23 April 201422 April 2014 Gevo inserts “going concern” statement in annual report Existing working capital at December 31, 2013 not sufficient to meet the cash requirements
EC adopts new guidelines on renewable energy, biofuel support Renewable Energy Association calling Commission’s guidelines a “huge leap into the unknown.”
Biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe Interpack 2014: AF-COLOR mit Masterbatches für Biokunststoffe auf Metabolix Messestand
Pflanzen – Grüne Fabriken der Zukunft Wissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (MPI-MP) werden im Rahmen der EU-Forschungsinitiative Disco für die nächsten vier Jahre mit 860.000 Euro gefördert um pflanzliche Ressourcen zu erschließen
22 April 201425 July 2014 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals World's biggest conference on industrial hemp in Wesseling, Germany, 21-22 May, expects 200 participants from more than 20 countries
European Parliament vote on plastic bags confirms important contribution of compostable bags to enhanced biowaste collection European Bioplastics supports the outcome of the vote and the corresponding provisions for compostable plastic carrier bags
Abstimmung des Europäischen Parlaments bestätigt Bedeutung kompostierbarer Tragetaschen für verbesserte Bioabfallsammlung European Bioplastics begrüßt das Abstimmungsergebnis und die damit einhergehenden Bestimmungen für kompostierbare Biokunststofftüten
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Wichtiger Schritt gegen die Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln Europäisches Parlament stimmt neuer Finanzinstrumente-Richtlinie MiFID zu
EcoSynthetix to introduce expanded product range at PaperCon 2014 EcoSynthetix will introduce EcoSphere 2330, a new grade within the Company's flagship product range
17 April 201417 April 2014 UK announces rules for small-scale biodiesel producers Total quantity of raw materials and waste to be accepted under these rules must not exceed 2,000 tonnes per year
Mapping information sources for European farmers EU-backed project PRO AKIS to help policy makers in finding ways to reach farmers with new information and advisory services
World Watch: Biofuel Production Declines New Worldwatch Institute analysis examines the trends in global biofuel production
Sustainable biofuels done right offer innumerable benefits to society says UN IPCC report Estimated ILUC emissions are “highly uncertain, unobservable, unverifiable, and dependent on assumed policy, economic contexts, and inputs used in the modeling”
Recommendation for the Use of Certification Systems by INRO Success of INRO Activity Depends on Extension According to European Level
16 April 201415 April 2014 Biome Bioplastics shortlisted in BusinessGreen Awards Biodegradable coffee pod offering one of first sustainable packaging in the single-serve market
Biotechnologietage 2014: Branchentreff mit Besucherrekord Thematische Akzente bei mariner Biotechnologie und Medizintechnik
Echtzeit NIR Analytik optimiert das Herstellungsverfahren von biobasierten Polymeren zur Lebensmittelverpackung Analytica: Fraunhofer ICT präsentiert die vielseitigen Varianten des neuen Analyseverfahrens
SABIC launches new renewable polyolefins portfolio SABIC announced that it will launch its first portfolio of certified renewable polyolefins, certified under the ISCC Plus certification scheme, which involves strict traceability and requires a chain of custody based on a mass balance system
Bio-based chemicals: Rivertop Renewables has raised $26 million from Cargill and others investors Rivertop to accelerate commercialization of novel, sustainable chemicals for consumer products and industrial applications
Evonik presents new product family VISIOMER Terra VISIOMER® Terra – methacrylate monomers based on renewable resources
15 April 201414 April 2014 Kommission Nachhaltiges Bauen am Umweltbundesamt gegründet Interdisziplinäres Gremium berät UBA in fachlichen Fragen des nachhaltigen Bauens, wie beispielsweise zum Einsatz von umweltverträglichen Bauprodukten und ressourcenschonender Bauweisen
CRAiLAR Technologies Adds Hemp Fiber To Global Product Offering Current customer base will be offered CRAiLAR® Hemp fiber for immediate availability
Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2014” Qmilk, fischerwerke, Hemp Eco Systems together with ZinCo achieve the "Top 4" this season
QMilk takes home “Bio-based Material of the Year” Innovation Award Company won first place in this year by an “overwhelming majority”
2014 glycerine supply to drop on lower FAME production Several factors to drive FAME industry considering the importance of supplies for the glycerine sector
Universität Stuttgart: Von Pflanzenviren zu Biomaterialien Geminiviren - aus der Not eine Tugend machen
P&G Sets New Sustainability Goal: No Deforestation in Its Palm Supply Chain Company Commits to Work with Local Farmers to Improve Practices
Canada’s Leading Advocate for Renewable Fuels Unveils New Action Plan CRFA Launches New Vision and Action plan for Canada's Renewable Fuels Industry and Ermerging Bioeconomy
14 April 201412 April 2014 From Cologne the European bioindustry calls for a policy that encourages more biochemicals Michael Carus: "RED hinders the development of material use and therefore that of the whole bio-based economy."
