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17 November 201516 November 2015

Chinese Plastics Industry Associations Join Global Effort to Prevent Used Plastics from Entering the Environment

China to join fight against marine litter

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EcoCortec expands capacity with new converting line

Company installed new pallet racking system doubling the warehouse capacity

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Gevo Signs Licensing and Joint Development Agreements With Praj

Praj to Make Substantial In-Kind Investment Into the Commercial Development of Isobutanol for Non-Corn Feedstocks to Enable the Licensing of Gevo’s Technology Across Praj’s Customer Base

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World’s first renewable Capa™ for Bioplastics

Perstorp's optimized biopolymer enhancer certified as bio-based by Vinçotte

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Perstorp: Neuer Verstärker für Biokunststoffe

Biobasiertes "Capa" von Vinçotte zertifiziert

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SK Chemicals notifies Metabolic Explorer of decision to terminate license agreement

Company to discontinue the industrialization project of PDO in Ulsan

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Strukturbiologen durchleuchten Zuckerabbau-Enzym

Mithilfe von Neutronenstrahlen hat ein internationales Forscherteam die Struktur und Wirkweise eines Glykosidase-Enzyms in bisher unerreichtem Detail aufgeklärt

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Pacific Ag’s National Wheat Straw Harvest Brings Quality, Sustainable and Cost Effective Bio-Material for New Markets

For industries like mushroom composting to erosion technology as well as dairy and cattle feed, Pacific Ag is creating a supply chain for agricultural residue

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16 November 201516 November 2015

PULP2VALUE – new €11,5 Mio BBI JU grant for demonstration project aims for better use of sugarbeet pulp

Recently, the seven project partners launched the new Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) demonstration project entitled ‘PULP2VALUE’ in Roosendaal, The Netherlands

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BIO Applauds Renewable Chemicals Act Bill

Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chris Coon (D-DE) and Al Franken have introduced a new bill, S. 2271 the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015

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Neste and Boeing to lead the industry on commercialization of renewable aviation fuels

The companies will work toward American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) fuel standard approval allowing the commercial use of high freezing point renewable aviation fuel by airlines

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A dedicated bioeconomy development agency to promote the sector in Europe

After the Bioeconomy Investment Summit, the confrontation continues on Il Bioeconomista - A proposal by James Cogan* to creating dedicated bioeconomy development agency to energetically promote the sector

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Schmidt: Ziel ist 100 Prozent zertifiziertes Palmöl

FONAP - Forum Nachhaltiges Palmöl e.V. in Berlin gegründet

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General Relativity, and the remaking of Sweetwater Energy

Minnesota Awards $26 Million to Fund Sweetwater’s Biochemical Facility

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Sprit aus Ökostrom dank Elektrolyse

RSOC-Tech­no­lo­gie als Schlüs­sel­tech­no­lo­gie für die Rea­li­sie­rung der En­er­gie­wen­de

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13 November 201512 November 2015

ELIX Polymers introduces new generation of ABS polymer composite material

New ELIX ECO ABS-NF thermoplastic offers a high aesthetical value to the final ABS-NF moulded parts for automotive and furniture markets

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Dyadic agrees to sell industrial technology business to DuPont Industrial Bioscience for $75 million

Retains C1 license to focus in pharmaceutical sector

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Will boaters make Gevo rock?

Despite a signature partnership with Praj, Gevo’s short-term future looks strongest at the marina, where blockbuster economics apply

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IBB Netzwerk GmbH goes Open Data

Einzigartiges Förderverzeichnis zur Industriellen Biotechnologie jetzt frei zugänglich

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Bioeconomy Investment Summit: adelante con juicio

The European bioeconomy seeks a compass

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Asphalt aus Holz: Niederlande testen Biostraßenbelag

Lignin ist der Stoff, der Holz holzig macht - Bald könnte der nachwachsende Baustoff das schwindende Erdöl in der Asphaltproduktion ersetzen

