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16 October 201415 October 2014

First company certified for green plastics

Government may give priority to sustainable purchasing certified biobased products

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Biobased Delta European chemical ‘sweet spot’

Innovative dutch companies to jointly develop biobased materials, chemicals and coatings

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New enzyme solutions help detergent manufacturers tackle regionally relevant stains

Novozymes’ latest offering simplifies detergent manufacturing and offers specific blends that are effective on stain removal deemed important in different parts of the world

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15 October 201414 October 2014

Marketplace Opportunities for Integration of Biobased and Conventional Plastics

A new bioplastics report by Jim Lunt & Associates, was just published and is free for download

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Dr. Gert-Jan Gruter of Avantium awarded as European CTO of the Year 2014

Jury valued personal leadership and long career in technology innovation, strong partnering to the outside world

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Weizenstroh als Quelle für neue Biokunststoffe

Neues Verfahren konvertiert Biomasse fast vollständig in Lignin und Saccharide

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Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol represents a milestone on the global sustainable development agenda

Fair and equitable sharing of benefits, conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components - the three main objectives of the CBD

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Internationaler Vertrag gegen Biopiraterie tritt in Kraft

Kommerzielles Potenzial der biologischen Vielfalt durch Erforschung der genetischen Ressourcen in Zukunft besser nutzen

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Region Ostwürttemberg: Jährlich 1.000 Tonnen ungenutzte biogene Reststoffe

Von EurA Consult konzipierte Potenzialanalyse der GOA ergibt Defizit an stofflichen Nutzungsmöglichkeiten

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Biobasierte Materialien – Neue Rohstoffquellen, Produkte und Recycling

Biobasierte Materialien für vielfältige Einsatzbereiche

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Celexion granted three U.S. patents for renewable chemical manufacturing

Patents enabling the construction of genome-sized DNA constructs as well as the production of valuable petrochemicals from biological sources.

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Brownwashing: The bashing of green products

Greenwash or Brownwash?

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14 October 201413 October 2014

Smokeless biofuel saves lifes in Africa

WHO: More people in the developing world die each year from illness caused by smoke inhalation than malaria

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German rapeseed damaged by bugs after EU insecticide ban: farmers

Overall level of damage still unclear, but insect damage to plant roots could make rapeseed more vulnerable to frost damage

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Matrìca’s flagship plants go international on European Stakeholders’ Open Day

"It’s now time for the bioeconomy to enter into European, national and regional strategic policy agendas”-

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Italy and France awarded for their Most Innovative EU Biotech SMEs 2014

Top five candidates presented their achievements at the 2nd edition of the European Biotech Week

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UFOP-Geschäftsbericht 2013/2014 erschienen

Wichtiges Nachschlagewerk der Ölsaaten- und Biokraftstoffbranche

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The European Bioeconomy: making the concept a reality

European Bioeconomy Observatory marking the progress to become European Bioeconomy Strategy a reality

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Mühle trifft Biotechnologie – so werden aus Nebenerzeugnissen der Müllerei wertvolle Produkte

Aus Nebenprodukten der Mühlenwirtschaft sollen künftig neue Wertstoffe mit Hilfe der Industriellen Biotechnologie entstehen – „weiß-blaue“ Biotechnologie par excellence!

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BRAIN and FUCHS Europe in partnership to produce lubricants from renewable raw materials

Synthesis of the first lubricant additives was achieved by BRAIN

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BRAIN und FUCHS Europe kooperieren auf dem Gebiet der Schmierstoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Synthese von ersten Schmierstoffadditiven durch BRAIN erfolgreich realisiert

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Neste Oil to refocus its R&D aimed at increasing its use of renewable inputs

Neste Oil is to realign its long-term R&D and switch its emphasis from microbial oil research to other areas of technology for using forestry and agricultural waste

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13 October 201410 October 2014

Wasserpflanzen – Rohstoff für Biogasanlagen?

