6 December 20163 December 2016 Voting is open! TECNARO competing for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017 Company’s environmentally friendly bioplastic liquid wood ARBOFORM has made the preselection
Umweltbundesamt: Autoklimaanlagen mit klimaschonendem Kältemittel CO2 Erste Fahrzeuge mit CO2-Klimaanlagen seit Oktober im Handel
TU-Forscher wollen mit grüner Elektrochemie Ethylen aus klimaschädlichem CO2 erzeugen – Start eines neuen Verbundprojekts Beteiligung von Großunternehmen soll schnelle Umsetzung in die industrielle Anwendung ermöglichen
Scientists, Designers And Students Are Making ‘Vegan Leather’ From Kombucha Queensland University formed a collaboration for Australia's only kombucha bio-textile research program
New ‘Landfillament’ lets you 3D print with trash Many companies in the 3D printing industry are working hard to create green products
DC: The Road Ahead for Renewable Chemicals & Materials We see a tactical opening to move a top sector priority – enacting a renewable chemical production tax credit
5 December 201615 February 2018 Canada Invests in Canadian Biomass and Composites Industries AgriInnovation Program to provide up to $1.9 million for development of quality standards and research about adoption of natural fibres in the composites industry
EC releases RED II, proposes first-generation biofuels phase-out and new sustainability criterion for forest biomass EC also wants to introduce a sub-mandate for advanced biofuels, new sustainability criterion on forest biomass
Braskem: Polarbröd stellt auf biobasierte Verpackungen um Schwedische Großbäckerei will Carbon Footprint ihrer Verpackungen und damit Abhängigkeit von fossilen Ressourcen verringern
“We are trying to develop CO2 as a source of carbon” Tobias Erb discusses a synthetic metabolic pathway that fixes carbon dioxide and synthetic biology
„Wir wollen CO2 als Kohlenstoffquelle erschließen“ Ein Gespräch mit Tobias Erb über einen künstlichen Stoffwechselweg, der Kohlendioxid bindet, und die Synthetische Biologie
Palm oil prices hit four-year high after US lifts biodiesel target The US government is trying to encourage energy companies to use a greater amount of biofuel
2 December 20161 December 2016 Sweet success: new bioplastic candy wrapper from Mars wins 11th Global Bioplastics Award European Bioplastics Conference became an excellent event with rousing discussions about policy in promoting bioplastics
Palmöl: Amnesty erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen Kosmetik-Hersteller Große Player wollen Palmöl-Produzenten Wilmar in die Pflicht nehmen
Wissenschaftler fordern Neuorientierung der Forschungsförderung für synthetische Biologie DECHEMA-Fachgruppe stellt neues Positionspapier „Innovationsmotor Synthetische Biologie“ vor
Angry vegans are calling on the Bank of England to scrap the new £5 note because they contain animal fat Petition signed by 13,500 people has been created to have tallow removed
Neue Fünf-Pfund-Note: Scheine als Fettnäpfchen Vegetarier laufen Sturm, Hindus fühlen sich in ihren religiösen Gefühlen verletzt
Protected forests in Europe felled to meet EU renewable targets – report Europe’s bioenergy plants are burning trees felled from protected conservation areas rather than using forest waste, new report shows
1 December 20162 December 2016 Global bioplastics production capacities continue to grow despite low oil price Stronger political support needed to realise full potential of bio-based materials in Europe
Weltweite Produktionskapazitäten für Biokunststoffe steigen trotz niedrigen Ölpreises Stärkere politische Unterstützung notwendig, um Potenziale in Europa besser nutzen zu können
Synthetic & Bio-Based Coatings For Automotives Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis And Forecast, 2012 - 2018
The Biobased Economy after Trump: the States May Lead the Way Brent Erickson's comment - Special to The Digest
Energie beliebig speichern und umwandeln Elektrische Energie aus Sonne und Wind effizient in chemische Grundstoffe, gasförmige Energieträger sowie Kraftstoffe speichern zu können wäre ein großer Schritt in Richtung Energiewende. Daran forscht man nun im Kopernikus-Projekt Power-to-X
