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16 December 201516 December 2015

Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emerges

In Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF

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15 December 201515 February 2018

Laurel Biocomposite earns USDA biobased label for 3 products

Cost-effective, green replacement with improved performance properties for traditional fossile-based resins

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Adidas und Parley for the Oceans setzen in Paris ein Zeichen

adidas und Parley for the Oceans präsentieren strategisches Nachhaltigkeitsprojekt anlässlich des Klimagipfels COP21

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Unique in Bangladesh: biodegradable sanitary towels

TNO and Dutch bioplastic producer Rodenburg cooperate on Bangladesh sanitary napkin project

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Dow Chemical und DuPont: US-Chemieriesen wollen fusionieren

In den USA kündigt sich die nächste Megafusion an: Dupont und Dow planen einen Zusammenschluss im Wert von 120 Milliarden Dollar

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DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals

Will Create Highly Focused Leading Businesses in Agriculture, Material Science and Specialty Products; Intend to Subsequently Spin Into Three Independent, Publicly Traded Companies

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Tecnaro: Green Brand für Bio-Kunststoffe – Trophäen im 3D-Druck

Arboblend-Filamente komplett aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen gefertigt

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The YXY Kings

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Avantium

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14 December 201512 December 2015

Splinter: The Wooden Supercar

Interior fit out and suspension components made from wood and wood composites

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Microplastics: Rhine One of the Most Polluted Rivers Worldwide

Derivation or former use of more than 60 percent spherules uncertain

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Kleinste Plastikteilchen: Der Rhein gehört weltweit zu den am stärksten belasteten Strömen

Bei über 60% der Mikrokügelchen Herkunft und Zweck noch unklar

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DuPont Leaders Tout Biopolymers and Technology for Improved Sustainability

Comments Delivered at International Bio Symposium

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CO2 as raw material – topic at the Climate Summit

Greenhouse gas can be used in plastics manufacturing - Covestro leads model program of the European Union

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CO2 als neuer Rohstoff Thema auf Klimagipfel

Treibhausgas lässt sich für Kunststoff-Herstellung verwenden / Covestro führt Vorzeigeprogramm der Europäischen Union

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Algenkrise in der Wissenschaft

Der Mikrobiologie droht ihr wichtigstes Rohmaterial knapp zu werden: Der Bedarf an Rotalgen, die das Geliermittel Agar liefern, übersteigt das Angebot

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Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui

Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’), to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF in Asia

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11 December 201515 December 2015

ICPB applies for patent for biobased MEG manufacturing process

A large proportion of the current bio-MEG goes into making  biorenewable bottles

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Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab

Colorado State chemists paving a potential new road to sustainable, petroleum-free plastics

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Solegear Acquires Office Products Book of Business, Receives Additional Purchase Order

The Company has secured exclusive rights to sell sustainable bioplastic office products to leading retailers

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Auf dem Weg zur Pflanzenöl-Bioraffinerie

Forschungsverbund stellt Plattformchemikalien und Produkte aus Pflanzenölen im Technikumsmaßstab her

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Are All Processes Made Equally?: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Clariant

Sunliquid paving the way to a second generation sugar platform for the production of biobased chemicals

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Iowa Corn Patent Application Accepted for Bio-Based Manufacturing Process

New process to allow production from corn sugar to bio-MEG in one step

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Erste Umweltproduktdeklaration für WPC

VHI erhält Verbands-EPD für Terrassendielen und Fassadenelemente aus WPC

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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

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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

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Vo Trong Nghia impresses with beautiful bamboo pavilions

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

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Moos Radio: Energie aus photo-mikrobischen Brennstoffzellen

Forschern gelingt Stromerzeugung mittels Photosynthese aus Pflanzen

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Abengoa files for insolvency protection

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

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Introducing: PLA-based biaxially oriented film

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

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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

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Breeders’ rights, patents and genetic modification

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

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How innovations in packaging are preserving products while saving the planet

Industry looking for ways to address issues like economics and education

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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

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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

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

Bundes-Umweltministerin Dr. Barbara Hendricks lobt die Initiative

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Stammzellen auf Algen schneller züchten

Alginat zweier chilenischer Algensorten besonders geeignet

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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

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BASF receives German Sustainability Award for resource efficiency

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

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BASF erhält Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspreis für Ressourceneffizienz

Top 3 in der Kategorie „Deutschlands nachhaltigste Großunternehmen“

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The bioeconomy to re-industrialize Brazil

An interview with Bernardo Silva, President at ABBI

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8 December 20157 December 2015

Green Biologics starts construction of renewable chemical plant

Commercial production is scheduled to commence in 2016

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Gesucht: Innovative Landwirte für den Silphieanbau

TLL will 2016 mit Praxisbetrieben kooperieren – Landwirte profitieren vom Erfahrungszuwachs

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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

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Webinar 1 – S2Biom computerised toolset testing

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

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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

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

Researchers recommend reining in timber industry's carbon emissions

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

EU investment to create 320 jobs in the near future

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Commercializing Synthetic Biology

Innovation to Tackle Climate Change and Feed a Growing Population

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Colorado State University chemists reported a breakthrough in recyclable polymers

Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab

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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