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22 May 201821 May 2018

Flax-based laminate substitutes nicely for plywood on Saarinen-design Tulip Chair

Meet Ekoa, a flax-based “wood” that might soon be in your chairs and skateboard–and won’t contribute to deforestation

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Bioeconomy 101: Making rubber tyres from dandelions

Advances in biotechnology are allowing us to manufacture fabrics, plastics, fuels and chemicals from bio-based resources using renewable resources

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Anbau nachwachsender Rohstoffe in Deutschland: Fläche bleibt auch 2017 stabil

Landwirte erwirtschaften auf knapp 2,7 Mio. Hektar Einkommen mit Energie- und Industriepflanzen

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World Bio Markets: make it real, give it life

With over 400 delegates the conference was certainly lively and offered many networking opportunities

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Bioplastics Get Tougher and Greener

Durable and engineering-grade versions are appearing in cars and consumer electronics, as well as appliances and toys

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Mixed forests: ecologically and economically superior

Meta-analysis provides facts on mixed-species forest stand productivity for science and practice

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Mischwälder: ökologisch und ökonomisch überlegen

Metaanalyse liefert Fakten über Mischwald-Produktivität für Wissenschaft und Waldbau

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Collaboration Agreement and Strategic Investment in Eranova SAS

The Group will initially subscribe €500,122 for an 8% shareholding in Eranova when fully funded to start its pre-industrial development

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The Building Blocks of a Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

Avantium CCO Zanna McPherson gave this illuminating overview of the company’s prospects and progress at ABLC 2018 in Washington

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18 May 2018

The reintroduction of industrial hemp is in full swing worldwide

Global meeting place of the hemp industry in Cologne in June at the "15th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association". The participants will vote for the first time the “Hemp Product of Year”

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Die Wiedereinführung der Nutzpflanze Hanf läuft weltweit auf Hochtouren

Weltweiter Treffpunkt der Hanfindustrie im Juni in Köln zur „15th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association“. Teilnehmer wählen zum ersten Mal das „Hanfprodukt des Jahres“

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How to cover the future protein demand? Insects, solar proteins and artificial meat will be crucial

Numerous universities and innovative companies are looking for new ways to close the future protein gap for food and feed on a sustainable basis

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Wie kann der zukünftige Proteinbedarf gedeckt werden? Insekten, Solarproteine und künstliches Fleisch werden entscheidend sein

Zahlreiche Universitäten und innovative Unternehmen suche neue Wege, um die zukünftige Proteinlücke für Lebens- und Futtermittel nachhaltig zu schließen

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Arla Foods is the first to choose SIG’s innovative SIGNATURE PACK

Company to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability as it strives to increase the market share of its organic dairy products

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SIGNATURE PACK von SIG feiert Marktpremiere mit Arla Foods

Mit seiner Wahl unterstreicht Arla sein Engagement für Nachhaltigkeit und verfolgt das Ziel, den Marktanteil seiner Bio-Milchprodukte zu steigern

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Wood awarded contract to expand world’s largest dissolving pulp mill

JV with Sappi Limited to improve the environmental footprint of the Saiccor Mill in South Africa and expand its capacity

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Method assembles cellulose nanofibres into a material stronger than spider silk

KTH researchers describe a new method that mimics nature’s ability to arrange cellulose nanofibres into almost perfect macroscale arrangements

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Questions raised over green credentials of biodegradable plastic straws

Hospitality operatores are urged to consider what their waste management service provider is doing with the material after it left their premises

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Stärkstes Biomaterial der Welt schlägt Stahl und Spinnenseide

Neue Produktionsmethode überträgt herausragende Eigenschaften von Nanomaterialien in die Alltagswelt

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Chempolis Seals Deal for Indian Biorefinery

Together with Finnish energy company Fortum, and Indian NRL, joint venture to construct a bamboo biorefinery in Assam

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Wood you like a drink? Japan team invents ‘wood alcohol’

Raw material? Japanese researchers say they have invented a way to produce alcoholic drinks from cherry trees and other types of wood

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Avantium partners with R&F Chemical to accelerate Flowrence Technology in Korea

The two companies have entered into an agency agreement to explore opportunities in this fast-growing sector

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17 May 201817 May 2018

Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018” goes to Arctic Biomaterials from Finland for degradable glass fibre reinforced PLA

The “International Conference on Bio-based Materials” is with more than 200 participants one of the biggest conferences in Europe

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Der Innovationspreis „Bio-based Material of the Year 2018“ geht an Arctic Biomaterials aus Finnland für mit abbaubaren Glasfasern verstärktes PLA

Die „International Conference on Bio-based Materials“ ist mit mehr als 200 Teilnehmern eine der größten Konferenzen zu bio-basierten Materialien in Europa

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Future cities could be lit by algae

Bioluminescent algae are a sustainable light source

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Can This Invasive Exotic Pest Make Better Materials for Industry and Medicine?

