8 July 20157 July 2015 Sliperiet at Umeå University is starting a project: 3D printing houses In a collaborative project worth SEK 35 million, researchers and external partners are together developing a technology to make full-scale 3D prints of cellulose based material
Amyris and Total to proceed with jet fuel JV Industrial bioscience company Amyris and Total Energies Nouvelles Activités USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total S.A., (Total) have announced plans to restructure their existing fuels joint venture
Advancing Adhesives: Bio-Based Succinic Acid Polyester Polyols Bill Coggio demonstrates value-added performance benefits and formulation flexibility within bio-based systems for polyurethanes and coatings
New bio-3D printing filament is four times tougher than PLA Launch of innovative bioplastic 3D filament that improves print quality, reduces nozzle clogging and increases flexibility of PLA in 3D print
Cellulosic ethanol: Where are the gallons? Answers for your questions. Seen a number of high-profile cellulosic projects open in recent years, and not much ethanol being produced? Wondered why? Here are answers to your questions!
7 July 20156 July 2015 Cardia Bioplastics Launches New Cardia Bioproducts Bag Range New Cardia Bioproducts Compostable and Biohybrid™ bag range offers businesses and households the opportunity to make a quality sustainable choice
BP, Novozymes, Scania, Shell back launch of “Biofuels for Europe” info site In Brussels, a new interactive website “www.BiofuelsforEurope.eu” launched today in the European Parliament to summarize the latest science on key biofuels issues using fact-based, understandable information
Neue Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie-Anlage in Toulouse In Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, Nahe Toulouse (Midi-Pyrénées), wird die Firma CIMV (Industrieunternehmen für Pflanzenmaterial) in den kommenden Jahren eine industrielle Demonstrationsanlage ihres Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie-Konzepts sowie ein neues Forschungslabor errichten
Kraftstoff und Chemikalien aus Stahlwerksabgasen Fraunhofer-Forscher haben einen neuen Verwertungsweg für diese stofflich ungenutzte Kohlenstoffquelle aufgetan: Sie konnten im Labormaßstab aus den Abgasen Kraftstoffe und Spezialchemikalien herstellen
Diamond provides technical progress Diamond should help to produce fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide and light
Diamant für den technischen Fortschritt Mit Hilfe von Diamant sollen aus Kohlendioxid und Licht Treibstoffe und Chemikalien werden
TECNARO bezieht neues Produktionswerk mit Laborflächen und Bürogebäude in Ilsfeld Nach nur knapp 7 Monaten intensiver Bauzeit: The Biopolymer Company erfüllt sich lang gehegten Traum mit dem Bau und Bezug des eigenen Produktionswerks
6 July 20158 July 2015 Hawaii implements first statewide bag ban Paper bags, compostable plastic bags and plastic bags more than 2.25 mils thick are still permitted
Gambia joins tide of nations banning plastic bags Gambia is banning the importing and use of them as of July 1
The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies 10 technologies that are changing the landscape. Let’s dive into the who and why
Kraftstoff und Chemikalien aus Stahlwerksabgasen Aktuell funktioniert das patentierte Verfahren im Labormaßstab
Amyris Announces Successful Completion of Volkswagen Renewable Diesel Evaluation Program Confirms Outstanding Performance and Environmental Benefits of Amyris’s Renewable Diesel Under Real-World Driving Conditions
Italian firm ready to license glycerin-to-bioplastics technology Italian intellectual property company Bio-on S.p.A. announced a recent advancement in development of technology for making polyhydroxyalkanoates, or bioplastics, from glycerol
Hamburger Hafen bereitet Hafensedimente mit stärkebasierten, bioabbaubaren Flockungsmitteln auf Stärke ersetzt schlecht abbaubare synthetische Flockungsmittel – technisch ebenbürtig, ökologisch klar überlegen - Anwendung auch für Klärschlamm interessant
An Ontario first for cross-laminated timber By the time it’s completed in early 2016, the second phase of Laurentian University’s School of Architecture will serve as a solid example for students of what can be achieved with wood
Timber-clad lighthouse wins design contest for Helsinki Guggenheim museum Future of the project hangs in the balance amid strong opposition from many Finns
3 July 20152 September 2015 The World’s First Hemp Plane To Take Flight Hempearth is proud to be producing the world’s first hemp plane
New method can make cheaper solar energy storage The researchers focused on one of the best 2-D materials for solar water splitting, called “tungsten diselenide”
BioAmber and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Partner in Synthetic Leather Bio-based Polyol Enables Market Leader Flokser to Launch Innovative Artificial Leather Fabric
Greener than green – Alternative plasticizer oils and fillers: Even better eco-credentials: Sustainable compounding with Keltan Eco
Grüner als grün – Alternative Weichmacheröle und Füllstoffe Nochmals verbesserte Umweltbilanz: Nachhaltiges Compounding mit Keltan Eco
European Bioplastics elects new Board – François de Bie confirmed as Chairman European Bioplastics (EUBP) is pleased to announce that the new Board has been elected by the General Assembly of EUBP members on 24 June 2015 to serve a two-year term
European Bioplastics wählt neuen Vorstand – François de Bie im Amt des Vorsitzenden bestätigt Die Mitgliederversammlung von European Bioplastics (EUBP) hat am 24. Juni 2015 den neuen Vorstand des Verbandes auf zwei Jahre gewählt
Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
2 July 20151 July 2015 New Biodegradable Herding Agent Provides Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Solution Alternative to the current silicone-based polymers
USDA publishes rule for revamped Biorefinery Assistance Program USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service has published an interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
Globally, 2014 a Good Year for Renewables Late last week, the Worldwatch Institute released a 2015 global status report for renewables
Creating a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way The bioeconomy encompass the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into food, feed and bio-based products (chemicals, materials and fuels) via innovative and efficient technologies provided by industrial biotechnology
Fighting Pollution From Microbeads Used in Soaps and Creams California State Assembly approved a measure to outlaw the use of the particles in what could become the strictest ban in the country!
Tweed to Acquire Bedrocan Canada Transaction unites Canada's two strongest cannabis brands, and establishes world's largest publicity-traded canabis producer
Cannabis-Report: Ersten großen Übernahme im kanadischen Sektor Tweed Marijuana Inc. kündigt Fusion mit Bedrocan Canada an
1 July 20158 July 2015 Das nova-Institut sucht IT System- & Netzwerkadministrator und Anwenderbetreuer (m/w) mit Schwerpunkt auf Apple Clients, Mobile Devices & Microsoft Windows Server Schnellstmöglich, jedoch spätestens bis zum 01.10.2015
Govt asks Niti Aayog to draft policy on genetically modified crops Indian prime minister’s office has asked the government’s new economic think-tank to help draft a policy on genetically modified (GM) crops
4th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers Europe’s largest event on Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) in 2015: CO2-based Fuels – Kerosene, Diesel and Gasoline: Very impressive and dynamically evolving future-oriented CO2 Utilization
As Oregon’s GMO debates continue, two countries move forward with labeling push Different takes on GMO labeling in the USA, Germany and Taiwan
Canada funds 2 projects to develop new landfill gas technology Natural Resources Canada announced the award of $2.2 million through Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund to support the R-LNG project
DOE’s ARPA-E funds 6 projects to improve sorghum development The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $30 million to six projects under its Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program
Linde steps up research into safe ways of using captured carbon dioxide Company has extended its participation in the international research project “Impact of Common Impurities on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport and Storage” until 2017
Linde vertieft Forschung zur sicheren Nutzung von Kohlendioxid Unternehmen verlängert Mitwirkung am internationalen Forschungskonsortium "Impact of Common Impurities on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport and Storage" bis 2017
30 June 201529 June 2015 10 recommendations to enable a 50 billion euro industrial biotechnology market in Europe by 2030 BIO-TIC project has launched its final roadmap: ‘The bioeconomy enabled - A roadmap to a thriving industrial biotechnology sector in Europe’
Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?
GreeNest – innovative egg packaging made with grass fibers Huhtamaki’s molded fiber business has introduced an egg packaging that is made with grass fibers
15 Jahre CHEMIE.DE – vom Universitätsprojekt zum Experten für Online-Fachportale und Online-Marketing Europas führende Informationsplattform mit einzigartigem Angebot in der Branche