Forscher untersuchen Machbarkeit

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First GMP-compliant batch of a biologic drug substance from a moss expression system produced for clinical use

New plant derived substance to be tested as new generation of enzyme replacement therapy

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Enzym für Ersatztherapie in Moos produziert

Pflanzenwirkstoff soll als neue Generation derartiger Arzneimittel zum Einsatz kommen

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The first-ever BIO Latin America Conference a major success

Conference drew more than 450 industry leaders, representing over 250 companies from 25 different countries

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Biobasierte Schmierstoffe – technische Eigenschaften überzeugen

Rolf Luther von FUCHS EUROPE informiert über technische Eigenschaften und mögliche Einsatzbereiche

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Biobased lubricants with convincing technical properties

Rolf Luther from FUCHS EUROPE talks about technical properties and potential application areas

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„Made in Green by OEKO-TEX®“

Neues Produktlabel für unbedenkliche und nachhaltig produzierte Textilien

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Zweiter IK-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht publiziert

Entwicklung und Ergebnisse der wesentlichen Nachhaltigkeitsthemen aus den letzten vier Jahren

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USDA report outlines opportunities in the emerging bioeconomy

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA has released a comprehensive report entitled Why Biobased?

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Thermotolerant yeast can provide more climate-smart ethanol

With a simple mutation, yeast can grow in higher than normal temperatures

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Arcadia Biosciences and ArborGen to develop drought-tolerant and nitrogen-efficient eucalyptus trees

Improved varieties will enhance productivity and sustainability of purpose-grown forests

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10 October 20149 October 2014

National Science Foundation awards $741,221 to cycleWood Solutions

U of A-affiliated company has commercialized compostable lignin blends bag

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US Department of Energy earmarks $25 million for biofuel research

Algal biofuels to help create green jobs, improve the environment, and achieve national energy security

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Bioplastics at Fakuma: Corbion Purac to present biobased PLA solutions for extrusion, thermoforming and injection molding

Company showcasing partner applications to demonstrate the broad range of characteristics and properties of PLA bioplastics

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Wooden skyscrapers could be the future of flat-pack cities around the world

The development of engineered timber could herald a new era of eco-friendly ‘plyscrapers’. Christchurch welcomed its first multistorey timber structure this year, there are plans for Vancouver, and the talk is China could follow

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Innovative Entwicklung von Borealis und Kompetenzzentrum Holz wird mit dem OÖ Landespreis für Innovation 2014 geehrt

Gemeinschaftsprojekt bringt Material- und Prozessentwicklung von NFC-Produkten voran

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Deutschland ist zu einem Drittel mit Wald bedeckt

Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Christian Schmidt präsentiert die Ergebnisse der dritten Bundeswaldinventur in der Bundespressekonferenz

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Zur Bundeswaldinventur: BUND fordert bessere Standards für Waldwirtschaft

Weiger: "Wälder müssen deutlich älter und vorratsreicher werden".

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CO2 Solutions announces testing program with Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

Sponsoring Agreement to EERC’s program 'Advancing CO₂ Capture Technology: Partnership for CO₂ Capture (PCO₂C) Phase III'

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Blades of grass inspire advance in organic solar cells

UMass Amherst scientists use graphene in new energy conversion architecture

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Building the framework for the future of biofuels

Biofuels – fuels made from plants – are seen by many as one of the better options for brightening the national energy outlook

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9 October 20148 October 2014

Metabolix to exit Germany by end 2014

Company to focus resources on the successful core business based on PHA performance additives

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Crude palm oil could rise to $730-$750/T in Jan-March – analyst Mielke

Oil palm growing areas suffering from dryness in Indonesia and Malaysia

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Biorizon well on the way to the development of biobased aromatics

Shared research centre developing aromatics from plant material or residues

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Advanced biofuels industry calls the European Parliament to take firm action on ILUC directive proposal

Chances and challenges for advanced biofuels

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Biopolymer manufacturer MHG appoints Director of Materials Technology

Michael N. Mang to bring essential expertise in developing performance materials for industrial biotechnology

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Coca-Cola making good progress on 2020 sustainability goals for packaging

Company's last sustainability report highlights PlantBottle usage

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