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5 December 20171 December 2017

A bridge to market for bio-based chemical building blocks

With its demonstration activities, the EU-funded BIO-QED project provides bio-based bulk chemicals BDO and IA with a bridge to market

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STEP Award: Electrochaea erhält Unternehmenspreis für biologische Power-to-Gas-Technologie

Cleantech-Startup aus Planegg erhält damit die dritte Auszeichnung innerhalb eines Jahres

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Teaching Life a New Trick: Bacteria Make Boron-Carbon Bonds

Findings will lead to new and "greener" ways to manufacture drugs and other products

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Natural oil metathesis: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Elevance Renewable Sciences

Elevance’s Frederyk Ngantung gave this illuminating update on Elevance’s progress and promise at ABLC Next in San Francisco

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MEPs raise ambition on transport with ‘sustainable’ biofuels

MEPs in the industry, research and energy committee voted to increase targets on renewable energy from the Commission’s proposal of 27% to 35% by 2030

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4 December 201730 November 2017

Global market for bioplastics to grow by 20 percent

Results of European Bioplastics’ annual market data update confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry

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Weltweite Produktionskapazitäten für Biokunststoffe steigen um 20 Prozent

Laut aktueller Marktdatenauswertung von European Bioplastics setzt sich der positive Wachstumstrend der Biokunststoffbranche weiterhin fort

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Novamont doubles production of biopolyesters

Company launched second phase of the project to redevelop the Mater-Biopolymer plant in Patrica

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New: Biopolymers – facts and statistics, 2017 edition

„Biopolymers – facts and statistics 2016“ download for free

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IfBB: Neue Ausgabe “Biopolymers facts and statistics” erschienen

„Biopolymers – facts and statistics 2016“ hier kostenlos erhältlich

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Braskem’s sugarcane based bioplastic to be used to package Leafgro bags

Trinity Packaging awarded by Maryland's Montgomery County DEP compost facility contractor MES to convert Leafgro packaging to bioplastic

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First batch delivered to L’Oréal by Global Bioenergies

Global Bioenergies announced delivery of a first batch of sustainable cosmetic ingredients to L’Oréal

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Global Bioenergies liefert die erste Charge an L’Oréal

Global Bioenergies kündigt die Lieferung der ersten Charge eines erneuerbaren kosmetischen Inhaltsstoffs an L’Oréal an

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Mossi Ghisolfi is for sale: Versalis, Total and Chinese industrial groups are interested

According to different rumors in Italy, Versalis and various European and Asian industrial groups would be interested in acquiring the Italian chemical company

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1 December 201729 November 2017

UTIA awarded FAA grant to analyze biorefinery supply chains

Alternative jet fuels could grow opportunities in the southeast

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Hanf: Die grüne Lösung für unsere Plastiksucht

Legalisierung des Anbaus von Nutzhanf lässt in den USA neue wirtschaftliche Möglichkeiten für diese vielseitige Pflanze entstehen

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And the winner is …Maip Srl

Italian company earned the Global Bioplastics Award for a newly developed PHBH-Compound for ABB Light switch covers

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Fraunhofer-Institut entwickelt neues Bio-Plastik aus Molke

Neuartige Verpackungsfolie steht nach jahrzehntelanger Forschung kurz vor der Markteinführung

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Turning emissions into fuel

MIT-developed method converts carbon dioxide into useful compounds

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Pollution to Products!

Efficient use of carbon is driven by carbon recycling technologies

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Wie aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen chemische Produkte werden

Transregio InPROMPT wird nach Ersatz für das knapper werdende Rohöl gesucht – Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft fördert das Vorhaben für weitere vier Jahre

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30 November 201729 November 2017

nova Session “Gene Editing, CRISPR/Cas9 and more for the Bio-based Economy“

6 March 2018, Airport Cologne/Bonn

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The plastics problem: are natural alternatives doing more harm than good?

Advances in bioplastics mean they have ever more uses in packaging – but do they encourage a disposable culture?

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Nachhaltige Textilinnovationen: Handtaschen aus Äpfeln

Neues Schweizer Label happy genie wirbt auf Kickstarter für vegane Mode-Accessoires

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Seaweed could fuel 10% of US transportation needs, say scientists

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will develop tools and technology to advance the mass production of seaweed for biofuels and bio-based chemicals

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Biomass will provide chemical compounds to elaborate PEF, additives and pharmaceutical ingredients

European project EnzOx2, under the coordination of CSIC, will develop new bio-chemical technologies based on the use of oxidative enzymes

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Wie verhalten sich biobasierte Kunststoffe in etablierten Recyclingsystemen?

