25 July 201622 July 2016 Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy Conflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale
Ford kooperiert mit Jose Cuervo: Fahrzeugteile aus Tequila-Abfall Zusammenschluss als neuestes Beispiel für Fords Nachhaltigkeitsbestreben durch die Nutzung von Biomaterialien
Ford, Jose Cuervo Team Up to Make Car Parts from Agave Collaboration is the latest example of Ford’s innovative approach to product and environmental stewardship through the use of biomaterials
Cellulosic sugar daddy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Comet Biorefining Comet chairman Andrew Richard gave this overview of Comet’s tech and progress
22 July 201621 July 2016 EU-Project AGRIFORVALOR Kick-off meeting A very successful event for the formal launch of the project
New insights in furanic intermediates and aromatic derivatives from biomass New project aims to create applied knowledge for the production of furans and furan-derived biobased aromatics from various sources
Bill aims to create tax credits for carbon utilization, storage Legislation would make tax credits available to companies based on the amount of carbon dioxide they avoid emitting into the atmosphere through carbon capture or remove from the atmosphere through utilization
GMO seeds are sustaining sugar beet farms, but new labels could damage already shrinking industry While Roundup-resistant seeds help beet farms thrive, federal labels could shrink share of sugar market
Injectable biomaterial could be used to manipulate organ behavior Silicon-based invention is tiny, soft, wirelessly functional
21 July 201620 July 2016 Interactive workshop on biomass feedstocks – After the end of the sugar quota 8 September 2016, Conference Center Airport Cologne/Bonn, programme online
Is Cellulac looking to advance its PHA bioplastic platform? Company needs to acquire technology from PHA technology developers and producers
PHYCO2 completes test pilots of Algae Growth, CO2 Sequestration at Michigan State Two advisory boards to focus on the commercialization of technologies for human nutrition and animal feed
Futamura confirms acquisition of Innovia Films cellulose business Japanese company to provide a sustainable future for over 400 jobs
Novozymes and DONG Energy enter into agreement on biological waste sorting Novozymes will deliver enzymes for DONG Energy's REnescience plant in the UK. The plant will be sorting household waste from 110,000 UK homes annually
20 July 201619 July 2016 Precision agriculture: future of the CAP? New Common Agricultural Policy could play a significant role in providing EU member states some innovative instruments and new measures
Cascades Sonoco Introduces Industry’s First Water-Based Barrier Coating Allowing the Creation of Recyclable, Repulpable and Compostable Take Out Containers Revolutionary new product replaces standard LDPE coated folding carton, plastic and Styrofoam options
AMSilk grows with additional capital – ramp-up of BIOSTEEL® production Further growth to provide especially the business divisions Medical Technology and Industrial Applications & Textiles
Frisches Kapital für Amsilks Spinnenseide Hochleistungsbiopolymere aus Seidenproteinen sollen als Pulver und Faser für verschiedene Märkte produziert werden
Creation of Evertree, a new international actor in renewable chemistry Avril Group teams up in JV to produce bio-VOCs
Neue Statistik der Chemiestudiengänge erschienen – Weiterhin steigende Anfängerzahlen Wie in den Vorjahren hat die Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) auch 2016 umfangreiche statistische Daten zu den Chemiestudiengängen erhoben
19 July 20169 September 2021 Promise of sustainable CO2 utilisation technology to boost European industry EU-funded SCOT project showcased its innovative work in Brussels
Technologie für nachhaltige CO2-Nutzung soll die europäische Industrie fördern Mitglieder des EU-Projekts SCOT stellten innovative Forschungsergebnisse in Brüssel vor
Waste Biorefinery: A New Paradigm for a Sustainable Bioelectro Economy Various technologies employable to construct a waste biorefinery platform and its place in a biobased economy
Future Bioeconomy Supported by More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Potential United States could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources
Nanostructures extracted from algae: Woman with 70 percent burns to body receives pioneering skin transplant Creation of new biomaterial represents milestone of research in tissue engineering
