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8 February 20176 February 2017

Land-use change possibly produces more Carbon Dioxide than assumed so far

Climate Researchers Study Impacts of Land-use Change on Carbon Dioxide - Reforestation Is Important to Climate Protection and Species Diversity

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Landnutzungswandel verursacht wohl mehr CO2 als bisher angenommen

Klimaforscher untersuchen Auswirkungen veränderter Landnutzung auf den Kohlendioxid-Haushalt – Wiederaufforstung wichtig für Klimaschutz und Artenvielfalt

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7 February 20173 February 2017

Latest plastic packaging sleeves from Mediane are biobased and recyclable

Using Braskem's sugar cane-based I'm green™ Polyethylene allows Mediane to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its packaging

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Global Green and Bio-Based Solvents Market – Segmented by Type, Application, and Geography – Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2016 – 2021)

Government support for research of green and bio-based solvents is opening a gateway to opportunities for the global green and bio-based solvents market

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Es geht um die Wurst: Olivenextrakte statt E-Nummern

Neues BMWi-Projekt nutzt funktionelle Stoffe aus Olivenblättern um die Oxidation in Wurstwaren zu reduzieren

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Jilin Boda New Materials: Werk für CO2-basierte Kunststoffe in Planung

Ausbau der Kapazitäten für CO₂-basierte Kunststoffe und Nanomaterialien auf jeweils bis zu 300.000 Tonnen im Jahr geplant

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Mazda uses isosorbide-based engineering plastics

Roadstar RF is the fifth model to use DURABIO™, and the new grade will be adopted for more models

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Butadiene from ethanol in one step: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to ETB Catalytic technology

Company founder Vladimir Trembovolsky provided this illuminating presentation of the company’s technology

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Toray, Mitsui in cellulosic sugar JV in Thailand

The JV will build a demonstration plant which will process around 15 tons of sugarcane bagasse/day

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6 February 20172 February 2017

A new class of olefin metathesis catalysts developed

European research project COSMOS aims at reducing the dependence of the European oleochemical industry on tropical oils

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Building Up Biomaterials

What do furniture makers, the auto industry and foresters all have in common? A need for innovation in Michigan forest biomaterials

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Anstieg der Preise für Naturkautschuk

Notierung innerhalb eines Jahres auf das Doppelte gestiegen

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Einkäufer und Produzenten zusammenführen

BMEL fördert Netzwerkarbeit für eine nachhaltige und biobasierte öffentliche Beschaffung

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EU Policymakers Boost Bio-based Plastic

"Strategy on Plastics in a circular economy" addresses the "high dependence on fossil feedstock" as one of its three priority areas

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What Finland doesn’t want you to know about its forests

The Finnish government unveiled a new climate and energy strategy where it revealed its intention to increase wood harvests by nearly 25%

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Novamont buys the remaining 22% of Mater-Biopolymer

Novamont has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 22% of the share capital of Mater-Biopolymer srl

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3 February 20171 February 2017

What does the UK’s Industrial Strategy mean for the Bioeconomy?

Following the UK's Industrial Strategy Green Paper, where does the Bioeconomy fit in?

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Der Wald als Ressource

Forstwirtschaft gleich nach der Landwirtschaft die wichtigste Landnutzungsform in der Europäischen Union

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AkzoNobel signs cooperation agreement on bio-based polymer technology with Itaconix

Agreement will be an important step for the further development of bio-based chemistry on a large scale

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“Knitted muscles” provide power

Swedish researchers have made ‘muscles’ by coating natural fibres with electro-active polymers

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Wie das Startup Hanfgarten von der Lockerung des Cannabis-Verbots profitieren will

Interview mit Gründer Andreas Troger zur Gesetzesänderung in Deutschland, über die Zukunft von medizinischem Cannabis in Österreich und die Hoffnung auf komplette Legalisierung

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Researchers separate sugars from byproduct chemicals including toxins

The metal-organic framework NU-1000 allows separation of toxic furanics from sugars, which is necessary for efficient ethanol production

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Strahlend weiß und zu 90 Prozent biobasiert: Biowerkstoff der Forschernachwuchsgruppe umhüllt Kugelschreiber

Mit seiner robusten Hülle ist der Kugelschreiber dem täglichen Einsatz im Alltag gewachsen und sticht zugleich optisch mit seiner strahlenden weißen Farbe heraus

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2 February 2017

nova’s experts introduced: Guido Müller

Manager for Dissemination & Marketing Communication

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Sugar for the Chemical industry – opportunity or danger?

nova Session “Biomass for industry: Supply, acceptance and the food vs. fuels debate”

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BIO-QED midterm stakeholder workshop

