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17 October 201613 October 2016

Bonaveri to showcase revolutionary BNATURAL mannequins at Green Carpet Challenge 2016

Italian company developed bio-based polymer with 72% natural materials, and paint 100% made from natural substances

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Silkworms fed carbon nanotubes or graphene produce stronger silk

Chinese researchers team found, new silk showed more orderly crystal structure, causing the silk to conduct electricity

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Putting poor quality waste fats into good use while keeping an eye on algae oil and waste plastic

Neste's raw material sourcing offers emission-reducing and sustainable use for processing residues

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Verdezyne Signs Distribution Agreement With Aceto Corporation

Exclusive Agreement with Leading Distributor of Specialty Chemicals in the U.S. to Power Regional Sales of Verdezyne's BIOLON® DDDA

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14 October 201613 October 2016

First bioplastic made from surplus whey

New PHB biodegradable packaging tailored to the needs of cheese-makers products

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Eco-friendly and fully bio-based: new challenge for toys

Toy makers globally moving towards ambitions to leave a positive impact on the planet

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It won’t be long before all our plastics come from plants instead of oil

According to Lux Research, just 2% of the world’s 300 million tons of plastic production comes from plants

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EU and India cooperate on kick-starting bioeconomy

A strategic action plan, roadmap, summer schools, short-term research exchanges and project twinning initiatives... these are just some of the activities carried out by an EU-funded project to help researchers in India and the EU boost the sustainable bio-based economy

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Polyamides from a waste stream of the wood industry

K 2016 trade fair: Environmentally friendly way to manufacture bioplastics

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Polyamide aus Holzabfällen

Messe K: Biobasierte Kunststoffe umweltfreundlich produzieren

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nova Newsletter October 2016

Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities

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Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries – EU project launched

Four-year project focussing on Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation is launched

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13 October 201611 October 2016

Synvina: Joint venture of BASF and Avantium established

Bio-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF)

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Synvina: BASF und Avantium gründen Gemeinschaftsunternehmen

Furandicarbonsäure (FDCS) auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe als chemischer Baustein für neuen Kunststoff Polyethylenfuranoat (PEF)

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Bio4Products: Creating sustainable resources for the process industry

Dutch research project will bring unique blend of organisations and expertise in collaboration

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USDA: Biobased products industry has major impact on economy

Second Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry analyzes revenue and jobs at the national and state level in 2014

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Rotterdam is proposed location for waste-to-chemicals plant using Enerkem’s technology

New chemical plant to convert residual waste into methanol as chemicalblock

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Chemical Industry Council honors Covestro

Accolade for using CO₂ as new raw material

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Europäischer Chemieverband ehrt Covestro

Nutzung von CO₂ als neuem Rohstoff ausgezeichnet

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12 October 201611 October 2016

Enhanced Central And Eastern Regional Cooperation Boosts European Bioeconomy

Lodz Letter of Intent paves the way for regional actors to identify synergies between financial instruments and political frameworks to set up local bioeconomy value chains

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RAMPF – fewer fossil and more renewable raw materials

Group is researching the use of lignin in various polyurethane applications

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RAMPF: Weniger fossile, mehr nachwachsende Rohstoffe

Unternehmensgruppe erforscht den Einsatz von Lignin in verschiedenen Polyurethananwendungen

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BioInspiration and SLEM fight shoe pollution with 3D printed compostable footwear

Dutch initiative SLEM focusing 3D printed footwear as alternative for current production paradigms

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‘Bioplastic Fantastic: Why we don’t need oil for plastics’

Kathryn Sheridan will explain the state of the industry, the latest innovations and what brands and consumers can do to accelerate the Bio Revolution

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Supporting Catia Bastioli. The bioeconomy is democracy

In the industrial world the resistance to the development of the bioeconomy is huge

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11 October 201610 October 2016

Biobased industry growing, but needs more federal help, report says

Study commissioned by the Agriculture Department shows, industry's future growth rate to depend of new government incentives

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Isolierende Schäume aus europäischen Nadelholz-Tanninen mit hervorragenden Eigenschaften

Nachwachsende Alternative zu konventionellen Bauschäumen - Forscher entwickeln in „BioFoamBark“ erfolgreich Verfahren

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BIOrescue: Valorising mushroom compost to create innovative bio-based products

Multidisciplinary project partners to develop new biorefinery process for the conversion of mushroom compost into innovative bio-based products

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Who has won the 2016 Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards?

