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21 April 201520 April 2015

CEO: We are moving away from the fossil age

Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, about how a climate change future will look

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Canada’s growing biobased economy to be showcased at the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal

Brent Erickson: “We look forward to bringing BIO’s World Congress back to Montreal, where Canadian and American industrial biotechnology companies have formed strong partnerships over the years.”

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Neue Nachwuchsforschergruppe an der RUB: Verfahren zur Produktion von Chemikalien aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen entwickeln

Land NRW fördert Projekt mit rund 1,2 Millionen Euro

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Major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses win/win for the environment

Berkeley Lab researchers perform solar-powered green chemistry with captured CO₂

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Neues Patent zur schonenden Verarbeitung und Veredlung von Biokunststoffen bestätigt

Patentiertes Verfahren reduziert die Verweilzeiten sowie die scherenden und thermischen Einflüsse auf Biowerkstoffe

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Crosslinking biopolymers for biomedical applications

Biopolymeric materials are preferred for medical applications

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20 April 201517 April 2015

Bio-based chemical industry victim of EU biofuel reform

EU legislation in question significantly alienated from what the Commission originally proposed to ensure sustainable policy in Europe

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RPC Group: Container sets the right image

Sustainable packaging for sustainable infrastructure solutions providerContainer Sets the Right Image

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Levulinic acid, the next green chemical building block

Further levulinic acids indicates that the biobased economy gathers strength

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Das baden-württembergische Bioökonomie-Graduiertenprogramm BBW ForWerts

International ausgerichtetes Ausbildungsprogramm widmet sich Erforschung innovativer Wertschöpfungsketten

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Report by Pöyry investigates supply and demand across geographical hubs in the bio-based chemical business

‘BioSight up to 2025’: Changes in supply and demand affecting the global bio-based chemical industry

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Pöyry-Studie untersucht Kernmärkte der bio-basierten chemischen Wirtschaft

„BioSight up to 2025“: Veränderungen in Angebot und Nachfrage beeinflussen die weltweite bio-basierte chemische Industrie

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BioAmber: Kanadische Bernsteinsäure-Anlage im Bau

Inbetriebnahme für das dritte Quartal 2015 - Abnahmevereinbarungen mit verschiedenen Kunden

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Scientists a step closer to developing renewable propane

New insight and understanding of the development of next-generation biofuels

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Joint Agreements to globally commercialize and market Flocapso™

Flotek Industries and Solazyme announce strategic agreements to develop and market advanced drilling fluid technologies and expand marketing of encapso™ in the Middle East

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Flourishing faster: How to make trees grow bigger and quicker

Scientists have discovered a way to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with the effects of climate change

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17 April 201516 April 2015

Ioanna Hariskos: Biogenic calcification as a role model for industry

KIT researchers to breed calcite particles for innovative material development

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Ioanna Hariskos: Biogene Kalkbildung als Muster für die Industrie

KIT-Forscher versuchen sich an Kalkzüchtung als innovativer Materialentwicklung

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Forschungsverbund gestartet: Hochwertiges Recycling biobasierter Kunststoffe

Projektkonsortium will Recyclingverhalten von PLA-Produkten aus 'Post-Consumer-Bereich' bewerten

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SCOPE report on bioenergy and sustainability: Bridging the gaps

Authors highlight recommendations for policy and deployment of bioenergy options

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GP JOULE @ Hannover Messe: Power-to-Gas LIVE!

Auf der Hannover Messe macht GP Joule die innovative Wasserstoff-Technologie hautnah erlebbar.

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„Green Fiber Bottle“ aus Dänemark – Bierflaschen aus Papier

Ein dänischer Entwickler will die Bierdose aus Alu oder Plastik ersetzen – mit recyceltem Zeitungspapier. Prototypen gibt es schon.

