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14 September 201510 September 2015

Second Corbion plant approved to produce L-Lactic Acid for biocidal products in Europe

Corbion has announced that a second of its production plants for L-Lactic acid received approved supplier status under the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and as such it products can be used in biocidal products

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Sinar Mas Group mulls plans to start producing bioplastic

The company is looking at business opportunities for palm oil-based bioplastic goods

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11 September 201526 November 2015

Bioplastics as strong contenders in the market

The pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably

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Green public procurement in France

Consulting companies Bio by Deloitte and Nomadéis have been mandated to carry out a study about the biobased products market

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EU-weite Konsultation zur Reform der EU-Agrarstatistik

EU-Kommission plant Modernisierung der Rechtsgrundlagen zur Erhebung statistischer Daten

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Minister Rehn: Wood construction is part of bioeconomy development

Example set by the state and municipalities plays a central role in furthering wood construction

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On the Move in the Advanced Bioeconomy: GFBiochemicals, Faegre Baker Daniels, American Coalition for Ethanol, Global Bioenergies

The Biofuels Digest's highlighting elections of honoured experts

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Russische GS Group nimmt WPC-Anlage in Betrieb

Nach Schätzungen werden in Russland jährlich etwa 20.000 t WPC-Produkte abgesetzt

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Revolution® – “Glare control fabrics made from plants”

New material made by M + N Textiles is the first sunscreen fabric in the world awarded with Cradle to Cradle Certified^TM Gold

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How to Turn an Old Sofa into Biofuel

A Dutch initiative explores methods on how to use solid urban waste to produce liquid biofuels and biochemicals

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Corbion and Perstorp launch jointly developed lactide caprolactone co-polymer for hot melt adhesives

Unique long-term partnership brings more sustainable materials to the adhesives market and beyond

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World’s Largest Producer Of Industrial Enzymes Comes Out Swinging For Biofuel

CT Exclusive Interview with Novozymes CEO Peder Holk Nielsen

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Die Natur auf der linken Spur

Kunststoffe-Umfrage im September/Oktober: Welchen Nutzen haben Biokunststoffe im Auto?

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10 September 201510 September 2015

The Role of Biowaste in the Emerging Circular Economy

ECN Positon Statement on CE, 19 August 2015

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Study: Seeing the forest and the trees, all 3 trillion of them

Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated

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Slower melting ice cream in pipeline

Scientists found new protein from friendly food bacteria that could enable ice creams to keep frozen for longer

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Closing the loop on the ground: 10 EU projects working towards a circular economy

Over the last years we have been funding a whole range of projects across Europe on recycling, upcycling, reusing and recovering materials - each of them a building block for a circular economy. Here is a selection of some of them

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Rudy Rabbinge: genetic modification has much potential but also entails risks for world food supply and the environment

Green biotechnology has to be applied in an innovative system, where discoveries cannot continually be shielded by patents

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A new Maine manufacturing strategy could turn plants into products

Emerging biobased manufacturing sector could turn into a substantial force for economic development with the right foundation

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Epicolactones – The eight-step path

LMU chemists report the first total synthesis of the natural product epicolactone, which is found in certain species of endophytic fungi

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Epicolacton – In acht Schritten zum Naturstoff

Die erste Totalsynthese von Epicolacton zeigt den biosynthetischen Ursprung des Naturstoffs und seine Nähe zum Farbstoff Purpurogallin

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Halted particleboard plant working toward pellet conversion

Next week, a full consultation report for the conversion of NEWPRO to a wood pellet plant in Smithers, British Columbia, is expected to be submitted to the Ministry of Environment

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Top 10 Low Carbon Fuels made from greenhouse gases all around you

No fossil fuel, no biomass, low carbon, no kidding

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9 September 20158 September 2015

Water heals a bioplastic

Penn State researchers team has developed a self-healing polymer inspired by the genetic code of a squid's teeth

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Spanplatten nur bedingt fürs Recycling geeignet

Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (LfU) untersuchte Spanplatten vor dem Hintergrund der stofflichen Verwertung von Altholz

