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4 July 20149 September 2021

Umstrittenes Kältemittel – Umweltministerium unterstützt Pläne für CO2-Klimaanlagen

Deutsche Autohersteller sträuben sich gegen den von der EU verordneten Einsatz einer umstrittenen Chemikalie. Als Kühlmittel für Klimaanlagen setzen sie auf Kohlendioxid. Das Umweltministerium schlägt sich auf die Seite der Industrie - und stellt Forderungen an Brüssel

A new biodegradable product for environmentally friendly crops

Agrobiofilm® may be a viable substitute for conventional mulch

Rosige Zeiten für künstliche Blätter

Die technische Fotosynthese zur Energiegewinnung rückt näher: Wissenschaftlern gelingt es immer besser, Brennstoff aus Licht zu produzieren

Solar energy: Springtime for the artificial leaf

Researchers make headway in turning photons into fuel

Bioplastics maker Meredian seeking additional investors

Company at the leading edge of innovative technology needing growth capital as key to their business plan

Evonik stellt die Weichen bei Polyamid 12

Gesteigerte Polyamid-12-Kapazität in Marl

Chemicals sustainability initiative seeks to expand

Henkel 'Together for Sustainability' (TfS) programme aims to implement a global supplier engagement programme

Government issues a response to Plastic Bag Inquiry

With an estimated 100 billion plastic bags used in the EU every year, it is believed that plastic waste is one of the worst environmental problems faced by the region, contributing to 70% of marine pollution

Algae as chemical raw materials

Chemists and biologists at the University of Konstanz are probing the chemical uses of algae

3 July 201413 August 2014

Study: Research needed to resolve fate of missing plastic debris

Unknown mechanism removing small plastic fragments at a higher rate than larger fragments

Ein voller Erfolg – erster deutsch-chinesischer Workshop „Biotechnology in a Bioeconomy“

Landespartnerschaft mit der Provinz Jiangsu soll China auf den Weg in eine nachhaltige, biobasierte Wirtschaft verhelfen

Total introducing bio-based resins for U.S. rotomolding industry

Company to make bio-resins by combining biopolymers, made from polylactic acid from its PLA plant in Belgium

HLP Klearfold Unveils PlantBox®, a More Sustainable Klearfold® Plastic Folding Carton Made From Bio-PET

Clear Packaging Specialist Launches Premium-quality Box-grade bio-PET with up to 30% from Plant-based Sources

Solegear Bioplastics Recognized By The City Of Vancouver As A Leading Business Innovator

Company to be honoured with Award of Excellence for making Vancouver a Healthier, Greener, More Inclusive, and More Prosperous Community

Meredian, Inc. Harvests First Crop of Locally Sourced Canola to Create Biopolymer

Innovative biopolymer manufacturer hits major milestone

Discovery: Converting biomass to fuels

Researchers use NSF-supported Stampede supercomputer to improve catalysts for conversion

Water-cleanup catalysts tackle biomass upgrading

Rice University researchers register 4^th ‘volcano plot’ for palladium-gold catalysts

Schaufenster Algentechnologie

Feldversuch in Niedersachsen setzt neuen Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur großtechnischen Nutzung von Mikroalgen als Biomasse

2 July 20147 July 2014

Investment climate in bio-based industries in the Netherlands

The nova-Institute conducted a new study on the investment climate in bio-based industries in the Netherlands

SolVin highlights green PVC from Mondoplastico as project of the month

Mix PVC with materials coming from vegetable or renewable resources

Bio in San Diego: Branche im Aufwind

Hochstimmung auf der Bio Convention mit über 15.000 Akteuren aus Industrie und Wissenschaft

Global Consumers are Willing to Put Their Money Where Their Heart is When it Comes to Goods and Services from Companies Committed to Social Responsibility

Global retail analysis shows increased sales for brands with sustainability claims on packaging or active marketing of corporate social responsibility efforts

DSM announces fermentation-based sweetener platform

Company to provide competitive stevia extract with the promise of quality, sustainability, safety and reliability

Locally grown plastics – is it possible?

Locally grown plastics is a newly established, unique partnership that includes the entire manufacturing chain for bio- based plastics – from the forest industry to packaging producers.

EDC adopts commercial project finance facility for BAS

Export Development Canada leads CAD20 M financing facility for BioAmber Sarnia for world’s largest new bio-based succinic acid production plant

Thailand’s energy price reform may in the end force ethanol closures

Experts have repeated their calls for energy reforms, warning the junta that keeping energy prices low through subsidies will give only short-term benefits

Proterro gets patent for proprietary photobioreactor

USPTO Issues Patent to Biofeedstock Company Proterro, Protecting Proterro’s Photobioreactor, a Key Element of the Company’s Unique Sugar-making Process

1 July 20149 September 2021

CO2 economy is on the move

Amazing dynamics and speed of development in CO₂ utilization

Clariant: biobased chemicals new driver in the chemicals industry

New facility as ‘One-Stop-Shop’ solution for biobased absorbents, as well as enzymes, catalysts, process chemicals and the process know-how

Solvay Introduces Kalix® High-Performance Polyamides for Mobile Healthcare Electronic Devices

Halogen-Free and Bio-Based Materials Deliver Strength, Stiffness, and Chemical Resistance for mHealth Covers and Housings

UPM BioVerno wins EU Sustainable Energy Europe Award

Company recognized for using residue of their own pulp production as innovative resource for the production of advanced biofuels

A biodegradable plastic made from waste methane

Scientists are making PHA (a biodegradable polymer similar to the polypropylene used in yogurt containers) from waste methane

Altbauten mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen sanieren

Neue FNR-Broschüre erschienen

Turning Urban Waste into Bioplastic

Bacteria possible key to produce useful bioplastics from the gasification of urban waste

Qualms over France’s move to ban plastic bags

The French government wants to ban single-use plastic bags by 2016, years ahead of a European directive. But replacing them with biodegradable packaging makes it equally problematic, EurActiv France reports.

Are we there yet? The positioning and repositioning of the algae industry

Probably every parent has heard the plaintive wail from the backseat, early in some long journey by car to some exciting place like Grandma’s or Disney World: “Are we there yet?”

30 June 20149 September 2021

Carbon to Cash with CarbonOrO’s Carbon Capture Technology

CarbonOrO introduced a unique process innovation in the carbon capture industry enabling CO₂ capture from gasses at significant cost and energy reductions

BIO Provides Recommendations for Growing India’s Biotech Industry

New report shows: Efficient governance and regulatory systems in global standards needed for Indian companies to compete on the world markets

The JBEI GT Collection: A New Resource for Advanced Biofuels Research

Functional genomic resource for researchers to convert sugars in plant biomass and synthesize them into clean, green and renewable transportation fuels

ThyssenKrupp Plastics: Neue WPC-Terrassendielen im Programm

Erweiterung des Sortiments um modernen Verbundwerkstoff Wood-Plastic-Composite - ab Juni im Handel

Researchers make fuel production breakthrough

New UGA study shows the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

EEG-Entwurf setzt deutsches Biogas Know-How aufs Spiel

EEG-Änderungsanträge der Fraktionen vorgelegt - keine Perspektive für neue Biogasanlagen - Markt- und Technologieführerschaft auf der Kippe

How big is your plastic footprint?

New research by the Plastic Disclosure Project, the UN Environment Programme and natural capital analysts Trucost points up the need for companies to consider their plastic footprint

Closing session of the 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Technology no longer a barrier. Resource efficiency, system integration and stable policies are challenges ahead for the bioenergy sector

USC scientists create new battery that’s cheap, clean, rechargeable… and organic

Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.

Organic agriculture boosts biodiversity on farmlands

International project studies biodiversity in agriculture

Ökolandbau fördert Artenvielfalt auf Ackerflächen

Internationales Projekt untersucht Biodiversität in der Landwirtschaft

27 June 201419 August 2014

An der Methanquelle der Pflanzen

In Pflanzen entsteht das Treibhausgas aus der Aminosäure Methionin

Cellulose Fibers Market Analysis By Application (Spun Yarn, Fabrics, Clothing and Other) And Segment Forecasts To 2020

Key market players include Thai Rayon, Aoyang, Tangshan, Fulida, Sateri, Grasim Industries, Lenzing, Helon and Indo Bhatrat

Industrie setzt auf Bioenergie der zweiten Generation

22. European Biomass Conference zeigte Engagement der Industrie trotz politischer Hürden auf

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