19 November 201318 November 2013 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 FKuR nimmt neue Compoundieranlage zur Herstellung von Biokunststoffen in Betrieb Biokunststoff-Pionier errichtet hiermit bereits die dritte Compounderlinie von KraussMaffei Berstorff
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
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
USDA Announces Cool Planet and the Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies Receive $10 Million to Develop Sustainable Biofuels from Beetle-Killed Wood Common project to quantify the greenhouse gas benefits from using dead trees
Creating Bio-Oil from Wood Chips a Reality at Battelle Pilot-scale, mobile catalytic pyrolysis technology turns one ton of wood residue, other biomass into bio-oil
INRO – Initiative on Sustainable Provision of Raw Materials for the Material Use of Biomass Production of foodstuffs and fodder to be globally audited as well to avoid displacement effects
Italian Minister for the Environment, Andrea Orlando: Pushing the Green and Bioeconomy to Come Out from the Crisis Ecomondo 2013: International conference on bio-based industry opened its doors in Rimini, Italy
Building eco-friendly straw homes – panel by panel The EU-funded project EUROCELL and University of Bath are paving the way to using straw bale as a building material
Metabolix reports net loss of $7.3 million for Q3 2013 Launched new compostable resin and performance additive products and achieved new technical milestones in biobased chemicals platform
8 November 20138 November 2013 Idaho scientist turns manure into bioplastic Bacteria to convert fermentation products to polyhydroxyalkanoate, or PHA
Gevo proves commercial-scale isobutanol production with corn mash Company's yeast biocatalyst, the GIFT system performing in line with forecast expectations
Chempolis and ONGC to team up for the production of cellulosic ethanol and biochemicals from non-food biomass Joint venture targeting at larger production of sustainable biofuels in India
Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials gets to work at Chemelot Future research programmes have been detailed in a strategic plan
Greenwood Venice – Queen of Eco Design achieves 1st prize for sustainable Development 2013 This years prize renewed in three categories: eco-design, eco-agricultural activities and start-ups
