20 December 201819 December 2018 Biobased beer can rings, algae and bugs, chitin-based plastic breakthrough, gribble gut enzymes, banana-based products: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of December 14th The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace – here are the top innovations for the week of December 14th
EU-Kommission hat eine Klimaschutzstrategie für die Zeit nach 2030 vorgelegt EU-Unternehmen, Gebäude und Verkehr sollen höchstens so viele Treibhausgase emittieren, wie von Böden, Gewässern und Pflanzen aufgenommen werden können
Field Testing of Compostable Products and Packaging Increases in the diversion of food scraps and other organic waste streams are essential if we hope to make meaningful progress on the road to zero waste
19 December 20189 September 2021 Biorefining of microalgae Konstanz chemist Professor Stefan Mecking awarded funding for innovative refinery concept for microalgae lipids
Bioraffination von Mikroalgen Konstanzer Chemiker Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking erhält Förderung für die Etablierung eines neuartigen Raffinerie-Konzeptes für Mikroalgen-Lipide
AGRANA presents new bioplastic developed from thermoplastic starch Thermoplastic starch is 100% home-compostable without leaving microplastic residues
AGRANA präsentiert neu entwickelten Bio-Kunststoff aus thermoplastischer Stärke Thermoplastische Stärke ermöglicht 100% Heim-Kompostierbarkeit ohne Mikroplastikrückstände
Commission launches Circular Plastics Alliance to foster the market of recycled plastics in Europe Key industry stakeholders are invited to join the Alliance, in particular from those sectors, which account for most demand for plastics in Europe
Autoreifen aus heimischer Landwirtschaft rücken näher Entwicklung einer Erntemaschine für den Kautschukersatz Russischer Löwenzahn beginnt
Waste incineration is waste incineration, no matter the classification The European Parliament must reject any proposal that provides Cohesion Funds to incineration facilities, no matter their classification, writes Dr. Ingrid Behrsin
Kunststoffverpackungsindustrie setzt sich ambitionierte Recyclingziele bis 2025 Bis 2025 werden in Deutschland mindestens 1 Million Tonnen Recyclingmaterial oder nachwachsende Rohstoffe zur Produktion von Kunststoffverpackungen eingesetzt
18 December 201814 December 2018 Build a PLAnet™ for sustainable bioplastics Strategic collaboration will support manufacturers interested in entering the bioplastic market by delivering integrated PLA technology packages
Motor für Chemie 4.0 in Mitteldeutschland: Leistungs- und Transferzentrum Chemie- und Biosystemtechnik Mit Kreislauf-Wirtschaft zur grünen Chemie
Für eine plastikfreie Zukunft: LignoPure von Science4Life als „Beste Geschäftsidee“ ausgezeichnet Isoliertes Lignin lässt sich vielseitig in der Industrie einsetzen
Perstorp: The sale of Capa™ to unlock significant value Group to focus its business opportunities and future growth prospects on its Polyol, Oxo and Feed businesses
Perstorp: Schweden verkaufen Caprolacton-Sparte an Ingevity Übernahme beinhaltet die Produktionseinheit in Fredrikstad, Norwegen, während der Betrieb in Stenungsund, Schweden, in Perstorp’s Besitz verbleibt
A loudspeaker for treehuggers with golden ears – the first speaker ever built using holocellulose Newly researched pure white material with unique properties is easy to recycle to become something completely different
Report: Biofuels, bioproducts required to meet GHG goals Regarding the U.S., the report finds that although the country is the most prominent producer and consumer of biofuels in the world, 80.1 percent of total primary energy consumption came from fossil fuels as of 2016
Nobel Prize-Winning Chemists: Misguided GMO Fears Could Hinder Technology’s Societal Benefits Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been on the market for over 20 years and have not caused or contributed to a single illness or death
The Bioeconomy 2019: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Bioeconomy Development Priorities The Iowa Economic Development Authority took a look at development priorities in an opening morning presentation at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco
17 December 201814 December 2018 Michael Carus – Person of the Year 2018 The founding father and driving force of the German bioplastics movement is considered as one of the leading experts in agricultural resources and industrial materials
Nachhaltige Weichmacher für PVC: Projekt Bioweichmacher an der TUHH Universitäts-Konsortium will neuartige Alternative zu herkömmlichen Weichmachern in PVC entwickeln
Wood-based innovations made an appearance at Independence Day Reception in Finland Stora Enso's woodpulp has being used as a raw material in the evening gown made by Aalto University for Finland’s First Lady Jenni Haukio
