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8 August 2011

Holzfachhandel mit einem Umsatzplus von 14 % im ersten Halbjahr 2011

GD Holz bewertet erstes Halbjahr 2011 für die Branche sehr positiv

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Plastic from the Wood: Environmentally Friendly Packaging

Thermal properties closely match and sometimes excel those of PET-materials

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7 August 2011

Industrial innovation: Final evaluation of the Lead Market Initiative

Shift in innovation policy focus to a demand-side approach is reflected in the European Commission Innovation Union flagship

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Other uses of tobacco

Tobacco bio-oil tested against a wide variety of insect pests, including 11 different fungi, bacteria, and the Colorado potato beetle

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5 August 2011

Trellis Earth Products Files Patents on Proprietary Bioplastics Resins

Applications Cover Both High Performance Hybrid Bioplastic and 100% Petroleum-Free Resin From Agricultural By-Products

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3 August 2011

Brazil Sets New Record in the Adoption of Transgenic Crops

Hectares planted with high-tech materials, transgenic hybrids account for more than 70% of the area planted

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Clearer guidance call on bio-plastics

Current research into the redesign of plastics and developments in biodegradable plastics

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1 August 201117 February 2020

Lead Market Initiative signals new era for bio-based products

LMI to support and focus on six important markets, involving policy instruments

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Pakit gibt Vereinbarung mit PepsiCo für nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen bekannt

Innovative Technologie zur Kartonherstellung aus Zellulosefasern soll Verpackungsmarkt revolutionieren

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Biosprit aus der Wüste

Agaven lassen sich in öden Wüstenregionen für die Produktion von Biotreibstoffen anbauen

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Dissatisfied With RSPO, Malaysia Begins Planning Its Own Palm Oil Certification Scheme

Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities to certifie over 300,000 smallholders by national certification scheme - as the RSPO is too expensive

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Bio-based plastics boom: Products chains and markets

Global average annual growth rate was 38% - Europe, 48% in the same period

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BASF and CSM explore a bio-Based Succinic Acid joint venture

25,000 tons capacity fermentation production plant to start up by 2013 at the latest

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Pakit Announces Agreement with PepsiCo for Sustainable Packaging

Innovative technology turning cellulose fibre into moulded board to replace the plastic and foam packaging

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31 July 201123 October 2013

Vierter Deutscher WPC-Kongress hat Rekorde im Visier

Der europäische Leitkongress der WPC-Industrie! (13. und 14. Dezember 2011, Maritim Hotel Köln)

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Fourth German WPC Congress to Break Records

The European lead congress of the WPC-industry! (13. & 14.12.2011, Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany)

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Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of lignocellulosis

Residues from commercial furfural production (furfural residue, FR) and corn kernels were carried out to compare different nutritional media

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29 July 2011

Algae Companies Diversify Into Green Chemicals, Oils

How Solazyme and Blue Marble are currently creating drop-in replacements for existing products

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Nestlé launches bioplastic caps for milk brands in Brazil

In partnership with Tetra Pak and Braskem to advance use of packaging from renewable resources

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28 July 2011

MU professor helps to plant seeds for an advanced biofuel economy

Moving away from corn - scientists to build largest biorefinery production system in the nation

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Cortec® Corporation Launches Biobased Film Products for Marine and Anaerobic Digestion Markets

EcoOcean^TM soon to be available in over 70 countries worldwide

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27 July 2011

Canada Missing Its Potential in Bioproducts

Study reveals barriers preventing growth in the bioproduct industry

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Brazil’s Braskem to buy Dow’s global PP business

Included in the sale are two PP plants in the US and two in Germany

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Bio-Based Economy Central to Europe’s 2020 Vision

Secretary General of EuropaBio talks about the role of industrial biotechnology in Europe

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Eiweißbasierte Biofolien für Garten und Landwirtschaft entwickelt

Proteinbasierte Saatbänder mit Düngemittel im Onlineshop erhältlich

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26 July 2011

Polyethylen aus Zuckerrohr – Dow setzt auf Brasiliens Rohstoff No 1

Weltweit größte Pilotanlage soll effektive Produktionsverfahren realisieren

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Straubing: Baubeginn für CleanTech-Zukunftsprojekt

