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19 December 201318 December 2013

Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab

Process simplifies transformation of algae to oil, water and usable byproducts

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BASF, Renmatix sign joint development for industrial sugars from biomass

Production of industrial sugars from non-edible biomass heads for the next level

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18 December 201317 December 2013

DSM and Natuurmonumenten lay the foundations for biomass cooperation in the Netherlands

Companies agreement to increase supporting customers in each case around upgraded biomass

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Green Innovator: Turning Chicken Feathers and Plant Fiber Into Eco-Leather, Bio-Based Circuit Boards

EPA Award to University of Delaware's Richard Wool for his extensive work developing bio-based materials

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Harper Government supports the development of naturally sourced nutraceuticals

Farmers to extract natural chemicals from traditional crops for use in foods and cosmetics

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VTT: Biorefinery business could put the South Australian forest industry back on the growth track

New, two-stage report recommending seven future pathways for the region

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Potenzielle Nutzung von Photoreaktionen für die Herstellung von Medikamenten:

Gezielte Synthese von Naturstoffen mit Licht

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17 December 201317 December 2013

Researchers work to clone strong, high-quality forest trees

University of Georgia: Sweetgum cells to grow in bioreactors liquid media

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American Chemical Society & EPA honor winners of the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

University of Delaware, Faraday Technology, Inc., Life Technologies Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company and Cargill, Inc. honored as 2013 winners

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16 December 2013

5. WPC-Kongress eröffnet neue Perspektiven

Vorstellung einer neuen Marktstudie über die Perspektiven der WPC-Branche

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Michelin and Tereos sign a partnership agreement on the industrial transformation of agricultural raw materials

Companies jointly to develop innovative biomass transformation processes

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Braskem and Genomatica sign an agreement for the development of green butadiene

Braskem, the world's largest biopolymers producer, strengthens its commitment to the research of renewable feedstock-based chemicals

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Grüne Gentechnik: EU-Gericht kippt Zulassung von Amflora

Ungarn sieht in der Stärke-Kartoffel Gefahr für Menschen, Tiere und Umwelt

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First calls for Horizon 2020 launched

EU funding programme is set to run from 2014 to 2020

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EU governments fail to agree limits on food-based biofuels

While energy and biofuel firms oppose a lower limit on first generation biofuel, food companies are strong supporters

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Fasernessel: Neue Klone mit gut 25 Prozent mehr Fasergehalt

Erfolgreiches Züchtungsprojekt abgeschlossen

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Biokunststoffmarkt wächst kräftig zwischen 2012 und 2017

European Bioplastics veröffentlicht aktuelle Marktdaten

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Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 to AdvanceCommercialization of Algae Crude Oil

Agreement to Co-Process Algae Crude Oil with Conventional Crude Oil and Complete Fuel Certifications

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NatureWorks and 3DOM collaborate to bring Ingeo PLA filament to the 3D printing market

3DOM Filament Limited, a new technology startup, has a leadership team with extensive Ingeo PLA technical experience

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Isoglukose aus Mais stellt die EU-Zuckerproduktion vor große Herausforderungen

Wegfall der Zuckerquote könnte Umwälzungen in der EU-Zuckerwirtschaft bewirken  

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15 December 201318 September 2014

The Future of Bioplastics for Packaging to 2023

Key trends driving bioplastics for packaging

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13 December 201316 February 2018

Biokunststoffe verfügen über Potential zu wirklicher Nachhaltigkeit

8. European Bioplastics Konferenz vernetzt Expertenelite für Biokunststoffe

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“Bioplastics have a potential for being truly sustainable“

8th European Bioplastics Conference connects expert-elite

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Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe – „INFOBLATT-SPEZIAL“ 03-2013

Fokus: Kongress „Nachwachsende Rohstoffe in der öffentlichen Auftragsvergabe - Vielfalt und Vorteile biobasierter Produkte in der Beschaffungspraxis“

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EPA’s 2014 RFS Proposal Will Undercut Development of Advanced and Cellulosic Biofuels, BIO Says

Decreasing advanced biofuels in transportation, means reversing the intended growth path

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MEPs reject paper waste proposal over health concerns

Proposed regulation could have a negative effect on the paper recycling rates in the EU

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Ausgezeichneter Schaum

Freiburger Forschungsteam belegt beim „Innovationspreis Schaumstoffe 2013“ den zweiten Platz

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Secretary Vilsack Announces Partnership to Advance Commercial Potential of Cellulosic Nanomaterial from Wood

Public-private partnership to the development of the first U.S. commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial

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Heard on the Floor at Bio Pac Rim: Sapphire Energy, Philipps 66, Monsanto, Novozymes, Braskem and Genomatica unveil key tie-ups

Three Hot 30 / Hot 50 companies partner with giants in agriculture, chemicals and petroleum

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Glycerin refinery begins operations in Mount Vernon, Wash

Biodiesel distributor Whole Energy opens its new glycerin refinery in Mount Vernon, Wash

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Schnappschuss aus der Zentrale des pflanzlichen Immunsystems

Die molekulare Architektur von drei Schlüsselproteinen und ihren Komplexen zeigt, wie Pflanzen die Abwehr von Krankheitserregern dirigieren

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12 December 20138 January 2014

Winners of the WPC Innovations Award 2013 have been elected

Awarded products are Renolit Gorcell, ECOLIFE® - Planet Protecting Profiles and new, structural foamed WPC

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WPC Innovationspreisträger 2013 gekürt

Gewinnerprodukte sind Renolit Gorcell, ECOLIFE® - Planet Protecting Profiles und neues, strukturgeschäumtes WPC

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Häuser aus Holz bauen – Neue FNR-Broschüre “Holzhauskonzepte” erläutert Bauweisen und Eigenschaften

Einzigartiger Baustoff erfreut sich wachsender Beliebtheit

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Sustainable Refining Launches Vegetable Oil Bio-based Vehicle Undercoating System

Sustainable Refining announces the launch of its renewable vehicle undercoating, formulated to seal out corrosive elements and protect vehicles from rust damage

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New Zealand company moving its biomass-resin product plant to Kearney (Iowa), will use distillers grains

Testing likely will be done on corn stover at Kearney’s Xylemer BioProducts Inc. manufacturing plant

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USPTO Issues Patent to Biofeedstock Company Proterro for Its Biosynthetic Process To Manufacture Fermentable Sugar

Method patent protects the entire Proterro sugar-making process that integrates a patented, highly productive microorganism with a novel, robust photobioreactor made from off-the-shelf materials

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11 December 201311 December 2013

Evonik auf Bioökonomie-Kurs

In Slovenská Ľupča hat Evonik eine Pilotanlage für die biotechnische Herstellung von ω-Amino-Laurinsäure aufgebaut

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New Line of Compostable Bags Receives BPI Certification

'Nature's Reward®' Trash, Lawn & Leaf and Shopping Bags Prove 100% Biodegradability

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ICIS Innovation Award Winners, Renmatix and Virent, Announce Collaboration on Bio-based Packaging

New Routes in Sustainable Chemistry Aim to Deliver Broader Supplies of Affordable Bioplastics

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World bioplastics demand to skyrocket 19% annually through 2017

Robust growth expected in all geographic markets, stimulated by consumer preferences for sustainable materials

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10 December 201310 December 2013

Evonik and LanzaTech working on bio-processed precursors for specialty plastics

Synthetic biology to enable the production of bio- processed precursors for specialty plastics made of synthesis gas

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9 December 20138 December 2013

Early Forecast Wrong: Lower 2013/14 Prices Due to Changed World Situation

China imported much of the surplus stock on the world market, allowing prices to remain relatively high

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TNO, VITO & Green Chemistry Campus launch Biorizon >> The Way to Aromatics

€2,5 million start up funding enables working on innovative technologies to develop aromatics out of agro-residuals

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Orientierungshilfe für Hersteller von Wood-Plastic-Composites

Forscher untersuchten dreizehn Compoundiermethoden

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Synthetische Biologie – Forschung und Innovation mit Verantwortung

KIT koordiniert Projekt zum offenen Austausch zwischen Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft – Europäische Union fördert mit vier Millionen Euro

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PLA in food packaging is a ‘big challenge’

The global Polylactic Acid (PLA) market is expected to reach $5.2bn by 2020, according to AMR, but the material still faces stiff competition from other products on the market such as PET and PVC and PE

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PGF Biofuels Ltd. is Awarded Canada’s First Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Certification for Resonance carinata

RSB certification allows conversion of Carinata into renewable aviation fuel or biodiesel

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Elevance Announces Advances in Renewable Synthetic Lubricant Basestocks with Elevance Aria™

Novel component architectures enabled by Inherent™ renewable building blocks demonstrate improved performance in synthetic lubricants

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The first decade

Team reports on U.S. trials of bioenergy grasses