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20 November 2013

INRO entwickelt Kriterien für nachhaltige Beschaffung von Biomasse

Angestrebt sind Vereinbarungen mit der Industrie zur freiwilligen Zertifizierung nachwachsender Rohstoffe

Deutsche Umwelthilfe und European Bioplastics: Reduzierung des Kunststofftüten-Konsums wichtige Aufgabe für die europäische und deutsche Politik

Verband sieht Vorteile von Biokunststoff-Tüten nicht ausreichend durch die Deutsche Umwelthilfe erfasst

Naturex and Galactic combine their expertise to develop new preservation solutions

Anti-microbial and antioxidant protection for manufacturers who are seeking natural solutions

1st European Conference And Exhibition On Sustainable Chemistry And Engineering Launches

Innovators and young future leaders meeting in Basel on 19-21 November at the first Ecochem

Novozymes and M&G Chemicals to collaborate on biomass-based plastics in China

Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to the world’s first biomass to glycols bio-refinery to be constructed by M&G Chemicals

Elevance announces first renewable personal care product lines

100% Plant-Based Elevance Smooth and Elevance Soft Deliver Unique Performance

Better batteries through biology?

MIT researchers find a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses

Avantium announced another breakthrough with its PEF

Avantium demonstrates 100% biobased t-shirts from recycled PEF bottle

19 November 201319 November 2013

Vilsack pans farm bill COOL provision — Farm bill unlikely before December

CBO: Tweaks to ag programs could save billions

EPA’s Tinkering with RFS, Corn Ethanol Mandate Will Not Help Relieve Impacts of Artificially-High Food Prices

Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu

Degradable plastics hit recyclate quality, study claims

Even in low quantities degradable plastic films cause significant, detrimental impacts

Women to spearhead next ‘Green Revolution’

United Nations calling for new start with massive investments in small farmers

Driving innovation: The Coca-Cola Company and Ford Inveil Ford Fusion Energi with Plantbottle Technology interior

PlantBottle Technology™ from The Coca-Cola Company is applied for the first time beyond PET packaging as part of the interior fabric of a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid research vehicle

18 November 201317 November 2013

Biobasierte Produkte einkaufen – Öffentliche Hand in Schlüsselposition

Kongress „Nachwachsende Rohstoffe in der nachhaltigen öffentlichen Beschaffung“ zeigt Potenziale und Möglichkeiten auf

France places bioeconomy at the heart of its innovation programme supporting Deinove

Company to develop and market new generation of industrial processes based on Deinococci bacteria

IfBB gibt Expertenrat zu Biokunststoffen auf der Compamed 2013

Vom 20. bis 22. November in Düsseldorf im Rahmen der Medica

Biofore concept car to be primiered at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show

UPM and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences present renewable organic materials in the automotive industry

EPA proposes 2014 renewable fuels standards

Proposal Seeks Input to Address “E10 Blend Wall,” Reaffirms Commitment to Biofuels

New Findings on Spider Silk

Researchers analyze protein section of Euprosthenops australis and discover peculiar dipole-dipole interactions

Neues über Spinnenseide

Forscher analysieren Proteinabschnitt bei Euprosthenops australis und entdecken ungewöhnliche Dipol-Wechselwirkungen

15 November 201311 January 2014

Positionspapier Bioökonomie vorgestellt

Bioökonomie als Chance für das 21. Jahrhundert

GE Aviation signs 10-year supply agreement for biomass FT jet fuel for engine testing; baseline of 500,000 gallons per year

Agreement with D’Arcinoff Group to mix cellulosic synthetic biofuel in the same storage tanks as those used for traditional jet fuel

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Expands Distribution of Susterra® 1,3-Propanediol

Archway Sales Appointed for the U.S. Market

Cereplast Launches reViveTM Bioplastic Resins on America Recycles Day

New Product Line Uses Post-Industrial and Post-Consumer Plastic to Produce Bioplastics

BioAmber Reports Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Increased sales of bio-succinic acid by 83% to Q2

Neste Oil to promote the deployment of sustainable aviation biofuel in the Netherlands

First site for potential renewable fuel refinery for production of renewable aviation fuel in Rotterdam

BARLOG: Energiewende zum Selbermachen

Mit reiner Muskelkraft und über 1.000 Watt in 30 Sekunden zu Null-Energie-Spritzteilen aus PLA

