30 March 20169 September 2021 Solar fuels: a refined protective layer for the “artificial leaf” Helmholtz researchers developing conductive and stable polymeric protective nanolayers
Solare Brennstoffe: Raffinierte Schutzschicht für das „Künstliche Blatt” Helmholtz-Forscher entwickeln leitfähige und hochstabile Nano-Polymerstruktur
DIN CERTCO first certification body to include newest French compostability standard Extension of home compostable certifications with the French Standard NF T 51-800
Zertifizierung gartenkompostierbarer Produkte nun auch nach der französischen Norm NF T 51-800 Neue Spezifikationen für heimkompostierbare Kunststoffe
Neol Bio: waste to green chemicals New Spanisch Start-up company to produce high value oils from a wide range of biomass waste
Cars: Design’s Love Affair with New Materials Several car manufacturers to develop and use eco-friendly materials, trying new ones, either bio-based or recycled
Ad Smolders Joins Reverdia As Operations Director DSM-Expert to lead Reverdia’s operations to manufacturing low pH yeast plants technology
A day for start-ups to get valued information for their business, 7 April 2016, Cologne Start-ups meet finance experts at the Bio-based Start-up Day
Stora Enso invests 63 million euro to improve competitiveness in strategic growth areas The investment is expected to be completed in mid-2017
AVA-CO2’s move to replace formaldehyde shows the endurin’ allure in furans It might be the hottest race going on in renewable chemicals right now
Explosive growth: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Nanocellulose and its applications Excerpt of American Process Senior VP Kim Nelson's great overview, recently hold at the BDC meeting
Successful start of the new conference series “Industrial Biotechnology Forum” in Munich Start of the conference series attracted high number of interested scientists from academy and industry, political representatives
Erfolgreicher Start des „Industrial Biotechnology Forum“ Auftaktveranstaltung in München zog Rang und Namen an
Deinove and Arbiom join forces to develop a “carbon-free” chemical industry Companies to produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria
Bio-Urne: Bäume wachsen aus der Asche Verstorbener Weltweit erstes Bestattungssystem, das die Asche unserer Lieben in Bäume wachsen lässt
Report quantifies employment, turnover impacts of EU bioeconomy According to BIC, some sectors, such as the forest-based industry, are fully biobased and thus fully accounted to the bioeconomy
Is it the perfect energy solution? Where solar, carbon capture and bio collide We probably have a while to wait for true biobatteries, that use renewable energy, CO2 and water
Corbion’s product and applications development lab: firing on all cylinders Corbion opens advanced R&D and applications laboratory in the Netherlands
24 March 201618 March 2016 Biosynthesis of N-Acetylneuraminic acid {NeuNAc, NANA) from the renewable ressource chitin using Trichoderma reesei as whole-cell biocatalyst New process combines the advantage of a single-step process and using the cheap and renewable substrate chitin
From biomass to dispersions: For the first time BASF produces binders for interior paints based on the mass balance process New interior paints combine environmental responsibility with premium quality
Von Biomasse zu Dispersionen: BASF stellt erstmals Bindemittel für Innenfarben nach dem Massenbilanz-Verfahren her Neue Innenfarben vereinen Umweltverantwortung und Premiumqualität
Multilayer-Papiertüte als Alternative zur Plastiktüte entwickelt Faserverstärkte Papiertüte könnte Plastiktüte als Einkaufshilfe ersetzen
Typhaplatten: Biologisch abbaubar und überraschend stabil Pflanzenplatten aus Rohrkolben überzeugten auch schon Fraunhofer Forscher
Cultivating a Bio-Based Future in India National bioethanol mandate to revitalize struggling rural economies and address urban pollution concerns
Newsflash: Seedling Guidelines Handout EUBP Guidelindes for the use of the Seedling Logo available online
WaterWorks: Bekanntmachung zur nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft BMEL beteiligt sich mit dem „Förderprogramm Nachwachsende Rohstoffe“ am Forschungsnetzwerk (ERA-NET) zur nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft
WaterWorks: Stepping up EU research and innovation cooperation in the water area 2016 Joint Call on "Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and freshwater aquaculture sectors"
23 March 20169 September 2021 German Ministry of Research funds a further project for plastics with CO2 Covestro and partners working on new climate-friendly process
Bundesforschungsministerium fördert weiteres Projekt für Kunststoffe mit CO2 Covestro und Partner arbeiten an klimaschonendem neuen Verfahren
Buchtipp: Ressourcen schonen – biologische Vielfalt erhalten. Chancen und Risiken von Rohstoffsubstitutionen für die biologische Vielfalt Interdisziplinäre Perspektive zur Debatte um biologische Vielfalt und Ressourceneffizienz.
GFBiochemicals wins Bio-Based Product Innovation of the Year award at World Bio Market Business Awards Ceremony 2016 Company honored for its unique set of proprietary technologies in processing cellulosic feedstock
High barrier biobased flexible packaging: welcome Propylester Ingeo The Metalvuoto metallized and coated film with excellent high barrier properties can be considered as valid replacement to aluminium foil
AVA-CO2 Launches A Research Project To Replace Carcinogenic Formaldehyde With Bio-based 5-HMF Biotechnology meeting Swiss' Science to help avoid environmental impact
AVA-CO2 startet Forschungsprojekt zum Ersatz von karzinogenem Formaldehyd durch bio-basiertes 5-HMF Biotechnologie und Schweizer Wissenschaft - gemeinsam für eine saubere Umwelt
Bioplastic Produced by Bacteria RWTH is coordinating a project for new recycling cycle of plastic waste
Bakterien produzieren Bioplastik RWTH koordiniert Projekt für neuen Verwertungskreislauf von Plastikabfällen
22 March 201618 March 2016 Discovering new molecules on the computer News research group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Mit Computersimulationen neue Biomoleküle erforschen Neue Arbeitsgruppe am Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
The PLA Story: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to polylactic acid markets Bottom line, PLA is the subject of intense interest
Holzbau: Rahmenbedingungen verbesserungsfähig, Wettbewerb schon jetzt lohnenswert Muster-Holzbau-Richtlinie deckt innovative Systeme wie die Brettsperrholzbauweise oder Holz-Beton-Verbund-Konstruktionen nicht ab
Schwindende Biomasseförderung: DBFZ veröffentlicht Hintergrundpapier zur Situation der Bestandsanlagen im Bund und den Bundesländern Derzeitig diskutierter Ausbaupfad würde zu Abbau im Anlagenbestand führen
Iowa Senate OKs subsidy for renewable chemical industry Legislation aiming to attract investments in renewable chemical manufacturing and advanced biorefining
BioAmber reports operational progress at Sarnia plant More than 100 companies have tested and qualified the bio-succinic acid produced at Sarnia's plant
Stora Enso Wins Bio-Based Brand of the Year Award At WBM 2016 Judges recognised Stora Enso’s impressive new business platform based on biomass
21 March 201618 March 2016 The renewable plastic bottle goes commercial: BASF and Avantium to establish JV for biobased plastics, chemicals Mitsui expected to play a role
Reverdia Wins Bio Business Award for Leading Bio-Based Packaging Partnership Company's Biosuccinium™ technology to help develop bio-based and biodegradable plastic packaging
Producing spandex from agricultural byproducts? Welcome to the circular bio-economy Farm waste products such as maize leaves are being repurposed in novel and circular ways, and the European Union is among the many groups now taking note
Carbon dioxide in ever wider use as a raw material Covestro and partners working on new climate-friendly process
Composites Europe with new formats For the third time the joint stand for “bio-based composites” takes place at COMPOSITES EUROPE supported by the nova institute
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