29 April 201528 April 2015 End of sugar quota reveals discrepancies Beet as fuel or food? Bioplastics 'wonderful', but determines the price of oil. For the farmer opens up a whole new playing field full of contradictions after the abolition of the sugar quota.
AkzoNobel helps students to build world’s first modular car High performance electronic vehicle made from bio-fiber composite panels developed by the company’s Sikkens brand
Teknor Apex highlighted new Terraloy® bioplastic compounds for 3D printing at NPE2015 High-heat and -impact PLA for 3D printing yields tight tolerances and less shrinkage and permits oven-drying of filament
Bayer MaterialScience launches the first bio-based polyurethanes for textile coating Impranil® eco contributes to a further reduction of CO2 emissions, thus further improving the sustainability of waterborne PU
NNFCC and FNR agree to collaborate on bioeconomy development Information sharing and joint strategic and policy development of the bioeconomy in the UK and Germany
28 April 20157 July 2015 5 Questions for Michael Carus, EIHA Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association about the key goals for 2015
Landtag NRW: Enquetekommission „Chemie“ gibt 58 Handlungsempfehlungen Starkes Signal für die chemische Industrie in NRW
OpenPlant: Open technologies for plant synthetic biology Shaping working practices and norms in the early stages of plant synthetic biology
Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff: Ausruhen auf der CO2-Matratze Vom Klimakiller zum Innovationstreiber. Neue Techniken zur Nutzung von Kohlendioxid kommen aus der Forschung in die Anwendung.
Mother Earth Day: let us protect healthy soils Increased importance of biobased materials will put new demands on agriculture
Wageningen UR and TNO to find partners for research into oligosaccharides Interested participants can now step into this yet two-year research program, which starts in summer 2015
Innovative technology drives barrier packaging trends Kureha researchers developed a high-volume, cost-effective manufacturing process for PGA
Earth Day 2015: How biotech has revolutionized farming and transformed the global Bioeconomy Farmers in the developing world, just like those in the U.S., adopt GMO seeds
Großes Rohstoffpotenzial sichert auch zukünftig Nachschub für Teller, Trog und Tank UFOP sieht keinen Konkurrenzkampf um Ackerflächen wegen Biokraftstoffen
Fuel of the future: Research facility in Dresden produces first batch of Audi e-diesel Minister Wanka: “Synthetic diesel using CO2 is a huge success”
Sprit der Zukunft: Forschungsanlage in Dresden produziert erste Menge Audi e-diesel Ministerin Wanka: „Synthetischer Diesel auf CO2 Basis ist ein großer Erfolg“
Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in bioethanol sector The European Commission can confirm that on 24 March 2015, Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the production or trading of bioethanol
27 April 201527 April 2015 Incorrect classification of crude tall oil a serious threat to the European pine chemical industry European Parliament will conduct its final vote on the ILUC Directive
Sixth WPC Conference, Cologne – Wood and Natural Fibre Composites 16 -17 December 2015, Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany
PZ Wilmar set to make Nigeria global leader in oil palm production Company's goal is to restore Nigeria to its former position as world leader in oil palm production
BMBF: Ideenwettbewerb “Neue Produkte für die Bioökonomie” Erster Stichtag für neue Produktideen sowie erste Machbarkeitsuntersuchungen ist der 15. August
Neues BIOPRO Magazin erschienen Das BIOPRO Magazin ist kostenlos und kann online bei der BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg bestellt werden
Plastverarbeiter: Rohstoff-Basis für Biokunststoffe Molekülbaukasten aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen für biobasierte Kunststoffe
Netherlands: ECN invention reduces cost of biofuel Research institute seeking companies to improve and apply the technology
Can you believe this dress is made from beer? A dress made from fermented beer and bacteria is going to be put on display at the World Expo 2015 in Milan
Zebulon company develops wine industry’s first carbon-neutral synthetic cork Nomacorc company making a cork that does not only enhance a wine's flavor by controlling the oxygen flow, but also have a minimal impact on the environment
China Steel green-lights commercial-scale LanzaTech advanced biofuels project Phase 1 will produce 17M gallons/year of gasoline blendstock and ethanol; in Phase 2, a 34M gallon facility.