HEXPOL TPE creates more possibilities to be green Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) compounding group, HEXPOL TPE, has added new compounds to their Dryflex Green family of biobased TPEs, creating more opportunities for sustainability
HEXPOL TPE ermöglicht neue „grüne“ Optionen Die auf thermoplastische Elastomere (TPE) spezialisierte Compounding-Gruppe HEXPOL TPE ergänzt ihre Dryflex Green Produktfamilie mit neuen Compounds für mehr Möglichkeiten zur Nachhaltigkeit
European Bioplastics: New fact sheet on standards for bioplastics Overview of the numerous standards and test methods already available
Corbion and Kraton receive first European certification for bio-based products New European system for bio-based content certification was launched at the 11th Annual European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin
30 November 20169 September 2021 5th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers One week left to register
Exciting new ideas, latest developments and 15% discount on early registration The preliminary programme for International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, 10 – 11 May 2017 is now online
6 Promising New Ways to Make Bio-based & Renewable Plastics Slideshow including a new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE ) made from consumer waste chewing gum, and a new line of black masterbatches containing 100% recycled post-consumer tires
Horticultural companies: Klasmann-Deilmann sells Growcoon 100% biodegradable mesh promotes optimized development in young plants
Produktionsgartenbau: Klasmann-Deilmann vertreibt Growcoon 100% biologisch abbaubares Gewebe fördert optimale Wachstumsbedingungen für Jungpflanzen
Niedersächsischer Holzbaupreis für besonders innovative Holzbauten vergeben Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Kita Kleine Gallier und Paul-Klee-Schule sind die drei Preisträger – Sonderpreis Baukultur geht an Fagus-GreCon
Braskem stands out among the top companies in the world in the management of polluting gases Investment of about US$2 million, from 2013 to 2015 in its green ethylene unit, was able to significantly reduce the CO2 emissions generated by its production of Green Plastic
Studies show benefits of compostable bio-waste bag in Germany Two recent projects in the German cities of Brunswick and Munich are highlighting two key aspects of the bio-waste bag debate
Turning Sugar Waste into Light – And Job Opportunities Indian researchers pioneer an alternate use for sugarcane waste
29 November 201629 November 2016 3.5 billion reasons why sustainable toothbrushes could be big business "Toothbrushes get completely lost in the recycling process...”
CelluForce and Fibria Celulose Sign a Strategic Partnership Agreement Companies will jointly develop additional cellulose nanocrystal applications, a variety of industrial and manufacturing uses
Die Faire Computermaus – Version 2 Nager IT wartet mit weiteren großen Schritten auf dem Weg zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit und Fairness in der Produktion auf
Certification of bio-based content ‘Bio-based content certification scheme’ developed by Netherlands Standardization Institute will be launched at the 11th European Bioplastics Conference
Commission official: ‘Bioeconomy is a unique opportunity to address societal challenges’ EurActiv Slovakia talked to the Commission’s John Bell about the issue
Iowa State University scientists explore environmental advantages of horticultural bioplastics They found bioplastic containers have the potential to offer another major advantage that petroleum products can’t: the ability to self-fertilize plants
28 November 201626 November 2016 The upcoming revision of the EU Fertilisers Regulation and the benefits of biodegradable plastic mulch films Kristy-Barbara Lange, Deputy Managing Director from European Bioplastics answers some questions about the benefits of biodegradable mulch films
Using synthetic photosynthesis to combat climate change A synthetic biological metabolic pathway fixes CO2 more efficiently than plants
Österreich: Biobasierte Industrie ermöglicht Einblicke in Materialien der Zukunft Vorhandene Ressourcen bestmöglich einsetzen
BIO-ON makes a “Leap Forward” and launches production of special biopolymers at its new “Production” Division New industrial plan for 2017-2020 also presented
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