers chemically combined reclaimed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with bio-based compounds to produce higher-value fiber-reinforced plastics
International Women’s day: a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world
Women Who are Changing the Game in Biotech The theme of this year’s IWD, #BalanceforBetter, is reflected in the exceptional women in biotech who are advancing cutting-edge science, business and innovation
11 March 20196 March 2019 Natural biopolymers – the sustainable almost-all-rounders Sustainable products and processes for fibres of the future are being developed at the DITF Denkendorf
Natürliche Biopolymere – die nachhaltigen Fast-alles-Könner DITF Denkendorf entwickelt nachhaltige Produkte und Verfahren für Zukunftsfasern
Biotechnology will take over Europe in September! Preparations are already well underway for the European #BiotechWeek which, this year, takes place between 23-29 September
Breaktrough for Power-To-X: Sunfire puts first Co-Electrolysis into operation and starts scaling Successful start-up and test run of a high-temperature co-electrolysis system at the Dresden site since November 2018
Durchbruch für Power-to-X: Sunfire nimmt erste Co-Elektrolyse in Betrieb und startet die Skalierung Erfolgreiche Inbetriebnahme und erfolgreicher Testbetrieb einer Hochtemperatur-Co-Elektrolyse seit November 2018
Tiny fibers create unseen plastic pollution Penn State researcher developed a biosynthetic and biodegradable fiber composed of proteins similar to silk
Cellulosic textile fibers – a growing opportunity in the Bioeconomy With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success
Nelson fisherman making a difference with beer-related plastic alternative Biodegradable plastic cup alternative has been given $30,000 development kickstart and $10,000 cash prize as part of DB Export's marketing campaign
Nestlé clarifies its sustainable packaging vision The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences is exploring new paper-based materials and biodegradable/compostable polymers that are also recyclable, among other alternatives
8 March 20195 March 2019 BASF at the Simac 2019 – Shanks made easy! Company presented the newest material developments, targeted specifically on manufacturing optimized shanks for shoe
Power-to-X ist weltweit im Kommen Erneuerbaren-Richtlinie RED II hat schon an verschiedenen Stellen erste Weichen gestellt, um diesen Technologien zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen
From research to consumers: unlocking new value chains for sustainable bio-based products To exploit the bioeconomic growth potential, new bio-based products need to be market-oriented, as availability of suitable infrastructures is also essential
TePe GOOD™ – Nachhaltig GOOD für Zähne und Umwelt Neue Zahnbürste TePe GOOD™ aus biologisch erzeugtem Polyethylen und Polyamid verfügt über höchste Qualitätsmerkmale
IIFPT develops biodegradable plates from coconut trees fallen in cyclone Gaia Coconut tree powder plates will decompose easily and would help farmers dispose of the fallen trees in a profitable way
