15 November 2011 Toray Succeeds in Production of the World’s First Fully Renewable, Biobased Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fiber Terephthalic acid synthesized from Gevo’s biobased para-xylene and commercially available renewable mono ethylene glycol (MEG) as raw materials
14 November 2011 BioAmber Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering Lead book-running managers for the offering are Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Bacteria can talk by ‘chemical twittering’, control behaviour of the colony New understanding to help develop most efficient bacterium for use in medical, agricultural and industrial biotechnology
13 November 2011 Uncertain economic prospects weigh on industrial ethanol Sluggish growth in the Americas and the EU - Far East needs to lower dependence on Brazil
11 November 2011 Venter-Firma gründet Start-up für Biotreibstoffpflanzen Modernere Ansätze aus der Biotechnik sollen zu besseren Erträgen führen
SKD-Geschäftsführerin freut sich auf die neue Mode Wie erkenne ich, dass ein Kleidungsstück nachhaltig, fair und umweltschonend produziert wurde?
International Business Directory Bio-based Plastics and Composites (iBIB<sup>2012</sup>): Jetzt buchen! Anmeldeschluss: 15. Januar 2012
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10 November 2011 Prof. Sonja Herres-Pawlis erhält den Innovationspreis des Landes NRW Entwicklung neuartiger Katalysatoren sollen Herstellung von abbaubaren Kunststoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen erleichtern
Glycerin – global strategic business report published Global Glycerin Market to Reach 5.4 Billion Pounds by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
New report highlights growth of advanced biofuels in US Free 3,000 word report looks into several key issues facing industry right now
9 November 201123 October 2013 Nachhaltigkeits-Benchmarking für WPC Aktuelles Forschungsprojekt vergleicht Terrassendielen unterschiedlicher Konkurrenzwerkstoffe
Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second Substituting wood for non-wood building materials can displace far more carbon emissions than using the wood for biofuel
BlueFire forms subsidiary SucreSource, LLC to provide cellulosic sugars to Advanced BioFuels companies Low cost, non-food cellulosic sugars for widespread commercialization
8 November 2011 Northern Technologies International Corporation Awarded $500,000 in NSF-STTR Grant for Development of Advanced Polylactide (PLA) Materials Phase II funding will allow NTIC to commercialize a broad portfolio of next-generation, high performance biobased resin compounds
Myriant and Sojitz form Partnership for green Chemicals Collaborate in the sales and marketing of biobased succinic acid
BioAmber and Mitsui & Co. to Build and Operate Plants Producing Succinic Acid and BDO Second plant in Thailand to be build and operated until 2014
7 November 201116 February 2018 Neues Forschungsinstitut in Hannover geht an den Start Institut für Biokunststoffe und Bioverbundwerkstoffe arbeitet eng mit Industrie zusammen
John Burn Introduce the Sprayomer Bio-Based Reusable Vacuum Bag Green technology ensures a cost-efficient production process
6 November 2011 Chinese citric acid industry begins to consolidate Although capacities to expand further, it seems pace of expansion is leveling off
4 November 2011 TU Chemnitz: Zwei Schnecken für die optimale Mischung – Einsatz in Kunststoffherstellung und chemischer Industrie Professur Strukturleichtbau und Kunststoffverarbeitung war an der Entwicklung eines neuartigen Doppelschneckenextruders beteiligt
Tüten aus Bioplastik erschweren Recycling und Kompostierung WDR-Beitrag: Einzig praktikable Verwertungsmöglichkeit für Biokunststoffe ist zurzeit nur die Verbrennung
Bio-based Plastics in the World Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020
New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform international policies on greenhouse gas emissions
3 November 2011 TENCEL® and Lenzing FR® Fibers Earn Prestigious USDA Certification for Sustainability Qualify for BioPreferred Purchasing Program for US Government Agencies and Contractors
2 November 2011 ADM Announces Industry-First Biobased Propylene Glycol USP Facility began start-up operations in late March 2011 with industrial-grade
1 November 2011 Großer Auftritt für eine neue Produktgattung – MeisterWerke präsentieren nadura™ Nadura-Böden NB 400 bieten eine wirkliche Alternative zu Keramik- und Natursteinoberflächen
Amyris Receives Approval for R$ 22 Million Funding from Brazil’s Development Bank BNDES Reaffirms Commitment to Support Innovative Technologies with Financing Support for first Amyris Biofene® Production Facility in Brazil
31 October 2011 SusPack2012 – Conference on Sustainable Packaging – Nachhaltiges Verpacken im Rahmen der Anuga FoodTec 2012, 29.-30. März 2012, Köln
UPM launches a new Composite in which Wood Fibres replace non-renewable raw Material New composite material to be presented the Lahti Plastics Exhibition 16-18 November 2011 in Finland
UMaine Researchers Discover Revolutionary Process for Biofuel Deoxygenation or TDO process to work on cellulose found in any substances that contain cellulose or carbohydrates
Breathable and biodegradable film has packaging potential, says study Total time of biodegradation was five weeks with no significand residue
SusPack2012 – Conference on Sustainable Packaging at the Anuga FoodTec 2012, March 29th-30th, Cologne, Germany
28 October 2011 Kirchen fordern mehr Transparenz bei Rohstoffhandel Entsprechende Prüfung müsse für Unternehmen Pflicht werden
27 October 2011 Pilze als Pflanzenschutzmittel Genetische Forschung an der TU Wien bringt überraschende Erkenntnisse über Schimmelpilze ans Licht – und ermöglicht den gezielten Einsatz von Pilzen in der Landwirtschaft
26 October 201123 October 2013 Vierter Deutscher WPC-Kongress – 13. und 14. Dezember 2011, Maritim Hotel Köln Der europäische Leitkongress der WPC-Industrie!
Feed Value of Ethanol Byproducts Long Underestimated, Says New USDA Report Analysis clearly shows the importance of accurate DDGS accounting
Researchers create transistors from natural cotton fibers Creating transistors from cotton fibers brings a new perspective to seamless integration of electronics
VTT and the MSI combine their unique competencies to a new Center for Bioengineering Opening of the new center on 25th October 2011 in Berkeley, California
Fourth German WPC-Congress – 13. & 14.12.2011, Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany The European lead congress of the WPC-industry!
25 October 201123 October 2013 Asian WPC makers eye local markets, but face overcapacity Companies to diversify away from their traditional focus on decking and building materials
Elmira Release Bio-Based Composites for Mass Manufacture Recent advances in composite materials to focus on principle components for current and future markets
24 October 2011 Andolfi wählt Folienprodukt aus Mirel-Biokunststoff von Telles für neue Produktreihe kompostierbarer Beutel Die auf Mvera™ basierten kompostierbaren Beutel sollen der wachsenden Marktnachfrage in Italien gerecht werden
FIBRAGEN: Verbesserte Bio-Werkstoffe aus Flachs durch angewandte Genomik Internationales Forschungsprojekt unter Beteiligung der Hochschule Bremen
Senator Stabenow wants to expand tax break for bio-manufacturers USDA study says more than 100,000 jobs could be created
Synthetic Genomics Inc. and Plenus, S.A. de C.V. Form New Sustainable Agriculture Company, Agradis, Inc. to Develop and Commercialize Products Using Genomic Technologies Agradis Closes $20 Million Series A Financing Round
Plastics Environmental Council to Develop Biodegradation Standard for Plastics Additives and New Certification Seal Biodegradable Additives Play Critical Role in Helping Solve the Plastics in Landfill Issue
Production of biofuel from forests will increase greenhouse emissions New comprehensive study findings are contrary to assumptions and some previous studies
