18 February 201617 February 2016 Could The Green Answer To Leather Be Pineapple Leaves? Spanish-born Designer creates material to make shoes, bags and other accessories - with a much smaller footprint
BIC concludes Farm Biomass to Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable in Ontario, Canada and supports Development of Commercial Project Ontario-based farmer’s cooperative collaborating with potential partners to establish a sustainable agricultural biomass supply chain
Hybrid Catalysis, the key to the future Collaborative project "Realcat" aiming the development of new catalytic concepts
17 February 201612 February 2016 Novozymes announces changes in organizational structure and Executive Leadership Team Formation of three divisions: Household Care & Technical Industries, Agriculture & Bioenergy and Food & Beverages
Bioabbaubare, leistungsstarke Funktionslacke dank neuem bioORMOCER® Die Lacke sollen zur Veredelung von kommerziell erhältlichen, bioabbaubaren Kunststoffen eingesetzt werden
Materialforschung: Ein Windrad aus Hanf Das weltweit erste Windkraftwerk mit Rotoren aus Hanf könnte schon bald im Waldviertel stehen. Das sollen neue, ökologische Verbundwerkstoffe möglich machen.
Chempolis’ and NRL’s cellulosic ethanol project in India moves on Companies expect Indian bamboo biorefinery to be online in three year
‘Exploding’ sugar beet cells for faster fermentation ERA-NET innovation project ChemBeet to develop a very promising technology in which cells are exploded to create a faster and cheaper fermentation process
Carbon fibre from wood is used to build car Swedish researchers developed the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fibre
French Decree Supports Biobased and Home-Compostable Bags New decree will come into effect on 1 July 2016
Französische Gesetzgebung fördert biobasierte und für Heimkompostierung zugelassene Kunststofftüten Keine Einwegkunststofftüten mehr ab 1. Juli 2016
16 February 201615 February 2016 The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Renewable chemicals, disruptive cost
IIT-Roorkee scientists patent low-cost biofuel technology Kans grass, known by the scientific name Saccharum spontaneum, was chosen as the feedstock for production of bioethanol
Quinoa repackaged into backyard compostable pouches Alter Eco switches to a “Gone4Good” backyard-compostable stand-up pouch made from non-GMO, plant-based materials
Native grass could be key to super-thin condoms Queensland researchers found method of extracting nanocellulose from spinifex grass
Sustainable bioeconomy for a decarbonised world Global Bioeconomy Summit defined a global political agenda
Nachhaltige Bioökonomie für eine dekarbonisierte Welt Global Bioeconomy Summit 2015 erarbeitet internationale politische Agenda
A kick-off with a wealth of ideas – Retrospective: the Bioeconomy Showcase BMBF’s idea contest “New products for the Bioeconomy” gained big interest
Ideenreicher Auftakt – Rückblick: Schaufenster Bioökonomie Ideenwettbewerb des BMBF weckte großes Interesse
15 February 201611 February 2016 US Energy Department Announces $11.3 Million Available for Mega-Bio: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding opportunity to identify R&D projects that propose a conversion pathway that may flexibly produce bioproducts and biofuels
2016 Time to Double-down on Renewable Chemicals For all of 2015’s turbulence in the renewable chemical sector, in one area – US government policy – the industry saw marked progress
German Pellets: Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen den Chef Insolvenz des größten deutschen Pelletherstellers gerät zum Desaster
Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
Pharmapack 2016: green pharmaceutical packaging Eco-friendly sugarcane as a substitute for PE and PET
Pharmapack 2016: Pharmaprodukte umweltfreundlich verpacken Pharmazeutische Kunststoffbehälter aus Zuckerrohr als Ersatz für PE und PET
FKuR: Kooperation mit Oerlemans Plastics und BK Pac – Biokunststoffe für nachhaltige Lebensmittelverpackungen Künftiger Nachschub von Braskem's Green PE gesichert
Mitsui & Co. Invests Additional $CDN25 Million in BioAmber Sarnia Joint Venture to provide dedicated resources alongside BioAmber's commercial team
12 February 201610 February 2016 29 New Industrial Products Open New Markets for Soy Farmer-funded projects drive innovations in soy chemistry
Bio-Based Solvent Technology “Muck Daddy” Named Official Hand Cleaner of Pirelli World Challenge Muck Daddy is based on Amyris’s proprietary Myralene 10 solvent
‘Big companies driving the sustainability agenda’ Big industry players are making progress where governments are frequently setting unreachable targets
Contitech: Löwenzahn-Kautschuk im Motorlager Forscherverbund findet Alternative zum herkömmlichen Kautschuk
Bioplastics application among winners 2016 European Plastics Innovation Awards DSM Engineering Plastics won the trophy for a mountaineering shoe's edging chassis
Tetra Pak expects to deliver more than 100 million fully renewable packages in 2016 World’s first package made entirely from plant based materials has gained popularity among scandinavian consumers
Künstliche Biofilme für ressourcenschonende Biotechnologie Mikroorganismen sollen künftig maßgeschneiderte Biokomposite ermöglichen
11 February 201610 February 2016 Nurel invests in new biopolymer facility INZEA product line offers a wide range of 100% biodegradable and partially biobased biopolymers
Biotex Aligned Flax Tapes Designed for Maximum Performance and Minimum Cost New tapes offering significantly improved performance at a lower cost
Neues Elektrolyseprojekt macht Power-to-Gas wirtschaftlich Alkalischer Wasserelektrolyseur soll wirtschaftliche Herstellung von CO2-neutralem Wasserstoff demonstrieren und Stromspeicherung ermöglichen
KaiCell Fibers launches advanced wood fibre venture in Finland New biorefinery mill concept to house several downstream operators drawing on wood as primary raw material
Amyris Launches Pathways Program Low-cost, low-risk opportunity to access Amyris’s synthetic biology technology
Neuer Biotreibstoff für eine umweltfreundlichere zivile Luftfahrt Große Fluggesellschaften wie Lufthansa, SAS und KLM wollen Treibstoff aus Leindotteröl beziehen
Biobasierte Innovationen im grenzübergreifenden Projekt umsetzen Chance für KMU, Arbeiten durchzuführen und Innovationen zu entwickeln, die sonst aufgrund beschränkter finanzieller Möglichkeiten nicht realisierbar wären
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Forscher machen Eichenblatt zur Öko-Batterie Natrium ersetzt herkömmlich verwendetes Lithium als Ladungsträger
DYKA premieres world’s first plastic pipe system from renewably-sourced plant-based material Novel bioplastic piping system to be introduced in the Dutch and Belgian market in spring 2016
Nahrung & Rohstoff: Nylonstrümpfe und Plastikflaschen aus Chicorée-Salat-Abfällen Qualitätsprodukte aus Abfall der Lebensmittelproduktion: Wissenschaftler der Universität Hohenheim gewinnen Basis-Chemikalien für Chemie-Industrie aus Wurzelrübe des Chicorée
Dünger aus der Kokerei ThyssenKrupp und TU Berlin entwickeln neues Verfahren zur umweltschonenden Verwertung von Prozessgasen
Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sector New poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe
9 February 201615 February 2018 An unusual new series of events starts in-depth discussions on issues of the future of the bioeconomy Industry, associations, policy and civil society are invited to get together with leading experts
Eine neue Veranstaltungsreihe schafft Raum für Expertengespräche über Zukunftsthemen der Bioökonomie Interessierte Experten aus Industrie, Verbänden, Politik und Zivilsektor sind dazu eingeladen ihre Themen eingehend zu diskutieren
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