2 October 201530 September 2015 Wood-based plastic bag company Paptic attracted more than a million in seed round Manufacturing of the product to start in autumn at the KCL pilot plant in Espoo
CARBIOS launches its pilot plant for the production of biodegradable plastics, thus reaching a new milestone New production platform enables the pilot-scale reproduction with a capacity of 40 kilograms per hour
The Birth of SuperDuper gasoline via earth-friendly renewable hydrocarbons Biofuels are adding options for drop-in, low-carbon, super-perfornance gasoline via isooctane and isooctene, as Gevo announces sales of isooctene to BCD Chemie, a subsidiary of Brenntag
Joule achieves U.S. EPA registration for CO2-recycled ethanol Sunflow®-E ethanol is now cleared for commercial use in E10 and E15 gasoline blends
1 October 20151 October 2015 Combined biogas upgrading & power-to-gas energy storage Producing high-purity methane, carbon dioxide and water in a single membrane separation system
Kraton buying Arizona Chemical for $1.4bn Houston-based Kraton Performance Polymers will more than double its size by buying Arizona Chemical for $1.4 billion in an all-cash deal
Club Coffee set to release biodegradable pod Paper-capped PurPod, invented by Guelph researchers, uses a brown-flecked bioplastic ring made of coffee bean chaff
Iowa Corn Promotion Board Patent improves production process for bio-based plastics Corn derived isosorbide creating new markets for corn farmers
China May Approve Several Biotech Crop Traits Sooner Than Later Cotton, four soybean and two corn varieties are in the final phase of the Chinese approval system
Research Council awards bioeconomy company Borregaard Potent key player in the bioeconomy segment carries a cash prize of NOK 500,000
BASF und Genomatica erweitern Lizenzvereinbarung für 1,4-Butandiol (BDO) aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Lizenzvereinbarung auf Länder in Südostasien ausgeweitet - Optionale Kapazität für bis zu 75.000 Tonnen pro Jahr
And now, from a Strange and Compelling Future: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Electrofuels Emerging class of carbon-neutral drop-in replacement fuels are made by storing electrical energy from renewable sources
30 September 201530 September 2015 New Study on Microplastics in the Environment: Which Sources Are Relevant? The study evaluates for the first time the relevance of different sources of microplastics for marine protection in Germany
Studie veröffentlicht: Welche Quellen für Mikroplastik in der Umwelt sind relevant? Die Studie bewertet nun erstmals die Relevanz unterschiedlicher Quellen von Mikroplastik für den Meeresschutz in Deutschland
Mikroplastik im Meer – wie viel? Woher? UBA: Großer Plastikabfall verdient deutlich mehr Aufmerksamkeit
On the Move in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Qualitas Health, Gevo Qualitas Health announced that Dr. Rebecca White has been appointed as its Texas Site Manager
Elephant in the Bio-Room: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to BASF BASF is the world’s leading chemical company, ranked by sales
Neste breaks ground on world’s first Bio LPG facility in Rotterdam NEXBTL production technology promising an innovative renewable product family
First carpet tile manufacturer in the world to achieve C2C gold level certification 93% of Desso's commercial carpet tile range is Cradle to Cradle® certified
Desso erreicht als erster Teppichfliesen-Hersteller weltweit C2C-Zertifizierung in der Kategorie “Gold” 93% der Teppichfliesen-Reihe von Desso sind für den Objektbereich Cradle-to-Cradle®-zertifiziert
USDA launches first price report on non-GMO corn and soybeans Better earnings could attract more market for non-GMO grain and encourage farmers to transition to organic
Wood products industry releases Reuse Wood website Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) to develop an online directory outlining reuse and recycling options for wood and wood products
29 September 20159 September 2021 Power to Gas: dena sucht die besten Standorte Potenzialatlas wird Branchenentwicklung in den Regionen unterstützen
The Building Block Builders: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Company intend to build and operate two additional facilities in Thailand and Brazil
Universities of Applied Sciences important for the biobased economy, says Han van Osch 'With the right kind of impulses, the development should be able to speed up again.’
