1 April 2011 Sind “Biokunststoffe” in Biogasanlagen wirklich vollständig abbaubar? Gemeinschaftsprojekt soll für Zertifizierungsverfahren nutzbare Testverfahren entwickeln
USDA head defends ethanol subsidies Gradual end of subsidy reasonable, if savings to be redirected to expand ethanol infrastructure
31 March 2011 Toulouse plant den Aufbau einer Demonstrationsanlage für die weiße Biotechnologie Leitung unter Konsortium aus 15 Konzernen
Ethanol backlash masks a bigger energy problem More favourable options - such as a transition from corn-based ethanol to cellulose-based fuels - would be necessary
DECC report published on UK and global bioenergy resource Analysing current and potential biomass supply with summaries of key constraints and solutions
PURELL® Green Certified Instant Hand Sanitizer Among First to Earn USDA BioPreferred Product Label Foam and refills available through the AbilityOne Program under the SKILCRAFT® brand
Cargill acquires Fort Dodge corn wet mill ethanol facility from Tate & Lyle Plant to be a world class bio-refinery campus that will produce ethanol and other bio-based products
Biodegradable plastics growth linked to composting infrastructure Management system for collecting and separating organic waste essential for development of the bioplastics market
Advance toward making biodegradable plastics from waste chicken feathers Research report was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society
Minister Morlok überreicht Förderung für Biotechnologie-Cluster Sachsen 6. Innovationsbörse Sachsen öffnete auch für Nicht-Preisträger
Danone und WWF setzen auf Joghurtbecher aus Biokunststoff Neue Activia-Verpackung auch frei von Gen-Mais
30 March 2011 Biodegradation will affect bioplastics disposal New Study by Seoul University shows how best to dispose of different biodegradable materials
Energy Policy Must Help U.S. Companies Commercialize Innovative Biofuel Technologies BIO thanks President Obama for putting energy security at top of agenda
29 March 2011 Production of bioplastics and biofuels scores better than their fossil counterparts Scientists from Wageningen certify less greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption
Surprise: Biodegradable Packaging Still Bad for the Planet Sustainable Packaging Coalition found waste biodegrading in landfills has an overall negative impact on greenhouse gas emissions
28 March 2011 Recycling bioplastics production waste? Not a problem NGR developed unit especially for recycling of bioplastics
High-Performance Flax/PLA Biocomposites to be Demonstrated at JEC 2011 RocTool to present live moulding of Biotex Flax
27 March 2011 Naturfasern aus der Spritzgießmaschine Gemeinschaftsprojekt der FH Hannover und Volkswagen generiert Polypropylen-Composite für automotive Anforderungen
“Green” cars could be made from pineapples and bananas Lot of car parts in future will be made of nano-sized fruit fibers
New trash-to-treasure process turns landfill nuisance into plastic Meat and bone meal to become petroleum-free resources
25 March 2011 AWB und BASF starten Pilotprojekt mit kompostierbaren Biomülltüten im Landkreis Bad Dürkheim Mehr Hygiene bei der Abfallentsorgung
BioPlastek 2011 Forum: Ford Makes Vehicles Greener – with Bio-Based Plastics Automotive R&D presentation to be contributing to this world-class forum
24 March 2011 Spritzgussgehäuse aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen NawaRo-Gehäuseserie der Wöhr GmbH als Vorzeigebeispiel
Highmark Renewables receives ‘Integrated bioRefinery’ patent Company also working with project developers in the U.S., South Africa, Mexico and China
23 March 2011 Öko-Windeln: Biokunststoffe für Kinderpopos Moltex neue Höschenwindel für Babys und Kleinkinder enthält Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Neu bei Eichenwald: WPC-Bodenplatten ersetzen Holz Umweltfreundliche Solarduschen erobern deutsche Gärten
