10 April 201816 April 2018 Bio-leather made from apples – one of the 15 start-ups aiming to change fashion The unsustainable nature of much of the world’s clothing has been publicised heavily in recent months
9 April 20185 April 2018 Greenpeace International to not renew FSC membership Greenpeace no longer has confidence that FSC alone can consistently guarantee enough protection
FSC responses to Greenpeace International statement Greenpeace International choose not to renew its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) membership
USDA confirms it won’t regulate CRISPR gene-edited plants like it does GMOs The USDA has been quietly approving CRISPR-edited products for some time
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation USDA does not have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed through traditional breeding techniques
Benefits of X-ray scanning technology in sawmills Increase of profitability without having to reduce the wood price paid to forest owners
Bio-Based Products from Microalgae Cultivated in Digestates Microalgae represent promising sources of fine chemicals and novel ingredients, and this can substantially improve process economics
Assobioplastiche: Misleading Conclusions of the ‘Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Bags’ Produced by the Danish Environmental Agency Biodegradable bags are comparable or better in two key indicators - the potential for global warming and the consumption of non-renewable energy resources
Assobioplastiche: Irreführende Schlussfolgerungen der Studie „Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Bags“ im Auftrag der dänischen Umweltbehörde Im Verhältnis zum Referenzwert ("eine typische LDPE-Tüte") seien biologisch abbaubare Tüten in zwei Schlüsselindikatoren vergleichbar oder sogar besser
7 April 20187 January 2019 Welcome to the fifth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we present a short summary of our first webinar “The best of two worlds – making chemistry more bio-based”
6 April 20185 April 2018 Europe’s ethanol CEOs besieged by RED II and illusory truths Europe’s new RED II legislation is a smorgasbord of climate-harming substitutes for domestically sourced conventional ethanol
Klimakiller CO2 soll zum Super-Rohstoff werden Die Industrie will Kohlendioxid recyceln. Die Vision: CO2 soll Rohöl als neuen Super-Rohstoff ablösen. Deutsche Firmen sind vorn dabei
Copa and Cogeca outline key elements for a successful EU climate and energy policy Copa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximise the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonise the transport sector
The best of two worlds – making chemistry more bio-based In this newsletter we present a short summary of our first webinar “The best of two worlds – making chemistry more bio-based”
5 April 201829 March 2018 Researchers use light to turn yeast into biochemical factories Scientists have recently learned how to use light to control specific groups of neurons to better understand the operation of the brain, a development that has transformed areas of neuroscience
Anellotech Achieves Key Process Technology Operating Milestone The Bio-TCat Process’s cost-competitive renewable aromatic chemicals are “drop in” replacements for their identical petroleum-derived counterparts
GM crops that produce industrial products could be grown in Britain for first time Rothamsted Research, which is based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, wants to plant GM camelina with altered DNA so that it produces ‘wax esters’
A natural approach to new plastics: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Danimer Scientific The company’s technology can be found in an array of plastic end products that people use every day
Deep insights into the multifaceted world of cotton From the 21st to the 23rd of March, the international cotton industry came together in the historic Bremen Town Hall, under the motto "Cotton Insights"
Facettenreiche Baumwollwelt Unter dem Motto „Cotton Insights“ versammelte sich vom 21. die 23. März 2018 die internationale Baumwollbranche im historischen Bremer Rathaus
4 April 20184 April 2018 The submission deadline for the Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018″ is still open until mid of April! The winners will be chosen by the participants of the “11th International Conference on Bio-based Materials”
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Let them eat xylose: yeast engineered to grow efficiently on novel nutrients Discoveries may lead to faster growth and higher cell densities in biological engineering applications
