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28 February 201826 February 2018

The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success

US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum

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Former Ineos Bio site purchased for conversion into eco-district

The projection of renewable fuels and electricity from biogas may be part of the planned eco-district in the future

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Lignin Challenge 1.0

Alberta Innovates invites proposals for funding under Lignin Challenge 1.0, a sub-program of Alberta Bio Future

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27 February 201823 February 2018

Materials – Supertough bioplastic

ORNL researchers designed a new polymer adding tiny amounts of silicon-based materials to usual PLA

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Tetra Pak delivers more than half a billion fully renewable packages

World’s first fully renewable package featured in new display at the Museum of Brands

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Birch-based concept car runs on sustainable biofuel

The Biofore Concept Car replaces nearly all traditionally-plastic parts with parts made of biomaterials

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China is the acid-test for a technology that could save the world from catastrophic climate change

Beijing’s ability to take a heavy-handed approach to the problem is likely to be a huge advantage

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U.S. pellet exports boom as Europe mixes wood with coal to reduce carbon footprint

Enviva’s wood pellet production plant in Ahoskie, N.C., is booming because of the European Union’s aggressive renewable and low-carbon policies

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An interview with Tony Duncan, CEO Circa Group, the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2017

In this long interview with Il Bioeconomista, Tony Duncan talks about this recognition, what is innovation, the bioeconomy and the next steps of his company

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EU urged to do more to protect forests

Forest nations are calling on the EU to strengthen the control of supply chains for products causing deforestation such as palm oil or cocoa

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26 February 2018

Diversity of the Bioeconomy

Market leaders meet at the 11^th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 15-16 May 2018 in Cologne (Germany)

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Die ganze Vielfalt der Bioökonomie

Marktführer kommen am 15. und 16. Mai 2018 anlässlich der 11. International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Köln zusammen

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Can build timber skyscraper taller than 150 metres

Norwegian timber tower 'Mjøstårnet' will be an important contribution to make the international building industry more environmentally friendly

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ALDI unterstützt nachhaltigen Baumwoll-Anbau

Zusammen mit Lieferanten und Partnern vor Ort arbeitet das Unternehmen daran, nachhaltige Anbaumethoden zu fördern und eine umwelt- und sozialverträgliche Herstellung zu unterstützen

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In living colour: Brightly-coloured bacteria could be used to ‘grow’ paints and coatings

Researchers found by genetically mutating bacteria and within changing the geometry in the colonies, they changed the colour

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Brainstorming the Bioeconomy’s Future and Welcoming 56 New Members at BIC’s General Assembly

At the event, representatives of the BBI JU Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) also presented their projects to industry members

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The compelling case for capturing carbon emissions and burying them underground

QUARTZ interview with Julio Friedman about why CCS is crucial to reach global climate goals

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NREL Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria

Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions

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Naturstoffe aus dem Termitenhügel

Eine Arbeitsgruppe aus Jena untersucht, welche Moleküle bei pilzzüchtenden Termiten vorkommen

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23 February 20189 September 2021

Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects

Federal funding for cost-shared research and development through Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies.

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Erste kompostierbare Kaffeekapsel aus Papier: „Ein Exit ist bei einer Bewertung von 100 Millionen Euro geplant“

Kaffeekapseln sind beliebt – aber produzieren Unmengen an Müll. Das Startup Velibre will in diesem Jahr die erste kompostierbare Kapsel aus Papier launchen.

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Canadian Shoemaker Producing Line of Comfort Insoles Using Natural Fiber

A Canadian orthopedic shoemaker has developed a method for molding natural fibers to create an eco-ethical insole for foot comfort

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Strongest fabrics are man-made, backed by nanotechnology

Scientists, spiders and goats are key players in the search for the strongest fabrics

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Neuartige Wirkstoff-Container und Modulare Biotransformationen – BioSC startet zwei neue FocusLabs

Forschungsansätze sollen weltweiten Einsatz von Fungiziden und Herbiziden signifikant reduzieren und neuartige Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke für die nachhaltige Produktion von Basischemikalien und Pharmazeutika aufbauen

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Bridgestone and Versalis Partnering to Expand Guayule Research Efforts

Co-development focused on developing comprehensive technology package to commercialize guayule

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Sunflowers one day, oily stuff the next

Pacific Biodiesel turns sunflower seeds into oil for cooking and massages — in addition to biofuel

