21 August 201420 August 2014 NRDC report helps guide major fuel buyers to sustainable biofuels procurement Plant-based fuel options to boost large fuel consumers “green” credentials and sustainability efforts
Gasification of oil palm biomass to produce clean producer gas for heat and power generation New technology to produce clean gas in one step
Bamboo sprouts up in the concrete jungle Researchers want to see city skylines filled with buildings made of bamboo
20 August 201419 August 2014 World class engineering and construction group invests in innovative biopolymer manufacturer Meredian Inc. After eight months of studying and designing the facility, Perry-McCall invests in Meredian
A design with SK Chemicals’ eco-friendly material received favorable response from International Design Excellence Award Kudos for Ecojun’s Public Capsule
Biopolymer manufacturer Meredian Inc. unveils two new videos to showcase their product and process Meredian unveils new videos to educate about the benefits of biodegradable plastics
Enhancing biofuel yields from biomass with novel new method UC Riverside engineers develop versatile platform technology to produce biofuels more efficiently
Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals Scientists at Brown University’s Center for Capture and Conversion of CO2 discovered copper foam as providing a new way of converting excess CO2
19 August 201418 August 2014 Dr Woo turns microalgae into succinic acid Korea Institute of Science and Technology presented breakthrough in the technology for utilising microalgae
117 Kilogramm Kunststoff verbraucht jeder Bundesbürger durchschnittlich pro Jahr BMEL-Zahl der Woche veranschaulicht Zahlen zu ungenutzten Möglichkeiten
Nexant Launches Biorenewable Insights New subscription program analyzes next-generation biorenewable technologies
Chinese breakthrough on bio based PTT fibres Addition of fumaric acid increasing the production intensity of PDO
Pilot project turns wastewater to bioplastic Sewage treatment plant in Brussels uses bacteria to create plastic polymers
18 August 201416 August 2014 Like cling wrap, new biomaterial can coat tricky burn wounds and block out infection Scientists from Japan present nanosheets out of a biodegradable PLLA at ACS Meeting
UK University research turning waste paper into bioplastics Sugars found in the paper waste can help to replace traditional processes based on fossil fuels
DYADIC and CIMV enter into collaboration to commercialize second generation biofuel technology Collaboration to develop more efficient, environmentally low impact biofuels and bio-based chemicals
Patagonia sharing proprietary biorubber to advance sustainable surf industry New guayule-based wetsuits moving to 100 percent biorubber
University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers receives $20 million National Science Foundation grant to pioneer next generation of plastics
NatureWorks Interviewed by SpecialChem4Bio Mr. Steve Davies, Director of Public Affairs at NatureWorks, agreed to answer some questions regarding past evolution, trends and challenges for bio-based industry and bioplastics
15 August 201414 August 2014 Buzz of BIO to recognize the most innovative companies at the 2014 BIO Investor Forum™ Ten biotechs will be nominated in each of two categories – Early Stage Entrepreneurs and Late Stage Leaders
USDA says it will protect sugar in trade negotiations USDA is required to operate the program within the parameters designed by Congress
“BAUnatour“ informiert über Bauen und Wohnen mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Auftakt der Tour 2014 auf Fehmarn
AKRO-PLASTIC: Biopolymer unterstützt Bionik Axialventilator der neuesten Generation aus dem Hause ZIEHL-ABEGG aus Polyamid 6.10 von AKRO-PLASTIC
SKZ: Kompetenz- und Transferzentrum für biobasierte Werkstoffe Ansässige Wirtschaft soll besseren Zugang zu Forschungs- und Entwicklungskapazitäten erhalten
Metabolix granted financial viability exception by NASDAQ Approval for a financial viability exception to the shareholder approval requirements otherwise applicable to the $25 million private placement financing
Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals Scientists at Brown University’s Center for Capture and Conversion of CO2 have discovered that copper foam could provide a new way of converting excess CO2 into useful industrial chemicals, including formic acid
14 August 201413 August 2014 Could hemp nanosheets topple graphene for making the ideal supercapacitor? Long suspected value to the hemp bast — it was just a matter of finding the right way to process
Bionik: Wie Spinnen ihre Netze verkleben Kieler Wissenschaftler untersuchen Klebeeigenschaften von Haftscheiben aus Spinnenseide
Cardia Bioplastics sets up manufacturing plant in Brazil in response to strong orders In response to high demand for its environmentally preferred bags, Cardia Bioplastics sets up own film and bag manufacturing plant in São Paulo, Brazil.
First international standards in solid biofuels published The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers announces that the first seven international standards in the rapidly expanding industry of solid biofuels have been published
13 August 201412 August 2014 BioAmber: Plant expected to begin production in 2015 Company to create 60 permanent jobs in Sarnia
Global Bioenergies commercialization in momentum Company to license its bio-isobutene processing technology as soon as 2015
Biofuels will have impact on food prices as industry scales Price volatility in the corn market has far-reaching consequences
Mikroben als Umweltsanierer Mikrobiologen der Universität Jena lassen Bakterien Enzyme zum Abbau giftiger Chlorverbindungen produzieren
CORDIS Express: Biodiversity – our natural wealth Almost 25% of European animal species are at risk of extinction, and most ecosystems are degraded
12 August 201412 August 2014 What are the opportunities and constraints of cascading use of biomass? Share your expertise!
Boeing partners with South African Airways to turn new tobacco plant into jet fuel Hybrid tobacco from SkyNRG will make sustainable aviation biofuel, not cigarettes - Pioneering project supports aviation's environmental goals and public health
USDA announces inclusion of wood products and other materials in BioPreferred program Products made from "intermediate ingredients" can be included in the "preferred" Federal procurement process
FKuR Plastics Corp. gibt die Zusammenarbeit mit Clariant Masterbatches als Distributionspartner für Nordamerika bekannt Biokunststoff-Spezialist FKuR erweitert mit Clariant sein Distributoren Netzwerk
11 August 201411 August 2014 Starbucks, Novozymes named 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) winners Companies to share innovation lessons at annual Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Conference
How spiders spin silk Carbonic anhydrase generates CO2 and H+ that drive spider silk formation via opposite effects on the terminal domains
Route 6,6: Is bio-based the new highway to the old nylon? If you get hip to this nylon tip, and take a California trip, you’ll get a kick from Genomatica’s new route to 6,6
Researcher advancing sugar-based plastics wins career award National Science Foundation honor goes to UMass Lowell professor
Devices for organic high-capacity memories Kamal Asadi from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz receives one of the highest German scientific awards from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - He studies materials and physics of future organic memory devices
Bausteine für organische Hochleistungsspeicher Kamal Asadi vom Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung erhält einen der höchst dotierten deutschen Wissenschaftspreise der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung - Er entwickelt Materialien für die organische Elektronik von morgen
8 August 20148 August 2014 Thailand promoting massive growth in oil palm production at expense of rubber Global rubber prices have tumbled more than 25 percent this year on persistent worries about demand from top consumer China and oversupply
Group launches new ads to derail California plastic bag ban American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) building on campaign to oppose Senate Bill 270
