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5 August 20145 August 2014

Budapest hosts innovative training school on biorefining

Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Schmidt besucht Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

"Signalwirkung für die Bedeutung von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen"

More people means more plant growth, NASA data show

New analysis shows that on a global scale, the presence of people corresponds to more plant productivity, or growth

Blauer Planet wird grüner

Analyse des globalen Pflanzenwachstums zeigt Einfluss der Landnutzung

Grünes Gold

Die Phytolutions GmbH in Bremen setzt auf marine Algen als Energie- und Rohstoff-Lieferant

4 August 201412 March 2015

The EUROPEAN BAROMETER OF LINEN: 1st Indicator of European linen comsumption

Significant online survey shows consumers level of understanding, purchases of linen products

Solazyme: ROI next year, and some Return on Dream too

Signature AkzoNobel deal expansion highlights Solazyme’s Q2 results – But there’s something more to this company than the cash that sustains it, though sustain it cash does, and necessarily so

Interplay of design and material

Bio-based polymer aids bionics

Zusammenspiel von Design und Werkstoff

Bio- basiertes Polymer unterstützt Bionik

Zeitraffende Beurteilung der Dauergebrauchseigenschaften von Wood Plastic Composites in der Außenanwendung

SKZ entwickelt erstmals Laborbewitterungsverfahren für WPC-Werkstoffe

From Policy to Practice

Founding partner EuropaBio celebrates launch of new Public-Private Partnership on Bio-based Industries

Neuer Weg macht Wasserstoff-Herstellung günstig

Verfahren benutzt Alkohol-Lösungen und nanostrukturierte Elektroden

1 August 201415 August 2014

nova-indices 1980 – 2014 now available

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Side-by-Side Operation of Luverne Plant on Track

Gevo Producing Both Isobutanol and Ethanol

Läuft wie geschmiert

Ein Berliner Klärwerk nutzt seit über zehn Jahren Bioschmierstoffe

Study: Ethanol co-product may offer low-fat product for use in swine diet

In recent years, ethanol plants have begun to centrifuge the solubles from ethanol production to extract oil, which is sold to the biodiesel industry – as a result, new low-fat DDGS products are available for swine diets

Solazyme and AkzoNobel Expand Partnership in Surface Chemistry

Agreement includes joint product development and principal terms of a multi-year supply agreement targeting annual supply of up to 10,000 MT of algal oil for surfactant production

Nationale Umsetzung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik

Bundeskabinett bringt weitere Gesetzesänderungen auf den Weg

ThermoWhey: Creating new horizons together

ThermoWhey project will develop a new bio-based thermoformable barrier coating

31 July 201430 July 2014

Vom Gärprodukt zum Holzwerkstoff

– eine innovative Verwendung von Gärprodukten

Auf dem Weg zur Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie

Reportage: Fraunhofer-Zentrum in Leuna will Holz als Rohstoff für die chemische Industrie nutzbar machen

The 50 Hottest Companies in Biofuels nominations open; the 30 Hottest Companies in Chemicals, too; Hot 40 debuts

In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy and 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals and Materials, and the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Bioeconomy

Iowa State University agronomist says miscanthus would yield more biomass than originally thought in Iowa soil

Miscanthus could have a major role to play in the future of Iowa agriculture

M&G Chemicals in JV with Anhui Guozhen (PRC) to build the world largest cellulosic ethanol bio refinery

M&G Chemicals today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary M&G International S.à.r.l ("M&G") has entered into a Sino-foreign joint venture with Anhui Guozhen CO, Ltd ("Guozhen")

Altranex Corp. Finalist in 2014 Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC)

Altranex to presents its bio-lubricants at Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit

Potenziale erschließen – dank Bioextrusion

Interview mit Thilo Lehmann - Geschäftsführer der Lehmann Maschinenbau GmbH

30 July 201429 July 2014

Danish biorefinery receives EU funding

The EU Commission has awarded €39 million in funding from the NER300 program to Maabjerg Energy Concept, a consortium of companies that include DONG Energy, Novozymes, and local utilities, Vestforsyning, Struer Forsyning and waste management company Nomi, towards the construction of a 80m liters/year cellulosic biorefinery in western Denmark

Stroh – das neue Gold am Bau?

