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11 October 20179 October 2017

Could wood pulp make cars lighter and more efficient?

Car parts of the future could be made out of a surprising material. Wood.

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Braskem renews contract with Sojitz Pla-Net for the supply Green Plastic

Partnership will increase the availability of renewable products in the region, serving more than 100 customers and different markets

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Innovative biobasierte Schmierstoffe werden gezielt gefördert

Aktueller Forschungsaufruf des BMEL veröffentlicht

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Top 10 wood waste projects – Not letting waste go to waste

All around the world scientist's projects are taking the leftovers and turning them into something valuable

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Is the EU serious about sugar reform?

World global sugar producers are effectively locked out of the European market

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New Light for Phytochemicals

New technology will open new avenues for natural modulation of medicinal and crop plant metabolomes for better colour, flavour, fragrance, and antioxidant properties

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Mikroplastik in Meeren: Hochschule Niederrhein forscht an biologisch abbaubarer Sport-Kleidung

Verschmutzung durch winzige textile Fasern, die sich beim Waschen lösen und mit dem Abwasser in die Weltmeere gelangen

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10 October 2017

nova Session “Sustainability of first and second generation crops for the chemical and plastics industry – going beyond the food vs. fuel debate”

22 November 2017, 10:00 - 16:30 h, Terminal 1, Airport Cologne/Bonn

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Production of 400,000 t of Biocomposites in Europe for Construction, Automotive, Furniture and Consumer Goods

The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC) will be the largest industry meeting on biocomposites worldwide, 6 and 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany

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New Biorizon project on pyrolysis-based application of lignin-rich residues

Char and pyrolysis oil fractions are obtained which can serve as a bio-based additive or substitute of fossil based compounds in higher-value applications

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iPACKING-GREEN by PAPACKS & GOERNER GROUP – Intelligent “green” packaging

Innovative, environmentally friendly and sustainable - Sustainable packaging is on the rise

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iPACKING-GREEN by PAPACKS & GOERNER GROUP — Intelligente „grüne“ Verpackungen

Innovativ, umweltfreundlich und nachhaltig — Nachhaltige Verpackungen sind auf dem Vormarsch

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Success in succinic, succinctly: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to BioAmber

Second quarter 2017 results generated BioAmber’s largest quarterly revenue ever

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EU ‘confident’ sugar sector prepared for end of quota

Sugar beet is often one of several arable crops that farmers produce, making them more resilient to sudden price drops

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Study: Consumers see value in biodegradable food packaging

Consumers ranked biodegradability attributes just as important as sustainability and recyclability attributes

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Grüner Wasserstoff für die Energiespeicherung

Neuartige Elektrodenmaterialien sollen die effiziente Wasserstoffherstellung aus regenerativen Energiequellen preiswerter machen

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9 October 20176 October 2017

Which implementation strategy is right for bio-based chemicals – drop-in, smart drop-in and dedicated ones?

Developing a roadmap for an increasingly bio-based European chemical industry

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Tierra introduces new 100% bio-based jacket

Deterra Jacket is fully free from fossil based material and uses exclusively bio-based elements

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HEXPOL TPE and Wildo develop green solutions for outdoor life

Companies working on the production of a biobased TPE for their iconic Fold-A-Cup

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Chitosan aus Algen: EU-Forschungsprojekt “Nano3Bio” beendet

Forscher ziehen positives Fazit - "Wichtiger Beitrag zur biologischen Erzeugung von Rohstoffen"

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First product bottling at the Leuna demo plant

Refinery site has successfully operated its entire technical process

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2017’s Agriculture Revolution is gaining pace, getting faster

The field of operations has shifted from dreadful revolution in the streets to revolution in the fields and labs

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Clariant and Enviral sign a license agreement on sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology

Cellulosic ethanol has significant potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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6 October 20172 October 2017

Forestry combating climate change: an inconvenient truth?

Open letter from Director Marc Palahí, of the European Forest Institute

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Bauen mit Bambus und Pilzen – nachwachsende Gebäude der Zukunft

KIT-Forschern ist es gelungen, ein Bambus-Komposit zu entwickeln, das sich als Verstärkung von Betonteilen einsetzen lässt

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Squaring the circle of plastics recycling

The snail pace so far in terms of implementation of the EU Action Plan on the Circular Economy is embarrassing, write Anders Wijkman and Catia Bastioli

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MSU research to harness algae to contain power plant emissions

Algae used to produce biodiesel from coal emissions

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Researchers evaluate use of electron transport in furfural biogas

A Spanish team has published its findings on the gas's energy efficiency in EPJ D.