A NIST team has measured the best wood-to-pest ratio for the design of new composites

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Effizientere künstliche Photosynthese: Recyclebares System wandelt Sonnenenergie in Wasserstoff um

Sonnige Nachrichten aus Frankreich: Forscher haben einen Weg gefunden, um preiswertere, weniger toxische und recycelbare Lichtsensoren zur Wasserstoffherstellung zu nutzen

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NatureWorks Showcases at NPE 2018 Naturally Advanced Biomaterials that Drive Product and Manufacturing Innovations Across Dozens of Industries

A first-of-its-kind refrigerator liner will be on display, showing how biomaterial barrier properties can increase the energy efficiency of refrigerators by 7-15 percent annually over the life of the appliance

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Not so fantastic single-use plastic to get an eco-friendly makeover

EU companies want to give food packaging a green makeover

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Succinctly succinic: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Reverdia and bio-succinic acid

Reverdia CEO Marcel Lubben recently gave this illuminating overview of the company’s technology, prospects and progress at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC

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Novel Approach for Photosynthetic Production of Carbon Neutral Biofuel from Green Algae

A research group from the University of Turku has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen

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16 May 201814 May 2018

Bio-Based Chemicals Market Research Report – Forecast to 2023

Industrial chemicals segment is likely to dominate the market due to extensive demand from various end uses like engineered polymers, composites, additives, and others

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Mushroom houses on Mars

NASA Ames researcher teams with architect to study fungi-based building materials

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Student’s shrimp bioplastic a big splash in USA

Australian 15-year old Angelina Aurora is winner of the Innovator to Market award

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Compostable bag from agricultural waste

Young German researcher developed a first attempt of compostable bags from agricultural waste such as straw, rhubarb and asparagus peelings

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Manufacturing Goes Carbon Negative

A growing number of innovative companies is capturing CO₂ and using it to create materials and products for human consumption

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Leichtbau-Sandwichplatten mit Popcorn-Kern ohne Formaldehydemissionen für Möbel, Dämmstoffe oder Autobau

Gleiche Eigenschaften wie Spanplatten, aber nur halb so schwer

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BIO Showcases 100 Companies in New Renewable Chemical Platforms Report

Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO; head, Industrial & Environmental Section – Special to The Digest

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Neste’s Interim Report for January-March 2018

Excellent start for the year with all-time high quarterly profit

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15 May 201813 May 2018

Sweetwater and Graanul Announce First Commercial Biorefinery

Collaboration aiming to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from local hardwood

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NPE2018: The Plastics Show Kicks Off Record-Breaking Show in Orlando

The largest NPE ever officially kicked off on May 07, 2018

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good natured signs significant commercial agreement with leading US packaging provider

Agreement covers plant-based packaging solutions for both food and general merchandise markets

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Kaidi erhält Genehmigungen für Bioraffinerie in Kemi

Genehmigungen mit Auflagen schaffen endlich die Voraussetzung für den Bau der von Kaidi Finland geplanten Bioraffinerie

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Husker researchers explore ways to repurpose grape waste

It's no secret that grapes are the primary ingredient in wine, but what happens to the parts of the grape that don't go into that bottle of Merlot?

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Braskem begins operation in Boston to strengthen its Renewable Chemicals strategy

Braskem expands strategy for the future of renewable chemicals

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Bio-Botanica Inc. Partners with Genomatica to Create New Extract Line Made with Brontide Butylene Glycol

New botanical extract line helps personal care manufacturers meet growing consumer demand for natural products

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14 May 20189 May 2018

Ontario Helping to Create Jobs and Support Agri-food Sector in Sarnia

Province Partnering with Comet Biorefining to Support More Than 200 Jobs in Sarnia

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Metsä Group launches a prefeasibility study on renewal of Kemi pulp mill

Prefeasibility study to examine in particular the availability of wood raw material and the potential of Kemi's industrial infrastructure and logistic connections

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Metsä Fibre prüft Umbau des Zellstoffwerks Kemi

Machbarkeitsstudie will sich besonders mit Fragen zur Holzversorgung, der Logistik und der industriellen Infrastruktur in Kemi befassen

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BioAmber Announces Filing for Stay of Proceedings on Creditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. to monitor and assist the company as the appointed trustee in its restructuring effort