A satellite event to the 10^th International Conference on Bio-based Materials

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MYBiomass and American Process Inc. Announce Joint-Development Agreement for the Production of Nanocellulose for Downstream Applications

Additives in textile, paper, and automotive parts amongst others to be made from oil palm empty fruit-bunches

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Autoreifen aus Löwenzahn – Alternative Naturkautschuk-Quellen

Bundesminister Schmidt übergibt Zuwendungsbescheide

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AVALON Industries wins new Swiss research project to replace carcinogenic formaldehyde with bio-based, non-toxic 5-HMF

Research project aims to come up with a formaldehyde-free, sustainable and non-toxic adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry

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AVALON Industries gewinnt neues Schweizer Forschungsprojekt, um karzinogenes Formaldehyd durch biobasiertes, nicht-toxisches 5-HMF zu ersetzen

Forschungsprojekt will einen formaldehydfreien, nachhaltigen und ungiftigen Klebstoff für den industriellen Einsatz in der holzverarbeitenden Industrie entwickeln

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Sourcing personal care ingredients from hemp getting easier

Recent government actions in Kentucky and Alaska are a small part of what’s to come for the hemp

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Tetra Pak ‘protects what’s good’ with their new 80% sustainable carton

Company's ultimate goal is to produce all of their packages by only using sustainable managed renewable materials.

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1 February 201730 January 2017

Poll: Europeans want EU policy to promote crop-based biofuels

Findings directly contradict European Commission’s justification for phasing out conventional biofuels

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Bioplastics an important part of the EU roadmap for the strategy on plastics in a circular economy

European Bioplastics looks forward to sharing further information on standards, certifications, and labels

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Kreislaufwirtschaft: Biokunststoffe ein wichtiger Teil des Fahrplans für die EU-Kunststoffstrategie

European Bioplastics wird im Laufe der kommenden Monate zu relevanten Standards, Zertifizierungen und Kennzeichnungen für Biokunststoffe informieren

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The biolubricants market is tempting the big oil industry

Chevron Products Company made an equity investment into Novvi LLC

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Canadian scientists turn carbon-dioxide emissions into useful products

Here’s a look at some of the Canadian semifinalists of the the NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize

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A Discussion With Avantium’s CFO Regarding Its Acquisition of Liquid Light

Acquisition of Liquid Light’s assets giving Avantium another CO₂ technology to strengthen its own CO₂ conversion group

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VIDEO: Novamont introduces bio-BDO

Here’s a video briefly explaining in simple terms what BDO is about and how bio-BDO is processed

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Scientists spin artificial silk from whey protein

X-ray study throws light on key process for production

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31 January 2017

Increase on Asian production capacities for bio-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers

More than 45% of the most relevant bio-based polymers are produced in Asia

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Zunahme der Produktionskapazitäten bio-basierter Chemikalien, Building-Blocks und Polymere in Asien

Über 45 % der bedeutendsten bio-basierten Polymere werden in Asien produziert

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A startup produces biomaterials from fungi. An interview with its co-founder Federico Grati

Mycoplast team is researching, identifying and marketing the best industrial and commercial technologies for the production of mycelium-based biomaterials

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Capricorn Venture Partners announces first closing of its Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund (CSCF) at € 50 million

Aim of the new fund is to create shareholder value through financial return combined with the Sustainability Impact of the planned investments

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Biotensidon: Breakthrough in Rhamnolipid Mass-Production

Supra Molecular Complex improves health & environment characteristics of cosmetics, pharmaceutical and agricultural products

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Biotensidon: Durchbruch bei Massenproduktion von Rhamnolipiden

Supramolekularkomplex macht Kosmetik-, Pharma- und Landwirtschaftsprodukte umwelt- und gesundheitsverträglicher

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe kritisiert Umweltinitiative von Coca-Cola, Danone, Pepsi und Co. als Greenwashing

Initiative von Großunternehmen gegen Plastikmüll soll Aktionismus vortäuschen und wirksame Umweltgesetze verhindern

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Chinese firm builds CO2-based plastics capacity

CO₂-plastics project using rare-earth catalyst to produce a compound of CO₂-based plastics to manufacturing biodegradable film

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High quality bio-based intermediate products for conventional, crude-oil-processing refineries

The fossil-dominated refining sector could utilise a bio-based co-feed of reliable properties in existing conversion units

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Hochwertige biobasierte Einsatzstoffe für den erdölverarbeitenden Raffinerieprozess

Um in Zukunft biobasierte Materialien im großen Maßstab mit in die Raffinerien einfließen lassen zu können, wird hoch definiertes Material benötigt