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24 July 201720 July 2017

New CRISPR technology takes cells to the movies

Genome engineering system transforms living cells into archival data storage devices

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High Added Value Renewable Polymers

Dr. Bernard Cooker, Chemical Processing Solutions, Consultant with Lee Enterprises Consulting – Special to The Digest

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In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers

The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products

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21 July 201719 July 2017

Are There Opportunities for Biopolymers in the Emerging 3D Printable Materials Market?

New biopolymers currently in development for conventional manufacturing can provide interesting opportunities for use in 3D printing applications

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EU-Forschungsprojekt soll Weg in die Bioökonomie weisen

Verbundvorhaben mit dem Titel 'Biocas' will Verfahren entwickeln, Biomasse im ländlichen Raum naturverträglich zu produzieren und effektiv zu nutzen

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HuskeeCup: These coffee cups are made from coffee

HuskeeCup is a durable, reusable cup made from coffee husk. It's comfortable to hold, and keeps your coffee hotter for longer!

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Covestro makes “unprecedented achievement” with the chemical used to manufacture dyes, drugs and plastics

Newly developed process uses a microorganism as a catalyst to first convert the industrial sugar into an aniline precursor

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How the European chemical industry could become carbon neutral by 2050

Making the sector carbon neutral while retaining its competitiveness in a full circular economy in Europe is a significant challenge

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Is It the End or Just the Beginning for Jatropha?

Jatropha grows in Botswana, dies in other countries

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20 July 20179 August 2017

Bio-Verbundwerkstoffe bieten Vorteile für Umwelt, Industrie und Verbraucher

Am 6. und 7. Dezember findet in Köln die „Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC)” statt

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Biocomposites – Providing Benefits to Industry, Consumers and Environment

The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC) will take place on 6 and 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany

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Windgas for the energy transition: Uniper lays cornerstone for methanation plant

Expansion of existing power-to-gas plant in Falkenhagen, Germany

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Grünes Gas für die Energiewende: Uniper legt Grundstein für Methanisierungs-Anlage

Erweiterung bestehender Power-to-Gas-Anlage im brandenburgischen Falkenhagen

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How UPM Biochemicals are maximising the opportunity found in our forests

Company is successfully developing biorefinery processes to produce chemical building blocks made from wood

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Unleashing the full power of research and innovation of the EU forest-based sector

The Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) seeks to align public funding for research and innovation with proper technological developments to reduce GHG emissions and improve forest management and land use

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Molekül aus der Natur macht Akku-Elektrode hochleistungsfähig

Neuartiges Material auf der Basis des organischen Moleküls Porphyrin ermöglicht im Labor eine Ladezeit von nur einer Minute

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Composites Europe

Die Composites Europe ist eine internationale Fachmesse mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Bereich Verbundwerkstoffe

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19 July 201717 July 2017

Coconut oil is secret ingredient in recycling car plastics

Czech researchers take a new approach to converting PC and PUR into recycled materials

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CustoMem wins £100K 1st Prize in Bio-start competition

Company honored for its technology to clean wastewater by targeted capture of micro-pollutants, using novel biomaterials made by engineered cellulose-producing bacteria

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Development of innovative injection moulded food packaging

New project targets development of affordable biobased food packaging

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POET Systems: Australier verdauen Kunststoffabfälle zu Strom

Erste anaerobe Aufschlusstechnologie für 'plastic-waste-to-energy' Systeme

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POET Systems: Machine turns waste plastic into energy

First anaerobic digestion technology for plastic-waste-to-energy systems

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Erste Projekte im Förderaufruf „Erschließung neuer Einsatzgebiete für biobasierte Kunststoffe sowie Kunststoffe aus Naturfasern und biobasierte Matrices – innovative maßgeschneiderte Rezepturen und Verfahren“ bewilligt

Die ersten drei Einzelprojekte sind schon bewilligt, weitere Einzel- bzw. Verbundprojekte werden in den nächsten Wochen ihre Bewilligungsbescheide erhalten

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Ausbauen mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Zahlreiche Farben, Beschichtungen, Fußböden und viele weitere Produkte aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen können hier im Vergleich zu bisher verwandten, konventionellen Bauprodukten mit niedrigen Emissionen punkten

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18 July 201714 July 2017

Circa Sustainable Chemicals UK Wins Innovate UK Grant For New Biosolvent Applications

Company focusing on two biosolvent application areas: polymer dispersions and coatings removal for paint or graffiti

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Biodegradable mulch films supported in revision of EU Fertilisers Regulation

IMCO Committee acknowledges the innovative potential of biodegradable mulch films

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Biologisch abbaubare Mulchfolien unterstützt in der Revision der EU-Düngemittelverordnung

