23 March 20169 September 2021 German Ministry of Research funds a further project for plastics with CO2 Covestro and partners working on new climate-friendly process
Bundesforschungsministerium fördert weiteres Projekt für Kunststoffe mit CO2 Covestro und Partner arbeiten an klimaschonendem neuen Verfahren
Buchtipp: Ressourcen schonen – biologische Vielfalt erhalten. Chancen und Risiken von Rohstoffsubstitutionen für die biologische Vielfalt Interdisziplinäre Perspektive zur Debatte um biologische Vielfalt und Ressourceneffizienz.
GFBiochemicals wins Bio-Based Product Innovation of the Year award at World Bio Market Business Awards Ceremony 2016 Company honored for its unique set of proprietary technologies in processing cellulosic feedstock
High barrier biobased flexible packaging: welcome Propylester Ingeo The Metalvuoto metallized and coated film with excellent high barrier properties can be considered as valid replacement to aluminium foil
AVA-CO2 Launches A Research Project To Replace Carcinogenic Formaldehyde With Bio-based 5-HMF Biotechnology meeting Swiss' Science to help avoid environmental impact
AVA-CO2 startet Forschungsprojekt zum Ersatz von karzinogenem Formaldehyd durch bio-basiertes 5-HMF Biotechnologie und Schweizer Wissenschaft - gemeinsam für eine saubere Umwelt
Bioplastic Produced by Bacteria RWTH is coordinating a project for new recycling cycle of plastic waste
Bakterien produzieren Bioplastik RWTH koordiniert Projekt für neuen Verwertungskreislauf von Plastikabfällen
22 March 201618 March 2016 Discovering new molecules on the computer News research group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Mit Computersimulationen neue Biomoleküle erforschen Neue Arbeitsgruppe am Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
The PLA Story: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to polylactic acid markets Bottom line, PLA is the subject of intense interest
Holzbau: Rahmenbedingungen verbesserungsfähig, Wettbewerb schon jetzt lohnenswert Muster-Holzbau-Richtlinie deckt innovative Systeme wie die Brettsperrholzbauweise oder Holz-Beton-Verbund-Konstruktionen nicht ab
Schwindende Biomasseförderung: DBFZ veröffentlicht Hintergrundpapier zur Situation der Bestandsanlagen im Bund und den Bundesländern Derzeitig diskutierter Ausbaupfad würde zu Abbau im Anlagenbestand führen
Iowa Senate OKs subsidy for renewable chemical industry Legislation aiming to attract investments in renewable chemical manufacturing and advanced biorefining
BioAmber reports operational progress at Sarnia plant More than 100 companies have tested and qualified the bio-succinic acid produced at Sarnia's plant
Stora Enso Wins Bio-Based Brand of the Year Award At WBM 2016 Judges recognised Stora Enso’s impressive new business platform based on biomass
21 March 201618 March 2016 The renewable plastic bottle goes commercial: BASF and Avantium to establish JV for biobased plastics, chemicals Mitsui expected to play a role
Reverdia Wins Bio Business Award for Leading Bio-Based Packaging Partnership Company's Biosuccinium™ technology to help develop bio-based and biodegradable plastic packaging
Producing spandex from agricultural byproducts? Welcome to the circular bio-economy Farm waste products such as maize leaves are being repurposed in novel and circular ways, and the European Union is among the many groups now taking note
Carbon dioxide in ever wider use as a raw material Covestro and partners working on new climate-friendly process
Composites Europe with new formats For the third time the joint stand for “bio-based composites” takes place at COMPOSITES EUROPE supported by the nova institute
Composites Europe mit neuem Format Gemeinschaftsstand für „bio-based composites“, zum dritten Mal in Kooperation mit dem nova-Institut auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE
18 March 201617 March 2016 New process makes PLA block copolymers Two-stage catalytic process takes an unusual mixed lactic acid feed stream and makes it into semi-crystalline PLA block copolymers
A Conversation with US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Interview in Industrial Biotechnology
NatureWorks Launches a $1 Million Laboratory to Research and Develop Commercial Scale Methane to Lactic Acid Fermentation “A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary.” - Bill Suehr, NatureWorks Chief Operating Officer
Das neue High der Cannabis-Aktien Aufregender als in Dax zu investieren ist der MJIC – der Index der Cannabis-Branche. Die Firmen, die dazu gehören, wollen jedoch nicht Kiffer versorgen – sondern eine Revolution anzetteln
Aldi, Lidl, Edeka – So groß ist die Macht der Supermärkte beim Umweltschutz Aldi geht gegen die Verunreinigung von Lebensmitteln durch Mineralölbestandteile vor. Die Hersteller beklagen sich - Tierschützer sprechen von Doppelmoral.
BASF und Avantium beabsichtigen Gründung eines Gemeinschaftsunternehmens Kooperationsvereinbarung zur Produktion und Vermarktung von FDCS aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
BASF and Avantium intend to establish joint venture Collaboration for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from renewable resources
Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
17 March 201616 March 2016 Canada is at the forefront in the bioeconomy Interview with Andrew Richard, Comet Biorefining
Altranex and Minnesota Soybean Processors Sign License and Marketing Agreement The bio-refinery will use Altranex’s patented process using soybean oil as the feedstock
Southeast Asia Promising Hub for Emerging Bio-based Chemicals Emerging bio-based material and chemical technologies now see big potential opportunities in nations like Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, says Lux Research
Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff Keine Zukunftsmusik: Energieträger und Chemierohstoffe selber machen mit Kohlendioxid
Amyris reports strong fourth quarter renewable product sales Company entered 2016 with key commitments in place for farnesene applications
Cannabis – Bauern bewerben sich um legalen Hanfanbau Hohe Qualitätskriterien für künftige Hanflieferanten: "Vorbild ist der Medizinalhanf-Anbau in den Niederlanden"
Bio-racing car as a prototype for the car of the future Next generation Bio-Concept Car to be fueled by innovative E20 mixture
Bio-Rennauto als Prototyp für das Automobil der Zukunft Bio-Concept Car der nächsten Generation wird auch von neuartigem Biotreibstoff angetrieben
How Bioserie are making child’s play of bio-based plastic First toy brand to receive USDA’s 100% Biobased Certification
International Collaboration for Sustainable Bioeconomy Development between Brazil and The Netherlands Signed at ECO-BIO conference, 7 March 2016 in Rotterdam
16 March 201617 March 2016 Get in touch with the whole value chain of the PHA platform One of the most important and well established meeting points for the European Bio-based Economy
First nova Session on “Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” kicks off an unusual new series of events The first “nova Session on technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” takes place on 4 May 2016, Airport Cologne/Bonn (Germany)
Die erste nova-Session zum Thema „Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)“ eröffnet eine außergewöhnliche Veranstaltungsreihe Die erste nova-Session „Technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)“ findet am 4. Mai 2016 am Flughafen Köln/Bonn statt
Disruptive renewable chemicals: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Rennovia Company focusing production of specialty chemicals from renewable feedstocks
Will Berlin Be the Global Capital of the Bioeconomy? Vision, Strategy and Teamwork: The German Winning Formula
New method for producing the synthetic fuel Audi e-gas Viessmann Group enters into Audi e-gas production
Neues Verfahren zur Herstellung des synthetischen Kraftstoffs Audi e-gas Audi und Viessmann kooperieren bei Methanproduktion
First nova Session on “Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” kicks off an unusual new series of events
