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22 September 201419 September 2014

Studie: Viele Ziele der Energiewende in Deutschland bis 2020 kaum noch erreichbar

Energiewende-Index von McKinsey: CO₂-Ausstoß und Primärenergieverbrauch gestiegen – Stromverbrauch zu wenig gesunken

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Job vacancy: Executive Director of the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (AD 14)

Legal representative and public face of the BBI Joint Undertaking to perform his/her tasks with independence and shall be accountable to the Governing Board

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Zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort: Biopolymere von Evonik machen Medikamente wirksamer

RESOMER® Biopolymere und Formulierungen zur Verkapselung moderner Retard-Biotherapeutika

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Luverne plant update – side-by-side production remains on track

Final phase of capital equipment for side-by-side commissioned

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Chempolis and NRL teams up for cellulosic ethanol production from bamboo in Assam

MoU for producing biofuel ethanol with co-production of furfural and acetic acid from locally available cellulosic biomass

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DBFZ ermittelt erhebliches CO2-Einsparpotenzial von Biokerosin

Umfassende Analyse von Produktionsprozessen der Biokerosin-Herstellung

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19 September 201418 September 2014

The world’s first biocompatible and non-toxic technology for antibacterial plastic into mass production

Italian facility to produce Sani-ABS and Saniconcentrate™ based on Eastman’s copolymer Tritan™

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Immer mehr Landwirte setzen auf Soja

Anbaufläche in Bayern seit 2010 um rund 80 Prozent auf 4.300 Hektar gestiegen

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CO2 Solutions announces issuance of U.S. patent

Process for CO₂ capture using Carbonates and Biocatalysts

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Synthetic spider silk lab awarded $1.9M in energy funding

Biology Professor Randy Lewis explores use of spider silk for more fuel-efficient vehicles

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BASF, Cargill und Novozymes erreichen bei biobasierter Acrylsäure einen weiteren wichtigen Meilenstein

Erfolgreiche Umwandlung von 3‑Hydroxypropionsäure (3-HP) in Acrylsäure und Superabsorbierende Polymere gelungen

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BASF, Cargill and Novozymes achieved another milestone in bio-based acrylic acid

Successful conversion of 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) to glacial acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers

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Key trends driving bioplastics for packaging

Among the trends driving the market for bioplastic packaging materials, the competitive cost and availability of fossil fuels will have the largest impact and their commercial production and use

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Celtic Renewables wins top motor industry sustainability award

Celtic Renewables has been recognised by the motor industry, winning a top honour at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP)’s annual Low Carbon Champions awards

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Global Change: Bäume wachsen immer schneller

Studie untersucht Trends im Waldwachstum von 1870 bis heute

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18 September 201417 September 2014

SGB makes breakthrough with new hybrid Jatropha, closes $11M Series C financing

Best performing hybrid to date eclipsed an equivalent of 300 gallons of oil per acre

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Composites Evolution’s Biotex Flax used to create sustainable flax fairing for motorbikes

C-Tech, SHD Composites promoting sustainability in motorsport

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USDA boosts corn, soybean harvest to new records

Farmers are expected to harvest nearly 14.4 billion bushels of corn, up from last year's 13.9 billion bushel record

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Biokraftstoffbericht der Bundesregierung bestätigt rückläufigen Biodieselabsatz

UFOP fordert Beibehaltung der Berichterstattungspflicht

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17 September 201416 September 2014

GRAFE: Bio-Compound Paperlike

Innovative material makes it possible to produce foils with the same tearing properties lengthwise and crosswise

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GRAFE: Bio-Compound Paperlike

Neuartiges Material zur Herstellung von Folien mit gleichen Reißeigenschaften in Längs- und Querrichtung

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Composites Evolution materials used in lightweight sports canoe

Lake Constance's “Felicity” freestyle canoe to be made from Biotex Flax

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BASF’s product portfolio evaluated for sustainability

Externally validated process 'Sustainable Solution Steering' to evaluate after targeted market criteria

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Produktportfolio der BASF unter Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten bewertet

Extern validiertes Verfahren „Sustainable Solution Steering“ untersucht nach gezielten Marktkriterien

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Plastics in 3D printing markets: A ten-year opportunity forecast

3D printing to generate US$ 1.4 billion in plastics sales by 2019

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FNR-InfoBlatt Nachwachsende Rohstoffe im Einkauf