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Microbe produces ethanol from switchgrass without pretreatment

Genetic engineering allows biomass-degrading bacterium to make fuel in a single process

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New ORNL, N.C. State, LanzaTech DNA dataset is potent, accessible tool

Scientists focused on producing biofuels more efficiently have a new powerful dataset to help them study the DNA of microbes that fuel bioconversion and other processes

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Heilende Pflanzen – Inventur der Flora in Burkina Faso

Forscher präsentieren erstmals genaue Zahlen zur Pflanzennutzung in dem westafrikanischen Staat

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Environment committee backs compromise on cleaner biofuels

EU Parliament committee approves 7% cap on first generation biofuels

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16 April 201515 April 2015

2. Niedersächsischer Algenstammtisch in Bad Fallingbostel – Praxis und Wissenschaft an einem Tisch

Mikroalgen schauen in eine „grüne“ Zukunft - und das in vielerlei Hinsicht

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Oil-producing algae clean up waste water

US Rice University research found that oil-producing algae can eliminate more than 90% of nitrates and over half of phosphates

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TNO: Using bacteria as a launderette

Bioclear technologists using bacteria – which are already present in the soil - that break down under houses contaminations

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New Dutch collaboration to accelerate sustainable biobased economy

Partnership very important step to achieve good business cases for the industry in the Netherlands

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New light mountaineering shoe from Salomon has high performance chassis made out of EcoPaXX® from DSM

New material suitable for injection molding, certified as carbon neutral from cradle to gate

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Materia presents 100 of the most inspiring and most innovative materials at the Dutch Materials 2015 event

Two main themes to be exhibited in detail: lightweight materials and bio-based materials

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UK: Biobased and biodegradable industries association to launch

Industry collaboration to promote production and use of bio-based, biodegradable materials

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Novamont integrated biorefinery at the 2015 Plant Based Summit

Stefano Facco to demonstrate how it is possible to develop a bioeconomy model based on local low-impact agricultural value chains

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Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

The company portrait of POET

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‘BioSight up to 2025’: Changes in supply and demand affecting the global bio-based chemical industry

Report by Pöyry investigates supply and demand across geographical hubs in the bio-based chemical business

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15 April 201514 April 2015

InnProBio: Europäisches Projekt will biobasierte, innovative Produkte im öffentlichen Einkauf stärken

Neue EU-Beschaffungsrichtlinie bietet mehr Spielräume für nachhaltigen öffentlichen Einkauf

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Monsanto, Bayer join venture-capital Push

Big firms want to make sure they don’t miss out on cutting-edge tools for food formulation, pest prevention

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EU rapeseed stocks to near-halve, as output falters

"Supplies on the world market are also projected low," USDA staff said

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Biokunststoffe richtig kleben und schweißen

Infoveranstaltung am 6. Mai 2015 in Würzburg

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BioAmber secures best-in-class technology for planned BDO/THF plants

License from Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies accelerates deployment of next commercial plant

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Hydal Biotech obtained Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award

Hydal biotechnology’s biopolymer end product adds further value to the technology

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Corbion: Übernahme des nordamerikanischen Milchsäuregeschäfts Archer Daniels Midland

Transaktion betrifft nur Verkauf und Lieferung von Milchsäure-, Natriumlaktat- und Kaliumlaktat-Produkten

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Corbion acquires lactic acid business from Archer Daniels Midland

Transaction includes sales and delivery of lactic acid, sodium lactate, and potassium lactate products

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‘Revolutionary’ tech makes plastic from wastewater

Belgium-based Aquiris seeking partners to bring the project from pilot phase into reality

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Extraction of hemicellulose from wood chips

Canada: Cascades announces major investments in biorefinery project at Cabano plant

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14 April 20153 June 2015

Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2015” goes to Bayer MaterialScience AG for the firstbio-based polyurethane crosslinker for high performance automotive coatings

The competition focuses on innovative materials and products, which have had (or will have) a market launch in 2014 or 2015

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Der Innovationspreis „Bio-based Material of the Year 2015“ geht an Bayer MaterialScience AG für den ersten bio-basierten Polyurethan-Vernetzer für Hochleistungslacke im Automobilbereich

Ausgezeichnet werden neue bio-basierte Werkstoffe und ihre Anwendungen

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Ecoteas achieves 100% zero waste packaging with help from Innovia’s NatureFlex

Wood pulp material certified to be over 90% bio-based and compostable

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Biotechnologically produced food: positioning and profit margin

In marketing, all revolves around a very old principle: how do I position my product on the market?