Brazil’s Agricultural Land Use and Trade: Effects of Changes in Oil Prices and Ethanol Demand The study examines the effects of longrun changes in oil prices on ethanol production in Brazil and resulting cropping patterns
18 July 201615 July 2016 GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, IBN-One and ASPEN enter into partnership on isooctane for specialty fuels Agreement conferring Lantmännen Aspen access rights to renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications
Concerns over VOC Emissions to Accelerate Green and Bio-based Solvents Market Growth Globally New report titled “Green & Bio-based Solvents - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2023"
Starch improves barrier properties of PE-films Wageningen UR cooperates with Avebe and chemical company Sabic to develop gradually bio-based films
Nachhaltig: Laubblätter als Einweggeschirr Deutsches Startup-Unternehmen entwickelt biologisch abbaubares Einweggeschirr aus reinen Laubblättern
Venice Declaration: EPF fordert Kaskadennutzung Europäischer Holzwerkstoffverband will durch Begrenzung der energetischen Nutzung Druck auf die Holzverfügbarkeit vermindern
Disposable Tableware Made From Leaves A German startup has created biodegradable, waterproof plates made of nothing more than leaves
Ginkgo Bioworks and Amyris Partner to Accelerate Commercialization of Bio-Based Products The leading organism company and the leading industrial bioscience company collaborate on combined portfolio of 70 cultured ingredients
15 July 201614 July 2016 What’s New and Important About C5 and C6 Sugars? Overview and snapshot of the technological progress reported in the three months since Biofuels Digest’s 2016 March Madness Webinar on this topic
Who’ll Stop the Rain?: the road to a biobased fix for carcinogenic PFCs Case study focusing on Patagonia’s Durable Water Repellent (DWR) problem
Anellotech Announces Toyota Tsusho as Strategic Investor and Corporate Partner in the BTX Supply Chain Toyota Tsusho Joins the BTX Supply Chain Alliance Partner along with Suntory
Samsill displays its new Earth’s Choice Biobased ring binders at the USDA headquarters U.S. soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars to research, test and promote biobased products
Finnish economy minister says advanced biofuels key to achieving climate goals Biofuels are seen as a main way to cut vehicle emissions in line with the aim to end oil imports and cut fossil fuel consumption by half
14 July 201613 July 2016 Novamont and the Barbier Group sign deal to develop new bag for fruits and vegetables from renewable resources, suitable for home composting Ma-Ter-Bio (the bag for planet Earth) as alternative to traditional non-biodegradable, non-compostable plastics packaging
BIO Applauds House Passage of the Fostering Innovation Act Fostering Innovation Act to extend the JOBS Act’s SOX 404(b) exemption for an additional five years
San Fran enacts ban on polystyrene product sales from 2017 City will replace hazardous products with compostable, recyclable ones and continue toward Zero Waste
World biodiesel production/consumption to rise 14% by 2020: OECD/FAO Report predicts recovery in international prices for ethanol and biodiesel in nominal terms
110 Nobelpreisträger werben für Grüne Gentechnik Wissenschaftler erheben zudem schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Umweltorganisation Greenpeace
107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs The letter asks Greenpeace to cease its efforts to block introduction of a genetically engineered strain of rice
13 July 201612 July 2016 Nova Pangaea’s launches new cellulosic pilot plant Company's progressive, physical and thermo-chemical process enables a complete fractionation of lignocellulosic materials into their constituent parts
Chemikalien aus Holz statt Erdöl Holz muss möglichst umfassend verwertet werden, damit es eine wirtschaftliche Alternative zu Petrochemikalien sein kann
Replacing oil with wood for the production of chemicals Wood as a replacement for petrochemicals must be used to the greatest extent possible to be viable
Transcriptional Engineering of Microalgae: Prospects for High-Value Chemicals Study: How to manipulate the biosynthesis of specific high-value metabolic products
Interactive workshop on biomass feedstocks – After the end of the sugar quota