Newsletter der FNR zum nachhaltigen öffentlichen Einkauf von Produkten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

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Purdue-based startup manufactures high-value fragrance chemicals, improves biofuel production

A Purdue University innovator is commercializing technology that creates high-value, renewable chemicals used in the flavor and fragrance industry from wood lignin and that could make biofuel production more efficient

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Premium German energy bars wrapped in metallised compostable packaging film

A German brand, Jäger und Sammler, has chosen Innovia Films’ compostable flexible material, NatureFlex™ as the packaging for its range of premium energy bars

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Revival of softwood fiber-based forest industry in the Nordic countries with investments of 3 billion dollars in pulp, bio energy and bio-materials

Forest companies in Northern Europe have announced plans to investment three billion dollars in 2014 in attempt to move beyond mostly producing newsprint and commodity packaging grades

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16 September 201418 September 2014

Increasing resource efficiency by cascading use of biomass

News article on potentials of cascading use of several bio-based raw materials

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Minister Remmel: Wir werden die Bioenergiepolitik neu ausrichten

Umweltministerium legt dritte Potenzialstudie zu Erneuerbaren Energien vor. Rest- und Abfallstoffe wie Gülle, Bioabfall und Altholz sollen verstärkt zum Einsatz kommen.

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One Nights stand: biodegradable Tent

Resourceful step in the right direction when it comes to cleaning up music festivals

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Coconut car parts

Applications for coconut composites include both indoor and outdoor trims, car ceilings, dashboards and floorboards

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5 futuristic food wrappers that you don’t have to throw away

New biodegradable, cellulose food packaging cuts down waste

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Vega Biofuels’ pilot torrefaction plant to use new patent-pending process to lower costs of biomass feedstock

New process developed by JV partner, Agri-Tech Producers, LLC

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Liquid Light raises $15 million Series B financing

Accelerates process scale-up and application validation

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Here is the new team of the European Commission for the bioeconomy

Following are nominees for the next European Commission

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Bio im Verbund

Naturfaserverstärkte Werkstoffe ante portas

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15 September 201412 September 2014

Genomatica’s platform accelerates process development; 50g/L in only 10 months

More than twice as fast to achieve key milestones

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RFA lauds Quad County Corn Processors at the grand opening of new cellulosic bolt-on facility

QCCP to produce 2 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol each year from corn kernel fiber

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UBA organises resources conferences

European and national platform for discussion to promote networking and the initiation of stakeholder alliances to be held from 10-12 November in Berlin

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UBA organisiert Ressourcen-Konferenzen

Nationale und europäische Diskussionsplattform zur Vernetzung und Initiierung von Akteurs-Allianzen am 10.-12. November in Berlin

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‘White revolution’ to ‘white pollution’ – agricultural plastic film mulch in China

Chinese government urgently needs to elevate plastic film standards

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Braskem joins Amyris and Michelin to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of renewable isoprene

Partnership aims to develop and produce renewable isoprene for production of tire and other rubber applications

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BASF starts up butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp

Taking advantage of opportunities on the external market: BASF’s production capacity of 155,000 metric tons per year ensures internal supply of butadiene in Europe

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BASF nimmt Anlage zur Butadien-Extraktion in Antwerpen in Betrieb

Chancen im externen Markt nutzen: Produktionskapazität von 155.000 Tonnen im Jahr sichert die Eigenversorgung mit Butadien in Europa

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12 September 201411 September 2014

Mikroplastik – das neue Biotop?

Roland Essel vom nova-Institut zum Thema 'Zivilisationsmüll und die Folgen'

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FKuR and Helian Polymers cooperate on the development of tailor made PLA compounds for 3D printing

FKuR at Composites Europe, Düsseldorf, 7th – 9th October 2014: A highlight at this year’s exhibition will be bioplastics reinforced with natural fibers designed especially for 3D printing

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FKuR und Helian Polymers kooperieren: Entwicklung maßgeschneiderter PLA-Compounds für den 3D-Druck

FKuR auf der Composites Europe, Düsseldorf, 7. - 9. Oktober 2014: Highlight des Messeauftritts sind naturfaserverstärkte Biokunststoffe für den 3D-Druck

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NFR BioEnergy to start $312 million sugar refinery project across South Louisiana

Company plans to build statewide more than 10 biorefineries