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5 February 20181 May 2018

Designing Reactor Microbiomes for Chemical Production from Organic Waste

How to engineer microbiomes in fermentation and digestion reactors to convert organic waste into valuable products

Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste

Four key actions the consumer goods industry should take to create the systemic change required and accelerate the transition to a circular economy

EcoCortec joins European BIOCOMPACK Project

Croatia’s EcoCortec has become a partner to the BIOCOMPACK project, aimed at promoting green, sustainable packaging

From greenhouse gases to plastics

New catalyst for recycling carbon dioxide discovered

Calculating the CO2 emissions of biofuels is not enough

Biofuels and other biomass-derived products have become viable options for replacing fossil fuels

2 February 20181 February 2018

Glanbia Ingredients to spearhead €30m European whey research project

AgriChemWhey project will build a first-of-a-kind industrial-scale biorefinery with integrated symbiotic industrial and agricultural value chains

Biobasierte Materialien – Werkstoffe und Textilien

Ob Mais, Holz, Wiesengras, Löwenzahn oder Zuckerrohr – die Rohstoffbasis von Biomaterialien ist ebenso groß wie ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Das Dossier beleuchtet die Bandbreite existierender Biomaterialien und ihre Einsatzgebiete

Study warns wood bioenergy supporters can’t see carbon emissions for the trees

New research challenges the popular belief that biofuels are better for the environment

Fraunhofer IMWS entwickelt biobasierte Verbundmaterialien für die Haut

Forscher aus Halle wollen die einzigartigen Eigenschaften der natürlichen Faserproteine Elastin und Kollagen nutzen, um neuartige Biomaterialien für die Medizintechnik zu schaffen

BioAmber restructures its credit facility with its senior lenders

Company has agreed to present the lenders a recapitalization plan by March 15, 2018

Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy

DOE and USDA Biomass Genomics Research

Stanford-led team discovers new cellulose that could have applications from energy to medicine

The discovery of a new type of cellulose – the world’s most abundant biomolecule – offers opportunities for multiple advances from renewable fuel to antibiotics

1 February 2018

Revolution in Food and Biomass Production

High-tech strategy for a sustainable biomass supply

Revolution in der Lebensmittel- und Biomasseproduktion

High-Tech-Strategien zur nachhaltigen Versorgung

Akzonobel announces 2018 Imagine Chemistry Challenges

The overall winners will be awarded joint development agreements with AkzoNobel to help bring their ideas to market

Neuartige biobasierte Fasern für medizinische Anwendungen

ZIM-Projekt entwickelt neuartiges, im Körper abbaubares Nahtmaterial aus biobasierten Fasern

Aldi, Lidl und Co.: Lebensmittelhändler versprechen Kampf gegen die Plastikflut

Plastiktüten verschwinden bereits - bald könnten auch Verpackungen aus Kunststoff der Vergangenheit angehören. Die großen Lebensmittelhändler wollen jetzt nach Alternativen suchen

Ingenza embarks on ConBioChem collaboration

Company aims to develop new industrial biotech-based routes to commodity chemicals

Welcome to the second RoadToBio newsletter

First project report describes a desk study of the opportunities for the chemical industry to introduce more bio-based chemicals into existing value chains

Circular economy in the limelight in Davos

The first Circularity Gap Report indicates that merely 9% of the world’s exploited natural resources are re-used. EURACTIV’s partner La Tribune reports

Bio-renewable process could help ‘green’ plastic

Plastics are often derived from petroleum, but scientists are developing new and renewable ways of creating them from biomass

Clean energy for Bio-on’s new biopolymers “factory” thanks to a trigeneration plant built by Gruppo Hera

The project developed for Bio-on envisages the realisation of the entire technological-energy hub

31 January 201829 January 2018

The rise, rise, rise of bio-methanol for fuels and chemical markets

For the North American and European markets more projects aimed at methanol as a chemical intermediate springing up are expected

Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe in der Nische etabliert

Gerade bei Haushalts-, Konsumgütern und Spielzeug sind Optik, Haptik und ein grünes Image von hoher Bedeutung

Energieeffizienz: Chemieindustrie setzt auf Erneuerbare Energien

Weltweit größte PEM-Wasserstoff-Elektrolyse-Anlage will „grüne“ Chemie im Rheinland etablieren

