22 March 201621 March 2016 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
Composites Europe mit neuem Format Gemeinschaftsstand für „bio-based composites“, zum dritten Mal in Kooperation mit dem nova-Institut auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE
18 March 201617 March 2016 New process makes PLA block copolymers Two-stage catalytic process takes an unusual mixed lactic acid feed stream and makes it into semi-crystalline PLA block copolymers
A Conversation with US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Interview in Industrial Biotechnology
NatureWorks Launches a $1 Million Laboratory to Research and Develop Commercial Scale Methane to Lactic Acid Fermentation “A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary.” - Bill Suehr, NatureWorks Chief Operating Officer
Das neue High der Cannabis-Aktien Aufregender als in Dax zu investieren ist der MJIC – der Index der Cannabis-Branche. Die Firmen, die dazu gehören, wollen jedoch nicht Kiffer versorgen – sondern eine Revolution anzetteln
Aldi, Lidl, Edeka – So groß ist die Macht der Supermärkte beim Umweltschutz Aldi geht gegen die Verunreinigung von Lebensmitteln durch Mineralölbestandteile vor. Die Hersteller beklagen sich - Tierschützer sprechen von Doppelmoral.
BASF und Avantium beabsichtigen Gründung eines Gemeinschaftsunternehmens Kooperationsvereinbarung zur Produktion und Vermarktung von FDCS aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
BASF and Avantium intend to establish joint venture Collaboration for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from renewable resources
Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
17 March 201616 March 2016 Canada is at the forefront in the bioeconomy Interview with Andrew Richard, Comet Biorefining
Altranex and Minnesota Soybean Processors Sign License and Marketing Agreement The bio-refinery will use Altranex’s patented process using soybean oil as the feedstock
Southeast Asia Promising Hub for Emerging Bio-based Chemicals Emerging bio-based material and chemical technologies now see big potential opportunities in nations like Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, says Lux Research
Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff Keine Zukunftsmusik: Energieträger und Chemierohstoffe selber machen mit Kohlendioxid
Amyris reports strong fourth quarter renewable product sales Company entered 2016 with key commitments in place for farnesene applications
Cannabis – Bauern bewerben sich um legalen Hanfanbau Hohe Qualitätskriterien für künftige Hanflieferanten: "Vorbild ist der Medizinalhanf-Anbau in den Niederlanden"
Bio-racing car as a prototype for the car of the future Next generation Bio-Concept Car to be fueled by innovative E20 mixture
Bio-Rennauto als Prototyp für das Automobil der Zukunft Bio-Concept Car der nächsten Generation wird auch von neuartigem Biotreibstoff angetrieben
How Bioserie are making child’s play of bio-based plastic First toy brand to receive USDA’s 100% Biobased Certification
International Collaboration for Sustainable Bioeconomy Development between Brazil and The Netherlands Signed at ECO-BIO conference, 7 March 2016 in Rotterdam
16 March 201617 March 2016 Get in touch with the whole value chain of the PHA platform One of the most important and well established meeting points for the European Bio-based Economy
First nova Session on “Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” kicks off an unusual new series of events The first “nova Session on technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” takes place on 4 May 2016, Airport Cologne/Bonn (Germany)
Die erste nova-Session zum Thema „Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)“ eröffnet eine außergewöhnliche Veranstaltungsreihe Die erste nova-Session „Technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)“ findet am 4. Mai 2016 am Flughafen Köln/Bonn statt
Disruptive renewable chemicals: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Rennovia Company focusing production of specialty chemicals from renewable feedstocks
Will Berlin Be the Global Capital of the Bioeconomy? Vision, Strategy and Teamwork: The German Winning Formula
New method for producing the synthetic fuel Audi e-gas Viessmann Group enters into Audi e-gas production
Neues Verfahren zur Herstellung des synthetischen Kraftstoffs Audi e-gas Audi und Viessmann kooperieren bei Methanproduktion
Novel packaging products for a circular economy EU-funded DIBBIOPACK project has developed a series of multifunctional packaging to contribute to the growth of a truly circular economy
Neuartige Verpackungsprodukte für echte Kreislaufwirtschaft EU-Projekt DIBBIOPACK hat eine Reihe multifunktionaler Verpackungsprodukte entwickelt, die zum Gedeihen einer echten Kreislaufwirtschaft beitragen werden
This Startup Turns CO2 Into A Sustainable Replacement For Palm Oil Today's palm oil plantations are a huge climate polluter. A new company wants to create a product that eats CO2 instead
Bahnbrechende Entdeckung des ersten kunststoffabbauenden Bakteriums Viel versprechend: Japanische Biologen finden PET-fressende Mikroorganismen
Ideonella sakaiensis: Newly-Discovered Bacterium Can Break Down, Metabolize Plastic Kyoto researchers discover plastic-eating bacteria recycling plastic bottles
15 March 201630 March 2016 Buy the most comprehensive trend report on bio-based polymers – and if you are not satisfied, give it back nova-Institute is convinced of the quality of their 500 pages report and sees no risk in this extraordinary offer
Die umfassendsten Trend-Reports zu bio-basierten Polymeren – mit Geld-zurück-Garantie nova-Institut ist von der Qualität seines 500-seitigen Berichts überzeugt und sieht kein Risiko bei diesem außergewöhnlichen Angebot
Stanford scientists make renewable plastic from carbon dioxide and plants The new technology could provide a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products
Plastik: Durchbruch bei CO2-armer Herstellung PEF als ökologischer Ersatz zu PET - Kohlenstoffdioxid als Grundstoff
Global Bio-Based Platform Chemicals Market is Expected to Reach 18.8 Billion, by 2021 – Allied Market Research Asia-Pacific to maintain a dominant share in the bio-based platform chemicals market
Biopower made from wastewater Combining wastewater and bacteria: an approach that is both unusual and promising
Vithal Castor Polyols: Produktion von Bio-Polyolen aus Rizinusöl Geplant ist Produktion von rund 8.000 Tonnen Bio-Polyolen im Jahr
First nova Session on “Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)” kicks off an unusual new series of events
