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11 December 201510 December 2015

Erste Umweltproduktdeklaration für WPC

VHI erhält Verbands-EPD für Terrassendielen und Fassadenelemente aus WPC

Solarstrom treibt Biosynthese in Bakterien an

Hybride bioanorganische Systeme koppeln technische Apparate und lebende Organismen, um das Prinzip der Photosynthese für den Menschen nutzbar zu machen

10 December 20159 December 2015

NCC-FOAM Project Ramps-up Production with New Pilot-scale Manufacturing Cell

New, batch-based, manufacturing cell allowing significant quantities to be manufactured

Vo Trong Nghia impresses with beautiful bamboo pavilions

To create sustainable architecture, systematization of production and construction of bamboo building materials is essential

Moos Radio: Energie aus photo-mikrobischen Brennstoffzellen

Forschern gelingt Stromerzeugung mittels Photosynthese aus Pflanzen

Abengoa files for insolvency protection

Four months to reach an agreement with creditors to avoid a full-blown insolvency process

Introducing: PLA-based biaxially oriented film

New biobased sheet made from Ingeo provides competitive alternative to PVC and high-impact polystyrene

Recycling all that waste carbon: the Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to LanzaTech

Proprietary gas-to-liquid platform produces fuels and high value chemicals such as 2,3-butanediol and acetic acid from a variety of waste gas resources

Breeders’ rights, patents and genetic modification

TTIP could tip the balance towards patents what means a threat to innovation in the sector

How innovations in packaging are preserving products while saving the planet

Industry looking for ways to address issues like economics and education

Umstrittene Technik CCS – So wird die Kohle nicht sauber

CO₂-Abscheidung- und Speicherung (Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)) erfüllt die in sie gesetzten Hoffnungen nicht

9 December 20158 December 2015

War on Plastics Will Be Won With Trees, Stora Enso CEO Says

Europe’s biggest paper maker has declared war on plastics

Sarah Wiener und 34 Marken zu den GREEN BRANDS Germany 2015 ausgezeichnet

Bundes-Umweltministerin Dr. Barbara Hendricks lobt die Initiative

Stammzellen auf Algen schneller züchten

Alginat zweier chilenischer Algensorten besonders geeignet

Bio-aggregates sow the seeds for a revolution in building materials

ISOBIO project aims to develop construction materials with 50% lower embodied energy and carbon

BASF receives German Sustainability Award for resource efficiency

Also nominated among the Top 3 in the category “Most Sustainable Large Companies”

BASF erhält Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspreis für Ressourceneffizienz

Top 3 in der Kategorie „Deutschlands nachhaltigste Großunternehmen“

The bioeconomy to re-industrialize Brazil

An interview with Bernardo Silva, President at ABBI

8 December 20157 December 2015

Green Biologics starts construction of renewable chemical plant

Commercial production is scheduled to commence in 2016

Gesucht: Innovative Landwirte für den Silphieanbau

TLL will 2016 mit Praxisbetrieben kooperieren – Landwirte profitieren vom Erfahrungszuwachs

European Commission delivers value: Circular Economy package recognises renewability and closes the loop

CEPI is looking forward to concrete actions in the field of bio-based products in the future

Webinar 1 – S2Biom computerised toolset testing

Delivery of sustainable supply of non-food biomass to support a “resource-efficient” Bioeconomy in Europe

Kreislaufwirtschaftspaket der EU-Kommission lässt Spielraum für ambitioniertere Pläne für die Bioökonomie und Biokunststoffe

European Bioplastics begrüßt den Entwurf und wird in den bevorstehenden Beratungen darstellen, wie biobasierte und biologisch abbaubare Materialien zu den ambitionierten Zielen beitragen können

Report: Forestry is No. 2 source of greenhouse gas in Oregon

Researchers recommend reining in timber industry's carbon emissions

Biobased SMEs in north Europe backed to tune of €70m

EU investment to create 320 jobs in the near future

Commercializing Synthetic Biology

Innovation to Tackle Climate Change and Feed a Growing Population

Colorado State University chemists reported a breakthrough in recyclable polymers

Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab

7 December 20154 December 2015

Den Kreislauf schließen: Kommission verabschiedet ehrgeiziges neues Maßnahmenpaket zur Kreislaufwirtschaft, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu steigern, Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen und ein nachhaltiges Wachstum zu erreichen

Gesamter Lebenszyklus von Produktion und Verbrauch bis zur Abfallbewirtschaftung und dem Markt für Sekundärrohstoffe abgedeckt

Closing the loop: Commission adopts ambitious new Circular Economy Package to boost competitiveness, create jobs and generate sustainable growth

Full covering lifecycle from production and consumption to waste management and the market for secondary raw materials

Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy package

New legislation is under heightened scrutiny, because Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans promised, the new package would be “more ambitious” than its predecessor

Commission’s Circular Economy Proposal leaves room for more ambitious actions on bio-industries such as bioplastics

European Bioplastics association looking forward to contributing to the forthcoming debate on how renewable and biodegradable materials can best fit into this vision

INVISTA and LanzaTech Make Breakthrough for Bio-Derived Butadiene Production

Ongoing collaboration to leverage the strong biotechnology capabilities of both companies

Globale Agenda zur nachhaltigen Bioökonomie verabschiedet

Prioritäten des Bioeconomy Summit sollen in internationale Diskussionen einfließen

Global Agenda Adopted for Sustainable Bioeconomy

Goals of Bioeconomy Summit to be incorporated in international discussions

How new fuel tech could drastically reduce CO2 and generate profitable new waste stream

In the shadow of the 2015 United Nations climate summit in Paris, NewCO₂Fuels has produced new fuel technology that is not only helping the environment but also the bottom line

BioAmber Commits to Action on Climate Change

BioAmber Joins 140 Companies in the American Business Act on Climate Pledge

New Technologies for Insect-Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant Plants

Italian researchers published complete overview of the present status of the technologies used for commercially available varieties for producing IR and HT plants

4 December 20154 December 2015

Fibre Quality Workshop for young researchers

EC Multihemp Project Consortium offers multidisciplinary workshop to PhD students and Young researchers on January 18th 2016

Isosorbide, a biobased molecule with a bright future

Roquette, a major producer of chemicals, foresees a bright future for biobased isosorbid

Phytowelt news: Production of doubled haploid plants

Starting with key crops like wheat, barley and triticale, other species will follow soon

Phytowelt erweitert das Dienstleistungsspektrum um Doppelhaploide

Als Schwerpunktarten werden vorerst Weizen, Gerste und Triticale bearbeitet

Sustainable Polyols

Production of polyols from natural plant oils on its way into commercial production

Vegetable Oils Improve Super Strong Plastic Fibers

Polymer Chemistry: Green production method can be used to make ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene stronger, less expensive, or both

Solvay Epicerol® Earns Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Certification

Certificate covers the manufacture of bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) from vegetable glycerol

»Strom als Rohstoff« für die chemische Industrie

Elektrochemie als Technologieplattform und Exportartikel: Fraunhofer-Institute legen Grundstein zur Entwicklung neuer elektrochemischer CO₂-Umwandlungsverfahren

Bioproducts from waste streams

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to TerraVerdae BioWorks

Biobased Platform Chemicals: A Clean Credible Solution To Support Climate Action

There is a clear and growing need for new chemical building blocks

Weltgipfel zur Bioökonomie: Nachhaltigkeit auf dem Prüfstand

Wie lässt sich eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie international etablieren und welche Innovationsstrategien werden in verschiedenen Ländern verfolgt?

3 December 20152 December 2015

Fulgar presents EVO® – the latest generation Hi-tech fibre made from castor-oil seed

Innovative high-performance fibre is ultra-light, super stretch and extremely breathable

EVO® von Fulgar – Hightech-Faser der neuesten Generation aus Rizinus

Ultraleichtes Superstretch-Gewebe mit hoher Atmungsaktivität aus 100% Rizinussamen

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