Club Coffee LP were honoured with their 100% compostable pods for single serve coffee

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The Rise of Organic Manufacturing: Ginkgo, Amyris, ’s circle of innovation is a trend to watch

Out with the old inorganic feedstocks like coal, oil and gas – in with the new feedstocks like woods, grasses, fibers and sugars

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10 October 20168 October 2016

European study into University-Business Cooperation – Opinions sought

New EU-survey to be the most comprehensive one of its kind ever undertaken in Europe

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Holz in der Bioökonomie – Chancen und Grenzen

Finalisierte Empfehlungen des Bioökonomierates zur Wald- und Forstwirtschaft

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Opening of the World’s First Industrial Scale Plant for the Production of Butanediol via Fermentation of Renewable Raw Materials

The Mater-Biotech plant in Bottrighe (Rovigo) will be the world’s first industrial plant dedicated to the production of bio-butanediol (BDO)

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First production of isobutene from wheat straw at the industrial pilot scale

The production of isobutene opens the door for a more general use of 2G sugars

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Erstmals wird Isobuten aus Stroh im industriellen Pilotmaßstab erzeugt

Die Erzeugung von Isobuten ermöglicht es, mit 2G-Zucker neben dem Ethanolmarkt weitere Marktsegmente zu erschließen

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Advanced enzymes for lignocellulosic conversion: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen

The company has made a name for itself via participation as a preferred enzyme developer in EU Horizon 2020 projects

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8 October 20166 October 2016

Ginkgo Bioworks and Genomatica forge alliance to accelerate commercialization of more sustainable high-volume chemicals

Delivers the full package to chemical producers to cost-effectively make many mainstream chemicals

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Green Biologics selects Caldic as its EU distribution partner

Green Biologics announced EMEA biochemical distribution deal

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IHD Explores 3D Printing with Organic Materials for the Wood and Furniture Industry

Research project for developing a printing technology for the furniture area started already in early September 2016

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IHD erforscht 3D-Druck mit organischen Materialien für die Holz- und Möbelindustrie

Forschungsprojekt zur Entwicklung einer Drucktechnologie für den Möbelbereich gestartet

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Welche Konsequenzen hat die biobasierte Wirtschaft?

Das Bundesforschungsministerium fördert ein Projekt unter Federführung der Uni Bonn mit 2,9 Millionen Euro

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7 October 20165 October 2016

Governments urged to end expensive emissions-reduction policies

Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission recommends letting biofuels stand on their own, without support from government subsidies

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CO2 on the way to becoming an all-around talent

Covestro explores additional fields of application for carbon dioxide

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Xinhuarun and Reverdia partner to develop microcellular foam shoe soles

Reverdia and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology have signed an agreement to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium™-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams

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Potenziale von Biokunststoffen nutzen

Biobasierte Synthesefasern für textile und technische Anwendungen

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6 October 20169 September 2021

Two New Graphics on Bio-based and Circular Economy

nova-Institute’s contribution to the debate

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USDA report shows growing biobased products industry contributes $393 billion and 4.2 million jobs to american economy

Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry

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Energy Union and Climate Action: Driving Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economy

The Commission today presents a package of measures to accelerate the transition to low-carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy in Europe

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Biokunststoffe aus wertvollen Abfällen

Ford verwendet Fasern aus der Tequilaproduktion zur Verstärkung von Kunststoff, mit dem dann Autoteile hergestellt werden - Ein Modell, das Schule machen könnte, weiß Hasso von Pogrell

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Aus Kohlendioxid und Wasser mit Hilfe von Sonnenlicht zu neuen Rohstoffen

Verbundprojekt zur photokatalytischen Umsetzung von CO₂ gestartet