IMCO-Ausschuss bestätigt das innovative Potential biologisch abbaubarer Mulchfolien

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Urban Resource Group Upcycles Ocean Plastic into Lush Cosmetic Containers

Successful collaborative turning harmful litter into eco-conscious packaging

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Polymerisation pilot facilities can accelerate the development of biobased materials

Two new initiatives in the Netherlands aim to realise an open access pilot plant for polymerisation in order to boost production of plastics based on biomaterials

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thyssenkrupp establishes its first global oleochemical cluster in Thailand

Map Ta Phut will become thyssenkrupp’s global oleochemical competence center for R&D, engineering, project execution and technology development services

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thyssenkrupp weiht erstes globales Technologiezentrum für Oleochemie in Thailand ein

Map Ta Phut wird das oleochemische Zentrum für Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E), Engineering, Projektabwicklung und technologische Entwicklungsdienstleistungen innerhalb von thyssenkrupp

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„TIMpuls“: Gleichberechtigung für Holzbau im Brandschutz

Die Aufnahme der Erkenntnisse in Normen und Leitlinien soll bei Planern und Bauherren das Vertrauen in Bezug auf die brandschutztechnische Sicherheit erhöhen

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17 July 201713 July 2017

Global Bioplastic Packaging Market is Projected to be Valued at USD 34.24 Billion By 2024

New report from Hexa Research shows that growth is mainly being driven by rising consumer demand for resource efficient and eco-friendly products

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IfBB: Kunststoffe aus Kaffeesatz und Stroh

Das IfBB entwickelt hochwertige Bioverbundwerkstoffe aus biogenen Reststoffen

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Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals

ASU scientists harness the trial-and-error power of evolution to coax nature into revealing answer to energy challenge

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EU-Landwirtschaftspolitik: Der Agrar-Wahnsinn

EU-Prämienregelung für Landwirte im Kreuzfeuer zwischen Kritikern und Profiteuren

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New Life for INEOS Bio plant: Alliance Bio-Products wins US OK for cellulosic ethanol re-fit

The INEOS Bio technology featured syngas fermentation based on work originally developed near Fayetteville, Arkansas in the 1990s and 2000s

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Successfully grow Chamomile, lemon balm and Valerian – overall standings in the demonstration project medicinal plants

The demand for medicinal plants from domestic production is not covered

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Kamille, Melisse und Baldrian erfolgreicher anbauen – Zwischenstand im Demonstrationsprojekt Arzneipflanzen

Die Nachfrage nach Arzneipflanzen aus heimischer Erzeugung wird derzeit nicht gedeckt

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14 July 20171 June 2018

MArginal Lands for Growing Industrial Crops – Turning a burden into an opportunity

EU research project MAGIC kicks off

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First commercial plant for the production of Blue Crude planned in Norway

About 3,000 products, which are currently made from crude oil, could be manufactured on the basis of Blue Crude

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Erste kommerzielle Blue Crude-Production entsteht in Norwegen

Aus synthetischem Blue Crude lassen sich ca. 3.000 Produkte herstellen, die bislang auf fossilem Erdöl basieren

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Ecovia Renewables Awarded Top Prize At AkzoNobel Imagine Chemistry Challenge

The honored BioGel formulations of polyglutamic acid can be used for many applications

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Bessere Rahmenbedingungen für Holzmassivbau – Hamburger Senat beschließt Änderungen an der Landesbauordnung

Zweites deutsches Bundesland erleichtert größere Bauvorhaben in Holzbauweise durch positive Rahmenbedingungen

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Green Biologics Achieves REACH Certification, Sets Sights on Europe

Compliance with stringent REACH regulations positions company to further expand market share internationally

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IndianOil and LanzaTech sign a Statement of Intent to Construct World’s First Refinery Off Gas-to-Bioethanol Production Facility in India

India is adopting a cleaner and greener economic growth pathway, with running one of the largest renewable capacity expansion programmes in the world

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Arkema announces a major investment project in the biosourced polyamide 11 chain in Asia

With this upcoming plant, Arkema will have a second amino 11 monomer production site, complementing its historical site in Marseille, France

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13 July 201714 July 2017

The largest conference on industrial hemp of all time and worldwide, 7 and 8 June in Cologne – 330 participants from 44 countries

191 signatories already signed “The Cologne Declaration on Industrial Hemp” to support the hemp food sector with a reasonable and harmonised legislation

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New visitor record for Chinaplas

About 27 exhibitors presented their bioplastics related products and services in the bioplastics Zone

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Altholzverband begrüßt Diskussion um Novelle der Altholzverordnung

Vorrang der stofflichen vor der energetischen Verwertung unter Rücksichtnahme auf technische Möglichkeit und wirtschaftliche Zumutbarkeit