Green Biologics partners with Kingsford® Charcoal to launch new EcolightTM natural Charcoal Lighter Fluid Kingsford® EcoLightTM Powered by GreenFlame® charcoal lighter fluid will be available at retailers across the country starting later this month
Are wood pellets a green fuel? The EU aims to generate 20% of its electricity by 2020 using renewable sources, including burning woody biomass
New environmentally-friendly composites to provide competitiveness for the construction and automotive industries AIMPLAS is taking part since last June in the European project ECOXY, coordinated by CIDETEC
Monomers from camphor enable biobased plastics Camphor, a terpene produced in large quantities in China from by-products of the pulp industry, can be considered as a biobased alternative to fossil raw materials
Monomere aus Campher ermöglichen biobasierte Kunststoffe Als biobasierte Alternative zum fossilen Rohstoff kommt Campher in Frage – das in großen Mengen in China aus Nebenprodukten der Zellstoffindustrie hergestellt wird
3 April 201827 March 2018 USDA report shows impact of US biobased economy The report, titled “Indicators of the U.S. Biobased Economy,” shows that the biobased economy is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy
Eco-Products’ New Compostable Takeout Containers Are Undeniably Natural Made with sugarcane, WorldView™ Naturals offer a nice green vibe for environmentally friendly restaurants
Bioeconomy: Germany to lose pole position Recommendation of the Biostep consortium is, the bioeconomy needs to improve the perception of bio-based products and processes by the consumer
Packaging made from renewable raw materials turn cosmetic brands into innovation leaders Company to present its portfolio of biobased and biodegradable plastics
Verpackungen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen machen Kosmetikmarken zu Innovationsführern FKuR Kunststoff GmbH präsentiert ihr Portfolio biobasierter und bioabbaubarer Kunststoffe
Who are the winners of the 2018 Bio-Based World News Awards? After a two month process, our panel of independent industry expert judges carefully deliberated and decided our shortlist and winners
Sustainable textile innovations: bio yarn made from kelp fibres Biomaterials research company AlgiKnit extracts alginate and combines it with other renewable biopolymers to produce yarn, which can be used in textile manufacturing
29 March 201826 March 2018 Taking the Blue Bioeconomy Forward Releasing the economic potential of marine biotechnology
20 Expert Insights from Day One of World Bio Markets Central question posed by Luke Upton, founder and editor of Bio-Based World News: "What role does bio-based plays within the circular economy?"
Bioplastics Can Pose Hidden Risks for Corporations British researchers caution: There are far more sustainable sources of ethanol than sugarcane
Global Change Award 2018: Ernteabfälle und Algen helfen beim Wandel der Modebranche Fünf textile Innovationen aus fünf verschiedenen Nationen teilen sich das Preisgeld von 1 Mio. Euro der H&M Foundation
GCA 2018 Winner: Making bio-textiles from food crop harvest waste Five winning innovations from 5 different countries shared a 1 million euro grant from the H&M Foundation
New LOEWE-cluster to conduct research into aromas and flavorings from vines and fruit The Federal State of Hessen to invest around 4.4 million Euros by 2021
Neuer LOEWE-Schwerpunkt forscht zu Aromastoffen aus Reben und Obst Land Hessen investiert bis 2021 rund 4,4 Millionen Euro
28 March 20189 September 2021 CO2 use is slowly picking up speed First semi-commercial facilities, technical advances, but political support still unclear
CO2-Nutzung nimmt langsam Fahrt auf Erste semi-kommerzielle Anlagen, technische Fortschritte, aber politische Unterstützung noch offen
BIOFOREVER: Detailed evaluation of GreenPremium prices for bio-based products along the value chain Almost 70% of industry experts report GreenPremium prices for bio-based products
BIOFOREVER: Detaillierte Bewertung der GreenPremium-Preise für biobasierte Produkte entlang der Wertschöpfungskette Fast 70 % der Branchenexperten berichten von GreenPremium-Preisen für biobasierte Produkte
Waste Free Oceans partners with Henkel to fight marine plastic litter Partners aim to remove enough plastic from rivers, lakes, seas and oceans to produce 100 tonnes of usable recycled material each year
Konkurrenz für glasfaserverstärkte Verbundwerkstoffe Mit dem Projekt futureTEX will die INVENT GmbH konventionelle Faserverbundwerkstoffe wieder aufgreifen und entwickeln
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