Süd-Chemie legt Grundstein für bis dato größte deutsche Zellulose-Ethanol-Anlage

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe: Danone führt Verbraucher Biokunststoffwerbung in die Irre

Deutsche Umwelthilfe mahnt Danone wegen irreführender Werbung für neue Activia-Joghurtbecher aus Bioplastik ab - IFEU-Studie belegt: Joghurtbecher aus so genanntem Biokunststoff haben keine gesamtökologischen Vorteile gegenüber herkömmlichen Plastikbecher

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Puma führt in Wasser auflösbare Einkaufstüte ein

Konzern rechnet mit jährlicher Einsparung von 192 Tonnen Plastik und 293 Tonnen Papier

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Zusammenschluss zwischen Telles und Tenova Bioplastics für neue Reihe von Biofolien für kompostierbare Beutel und Verpackungslösungen in Europa

Mirel P5001 ist ein neues, zur Herstellung von Folien geeignetes Harz, mit dem organische Abfälle in Deponien verringert werden können und das bei der Erzeugung von Bioenergie behilflich sein kann

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Danone: Wir weisen die Vorwürfe der Deutschen Umwelthilfe vollumfänglich zurück

DUH veröffentlichte ungenaue Fakten ohne Rückfrage beim Hersteller

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Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Sugarcane-Based Jet Fuels

Brazilian research group ICONE to lead study; World Wildlife Fund to serve as independent reviewer and advisor

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Construction start for new CleanTech project with great future potential

Süd-Chemie lays foundation for largest cellulosic ethanol plant in Germany

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Cathay Industrial Biotech files for IPO

Chinese n-butanol and propylene prices are highly correlated, according to the company

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Synterra Energy Merges Key Technologies to Commercialize Next Generation Integrated Bio-refinery

Innovative process integration provides process efficiencies, lowers unit capital cost, reduces risk of securing adequate feedstock supplies

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Telles Teams with Tenova Bioplastics on New Line of Biobased Film for Compostable Bags and Packaging Solutions in Europe

Mirel P5001 is the New Film Grade Resin to Reduce Organic Waste in Landfills and Aid in Bio-Energy Generation

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25 July 2011

Secretary Vilsack Announces BioPreferred Final Rule Designating Additional 14 Biobased Categories for Preferred Federal Purchasing

More than 8,900 biobased products now eligible for preferred Federal purchasing

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Farms of the future: bio-oil, biochar from biomass

USDA to fund South Dakota State University project

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22 July 2011

Hemp Farming in California Even Closer to Reality as SB 676 Moves Through California Legislature

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 to remove federal restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp

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“MouldPulp”: New biocomposites from bioplastics and pulp fibres

Research project led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT

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“MouldPulp”: Neuartige Biokomposite aus Biokunststoffen und Pulpefasern

Forschungsvorhaben unter Leitung von Fraunhofer Umsicht

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TCI Opens North American Oilseed Biorefinery

Company to control the complete specialty crop supply chain

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21 July 2011

2011 FEW Review: Cellulosic Ethanol Ready Now

U.S. falling behind other countries in the development of cellulosic biofuels

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Consumers confused by terms like ‘bio-based’ and ‘renewable’

Consumers think that bio-based/renewable also means biodegradable

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Ideal carbon capture solution years off: study

Emerging reuse technologies still have years of development ahead before reaching technical maturity

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20 July 2011

Milch macht Mode: Biofasern aus Casein

Modedesignerin nutzt Molkerei-Abfallprodukte für Herstellung von innovativer Naturfaser

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19 July 2011

Fachportal für bio-basierte Ökonomie – Archiv mit 10.000 News und täglichen Meldungen – Jetzt bis 30. August buchen und 25% sparen!

Gratis-Download: Policy paper on Bio-based Economy in the EU

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Europa im Kampf gegen herkömmliche Plastiktüten

Deutschlands Supermärkte bieten Tragetaschen aus Biokunststoff an

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“BiobasedWorld at ACHEMA 2012” – ein neues Format bringt etablierte und neue Akteure der Bioökonomie zusammen

BiobasedWorld erstmalig mit fortlaufender Partnering-Plattform

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First EU sustainability schemes for biofuels get the go-ahead

Companies to choose between compliance to these requirements or by joining a voluntary scheme recognised by the Commission