Syngenta in cellulosic fuel collaboration to increase ethanol plant productivity ACE-Enogen® technology to enable ethanol plants in further progress to reduce natural gas usage, thereby improving carbon footprint
Erfolgreiche Tagung „Weichlaubholz – Ungenutztes Rohholzpotential“ des 3N e.V. am 27.03.2014 in Göttingen Weichlaubholz eröffnet mit seinen unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften Chancen für spezifische technologische Anwendungen und neue Möglichkeiten für innovative Produktentwicklungen
Trees go high-tech: process turns cellulose into energy storage devices OSU chemists found cellulose can be heated in a furnace in the presence of ammonia, and turned into the building blocks for supercapacitors
Weltweiter Agrarhandel kann Wasserstress mindern PIK-Studie verweist Produktion wasserintensiver Güter dorthin, wo Wasser reichlich vorhanden ist
Maisacker statt artenreicher Wiese: Zustand landwirtschaftlicher Räume untersucht Bundesweit: Flächen- und Qualitätsverluste haben zu drastischen Biotop-Einbußen geführt
Interpack 2014: FKuR extends its portfolio with Bio PET and Bio PA; a wide range of bioplastic products for the packaging industry VESTAMID® Terra (Bio-PA) as well as GLOBIO to be presented at leading trade fair, for the first time
Interpack 2014: FKuR erweitert Portfolio um Bio-PET und Bio-PA; breite Biokunststoff-Produktpalette für die Verpackungsindustrie VESTAMID® Terra sowie GLOBIO erstmalig auf der Leitmesse vom 08. bis 14. Mai in Düsseldorf
Clariant chooses renewable raw materials for high-performance pigments Company keeping with global sustainability efforts to use more renewable raw materials
Clariant setzt auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für Hochleistungspigmente Umweltfreundlichere Endprodukte durch vermehrten Einsatz erneuerbarer Rohstoffe
Stanford scientists discover a novel way to make ethanol without corn or other plants Stanford scientists have created a copper-based catalyst that produces large quantities of ethanol from carbon monoxide gas at room temperature
11 April 201410 April 2014 Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water NASA-developed UBE system could be used in any wastewater treatment systems containing urea and/or ammonia
Power-to-Gas: Wind und Sonne in Erdgas speichern KIT koordiniert neues 3,8-Millionen-Euro-EU-Projekt HELMETH / Wirkungsgradsteigerung der Methangasproduktion aus regenerativem Strom durch thermische Verkettung chemischer Prozesse
Meredian, Inc., Global Leader in Biopolymer Manufacturing Announces Position As the Sole Recipient of FDA Approval for Food Substance Innovative biopolymer manufacturer totally prepared to move forward with production
Industrielle Biotechnologie für die Medizin Cluster Gesundheitswirtschaft: "Potenziale der industriellen Biotechnologie in der Hauptstadtregion ausschöpfen"
Food Contact Futures Food contact paper and board, already one of the largest and most multi-purpose packaging sectors by material type, has a strong future ahead of it. This material type incorporates a range of package types – from simple wraps through to cartons and containers
Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals
