20 October 20152 December 2015 CIRFS unveils latest report on global man-made fibres sector 47th edition summary of all available information about this dynamic and growing industry
Efficient processes for the production of biokerosene and chemical intermediates Algae cultivation center opened at the Ludwig Bölkow Campus
Effiziente Verfahren zur Produktion von Biokerosin und chemischen Wertstoffen Algentechnikum auf dem Ludwig Bölkow Campus eröffnet
Saubere Kosmetik für saubere Umwelt Fraunhofer IWM entwickelt biobasierte Ersatzmaterialien für Mikroplastik
Caskets to die for Marieke Havermans, a Dutch entrepreneur, is fast taking the idiom "from cradle to grave” to an entirely new level.
19 October 201515 October 2015 EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports A clear majority in the committee does not want to jeopardize the internal market
Bioeconomy: Circular by Nature Bio-based Industries Consortium position paper and article on circular economy
Neue Partnerschaft für Kunststoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Covestro und Reverdia entwickeln biobasiertes TPU Verbesserung des Kohlenstoff-Fußabdrucks entlang der Prozesskette
Choice of construction materials is important in mitigating climate change Measured by weight, construction in Europe consumes 35-50% of the natural resources and produces 40-50 % of the waste
The Role of Bioeconomy in Climate Change Mitigation The climate change mitigation potential of the bioeconomy is estimated at 2.5 billion tons CO2 equivalent per year by 2030
Researchers create inside-out plants to watch how cellulose forms Researchers have been able to watch the interior cells of a plant synthesize cellulose for the first time by tricking the cells into growing on the plant’s surface
Hydrogen for all seasons LMU chemists have developed novel porous materials called “covalent organic frameworks”, which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties
16 October 201522 March 2016 HempFlax invests €5,000,000 in Romanian hemp market Durch company supports initiative of the Romanian state to provide grants for farmers growing hemp
Sweden, an industrialized country of 10 million, is going all out to ditch fossil fuels Sweden, which has beat even the most enthusiastic Scandinavian countries on efforts to go green, is gunning to go even greener
Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. Announces a Breakthrough in Cellulose to Sugar Conversion Rates and Efficiencies A simple, inexpensive mechanical process that converts the cellulose into fermentable sugars and other valuable products in a single step in just minutes
ReWoBioRef: Mobilisation and utilisation of recycled wood for lignocellulosic(LC)bio-refinery processes The ReWoBioRef project addresses recycled waste wood that has reached the end-of-waste criteria according to the EC waste directive
FKuR Polymers at Fakuma 2015 Compounding company puts customer solutions at the center of its activities
FKuR Polymers auf der Fakuma 2015 Neu gegründeter Compoundierer stellt Kundennutzen in den Mittelpunkt
Rivertop Renewables and DTI announce commercial production of glucaric acid Successful startup of DTI’s Danville production facility with Rivertop’s proprietary oxidation process technology
Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’ Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow
The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to nova’s scenarios for biomass supply through 2050 How much biomass can be sustainably produced globally by 2050? How much of the demand for food, feed, materials, bioenergy and biofuels can be met by this supply?
15 October 201513 October 2015 Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases in Biomass Conversion LPMOs have emerged as key enzymes utilized in biology for the degradation of biomass
Sunfire gewinnt Industrie-Kategorie der Energy Awards 2015 Reversible Elektrolyse von sunfire als Wegbereiter der Energiewende ausgezeichnet
An interview with CEFIC and Evonik on the future for biobased and chemistry Interview with Pierre Barthelemy, CEFIC and Henrike Gebhardt, Evonik
A concrete block with the CO2 baked right in Brampton Brick is one of a growing number of companies trapping carbon dioxide in their products
TU Delft students win iGEM competition with bacterial printer TU Delft students scooped up prizes galore at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston
Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH gewinnt Landespreis für Innovation 2015 Die Entwicklung und Optimierung eines Aktivkohlefaser-Elektrodenmaterials für Superkondensatoren der Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH wurde im Rahmen des Landespreises für Innovation 2015 aus allen 82 eingereichten Innovationen mit dem Jurypreis für radikale Innovationen ausgezeichnet
14 October 201513 October 2015 Emery Oleochemicals accelerates bio-based innovations with the commercialization of $50 million plant World’s first industrial-scale facility using scrap foam to produce environmentally-friendly polyols
Biogene Kantinentabletts auf dem Prüfstand Binger Neuentwicklung aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen hat viel Potenzial
Auf der KOMMUNALE erstmals am Start: „Das nachwachsende Büro“ Nachhaltig, nachwachsend und innovativ – öffentlicher Einkauf setzt auf Versorgungssicherheit und Klimaschutz. Start der Sonderausstellung am 14. und 15. Oktober in Nürnberg
Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432 European Bioplastics requests all producers of additives claiming to make conventional plastics biodegradable to fully comply with the standard EN 13432 or to seize misleading references
Greenwashing: Zunehmender Missbrauch des EU-Standards für Kompostierung EN 13432 European Bioplastics fordert die Hersteller künstlicher Additive zur Förderung der biologischen Abbaubarkeit von konventionellen Kunststoffen auf, den Standard EN 13432 vollständig zu erfüllen oder irreführende Anspielungen zu unterlassen
Zero calories, great tasting: Cargill introduces new EverSweet™ next-generation, stevia sweetener Cargill to unveil its next-generation sweetener, EverSweet™, at SupplySide West, Oct. 7-8
13 October 201512 October 2015 EU rapeseed market “lacks momentum” and features “unsatisfactory margins”, says UFOP Supply of rapeseed continues to be low
New Method to Obtain Biofertilizer from Exoskeletons of Crustaceans and Insects Researchers from the CBGP (UPM-INIA) have developed a method to obtain a clean organic fertilizer that is able to regenerate degraded soil caused by overharvesting
Clariant: Neues Biotech-Zentrum in Bayern Im Fokus steht vor allem die Entwicklung biobasierter Produkte und Prozesse im Bereich der Feinchemikalien und Biokraftstoffe
BioAmber now shipping bio-succinic acid to customers Proprietary yeast biotechnology also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality
Corbion Purac successfully develops PLA resin from second generation feedstocks Users of PLA are invited to join a consortium to accelerate the market introduction of PLA resin made from alternative feedstocks
HEXPOL TPE launch TPE compounds based on high levels of renewable content At this year’s Fakuma exhibition the HEXPOL TPE group launched a new range of TPE compounds based on raw materials from renewable resources
Nobelpreise 2015 – eine Auswertung aus biotechnologischer Sicht Diesjährige Nobelpreisverleihung sorgte für Überraschungen
Mit Licht zu Wasserstoff Eine organische Gerüstverbindung dient als Katalysator, um aus Wasser photolytisch Wasserstoff herzustellen
12 October 20159 September 2021 Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Polymers from Sun and CO2 Big visions – but also big potential
Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe, Chemikalien und Polymere aus Sonne und CO2 Große Visionen – aber auch große Potenziale
LEAF Technologies enters itaconic acid market Aiming to create an engineered fungal host with superior performance that could utilize both simple and cellulosic sugars
Materials Could Capture CO2 and Make It Useful Novel molecular structures are a first step toward economical carbon capture at a wide scale