23 October 2012 German project highlights hemp as bio material Michael Carus about the project: "Development of industrial scale natural fiber pellet production using natural fibers to reinforce bioplastics in injection molding and extrusion techniques.”
Boeing-COMAC Technology Center Announces First Biofuel Research Project Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology will find ways to convert waste cooking oil for use as jet fuel
Biofuels Digest releases new 5-Minute Guides "News you can use” about Avantium, BioProcess Algae and Coskata
Metabolix finds help for PVC plastics with new PHA application PVC gets a lift, and so do the commercial prospects with Metabolix and its biobased PHA polymers, with a new application in PVC plastics
22 October 2012 Reaching the top level of sustainability for food packages: CKB® with a bio-based PE coating
Meredian, Inc., Hosts Exclusive Grand Opening Event Bainbridge opens worlds largest bioplastics facility
Calysta Energy™ Targets Natural Gas as Advantaged Feedstock for Transportation Fuels and Chemicals Unmet Market Need Creates Global Opportunity
Biokunststoffe: Teil der nächsten industriellen Revolution in Europa EU-Wirtschaftspolitik betont enorme Bedeutung biobasierter Produktmärkte
18 October 2012 Teller oder Tank: Gibt es überschüssige Flächen für Bioenergie? Neue Studie zur Bioenergie veröffentlicht
Butanediol (1,4 BDO & 2,3 BDO), 1,3 Butadiene And Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Market: Applications (THF, PU, PBT, SBR, ABS, NBR Etc.), Bio-Based Alternatives, Downstream Potential, Market Size And Forecast, 2010 - 2018
Renewable Chemicals Helping to Build the Biobased Economy Panelists at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy plenary session, Biotechnology and Renewable Chemicals agreed: The Future is Now!
17 October 2012 Reverdia und Helm beginnen Distributions- und Marketingzusammenarbeit bei Biosuccinium™ in Europa Reverdia eröffnet weltweit erste Großanlage für die kommerzielle Produktion biobasierter Bernsteinsäure
Sustainable construction: Rapeseed-based product to play a major role in carbon-neutral masonry units Croda and Encos agree long term supply arrangements for the major ingredient of EncoSol
New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production New incentives for biofuels with optimal climate footprint: Commission wants to change policy on renewable energy and the fuel quality directive
Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
€ 1.7 million to renewable barrier material LIFE+ Funds Xylophane’s Al Foil Substitute Xylan-based Renewable Barrier Food Packaging Material
16 October 2012 Kompostierbarer Plastik auf dem Prüfstand Wie nachhaltig und umweltschonend sind die Produkte wirklich?
Genomatica Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award Award-winning manufacturing processes produce chemicals from renewable feedstocks rather than oil and gas
Wood completely broken down into its component parts Fraunhofer researchers develop process to divide wood waste into lignin and cellulose
15 October 2012 Sêlva Regenwaldschuh mit positiver Ökobilanz BARKTEX für den Bundespreis Ecodesign 2012 nominiert
Teragren Products Accepted Under USDA BioPreferred Program USDA certified full line of bamboo construction products
Ecolab Launches Line of Bio-Based Hard Surface Cleaners That Are USDA BioPreferred and Green Seal Certified Ecolab presents new line of bio-based and biodegradable hard surface cleaners from plant-derived natural resources
PETRONAS and LanzaTech to recycle CO<sub>2</sub> into sustainable chemicals Waste CO2 from Petronas operations will be captured by LanzaTech’s process to create economic routes to acetic acid
EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off: KBBPPS project focuses on biomass content, functionality and biodegradability
Landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche rückläufig, Erntemengen legen zu Die landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche in Deutschland ist auch im Jahr 2012 weiter zurückgegangen
12 October 2012 Klimaschutzwirkung von Produkten aus Biokunststoffen bestätigt Handlungsbedarf beim Pflanzenanbau
Analysis: Bioplastics market set for fivefold growth by 2016 The bioplastics market is set to grow rapidly over the next few years as companies look for sustainable alternatives to fossil-based plastics, according to the latest statistics from the trade body for the European bioplastics industry
The Synthetic Biology Pathway to Innovation in Fuels and Chemicals BIO’s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy: Synthetic biology can lead to a sustainable solution to a critical global problems
Biokunststoffe sind auf dem richtigen Weg Umweltbundesamt-Studie bescheinigt Biokunststoffen großes Potential
Newlight Expands Production Capacity for Sustainable Bioplastics Made From Greenhouse Gases 100,000-pound per year capacity expansion to meet customer demand for Newlight's cost-effective, high-performance, sustainable plastics
10 October 2012 Neue Technologie: Kunststoff aus Abwasser Eine zukunftsweisende Innovation ermöglicht die Verarbeitung von kommunalem Klärschlamm zu Rohstoffen
Biopolymere im Rennwagen: Nachhaltigkeit im Härtetest Wissenschaftler aus Hannover setzen auf die extremen Belastungen im Rennsport, um Biopolymere reif für die Serienproduktion zu machen – und das nicht nur in der Automobilindustrie
European Bioplastics: Biokunststoffmarkt verfünffacht sich bis 2016 Biobasiertes PET trägt mit Verzehnfachung der Kapazitäten entscheidend bei
Green Dot offers toy companies a safer more sustainable alternative to petroleum based soft plastic Green Dot is introducing the market's first rubber-like compostable bioplastic to toy industry at the ABC Kids Expo to be held in Louisville Kentucky on October 14-17, 2012
What’s Mitsubishi up to in renewable chemicals? Mitsubishi Chemical – one of the 10 largest chemical companies in the world. Your next customer, supplier, partner, investor, or friend? A stealthy player you know little about? Somewhere in between?
European Bioplastics: Fivefold growth of the bioplastics market by 2016 Biobased PET contributes significantly with a tenfold increase in its capacity
Vegware’s PLA wine glass design is a real corker Edinburgh-based Vegware has developed a PLA wine glass, which the company says has a carbon footprint 77% lower than PET alternatives
Kilfrost showcases sustainable heat transfer fluid at Chillventa 2012 Kilfrost will showcase its bio-derived products at Chillventa 2012 in Nuremberg this week
From Promise to Productivity Smart Policy for Sustainable EU Growth Through Biobased Products and Industrial Biotechnology
9 October 2012 Das zweite Leben des Frittierfetts Amitava Kundu veredelt Reststoffe aus der Industrie zu abbaubaren Rohstoffen
The Greening of BASF The world’s largest chemical company is announcing biobased initiatives left and right
Evonik invests heavily in biotech Evonik reaffirmed their commitment to biotechnology and invests €350 million in fermented L-lysine production
Giant King<sup>TM</sup> Grass released for quarantine by USDA US Department of Agriculture Officially Approves Giant KingTM Grass in the United States
GLOBAL BIOENERGIES opens the way to bio-sourced propylene Market of $ 93 billion – Replication of the synthetic biology approach already successfully used for isobutene
8 October 2012 Studie im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes veröffentlicht: Biokunststoffe nicht besser Verpackungen aus bioabbaubaren Kunststoffen sind denen aus herkömmlichen Kunststoffen nicht überlegen
Fast 50 % weniger Rückprall beim Beton-Nassspritzen mit neuem Stärkeprodukt Südzucker erzielt vielversprechende Ergebnisse in FuE-Projekt
EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off:
