7 December 20154 December 2015 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
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
Yale researchers create better cellular factories to churn out novel biopolymers No longer limits in quantity or diversity of novel amino acids to make new therapeutics and materials in bacterial factories
Coperion erweitert Angebot im Bereich Langfaser-Technologie Langfaserverstärkte Thermoplaste erlauben höhere Belastungen und anspruchsvolle Einsatzbereiche
Coperion offers technology for long fiber compounds Long fiber reinforced thermoplastics well suited for higher stress und demanding areas of use
“COEX”: Feuerfeste Textilien aus Naturfasern Patentiertes Verfahren erlaubt chemische Veränderung der molekularen Zusammensetzung von Naturfasern
Neueste Statistiken aus der Welt der Man-Made-Fibers 71% aller 2014 weltweit produzierten Textilfasern waren Man-Made-Fibers, ein Anteil, der in Europa sogar auf 79% stieg“
Europe’s sustainable biomass potential is substantial Sufficient sustainable biomass can be produced within European borders to drive major bioeconomy development and all that is needed is recognition of this latent potential and enabling public policies, writes Zoltán Szabó
Biotechnologische Produktion von Roseoflavin und 8-Demethyl-8-amino-riboflavin Forschungserkenntnisse können völlig neue Synthesestrategien für Aromaten eröffnen
2 December 20159 September 2021 Michael Carus talks to Il Bioeconomista An interview with the founder of the nova-Institut
New Report: “Biorefinery Products Global Market Outlook – Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment” According to Stratistics MRC, high initial investment and shortage of suppliers are the factors limiting the Biorefinery Products market growth
Bioblo: Endlich coole Bausteine! Junges Startup entwickelt Bauspielzeug komplett aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Faserverbundwerkstoffe – Aus Schönmalve und Leindotter Um Autos umweltverträglicher zu machen, entwickelt ein Forscherteam der Fachhochschule Bingen im Projekt ABUTILON Naturstoffe für den Fahrzeuginnenraum – gefördert vom BMBF
Phillipines: Some interesting information about abaca Popular natural fiber is considered one of the strongest
The American Chemistry Council Approves Membership for Green Biologics Renewable speciality chemicals company furthers commitment to sustainability by joining industry-leading trade association
Global Bioeconomy Summit: Globale Agenda zur nachhaltigen Bioökonomie verabschiedet Weltweit mehr nachwachsende Rohstoffe in Alltag und Ernährung nutzen
Holz- und Naturfaser-Kunststoffe im Trend Neue Biowerkstoffe inzwischen reif für die Produktion in Großserien
New Circular Economy Package ‘less ambitious’ than axed predecessor The European Commission’s draft waste and incineration laws to replace the package it axed under its drive for “better regulation”, has weaker targets for recycling and landfill than its predecessor
1 December 201526 August 2021 Experts from nova introduced: This month: Dr. rer. nat. Asta Partanen, WPC expert
Save the date: Bio-based Start-up Day, 7 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany High-potential start-ups from the field of bio-based chemistry, polymers and biotechnology are invited to present themselves to industry and investors!
Local production of woodbased textiles in Sweden New project to investigate the sustainability of bio-based textile production
„Das nachwachsende Büro“ ist 2016 auf Tour Mit ihrem Modell-Büro regt die FNR Vordenker und Modernisierer der öffentlichen Verwaltung zu einer nachhaltigen Beschaffung an
Waste, repackaged Three resourceful companies are changing the rhetoric on waste by reimagining it as feedstock for innovative bio-based packaging materials
Metabolix Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Company ramping up pilot production to run at nameplate capacity for 2016, expecting to sell a significant portion of the amorphous PHA (a-PHA) material
Biobased materials embrace improvements Quick overview into big players achievements in the bioplastics and biochemicals sector
Neue Antibiotika aus Mangrovenpflanzen Jenaer Forscher entdecken neuartigen Wirkmechanismus gegen multiresistente Keime
An interview with the “father” of EU bioeconomy From niche to norm - Chris Patermann talks to Il Bioeconomista
Berlin world capital of the bioeconomy Global Bioeconomy Summit 2015: Germany leads the world bioeconomy
30 November 20159 September 2021 CO2Chem: Response to the UK £1bn CCS competition being axed Carbon Dioxide Utilisation treating CO2 as commodity to gain profit, not as waste
