4 March 20153 March 2015 GMO agreement: a stop sign for innovation Director of agricultural biotechnology at EuropaBio commenting on the vote by the Council on genetically modified (GM) crops
Turning the local area into an innovation laboratory Interview with Stefano Facco, New Business Development Director of Novamont SpA
Rennovia and Johnson Matthey to co-develop commercial catalysts for biobased adipic acid process Focus of the joint development effort will be to develop and supply catalysts for mini-plant and future commercial plants
Dovetail partners announces release of new publication highlighting wood building products and carbon storage Ability of wood to store carbon provides significant environmental advantage over, other building materials
European Parliament committee agrees to cap first generation biofuels at 6% Mixed feedback from industry and policy makers
EU-Parlament will Biosprit aus Raps und Soja ausbremsen Umweltausschuss stimmte für relativ strikte EU-Förderregeln
Rennovia appoints VP Commercialization Chemicals executive to leverage experience in scaling breakthrough technologies
2 March 201527 February 2015 Neue Vorhaben im Rahmen des BMEL-Förderschwerpunktes „Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft“ gestartet Neues Portal forst.fnr.de informiert zu Projekten
MEPs vote to cap biofuels NNFCC's CEO said, he “welcomed” any new legislation “that helps us better define good from bad biofuels.”
Column on … Psychology of innovation: biotechnology should learn to listen! Worries about the food/health relationship seem to have reached an all-time high
The Greenery innovation: tomatoes packaged in own stalk Biobased box developer winner of the Fruit Logistica 'Tomato Inspiration Award 2015'
Biokraftstoffverband VDBe: Brüsseler Umweltausschuss stimmt gegen Klimaschutz Verzerrte iLUC-Faktoren könnten gesamte Biokraftstoffproduktion in Europa in Frage stellen
Preisverfall bei Biosprit trifft Crop Energies Ensus Ltd. in Wilton vorsorglich abgeschaltet, übrige Werke in Deutschland, Belgien und Frankreich bislang nicht betroffen
Architect Manthey Kula explores seaweed as natural insulation for sustainable building Work encouraging local industries in grow, harvest and dry seaweed and kelp for production
The BioBuild project showcases biocomposite structures for use in construction Collaboration of 7 EU-countries to offer interesting views into an energy saving, sustainable biocomposites building future
NetComposites develops natural fibre LFT for lightweighting Pellets, including natural fibre yarns, offer a competitive alternative to glass
European Bioplastics Members portrait: Kjell Ivar Bache, CEO BioBag International Main strategy behind our partner concept is “Think Globally – Act Locally”
First post-consumer recycling programme for biopolymer carpet Two companies to jointly develop and commercialise products using recovered post-consumer carpet made with DuPont’s biopolymer
27 February 201526 February 2015 New products from bark to replace fossil compounds Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
European Bioplastics Conference celebrates 10th anniversary Call for papers will be published soon and delegates can register for the event from March
European Bioplastics Konferenz feiert zehnjähriges Jubiläum Teilnehmer können sich ab März für die Konferenz registrieren
Appropriate traceability for bioplastics – mass balance vs. certificate trading RSB: before claiming a bioproduct's certification, a product should have a minimum renewable carbon level of 25 percent
The Terroir Project transforms seaweed into sustainable chairs and lamps Danish designers team created sustainable furniture line from seaweed and paper
The Terroir Project: Algen-Biokomposit für Interior- und Möbeldesign Dänische Produktdesigner kreieren mit "The Terroir Project" innovative Biokomposits aus Algen und Papier
Antimikrobielle Fasern durch Fixierung von modifizierten Algenmaterialien Smarte Textilien mit biobasierter Ausrüstung
Künstlich erzeugtes biologisches Blatt wandelt Kohlendioxid in Sauerstoff um Das erste von Menschenhand geschaffene biologische Blatt absorbiert Kohlendioxid und erzeugt unter Einwirkung von Wasser und Licht Sauerstoff und andere organische Verbindungen
Bio-succinic acid wins Biofuels Digest Chemical Of The Year Award First non-fossil feedstock-derived chemical building block allows a bio-based alternative for a broad range of applications
Floreon Transforming Packaging shortlisted in the Environment & Energy Awards 2015 Ceremony will be held on April 22nd at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham
New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass Potential for mass use of lignin as feedstock for production of basic aromatic chemicals
Green chemistry: it is about the oxygen Fermentation technology development to perform oxygen reactions safer in one step
26 February 201525 February 2015 Biotex Flax used to improve impact performance for Bamboo Bike Tests using Biotex Flax offered quality weave and great mechanical properties
Biobasierte Kunststoffe: Vom Leukoplastbomber zum High-tech-Einsatz Ford Forschungszentrum entwickelt gemeinsam mit zehn Partnern Werkstoff- und Fließmodelle für naturfaserverstärkte Spritzgießmaterialien
Wiederentdeckung: Steinklee, eine Biogaspflanze für leichte Standorte Überwinternde, bodenverbessernde Leguminose mit guten Erträgen
Agreement for developing and producing a molecule for green chemical industry Companies collaboration on defining and optimising the production of levulinic acid
Wood biorefinery has an enormous potential Finnish VTT researcher showed the vast range of products to recover by wood biorefinery
Myco Design Lab: art meets industry in mycelium All you can do with mycelium, fungi, threads or hyphae...!
Milan court finds for Novamont, OPA “ridicules ruling” Duty of every entrepreneur in the industry to "scrupulously check the accuracy of the commercial information conveyed" on the market
A nutty project? Consortium working on development bio plasticizer from cashew shells Substitution of oil-derived plasticizers by biobased compounds is projected to yield a 1.1-ton reduction in CO2 emissions per ton
Chemischer „Fingerabdruck“ gegen illegales Holzfällen DBU-Förderung ermöglicht Entwicklung neuartiger Methoden zum Nachweis von Tropenholz in Papier
Wozu Erdöl, wenn man Abfall hat? Chemikalien, die bisher aus Erdöl gewonnen wurden, lassen sich nun aus billigen Abfallstoffen herstellen – dank eines neuen Syntheseverfahrens der TU Wien.
4 minutes with… Steve Davey, Vice President Bio-based Products & Services USA, DSM Company's program director talking about the focuses and milestones in Advanced Bioeconomy
25 February 201524 February 2015 Untersuchung möglicher Toxizität von Cellulose-Nanokristallen Umfassende und objektive Beurteilung der Umwelttoxizität von Cellulose-Nanokristallen notwendig für die Anwendung und Nutzung in der Biotechnologie
Potential toxicity of cellulose nanocrystals examined in Industrial Biotechnology journal Comprehensive assessment important for deployment of these crystals for a number of industrial biotechnology applications
BIOTEC und Kaneka unterschreiben Entwicklungsvereinbarung Zusammenarbeit will Polymerentwicklung mit bioabbaubaren Granulaten voranbringen
BIOTEC and Kaneka signed Joint Development Agreement Companies aim to create new bio-based compounds, biodegradable resins
Baustoffbroschüre der FNR wieder erhältlich – Einstieg in das Thema Bauen mit Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen 44-seitige Broschüre wurde vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert
Sixth WPC Conference, Cologne