Finnlands First Lady feiert Unabhängigkeitstag in Kleid aus holzbasierten Fasern Stora Enso's holzbasiertes Garn diente als Ausgangsmaterial für die Abendrobe der First Lady Jenni Haukio
UK aims to double bioeconomy to £440 billion by 2030 New UK Bioeconomy strategy aims to increase the size of the impact of the bioeconomy from its 2014 level of £220 billion (€247 billion) to £440 billion (€494 billion)
New report issued by SusChem and partners: Robust Agenda to achieve Circularity of Plastics The analysis from this report has helped to identify priorities, projects and the level of investment needed to achieve full circularity of plastics
Toy maker Lego to focus on renewable bioplastics Bistra Andersen, senior product manager for materials at Lego was speaking to delegates at the European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin
Julia Klöckner: “Bauen mit Holz schützt aktiv das Klima” Bundeswaldministerin eröffnet Veranstaltungsreihe "Charta für Holz 2.0 im Dialog" in Berlin
14 December 201817 December 2018 Neste strengthens its global leading position in renewable products with a major investment in Singapore Global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals requiring investment on additional renewable products production capacity
Biome Technologies awarded further funding to scale solutions to plastic waste Government's £6 million programme aims to use industrial biotechnology techniques to produce a new range of sustainable polymers
Mehr Bioplastik führt nicht zwingend zu mehr Klimaschutz Studie der Universität Bonn untersucht mögliche Folgen einer Umstellung auf pflanzenbasierte Kunststoffe
Global Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Market Overview 2018- 2023 Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies (AERT), Trex Company Inc, Weyerhaeuser Company and Procotex SA Corporation NV
Windstrom zu speichern bleibt teuer Deutschland hat bereits drei Dutzend Power-to-Gas-Anlagen. Sie sind zuverlässig, doch Preisrückgänge sind unrealistisch
The Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2018 is Jürgen Eck, CEO of BRAIN AG, Germany The most innovative bioeconomy CEO 2018 is Jürgen Eck, CEO of BRAIN AG
13 December 20189 September 2021 Bio-on and Hera create Lux-on the new challenge to produce bioplastic from CO2 New company founded by Bio-on aiming to revolutionise the production of PHAs biopolymers using CO2 captured from the atmosphere
Bio-on und Hera schreiten zur Umsetzung von Lux-on – ein neues Projekt zur Herstellung von Biokunststoff aus CO2 Neue Unternehmensgründung beabsichtigt, mittels CO2-Sequestrierung PHA-basierte Biopolymere zu produzieren
AMT Coffee unveils ‘let’s make the change’ bio-compostable cups for Christmas season "It has taken years of research and development to source a fully bio-compostable coffee cup and lid."
Continental eröffnet Forschungs- und Versuchslabor für Löwenzahnkautschuk “Taraxagum Lab Anklam” Fertigstellung nur ein Jahr nach Spatenstich
Circa Receives Green Light to Sell Non-toxic, Bio-based and Biodegradable Solvent in EU With CyreneTM the company are offering a bio-based solution with an exciting new prospect for advanced materials
Industrielle Ausgangsstoffe biologisch produzieren Chemiker des KIT entwickeln neues biokatalytisches Material für die „grüne“ Produktion werthaltiger Chemikalien – Veröffentlichung in Angewandte Chemie
How the airline industry is cleaning up its climate act The jet fuel–with a carbon footprint smaller than regular fuel, but a comparable cost–is one way that the airline industry can begin to tackle its climate problem
Renmatix and Gevo Sign a Joint Development Agreement to Evaluate the Commercial Feasibility of Creating Cellulosic Hydrocarbons for Global Renewable Jet Fuel and Gasoline Markets Will explore capabilities to produce renewable fuels and chemicals to meet expanding demand
12 December 201813 December 2018 European Bioeconomy Strategy Update: A Necessary Re-focus Bioeconomy Strategy aims to make UK world-leader by 2030
Team converts wet biological waste to diesel-compatible fuel University of Illinois researchers using hydrothermal liquification
Jetzt wird Schweinegülle zu Diesel-Treibstoff US-Wissenschaftler der University of Illinois nutzen Technik der hydrothermalen Verflüssigung
UPM and LSB speak out over finalised REDll policy Advanced biofuels are now definitely recognised as a fast-track route to decarbonisation of transport across the EU
Bringt organischer Redox-Speicher den Durchbruch? Der Spezialist für Redox-Flow-Batterien, „CMBlu“, will mit dem Autozulieferer Schaeffler eine neue Speichertechnologie auf den Markt bringen: Organic Flow
KaiCell Fibers makes the bioeconomy protagonist in the Independence Day of Finland KaiCell Fibers’ strive is to develop value-added bio-products