9 February 20164 February 2016 Gevo Signs Licensing and Joint Development Agreements With Porta Targeting the construction of at least four isobutanol plants in Argentina; first plant to be wholly owned by Porta, with a targeted production capacity of up to 5 million gallons per year
Turning air into fuel: USC scientists convert carbon dioxide into methanol “We need to learn to manage carbon. That is the future.”
Anna Rath, NexSteppe: “Outside of Brazil, EU has the most favorable policy for the bioeconomy.” Company to produce feedstocks tailored for biobased industries
Henkel enables 3D printed façade in Amsterdam Individual elements manufactured by Henkel with hot melt adhesives based on renewable raw materials
Recyclable bio based composites for automotive industry and sliver from reprocessed carbon staple fibres for lightweight structures – STFI presents innovations during JEC World Composites Show in Paris Project BIOFIBROCAR to use modified PLA fibres in car interior
Kompostierfähige Composites für die Automobilinnenausstattung und carbonbasierte Sekundärrovings für den Leichtbau – STFI präsentiert Neuheiten auf der JEC World Composites Show in Paris Projekt BIOFIBROCAR setzt auf modifizierte PLA-Fasern für Autoinnenraum-Anwendungen
8 February 20161 March 2016 HOW TO SHAPE The Next Level of The European Bio-Based Economy? What Does the Concept of Bio-Based Economy Promise?
The safest and most sustainable electrical cable Prysmian expands Afumex Green line of cables with biopolyethylene by Braskem
Why University-Industry Collaborations in Biotechnology Matter Partnerships between universities and industry benefit consumers and society
Composites Germany – Results of 6th Composites Market Survey are available Level of satisfaction among participating companies was generally very high
Composites Germany: Ergebnis der 6. Composites-Markterhebung liegt vor Zufriedenheit bei den beteiligten Unternehmen überwiegend auf sehr hohem Niveau
If Jefferson was into 3D Printing: Hemp filament from 3Dom USA 3Dom USA introducing innovative way to make virtually anything from hemp
Croda achieves milestone in construction of Delaware renewable-surfactants plant New factory to produce ethylene oxide from bio-ethanol for the creation of new renewable surfactants
Improved harvest for small farms thanks to naturally cloned crops Natural cloning via seeds might enable the efficiency of such plants to be passed on unchanged
5 February 201629 January 2016 Are Biobased Products Clean and Safe? By Steve Hentges, special to The Digest
Metabolix to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Woburn, Massachusetts in 2016 The new laboratory facilities will include a microbial fermentation lab and an expanded biopolymers applications development lab
PE bags and sacks demand to reach 37.9 million tons by 2022, forecast Ceresana Bioplastics and biodegradability gained more importance in recent years
AVA Biochem erweitert Produktportfolio um FDCA Neues Verfahren zur kosteneffizienten Oxidation von 5-HMF zu FDCA
AVA Biochem adds FDCA to its product portfolio New process for cost-efficient oxidation of 5-HMF to FDCA
Studying dispersion quality of nanoparticles into a bio-based coating Distribution of added nanoclay, nanosilica and nanoalumina is the key
4D-printed structure changes shape when placed in water Wyss, SEAS researchers create shape-shifting architectures that mimic plant movements
4D-Druck: Gedruckte Orchidee blüht unter Wasser auf Wissenschaftler finden Methode, die Funktion von Pflanzenorganen zu imitieren
4 February 20169 February 2016 Investors meet pioneers of the bioeconomy High-potential start-ups from the field of bio-based materials, biotechnology and carbon capture & utilization (CCU) are invited to introduce themselves to industry and investors
Investoren treffen auf die Pioniere der Bioökonomie Start-ups aus den Bereichen bio-basierte Werkstoffe, Industrielle Biotechnologie und Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) sind eingeladen, ihr großes Potenzial der Industrie und Investoren vorzustellen
A designer chair made with natural textile and biodegradable plastic Italian Artist finding ways to connect poetry with functional properties
Book review: Commercializing biobased products Origin of everyday products is changing to plant-based materials
MHG Receives Award at Georgia Bio’s Starry Night 2016 Awards Dinner MHG is the Recipient of the 2016 Phoenix Award Given by Georgia Bio in Conjunction with the Metro Atlanta Chamber
Proposal for the assessment of new methods in plant breeding International group of scientists calls for common sense in the application of high-precision genome-editing methods
Vorschlag zur Einstufung neuer Methoden in der Pflanzenzucht Internationale Gruppe von Wissenschaftlern appelliert, neue gentechnische Züchtungsmethoden sinnvoll zu nutzen
3 February 20161 February 2016 nova’s new department: Economy & Policy The multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds is looking forward to exciting projects
Jukka Kantola talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview on Finnish bioeconomy Interview by Mario Bonaccorso
Industry targets recycling for marine debris 118-page report claims that 95 percent of plastic packaging — worth between $80 and $120 billion — is lost to the economy every year
Energieverbände fordern faire Wettbewerbsbedingungen für Energiespeicher Die Strategieplattform Power to Gas unterstützt die Forderung
Drywell trocknet Bio-Kunststoffe Neue Drywell Bioline von Digicolor ist in Bezug auf die Trocknungsparameter an Biokunststoffe angepasst
Tecnalia develops legume protein-based films and coatings By-products of the legume processing industry to be used as materials for agriculture, packaging and automotive applications
“Industrial Biotechnology Forum 2016” – A new scientific conference series about Industrial Biotechnology starts in Munich Early bird registration is open until February 15th, 2016
„Industrial Biotechnology Forum 2016“ – Neue wissenschaftliche Konferenzreihe zur Industriellen Biotechnologie startet in München Early-bird Registrierungen sind noch bis zum 15. Februar 2016 möglich
2 February 20162 February 2016 Biodegradable Plastics and Marine Litter – Expert reactions to the UNEP report Open-Bio research consortium comments on the UNEP (2015) report on "Biodegradable Plastics and Marine Litter. Misconceptions, concerns and impacts on marine environments.”
New method for making biofuels is cheaper and better for the environment Researchers from Melbourne University develop a new way to deliver CO2 to microalgae
Winter GmbH präsentiert Gitarren-Koffer aus Naturfasern Nachhaltiger Gitarren-Koffer besteht aus Hanf, Flachs oder Kenaf und hochfestem Biokunststoff
Global Bioenergies completes €6.5m private placement to help fund isobutene development Proceeds of the placement to enable the company to fully transition into the commercial phase
Anellotech Breaks Ground on TCat-8™ in Silsbee, Texas Operational in 2016, TCat-8 to confirm viability and suitability of Bio-TCat™ process for scale-up and commercialization
Stromspeicherung – Helfer für die Energiewende Batterie-Kraftwerke, Mini-Pumpspeicher oder CO2-fressende Mikroorganismen: Mehrere Technologien konkurrieren darum, überschüssigen Ökostrom nutzbar zu machen
Weitere Power-to-Gas-Projekte vorgestellt Zwei weitere Projekte wurden in die Übersichtskarte aufgenommen
HOW TO SHAPE The Next Level of The European Bio-Based Economy?
