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29 September 201524 September 2015

New report shows bio-based butanol market growing more than 9% annually through 2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Bio-based Butanol Market 2015-2019″ report to their offering.

28 September 201526 September 2015

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe 2015 unverändert auf knapp 2,5 Millionen Hektar in Deutschland

Land- und Forstwirte sichern den größten Teil der Energie- und Rohstoffwende

Salt-tolerant plants eyed as crops of the future as sea level rises

20 per cent of world's irrigated farmland already contaminated with salt

New analysis strategy improves material efficiency of biorefineries

Finnish doctoral dissertation presents new strategy for expanding the usability of an analysis method used by biorefineries and for identifying new types of compounds

BASF and Genomatica expand license agreement

License agreement for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable feedstock adds countries in Southeast Asia

Burgeoning results from a greener CAP

The "greening" of direct payments, a crucial element of the Common Agricultural Policy reforms, came into force at the beginning of the year, but it is still a divisive topic

Corbion Purac strengthens its India position by acquiring Lactic acid business of Malladi Specialties Limited

Corbion Purac announces the acquisition of the lactic acid business of Malladi Specialties Limited

25 September 201525 September 2015

FNR präsentiert Bioverbundwerkstoffe – auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE und auf der bio!CAR

Gemeinschaftsstand „Bio-based Composites“ mit NFK und WPC für innovative Produktlösungen

Bioeconomy offers Europe and Russia opportunity for long-term strategic cooperation

Falling oil prices not the only reason for Russia to follow the bioeconomy path

Algae at the Crossroads: Tackling big markets, big challenges in the new carbon economy

Will policymakers enable low-cost carbon to become available for this nascent, petroleum-displacing technology set? The Digest investigates.

What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals?

That momentum behind green chemistry in the 1990s has never waned, but it’s never exactly exploded either. Is that about to change?

Your next car could be made of fungus

Viable eco-friendly replacement could make its way into your car soon

Genetic modification: widening gap between public perception and industrial reality

Increasing number of 'natural' products are being manufactured by the intermediate of GMOs

Belgian solar car produced with bio-based resins to compete at the World Solar Challenge 2015

Cardolite Corporation, SHD composite Materials Ltd and Solvay are supporting the Punch Powertrain Solar Team from the University of Leuven in building the Punch One, a Belgian solar car based on bio-based resins

Neue Marktstudie zum europäischen Kunststoffmarkt

Von Standardprodukten über technische Hochleistungskunststoffe bis zu Biokunststoffen: Ceresana untersucht den gesamten europäischen Markt für Kunststoffe

24 September 201523 September 2015

Commission ready to give more aid to young farmers

Over 160,000 young European farmers will start their own businesses thanks to aid provided by the 2014-2020 rural development programmes

Soy-polyols expand in Europe

Bio-polyol market is going through a rebirth in Europe as customers are realizing the benefits of using renewable and reusable products in their manufacturing

Nachhaltig produzierte Chemikalien durch den Einsatz von Mikroalgen

Universität Konstanz: Marine Mikroalgen können über einfache Parameter modifiziert werden

Producing chemicals sustainably using microalgae

Konstanz research: Marine algae can be modified by changing simple parameters

CORDIS Express: All at sea – addressing marine litter and pollution

CORDIS Express takes a look at the results of EU-funded projects that address our growing marine litter and pollution problem

CORDIS Express: Ab ins Meer? Meeresmüll und -verschmutzung endlich in den Griff bekommen

CORDIS Express wirft einen Blick auf die Ergebnisse von Projekten, die mithilfe von EU-Mitteln das wachsende Problem des Meeresmülls und der Umweltverschmutzung bewältigen wollen

Enzymatische mikromotorgesteuerte CO2-Fixierung in Wasser

Ausfällung und Mineralisierung von CO₂ aus Meerwasser durch enzymatische Umwandlung zu Carbonat mit einem mobilen Mikromotor

Micromotor-Based Biomimetic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: Towards Mobile Microscrubbers