BioHub® programme has come to a successful conclusion Roquette and partners develop new industrial production process for very high purity isosorbide and biosuccinic acid
Pinuform: Produkte aus WPC im Fokus Auf der Fakuma mit neuen WPC-Granulaten für ein breites Weiterverarbeitungsspektrum
Microbial Hybrids: Connecting solar energy and electric vehicles via biobatteries An end to EV range anxiety, endless battery re-charges, and the infrastructure cost of electric vehicles?
New report shows bio-based butanol market growing more than 9% annually through 2019 Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Bio-based Butanol Market 2015-2019″ report to their offering.
28 September 201526 September 2015 Nachwachsende Rohstoffe 2015 unverändert auf knapp 2,5 Millionen Hektar in Deutschland Land- und Forstwirte sichern den größten Teil der Energie- und Rohstoffwende
Salt-tolerant plants eyed as crops of the future as sea level rises 20 per cent of world's irrigated farmland already contaminated with salt
New analysis strategy improves material efficiency of biorefineries Finnish doctoral dissertation presents new strategy for expanding the usability of an analysis method used by biorefineries and for identifying new types of compounds
BASF and Genomatica expand license agreement License agreement for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable feedstock adds countries in Southeast Asia
Burgeoning results from a greener CAP The "greening" of direct payments, a crucial element of the Common Agricultural Policy reforms, came into force at the beginning of the year, but it is still a divisive topic
Corbion Purac strengthens its India position by acquiring Lactic acid business of Malladi Specialties Limited Corbion Purac announces the acquisition of the lactic acid business of Malladi Specialties Limited
25 September 201525 September 2015 FNR präsentiert Bioverbundwerkstoffe – auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE und auf der bio!CAR Gemeinschaftsstand „Bio-based Composites“ mit NFK und WPC für innovative Produktlösungen
Bioeconomy offers Europe and Russia opportunity for long-term strategic cooperation Falling oil prices not the only reason for Russia to follow the bioeconomy path
Algae at the Crossroads: Tackling big markets, big challenges in the new carbon economy Will policymakers enable low-cost carbon to become available for this nascent, petroleum-displacing technology set? The Digest investigates.
What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals? That momentum behind green chemistry in the 1990s has never waned, but it’s never exactly exploded either. Is that about to change?
Your next car could be made of fungus Viable eco-friendly replacement could make its way into your car soon
Genetic modification: widening gap between public perception and industrial reality Increasing number of 'natural' products are being manufactured by the intermediate of GMOs
Belgian solar car produced with bio-based resins to compete at the World Solar Challenge 2015 Cardolite Corporation, SHD composite Materials Ltd and Solvay are supporting the Punch Powertrain Solar Team from the University of Leuven in building the Punch One, a Belgian solar car based on bio-based resins
Neue Marktstudie zum europäischen Kunststoffmarkt Von Standardprodukten über technische Hochleistungskunststoffe bis zu Biokunststoffen: Ceresana untersucht den gesamten europäischen Markt für Kunststoffe
24 September 201523 September 2015 Commission ready to give more aid to young farmers Over 160,000 young European farmers will start their own businesses thanks to aid provided by the 2014-2020 rural development programmes
Soy-polyols expand in Europe Bio-polyol market is going through a rebirth in Europe as customers are realizing the benefits of using renewable and reusable products in their manufacturing
Nachhaltig produzierte Chemikalien durch den Einsatz von Mikroalgen Universität Konstanz: Marine Mikroalgen können über einfache Parameter modifiziert werden
Producing chemicals sustainably using microalgae Konstanz research: Marine algae can be modified by changing simple parameters
CORDIS Express: All at sea – addressing marine litter and pollution CORDIS Express takes a look at the results of EU-funded projects that address our growing marine litter and pollution problem
CORDIS Express: Ab ins Meer? Meeresmüll und -verschmutzung endlich in den Griff bekommen CORDIS Express wirft einen Blick auf die Ergebnisse von Projekten, die mithilfe von EU-Mitteln das wachsende Problem des Meeresmülls und der Umweltverschmutzung bewältigen wollen