Vorstellung der Forschungsergebnisse zu PLA-Abfällen im Abfallstrom

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Biofuture@COP23: Major countries agree to scale up the low carbon bioeconomy and develop sustainable biofuels targets

IEA / IRENA data finds bioenergy share in global energy mix must double in next decade to reach paris agreement temperature goals

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Four-year project to develop an integrated solution for the recovery and conversion of relevant fractions from wastewater to make natural additives and bioplastics

AFTERLIFE, a 4 million € EU project focused on finding an integrated solution for the recovery and conversion of relevant fractions from wastewater

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World Bio Markets returns in 2018 to focus on recent developments in the bio-based sector

Bio-based chemicals, bio-fuels and sustainable products

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29 November 201727 November 2017

The Digest’s 2017 Guide to the 20 Top European biorefinery projects

Europe has become a hotspot for deploying advanced bioeconomy

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ARLANXEO: Keltan Eco part of the official match ball for Soccer World Cup 2018

Rubber with bio-based ethylene extracted from sugarcane reduces carbon footprint

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ARLANXEO: Keltan Eco im offiziellen WM-Fussball 2018

Gummischicht im Spielball von adidas aus biobasiertem EPDM-Kautschuk

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New survey by Genomatica and ICIS: renewable chemicals will be in common use in five years

Survey covered topics including overall strategy and actions with regards to sustainable chemicals

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Green Dot Blog: What growth in bioplastics industry means for investors and the economy

Large plastic companies have become interested in having a more sustainable option to offer companies and consumers

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Efficient Conversion of CO2–H2O into Fuels

Xiamen University (China) researchers have developed an easy and highly efficient strategy for alkane production by using CO₂ and solar energy

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Congress and Tax Legislation: It is Not Just About Biofuels

Brent Erickson, Head, Industrial & Environmental Section, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, special to The Digest

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IfBB bei 12th European Bioplastics Conference mit dabei

Marktzahlen, Anregungen zur Produktkommunikation, Nachhaltigkeitsbewertungen und Hintergründe zu abbaubaren Biokunststoffen im Meer

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28 November 201724 November 2017

Industrial biotech sector calls for an ambitious revision of EU Bioeconomy Strategy

EuropaBio claiming a coherent and holistic policy and financial framework

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Bio-Based Ester Polyols Offer High Performance for Flexible Foam Applications

New EMEROX^® polyols are produced with a high renewable content

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OEKO-TEX® Conducts One-of-a-Kind Consumer Textile Sustainability Study

More than 11,000 consumers around the world voiced opinions about clothing and home textiles

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OEKO-TEX® führt einzigartige Konsumenten-Studie zu Nachhaltigkeit bei Textilien durch

Mehr als 11.000 Verbraucher auf der ganzen Welt nahmen zum Thema Kleidung und Heimtextilien Stellung

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Borealis joins Together for Sustainability to enhance sustainability in its supply chain

TfS, a chemical industry initiative to assess and improve sustainability practices in the global supply chain

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Transforming greenhouse gases: New ‘supercatalyst’ to recycle carbon dioxide and methane

Engineers have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change

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Dual Catalyst for Olefin Production from CO2

Chinese researchers developed a dual catalyst that can selectively produce lower olefins (between two and four carbon atoms) from CO₂

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Renewable Chemicals Accelerate Advance into Mainstream Chemical Industry

Fourth survey reveals increased importance, action and optimism; Genomatica, Novozymes and BASF rated as the leaders in sustainable technology

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EU-Projekt erforscht neue Verwertungsmöglichkeiten von Zucker

Das mit 01. Jänner 2018 startende EU-Projekt CARBAFIN setzt sich zum Ziel, bio-basierte Plattform-Technologien für die Herstellung zucker- modifizierter Produkte im industriellen Maßstab zu etablieren

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27 November 201729 November 2017

Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute

Biorefineries are the heart of the bioeconomy. Here, different types of biomass are fully utilised and transformed into a large variety of chemicals and materials

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Injection molders who have made bioplastics work

Modern bioplastics can now run through the injection molding process similarly to traditional petroleum-based plastics

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Greener Biomass Utilization

Depolymerization and conversion of biopolymers into useful materials using ionic liquids as reaction systems is a relatively new approach