Lanzatech looks to AI to further the sustainable bioeconomy

Newly announced collaboration with TeselaGen is supposed to extend LanzaTech’s biological design platform

Ökosystemleistungen der EU-Wälder

Europäische Waldgebiete haben sich in den vergangenen 60 Jahren kontinuierlich vergrößert und erstrecken sich heute auf ungefähr 160 Millionen Hektar

Ecosystem services of EU forests

European forests have expanded continuously over the last 60 years and now cover around 160 million hectares

Report says there is enough biomass for biofuels without affecting food supply

As UFOP underlines, the 27-page report presents the supply situation in connection with development of renewable resources for transport biofuels

Aktualisierter UFOP-Bericht zur globalen Marktversorgung veröffentlicht

Der Bericht zeigt die Versorgungslage im Zusammenhang mit der Verwendung nachwachsender Rohstoffe für die Biokraftstoffproduktion auf

Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2018 5-Minute Guide

Short-term goals for the Company include plans to deliver a reliable source of furfural at competitive prices

30 January 2018

Tenth Edition of the Bioeconomy’s “Who is Who” Directory to be Published – The Beeline to Suppliers and Partners in the Growing Bio-Based Business

The success story that is the International Directory for Bio-Based Businesses (iBIB) continues. Book your free two-page company profile for an unlimited time now

Das “Who is Who“ der bio-basierten Ökonomie geht ins zehnte Jahr – Der Wegweiser zu Anbietern und Partnern im wachsenden, bio-basierten Geschäft

Die Erfolgsstory des „International Directory for Bio-based Businesses (iBIB)“ geht weiter – Buchen Sie Ihr zweiseitiges Firmenprofil kostenlos und zeitlich unbegrenzt

BioRECO2VER: turning CO2 into chemicals using bioconversion

4 year project to focus on refining biotechnological processes which can turn CO₂ from industrial point sources into valuable platform chemicals

Evotec, Immatics, InflaRx: Geldsegen für deutsche Biotech-Firmen

Deutsche Biotechfirmen sammelten im vergangenen Jahr so viel Geld ein wie noch nie. Insgesamt 674 Millionen Euro wurden investiert. Auch Börsengänge sind wieder angesagt

Aquafil and Genomatica join forces for bio-nylon – target more sustainable apparel, carpets and fibers

Aquafil to provide R&D collaboration and development funding; gains option for commercial plant

Green Fashion im Zentrum der Berlin Fashion Week

In der vergangenen Woche stand Berlin ganz im Zeichen der Mode. forum Redakteurin Sarah Ullmann war für Sie vor Ort.

Longer shelf life: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to DuPont/ADM’s FDME project

Michael Saltzberg, business director for biomaterials, gave an illuminating overview of DuPont and ADM’s progress towards FDME

New study shows producers where and how to grow cellulosic biofuel crops

Practical agronomic data for five cellulosic feedstocks, which could improve adoption and increase production across the country

EU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels

For the ethanol industry, the 12% target for renewables in transport leaves room in the EU energy mix for sustainable biofuels to replace fossil fuels

Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels

Ron Cascone, Principal in the Energy and Chemicals Advisory at Nexant, Inc., Special to the Digest

29 January 201825 January 2018

Neste: The Ham Trick campaign exceeds expectations

Recycling campaign achieved a total of nearly 44,000 kg of ham fat was collected - enough raw material for Neste MY Renewable Diesel to drive 14 times around the world

Leaps and bounds in sustainable plastics and nylons: U Wisconsin, Genomatica, Aquafil, Anellotech, Suntory, ADM, DuPont in the mix

Performance improvement is universally compelling in the industry, even to those who don’t value new materials simply for a sustainable attribute

Keramik und Kohlenstoff kombiniert

Faserkeramiken und deren mögliche Anwendungen im Leichtbau beschäftigen derzeit eine Nachwuchs-Forschergruppe der TU CHemnitz

Seaweed biorefinery: much work, high hopes

The aim is to find fractionation methods that are sufficiently effective, yet gentle too – as seaweed biorefinery opportunities keep on expanding

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plastics

Plastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins

Plastics Strategy: EU must heed example of best practices

Reducing plastic use, especially single-use plastics, could be a game changer in Europe

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