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23 August 201619 August 2016

Kooperation von Evolva mit US Navy legt Fokus auf Resveratrol-basierte Verbundmaterialien

Tests mit Materialien auf Basis einer Spezialformulierung von Evolvas Resveratrol laufen

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Circular economy: Commission expands Ecolabel criteria to computers, furniture and footwear

Manufacturers have to comply with strict requirements that focus on the environmental performance of the products as well as labour standards

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Evolva’s collaboration with US Navy to focus on resveratrol-based composites

Testing underway of materials fabricated from special formulation of Evolva’s resveratrol

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Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Chemical Switch into a Light-driven Proton Pump

Swiss scientists developed solution to eliminating the short-circuit

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Synthetische Biologie: Chemischer Schalter für Nano-Pumpe entwickelt

Schweizer Forscher entwickeln Lösung zur Ausmerzung von "Protonenkurzschluss"

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22 August 201622 August 2016

Vertellus to launch, spotlight new additive technologies for optimizing polymer properties and sustainability at K 2016

Products to be featured offer fresh solutions to multiple industry challenges.

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Startschuss für die wissenschaftliche Begleitforschung zur stofflichen CO2-Nutzung

BMBF stellt 15 Millionen Euro im Rahmen der BMBF Fördermaßnahme CO2Plus bereit

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The Building Block Builders: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber

Bio-succinic giant secured funding to construct of their next global-scale facility in Sarnia, Ontario

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ASTM Plastics Committee to Revise Key Composting Standard

Specification does not describe contents of products or their performance with regards to compostability or biodegradability

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European-funded Valor Plus project seeks to boost cellulosic biorefinery capacity

Improving by-product output through sustainable and integrated closed loop biorefineries

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19 August 201618 August 2016

New report on oxo-biodegradable recyclate fans flames of old controversy

TCKT concluded that there would be no negative effects including oxo-biodegradable recyclate into plastic products

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When amber means caution but BioAmber means go: progress, prospects for the Sarnia’s Sultans of Succinic

About five key BioAmber trends and the venture’s progress

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Merck erweitert sein Excipients-Portfolio um Polymere für Depot-Injektionsmittel

Unternehmensgruppe erhält Exklusivrechte auf den globalen Vertrieb der Expansorb®-Produktlinie biokompatibler und biologisch abbaubarer Polymere

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Merck Expands Excipients Portfolio, Adding Polymers for Sustained Release Injectables

Company to be the exclusive, global distributor of the Expansorb® line of biocompatible and biodegradable polymers

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Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And Products

Flanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity

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Three Steps in the Right Direction

Top honors innovation competition for sustainability initiatives

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Three bioplastics companies named winners of 2016 Innovation Competition

Think Beyond Plastic recognizes role of bioplastics in sustainable innovation

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18 August 201617 August 2016

Ecovative’s new engineered wood panels eliminate formaldehyde emission problem

MycoBoard is a new type of engineered wood panel that is completely safe to use and can help its users to meet sustainability goals

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Mega-strong and very mobile: the marine super glue

Vienna researcher investigated this substance with enormous medical and engineering potential and thereby gained many new insights

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Mega fest und voll mobil: Der Superkleber aus dem Meer

Wiener Forscher haben die Struktur dieses für Medizin und Technik vielversprechenden Materials durchleuchtet und dabei viel Neues entdeckt.

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TerraVia sells Algenist

As part of the transaction, TerraVia will continue to be an ingredient supplier for the Algenist brand

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Amyris: The New Colossus aims to unlock its Golden Door

Company sees 33% of its immediate growth coming from the health care sector

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American Science and Technology receives new patent for method to increase the efficiency and profitability of Organosolv processing of lignocellulosic biomass

New patent will increase the incentives to use renewable resources for chemical production

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17 August 201616 August 2016

Gencor Pacific invests $1M in Algae.Tec

Investment enabling Algae.Tec to accelerate the development of its production capacity and improve the efficiency of its nutraceutical plant

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50 Hot Bio-Based Companies, 50 Quick Takes

Which goals and projects should be considered top-priority in the coming years besides solar, wind and hydro-based companies in regards to upgrading biomass?