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22 February 201826 February 2018

European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008 – 2015

2.3 trillion Euro turnover and 18.5 million employees in the European Bioeconomy in 2015 – Continuous increase of 10% since 2008

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Questale: EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Natural Fibers Market Report 2018

This report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application

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Jet Technologies launches bio-plastics coffee packaging

New packaging is fully biodegradable yet strong enough to protect the quality of the product

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SECOS Group benefits from restructuring as global demand for bioplastics accelerates

Packaging industry demand for environmentally friendly bioplastics is increasing

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Fraunhofer IMWS testet umweltfreundliche Mikroplastik-Alternativen in Kosmetikartikeln

Die erhaltenen Erkenntnisse dürften sich auch für künftige Entwicklungen in anderen Bereichen der Kosmetikbranche anwenden lassen

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Fraunhofer IMWS tests environmentally friendly microplastic alternatives in cosmetic products

Results obtained can also be used in the future for development in other cosmetic areas

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Projektstart: Wie gefährlich ist Reifenabrieb?

Reifen verlieren mit der Zeit an Substanz und setzen Kleinstpartikel in Form von Feinstaub oder Mikroplastik frei. Fraunhofer UMSICHT untersucht im Verbundprojekt »TyreWearMapping« deutschlandweit den Einfluss von Reifenabrieb auf die Umwelt

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Air Liquide opens a unique CO2 Recovery Plant in Johnstown, ON

Air Liquide invested over $30 million these past two years to build this new facility and enhance its bulk distribution fleet in Ontario and Quebec

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Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels

The increase in plant yield and sugar release—demonstrated in both greenhouse and field trials for switchgrass—bodes well for creating biofuels

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21 February 201819 February 2018

Enerkem: Partners agree on initial funding to kick off waste-to-chemistry project in Rotterdam

Project to be first of its kind in Europe to provide a sustainable alternative solution for non-recyclable plastics and other mixed wastes

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Self-healing concrete in full development

Concrete degradation of our infrastructure could have been avoided if we had used self-healing concrete in the first place

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Deutsche Verbraucher legen Wert auf nachhaltige Verpackungen

Neue PwC Studie zeigt auf: Drei Viertel der Supermarktkunden achten beim Einkauf darauf, Produkte mit so wenig Verpackung wie möglich zu erwerben

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DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’

Green NGOs have warned about agro-chemical company mergers, saying that they will deliver 70% of the sector into the hands of three giant merged companies

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Big Algae chases Omega-3 dominance: DSM, Evonik underway on $200M algae project in Nebraska

Veramaris will now enable all partners along the value chain to grow in a responsible way and meet the demand for healthy animal protein

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The master BioCirce awarded with the Italiadecide prize for teaching innovation

The program allows the professionals to go in depth in all the aspects related to the production and marketing sides of bio-based products

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Failed EU Commission advanced biofuel policy wastes billions of euros

The Commission and the Parliament have neglected two common sense rules

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20 February 201819 February 2018

Huge innovation or dead end? CRISPR/Cas9 in the bioeconomy

nova Session on "Potential of Gene Editing & CRISPR/Cas9 for the Bio-based Economy", 6 March 2018

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IML decoration now available for PLA packaging

Coffee capsules: innovative polylactide (PLA) injection moulding solution with IML decoration saves resources

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European Commission’s €2 billion support of advanced biofuels questioned

Ethanol Europe's research argues, that less than 1% of announced advanced biofuel capacity has successfully been materialised

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NUS researchers turn fashion waste into multifunctional material

Scientists converted cotton-based fabric waste into highly compressible and ultralight cotton aerogels

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TU-Studenten gewinnen Kleber aus Stroh

Projekt Bioraffinerie 2021 –Harburger Uni und tesa arbeiten gemeinsam daran, pflanzliche Abfälle in Klebstoff nutzbar zu machen

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Wooden electric balance bike wants to be your Big Buddy

Slovenian-made Big Buddy Bike with a tempered wooden frame is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign

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UPM Raflatac launches new white plant-based PE film for home and personal care applications

RafBio PE White performs just like standard PE film, and its excellent flexibility makes it ideal for the squeezable bottles and contoured containers

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Enerkem raises its largest financing round of C$280 million in new capital

BlackRock and China's Sinobioway Group join as Enerkem investors