Ray Miller from DuPont to speak at Biobased Chemicals meeting on July 7-8, 2011 presentation at GTC’s 2nd Annual Biobased Chemicals – Inception to Market Conference on July 7-8, 2011 in San Francisco, CA
Gen-X moves forward with advanced biorefinery plans Idle waste-to-ethanol plant to produce biodiesel and other biomass-based products
Zelfo® selected as “Bio-material of the year 2011” Second place for EcoCradleTM by Ecovative Design LLC
22 March 2011 Bionik: Spinnenseide und Käferfüße als Ideengeber Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung förderte in den vergangenen Jahren viele Projekte im Bereich Bionik
Polen: Biokunststoffspezialist Bioerg debütiert an der New Connect Unternehmen hat mehrere Arten vollständig kompostierbarer Kunststoffverpackungen entwickelt und auf den Markt eingeführt
Dyadic International Introduces Advanced Biofuels Enzyme AlternaFuel® CMAX™ at the World Biofuels Markets Recently completed its scale-up of AlternaFuel® CMAX™
21 March 201112 October 2020 Techno-economic analysis of dimethylfuran (DMF) and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from pure fructose in catalytic processes [2011] HMF and DMF production processes are divided into four and six processing areas respectively that include synthesis and purification sections
‚Sustainability gets clear‘ – neuer transparenter und flexibler Biokunststoff für Blasfolienextrusion entwickelt Bio-Flex® F 2201 CL ergänzt Vorläufer in Dreischicht-Folie
iBIB<sup>2011</sup> – Der weltweit erste Internationale Branchenführer mit den wichtigsten Anbietern von Biowerkstoffen ist ab sofort verfügbar! iBIB2011 Online-Datenbank, PDF und Print-Ausgabe ab sofort verfügbar unter www.bio-based.eu/iBIB
OrthoLite Develops the First Nearly 50 Percent Bio-Based, Customizable Insole Foam OrthoLite Impressions combines unmatched comfort and customization
FKuR – new transparent and flexible biopolymer for blown film extrusion Sustainability gets clear - Bio-Flex® F 2201 CL contains high content of renewable resources
Yulex Secures Private Funding to Build New Natural Rubber Production Plant Commercial operation slated to start in the beginning of fiscal 2012
iBIB<sup>2011</sup> – The First International Business Directory of Major Suppliers of Bio-based Plastics and Composites Worldwide is Available Now! iBIB2011 online database, PDF and book available at: www.bio-based.eu/iBIB
Neue Studie zum Anbau gentechnisch veränderter Organismen Österreich mit kritischer Positionierung durchaus erfolgreich
18 March 2011 Schweiz: Neue Druckwasserleitung zwischen Kraftwerken soll aus Holz bestehen Traditionelles Handwerksprodukt erlebt Renaissance
17 March 2011 Klaus Kunststofftechnik: woodyplast gewinnt iF Material-Award in Gold Materialverbindung als Granulat im Spritzgussverfahren weiterverarbeitbar
AMSilk Closes 5 Million Euro Financing Round Newly raised funds will secure AMSilk’s advancement and commercialization for its first spider silk-based products
ADM Corporation Launches ECO-ADM™ Line of Eco-friendly, Biodegradability Enhanced Packaging and Shipping Products ECO-ADM™ packing and shipping products show 10-17% biodegradation within 30 days in active landfills according to independent ASTMD5511 tests
16 March 2011 LIGNOS – Forschungsverbund zur stofflichen Nutzung von Biomasse Fraunhofer IAP: Biopolymergewinnung durch neue biotechnologische Verfahren
15 March 2011 Update des Global Organic Textile Standard Kernbestimmungen sehen weiterhin generelles Verbot für den Einsatz von GVO und weiteren gefährlichen Substanzen vor
www.nawaro-kommunal.de online Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche und politische Argumente sowie umfangreiche Produktinformationen zum Einsatz nachwachsender Rohstoffe in Kommunen
Zelfo® selected as “Bio-material of the year 2011”