Alternative fuels: sunfire now produces synthetic fuel from air, water and green electrical energy German Federal Minister of Education and Research receives the first litres / Car manufacturer Audi confirms the fuel’s eco-friendliness
Mobilitätsrevolution: sunfire produziert erstmals Dieselkraftstoff aus Wasser und CO2 Dresdner Cleantech-Unternehmen löst Versprechen vom 14. November ein
24 April 201516 February 2018 Simulationsberechnungen für Automobilbauteile aus naturfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen künftig möglich Ford ermittelt mit 10 Partnern grundlegende Daten und entwickelt praxistaugliches Modell für die Spritzgieß- und Crash-Simulation
Biome Bioplastics leads £3m sustainable chemicals development programme Researchers consortium to harness industrial biotechnology techniques to produce bio-based chemicals from lignin at a scale suitable for industrial testing
Sofinnova Partners announces Renewable Chemistry Start-up Award Award is open to start-up companies with a revenue of less than $5M, who are active in renewable chemistry, industrial biotechnology or renewable fuels
Künstlicher Kautschuk – So leistungsstark wie aus der Natur Vier Fraunhofer-Institute wollen synthetischen Kautschuk so optimieren, dass dieser so leistungsfähig wird wie Naturkautschuk
Plastik und Treibstoff aus CO2 Die Bundesregierung wird mehrere Milliarden Euro in innovative Technologien investieren, die sich mit nachhaltiger Entwicklung beschäftigen. Zum Beispiel mit der Herstellung von Treibstoff aus dem Treibhausgas CO2.
Ginkgo Solar Tree, a solar powered phone and tablet charger made from biobased plastics Unique Ginkgo tree solar charger is made by XD Design from eco-friendly plastic and bamboo
False claims of so-called biodegradation-promoting additives are dangerous for the environment MSU research found no evidence that any of the tested additives promoted and/or enhanced biodegradation
Iowa bill aims to create tax credit for renewable chemicals If signed into law, the credit would be available retroactively to Jan. 1, 2015 and would expire after calendar year 2025
Naturstoffe: Sandelholz-Gelb erstmals chemisch synthetisiert LMU-Forscher bauen erstmals biomimetisch den Naturstoff Santalin Y im Labor nach und entdecken dabei einen neuen chemischen Reaktionsweg
23 April 201524 April 2015 Beet residues used to perfection Dutch pilot biorefinery to be explored in producing high-performance fibers, specialty sugars, sugar acids and recovering oligosaccharides from pulp
Biobased plastics prices during Hannover Messe Holland Innovation Award for Janssen Precision Engineering and Greijn Form Technics
Invista says market is slowly warming up to biobased Lycra fiber Company is currently examining the possibilities of developing a 100% bio spandex fiber
Arla chooses 100% renewable Tetra Rex Bio-based for Eko brand organic milk "Tetra Rex Bio-based offers customers a fully renewable package made from materials that can be traced back to their plant-based source."
NABU-Studie: Plastikflut in Deutschland wird bis 2030 erheblich anwachsen Nur durch massive Eingriffe kann Trend zu immer mehr Plastik gestoppt werden
Kleider aus Milch: Wie ein Startup aus Hannover die Textilindustrie umkrempelt QMilch wird GreenTec Award in der Kategorie Produktion am 29. Mai in Berlin verliehen
Seedling grid recommended for coherent design of compostable (biowaste) bags Uniform design to help consumers to identify certified bags for the organic waste collection
Air Liquide starts up a large hydrogen production unit in Germany Bayer MaterialScience secures supply of raw materials for the production of polyurethane foam at the Dormagen site
Air Liquide eröffnet große Wasserstoff-Produktionsanlage in Deutschland Bayer MaterialScience sichert sich Rohstoffversorgung zur Produktion von Polyurethanschaumstoff am Standort Dormagen
Researchers use plant oils for novel bio-based plastics Researchers have developed a new way to use plant oils like olive and linseed oil to create polyurethane, a plastic material used in everything from foam insulation panels to tires, hoses and sealants
22 April 201511 August 2015 NPE 2015: innovations in plastic Metabolix attended, exhibited and presented at NPE 2015: The International Plastics Showcase