Mobile CO₂ scrubbing platform offering a greatly accelerated biomimetic sequestration

23 September 20159 September 2021

100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

Breakthrough technology to redirect the entire polyester fiber and plastic resin industry toward a renewable future

Orange is the new black gold: how peel could replace crude oil in plastics

York researchers to make biofuel from orange peels

DfT awards £25m to develop advanced biofuels

UK Department for Transport investing in new premises and technology

The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced Bioeconomy

Mandates and national consumption

MSU/PHYCO2 collaboration works for cleaner power

PHYCO₂-technology continuously captures significant amounts of CO₂, growing algae with LED light

World deforestation slows down as more forests are better managed

FAO publishes key findings of global forest resources assessment

Increased forest cover require support for the private sector

Keynote presentation at World Forestry Congress

Finnish mobile technology solutions are launched into UK forestry & energy markets

MHG Systems Woodland Manager helps create forest management plans that meet UK Forest standards

Spaltung von Wasser setzt Unmengen an Sprit frei

Neue Methode ermöglicht unter anderem hocheffiziente Solarzellen

22 September 201519 September 2015

Enerkem ernennt neuen CFO

Neue Führungskraft bringt 25 Jahre Erfahrung in verschiedenen Industriesparten mit

Enerkem appoints new CFO

New executive bringing more than 25 years experience in various industrial sectors

Biodegradable Plastics Market by Type and by Application – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020

MarketsandMarkets: Robust growth projected for biodegradable plastics through 2020

Covestro signs UN Global Compact

Leading polymers company confirms its principles of sustainability

Pentagon’s Heavy Foot Traffic Still Leads to Lighter Environmental Footprint

Pentagon staffs have taken many steps to shrink the 6.5-million-square-foot building’s environmental footprint

Sugar beet waste product could be billion dollar ‘wonder material’

Edinburgh-based scientists looking to create a sustainable composite to rival carbon fibre

Neue Möglichkeiten für die Optimierung der Herstellungsverfahren von Riboflavin

Verbesserung der Riboflavin-Biosynthese aus Bacillus subtilis durch Verwendung des Regulators RibR

Die Phosphor-Krise: Wenn der Baustoff allen Lebens sich dem Ende neigt

Mehr Raum zur Forschung an hochwertigen Sekundärrohstoffe aus Reststoffen - Technische Universität Dresden eröffnet Institut für Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft

21 September 20159 September 2021

Just 8 days left – 4th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

Almost 140 participants from 22 countries registered! - 29 - 30 September 2015, Haus der Technik, Essen (Germany)

Faurecia: Breites Portfolio an Biomaterialien für den Fahrzeuginnenraum

"Lebender Garten" auf der IAA in Frankfurt zeigt das rasche Wachstum auf dem Gebiet der Biomaterialien

Faurecia’s living garden at Frankfurt Motor Show demonstrates rapidly growing choices in bio-materials

Faurecia Bio Garden features an immersive experience in a living meadow

Global and China Biodegradable Plastics Industry Report, 2014-2018

Biodegradable plastics industry policies are expected to be launched soon, thus stimulating China’s demand for biodegradable plastics swiftly

Egger and Göttingen University develop “USB” made of soft hardwoods

Unoriented-strand boards (USB) made of soft hardwoods

Algenol To Distribute Ethanol Commercially

Florida-based Renewable Fuels Leader Protec Fuel to Market Algae-based Blends

Carbon Dioxide and its practical, green uses

Carbon dioxide — everyone wants to see less of it lying around, but what is it particularly good for?

Natural Rubber from Dandelion Roots Reduces Engine Vibrations

ContiTech presented technical revolution to the public for the first time

Naturkautschuk aus Löwenzahn-Wurzeln reduziert Motorschwingungen

ContiTech präsentiert technische Revolution erstmals der Öffentlichkeit

18 September 201517 September 2015

S2Biom Newsletter – Issue 4, September 2015

Find recent updates made in the cost-supply database, the ‘biomass conversion pathway matching tool’ and the full chain assessment tools

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