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More money from methane: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Siluria

Siluria’s oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) technology, catalytically converts methane into ethylene and water

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How The World’s Largest Steel Manufacturer Is Trying To Go Green

Partnership with LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies to convert gas waste from steel production into bio ethanol

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Fortum’s first export batch of Finnish bio-oil to E.ON in Sweden

Company's bio-oil is produced from wood-based raw material, like forest residue, wood chips or sawdust

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Lorenz Kunststofftechnik: Neue Duroplaste mit Naturfaserverstärkung

Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) mit Jute-, Baumwoll- oder Sisal-Fasern sind flammhemmend, feuchtigkeitsresistent und flexibel zu verarbeiten

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Global Bioplastics Packaging Market for Food and Beverages to Reach US$28,503.6 Million by 2020

According to a new market study published by Persistence Market Research

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Enzymatic Bio-Coating

Specific coating of surfaces by enzymes

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Enzymatic Bio-Coating

Gezielte Beschichtung von Oberflächen durch Enzyme

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SECOS Group successfully scales up production of Biohybrid films for global hygiene market

SECOS Group successfully scales up production of environmentally friendly, high quality and cost competitive Biohybrid™ films tailored for the global personal care and hygiene product markets

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8 September 20159 September 2021

4th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

Just 3 weeks left to register - Almost 100 participants from 20 countries

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Experts from nova-Institute introduced:

This month Dr. Stephan Piotrowski, Agricultural economist

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Nachhaltige Wirtschaft: Grüne Startups gesucht

Bundesumweltministerin wird Schirmherrin von Startgreen-Award

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From sewage sludge to syngas and biochar: new perspectives for small municipalities

Dr. Olivier Lepez, coordinator of PYROCHAR, explains how the project team has developed an energy- and cost-efficient process to thermo-chemically convert municipal sewage sludge into useful biochar and synthetic gas

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Aus Klärschlamm wird Synthesegas und Biokohle: Neue Perspektiven für kleine Gemeinden

Dr. Olivier Lepez, Koordinator von PYROCHAR, erklärt, wie das Projektteam ein energie- und kosteneffizientes Verfahren entwickelt hat, um Klärschlamm der Gemeinde mit thermo-chemischen Verfahren in nützliche Biokohle und Synthesegas umzuwandeln

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GFBiochemicals Hires Key Staff For R&D And Business Development

Company appreciating to attract exceptional talents

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Nordmann, Rassmann/Perstorp: Verarbeitungshilfsmittel für Biokunststoffe

Gemeinsamer Messestand auf der Fakuma stellt Produktfolio vor

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woodFill featured in high-fashion

ColorFabb's PLA-filament appearing in 3D printed designer shoes

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3D Printed Mountain Bike Wins Eurobike Gold Award

Italian design studio wins a Eurobike Gold Award for their 3D printed mountain bike frame, made with biopolymer PLA from sustainable sources

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Forum Alpbach: Bioökonomie vielerorts weiter als in Österreich

"Je nach Problemstellungen werden regional sehr unterschiedliche Lösungsansätze nötig sein"

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Additiv- und Farbmasterbatches auf PLA-Basis

Für Kaffeekapseln und 3D-Druck-Filamente

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7 September 20154 September 2015

Sowing the Seeds

Manufacturers look to crops as a way to create greener plastics

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Looking at Solazyme, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials: free “Emerging Bioeconomy” event

Discussion will focus on benefits and impacts of new materials and ingredients, future implications for land use, carbon mitigation, and water use

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Neuer Dämmstoff besteht aus alten Jute-Säcken

Neues Thermovlies 18 Prozent günstiger als die bisherige ökologische Hanfdämmung mit gleicher Dämmstoffdicke

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2050 haben nahezu alle Seevögel Plastik im Magen

Artenvielfalt massiv bedroht - Sorge um Pinguine und große Albatrosse

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Almost all seabirds to have plastic in gut by 2050

Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world's seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut

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Schnelle Zulassung für Gentech-Kartoffel

Einführung neuer Technologien durch die Hintertür?