Artikel mit zwei Praxisbeispielen

Governments Boost Competitiveness in the Bioproducts Sector

Governments of Canada invest over $1.9 million to the Composites Innovation Centre to support FibreCITY

Bioplastics maker wins government funding from WINN

Solegear Receives $1.6 Million in Innovation Funding from the Government of Canada

Lesaffre acquires Butalco: will the race for sustainable butanol ever be the same?

We look at why yeast giant Lesaffre acquired this development-stage Swiss company and its yeast enhancement technology

Organic farming has grown rapidly, says EU

The organic farming sector has grown rapidly over the past ten years, to about 500,000 new hectares every year, according to EU statistics

29 July 20147 August 2015

Logoclic und der blaue Engel

Zum 1. März 2014 wurden alle Laminatböden von Logoclic und alle Designböden von Mystyle mit dem Gütezeichen „Der Blaue Engel" ausgezeichnet

Bio-based composites at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2014 – European Trade Fair & Forum for Composites, Technology and Applications

Be part of it: For the first time nova-Institute and COPMPOSITES EUROPE present the full potential of bio-based composite materials

Bio-basierte Verbundwerkstoffe auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE 2014 – Europäische Fachmesse & Forum für Verbundwerkstoffe, Technologie und Anwendungen

Seien auch Sie dabei: nova-Institut und COMPOSITES EUROPE präsentieren erstmals ganzes Potenzial bio-basierter Verbundwerkstoffe

New technique could help to lower cost of next-generation biofuels

Swiss scientists have developed a method for streamlining biofuel production using chemical engineering

Feds splinter “plastic wood” claims

FTC challenges manufacturers' claims its products are made entirely of recycled plastics

Wood and Paper Industries Getting Greener: AF&PA’s 2014 Sustainability Report

Report captures significant measurable progress in making toward achieving Better Practices Better Planet 2020

Neuer BMEL-Förderschwerpunkt „Feste Bioenergieträger“

Emissionen von Kleinfeuerungsanlagen vermindern – FNR wirbt Forschungsprojekte ein

Meredian Inc. and DaniMer Scientific Merge Under Meredian Holdings Group Inc.

Companies merge to help produce sustainable, renewable and biodegradable resources

28 July 201426 July 2014

Europe Biodegradable Plastics Market to Grow at 12% through 2019

European Union’s target of 80% reduction in plastic bag consumption by 2019 coupled with growing consumer awareness to create significant growth opportunities for biodegradable plastics market

Grass Stains, Flip Flops, Water Fights… and Biotech!

Use of biotechnology sunscreens can eliminate some customer concerns and protect skin from a larger range of the UV spectrum

Branchenbarometer Biomethan für erstes Halbjahr 2014 veröffentlicht

Verkauf ins Ausland der inzwischen drittgrößte Nutzungspfad für Biomethan

Eco-pottery product from water treatment sludge

Malaysian UiTM project to reduce environmental impact generated by water treatment sludge, through a new management concept for reusing the sludge as raw material for the structural pottery industry

The ‘green economy’ can encourage jobs and innovation – study

EU target to cut greenhouse gases by 80-95 % of 1990 levels by 2050 will not be possible by solely relying on incremental efficiency gains

Achieving natural cosmetics with the power of enzymes

A EUR 7 million EU-funded project has been launched with the intention of replacing chemical cosmetic production techniques with eco-friendly alternatives

New EurObserv’ER Biofuel Barometer

First time ever for EU-consumption of biofuels to decrease

25 July 201424 July 2014

Marktdaten 2013 für Bioethanol veröffentlicht – Neuester Trend: Preise für Bioethanol deutlich unter den Preisen für Benzin

Preis für Bioethanol gegen den Trend steigender Preise für fossiles Benzin seit Jahreswechsel deutlich gesunken

Composting key to soil health and climate protection, according to two new reports

ILRS launching 'State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How' and 'Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting'

Dutch architecture firm claims to have created the world’s first “bio façade”

A Dutch architecture firm claims to have created the world’s first “bio façade”. The small building is clad with panels made from hemp and bio resin.

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