14 November 201314 November 2013

Favorable Feedstock Costs Can Drop Cellulosic Sugar Prices as Low as $0.26/kg

Improved enzyme technology will also be critical to making bio-based fuels and chemicals from cellulose competitive with those from corn and sugarcane, Lux Research says

FKuR nimmt neue Compoundieranlage zur Herstellung von Biokunststoffen in Betrieb

Biokunststoff-Pionier errichtet hiermit bereits die dritte Compounderlinie von KraussMaffei Berstorff

Hemp replaces styrofoam: Austrian Climate Protection Award 2013 goes to Naporo

Common development with Capatect to result in environmentally friendly alternative to mushrooming insulation of buildings

Hanf ersetzt Styrofoam: Naporo für Klimaschutzpreis 2013 nominiert

Am 11. November 2013 wurde von ORF und Lebensministerium der diesjährige Klimaschutzpreis vergeben. Jubel bei Naporo und Capatect

More, not less yield is the best way to meet global demand for more food

Only way to ensure the sustainability of world agriculture is through ‘low input’ farming

Biomasse in Österreich: Papierindustrie ärgert die Waldbesitzer

Die Subventionen seien „abseits wirtschaftlicher Überlegungen“ zu sehen, sagen die Forstwirte

13 November 201323 March 2014

Zeoform: A New Plastic That Turns Hemp Into Almost Anything

What if plastic could be made without using fossil fuels and toxic chemicals? An Australian company has done just that, with a new type of plastic that can turn hemp fiber into pretty much anything

Arkema at Hong Kong Optical Fair 2013 with two new Rilsan® Clear polyamides grades

G850 Rnew and G120 Rnew - for specific customer needs

Axens, IFPEN and Michelin join forces to create a synthetic rubber production channel using biomass

BioButterfly process to produce more environmentally-friendly synthetic rubber

SGB and Yulex Partner to Double Guayule Rubber Yield Through an Accelerated Breeding Platform

Company to identify genetic markers that represent increased rubber yield and use that to produce new cultivars

U.S. EPA gives AkzoNobel Green Chemistry Designation for Dissolvine GL

Design for the Environment label helps consumers find the safest detergents and cleaning products

Germany’s CAP subsidies to favour small farmers, greening

Small and medium-sized farms will get extra support, while larger producers will receive fewer funds

Vom Acker statt aus der Fabrik: Natürliches Süßungsmittel Stevia soll 2016 endgültig marktreif sein

Feldversuche der Universität Hohenheim sollen langfristige Ertragszahlen liefern, Laborversuche die gesundheitliche Unbedenklichkeit beweisen

BP Reveals Step-out Routes to Acetic Acid and Ethylene with all-new Technologies

Hummingbird® is a newly developed proprietary process dehydrating ethanol to produce ethylene

U.S. Legislative Climate Creating Opportunities for Bioplastics Industry

Cereplast to supply resin for manufacture of food serviceware and compostable trash bags

12 November 201312 November 2013

EU lässt Monsantos „Super-Mais“ zu

Kommission empfiehlt Ministerrat den Anbau von Pioneer-Mais 1507 in Europa

Packaging trade group says Germany has no need for bag ban

A German packaging trade group is criticizing media reports that highlight problems related to plastic bag disposal

HP Compounding Technology – individuelle Komplettlösungen für alle WPC-Aufbereitungs- und Anwendungsprozesse

Unternehmen bietet neben Compounder und schlüsselfertigen Granulieranlagen weltweiten Ersatzteilservice sowie Spezialkomponenten an

The blame game

Renewables experts, oil refiners trade barbs on impact of rising renewable fuel mandates

CelluForce finalist in Global Cleantech Cluster Association 2013 Awards

CelluForce represented on the prestigious list of the world's top Cleantech companies

11 November 2013

Neues Forschungsprojekt gestartet

Alternativmaterial zu weichgemachten Vinylchloridpolymeren aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

EU in new push to revive the carbon market

EU diplomats today agreed to begin talks on a legal text to slash permit supply and prop up carbon prices in the bloc's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), marking a big step forward for the divisive proposal

Spain leaves out foreign producers in biodiesel quota for next two years

Non-European producers not included despite import according to WTO rules

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