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5 October 20179 September 2021

Catalyst pioneer Econic Technologies partners with SCG Chemicals on CO2-based polymers

The joint venture is one of a number of global partnerships Econic Technologies is engaging in towards realising its goal to create value from waste CO₂

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Bioplastik löst keine Abfallprobleme: Deutsche Umwelthilfe fordert Vermeidung und Mehrwegsysteme statt Greenwashing durch Biokunststoffe

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) fordert Ende des Greenwashings von Wegwerfverpackungen aus Bioplastik

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IBB Netzwerk GmbH: Herzlichen Glückwunsch AMSilk!

Erster Hersteller synthetischer Seiden-Biopolymere wurde von der deutschen Ausgabe der MIT Technology Review zu einem der 50 innovativsten Unternehmen weltweit gekürt

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AMSilk named one of the 50 most innovative companies worldwide by Technology Review

In the fourth year, this exclusive list honors companies that have achieved a technological breakthrough

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Psst! The latest bioeconomy flashes from Bayer, Gingko, BioAmber, Joule, TerraVia, Corbion, Phytelligence, DNA Script

Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks will create a new company focused on the plant microbiome

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4 October 201729 September 2017

Eastman Licenses 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (“FDCA”) Technology to Origin Materials

Origin also recently purchased an oxidation pilot plant from Eastman that will enable them to demonstrate the licensed technology

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Biomasse produzieren, Recht auf Nahrung wahren: Food Security-Kriterien im Praxistest

Welthungerhilfe, WWF und Universität Bonn erproben selbst entwickelte Ernährungssicherungskriterien für Nachhaltigkeitszertifizierungen u.a. im Baumwollanbau in der Côte d‘Ivoire und auf Zuckerrohr-Plantagen in Guatemala

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Braskem and A. Schulman Enter Into Partnership to Use Green Polyethylene in Rotomolding Processes

A. Schulman will bring this solution to the market by featuring the "I'm green^TM" seal

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Novel food packaging based on coriander for increased shelf life

Ghent University researchers are developing a sustainable food packaging using coriander oil and crustacean waste in order to prolong the shelf life of food

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SC Johnson Signs Agreement to Acquire Method and Ecover

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and other customary closing conditions

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Neste collaborates with Genève Aéroport to offer sustainable and renewable solutions for aviation

The target shall be at least 1% of the annual jet fuel consumption at Genève Aéroport shall be composed of renewable jet fuel

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3 October 201726 October 2017

Federal government seeking partner to look at way to create domestic jet biofuel industry

The government signed an international agreement to make the airline industry carbon-neutral by 2020 and biofuels are currently the only way to meet that target

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2 October 201728 September 2017

Biodegradable flexible multilayer structures to be used in medium-barrier food packaging

In the project RECUBIO, the coating technology has been applied on a biodegradable film to give him the required barrier properties

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European Bioplastics: Biodegradable plastics needed to increase recycling efficiency

EUBP echoes the call made by the association of Plastics Recyclers Europe

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European Bioplastics: Mehr Effizienz durch separate Recyclingströme für biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe

Verband schließt sich damit der Forderung der Plastics Recyclers Europe an

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Michigan State University: $10M DOE grant to help boost camelina oilseed yield

DoE grant paving the way to explore and to boost this promising biofuel crop’s yield

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EU and GMOs: The case for a knowledge-based society

Do we really wish to have a science-based society or should we let ourselves be governed by prejudices and misconceptions?

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Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries

The COMSYN project validates the process concept from biomass gasification to final biofuel product

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29 September 201728 September 2017

Current situation and trends of the bio-based industries in Europe

Pilot study by nova-Institute for BBI-JU

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Faster humidity regulation by PLA films with dispersed calcium chloride crystals

The high water vapour permeation coefficient of the biopolymer PLA is an advantage for humidity regulating and water vapour absorbing materials

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BioBIGG – Bioökonomie im Südbaltischen Raum: Bio-basierte Innovation und Grünes Wirtschaftswachstum

Start des Projekts im Interreg-Programm „Südliche Ostsee“

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Strong Public Policy is the Bedrock of Biotech Economic Growth

Advances in biotechnology innovation and commercialization have had an enormous positive impact on the U.S. economy