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BioAmber reports increased biosuccinic acid sales

Company made excellent progress in the plant's reliability and performance

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“In Muttenz steht die weltweit grösste Anlage zur Produktion von 5-HMF aus Biomasse”

i-net Interview mit Thomas Fischer zeigt auf, wie aus Biomasse Zucker und Wasser das Molekül 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) wird

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“Muttenz is home to the world’s largest plant for the production of 5-HMF from biomass”

i-net interview with Thomas Fischer about how biomass sugar and water can be converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)

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16 August 201615 August 2016

EPF: Economic Review of the Wood-Based Panels Industry in 2015

Figures giving extensive compilation of industry statistics collected by the federation

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Organic Acids: Key Facilitators of the Bio-economy

Lorenz Bauer, PhD, Lee-Enterprises Consulting, giving a comprehensive overview

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NATURE grip: KIPP fertigt Griffe aus Bio-Kunststoff

Vollständig recyclebare Bedienteile auf Holzbasis sind beständig gegen Säuren und Laugen

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Gevo reduces 2016 isobutanol production target

For the second quarter of 2016, the company reported a net loss of USD 21.5 million

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Gasoline additives from sugar

Global Bioenergies aims to produce isooctane and ETBE for the first time from purely renewable ressources

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Benzinzusatzstoffe aus Zucker

Global Bioenergies lässt erstmals Isooktan und ETBE  aus rein erneuerbaren Rohstoffen herstellen

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15 August 20169 September 2021

York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture

Starbons keeping great potential on large scale high CO₂ adsorption from waste biomass

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Feedstocks for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Behind the Scenes look at the Billion Ton report

Matthew Langholtz of Oak Ridge National Laboratory gave a view at scope and findings

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Resource conservation with Bio-Flex® FX: New blends allow for considerable reduction in thickness for compostable films

FKuR launching packaging films with particularly low thickness and, at the same time, high puncture resistance

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Ressourcenschonung mit Bio-Flex FX: Neue Blends ermöglichen beachtliche Dickenreduktion bei kompostierbaren Folien

FKuR bringt Folien auf den Markt, die flexible Verpackungen mit besonders geringer Dicke und zugleich hoher Durchstoßfestigkeit ermöglichen

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Food-Based Textiles: “A-Peel” as Alternative to Leather

Leather-like alternatives gaining increasing popularity for a number of reasons

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12 August 201611 August 2016

HyMedPoly project targets drug-free antibacterial hybrid biopolymers for medical applications

HyMedPoly aims to develop new therapies based on biomedical drug-free antibacterial polymers and inorganic materials for drug-free antibacterial hybrid biopolymers for infections

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Solegear and r-pac International to Deliver Plant-Based Packaging for Latest Leading Smartphone Case

A forecasted 600,000 units to be produced for major US-based consumer electronics retailer

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Emery Oleochemicals: Neues Anwendungstechnikum für „Green Polymer Additives“

Erneuerbare, innovative Polymer-Additiv-Lösungen für Spitzenwachstumsmärkte

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Emery Oleochemicals expands its Technical Development Center in Cincinnati, OH by opening a new state-of-the-art application lab for the company’s Green Polymer Additives Business

The company’s Green Polymer Additives Business offers renewable and innovative polymer additive solutions to high growth markets

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The Summer of Innovation: How to get bacon out of spent coffee grounds, and other topics

Blue Marble Biomaterials released natural flavor ingredient for use in food and beverage applications

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Arno van de Ven, Stora Enso Biomaterials: Growth in the bioeconomy needs to be sustainable

Exclusive interview about about Stora Enso Biomaterials, the wood-based economy and how to foster growth in the European bioeconomy

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11 August 201628 September 2016

SuperBIO Project: Upcoming Workshops

Support and Partnership in the Bio-based Economy

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Christian Kemp Griffin, Ceo of CelluComp: “Investments should be made in the bioeconomy because it is the future”

Il Bioeconomista interview about CelluComp and the development of the bioeconomy

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Solar-Petrol: Finding sustainable petrol

How solar energy can be transformed into fuel

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Expert View: Accelerating the impact of bio-based materials to further apparel industry sustainability

Customers increasingly demand products made from sustainable resources with minimum environmental impact

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Sonnen-Sprit: Auf dem Weg zu nachhaltigem Benzin

Wie sich Sonnenenergie in Treibstoff umwandeln lässt