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12 November 201510 November 2015

Solegear and r-pac International Team Up to Produce Leading Smartphone Case Packaging

A forecasted 750,000 units to be produced using Solegear’s Traverse® TF4000 plant-based material

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Second generation Biomasterbatches earn “Vinçotte OK Compost” certification

Vanetti developed masterbatches specifically to color the latest biopolymers

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Mitsubishi Chemical and Sharp capture the 2015 Global Bioplastics Award

For the tenth year in a row, the Global Bioplastics Award recognizes innovation and excellence in the development of bioplastics products, services and processes

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Russland: PoliKompleks plant Produktion von Biokunststoffrohren für Bewässerungsanlagen

PoliKompleks investiert rund 6,1 Mio. Euro in den Anlagenbau zur Produktion von Biokunststoffrohren auf Basis von Milchsäure bzw. Polylactiden

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PHBOTTLE project aims to develop bio-based plastic bottle from biodegradable material

A team of researchers has worked out a way to ferment waste water from fruit juice processing plants to make a type of plastic that can be used for bottles

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Demand for German oak lumber continues to rise

Accordingly, German sawmills continue to ask for increasing amounts of roundwood

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Weltweite Produktionskapazitäten für Biokunststoffe steigen

Verpackungen bleiben führendes Anwendungsgebiet

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11 November 201511 November 2015

Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015

+++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++

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Bio-based polymers: Will the positive growth trend continue?

nova-Institute publishes the third edition of the well-known 500 page-market study and trend reports on “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020”

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Bio-basierte Polymere: Wird sich der positive Wachstrumstrend fortsetzen?

nova-Institut veröffentlicht die dritte Fassung der weltweit bekannten 500-seitigen Marktstudie mit Trendreports „Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020"

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Bioplastics are key to unlock Europe’s potential for a ressource-efficient economy

10^th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts more than 350 experts from around the world

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EU: Biokunststoffe sind Schlüsseltechnologie für eine ressourcen-effiziente Wirtschaft

10. European Bioplastics Konferenz zieht mehr als 350 Experten aus aller Welt an

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BIO-Europe: Kein Dämpfer bei Biotech-Stimmung in Europa

Studie belegt anhaltenden Biotech-Boom für Europa

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Renewable drop-in fuels at scale, construction in 2016

The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide to Ensyn

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TECNARO zu Gast bei Plas.TV – FAKUMA Experten-Talk „Biokunststoffe“

Expertenrunden zu globalen Themen der Kunststoffbranche

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10 November 20159 November 2015

Reverdia, Covestro in succinic acid-based TPU

Recent news from Reverdia and Covestro on their collaboration on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) using Reverdia’s Biosuccinium succinic acid

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French IAR Cluster publishes an International overview of biobased chemical building blocks

Study: "International overview of bio-based chemical building blocks – 10 years evolution decrypted" - a real tool for strategic decisions to understand the markets

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Taking bio-based plastics to smart phones

Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers is the first plant-based plastic capable of replacing the glass screen in smartphones

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Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff für die Umwandlung von Solarstrom in wertvolle chemische Produkte

Drei neue Verbundprojekte unter Leitung des TU-Fachgebietes „Elektrochemische Katalyse und Materialien“ von Prof. Dr. Peter Strasser untersuchen Grundlagen und Anwendungen von elektrochemischen Katalyseprozessen

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Fulgar launches a new bio-based fibre suitable for all textile applications

The bioeconomy increasingly concerns also the textile industry

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Incentives for bio-economy mulled

Thailand: The Finance Ministry is looking at measures to help increase investment in a new bioeconomy, focused on health and the environment

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9 November 20156 November 2015

First study on economic impact of bio-plastics industry to the UK presented by the BBIA at the House of Lords

The analysis produced by CEBR shows that a proper legislative framework would enable the development of a UK bio-plastics sector with 35,000 jobs and £2 billion of gross value added to the economy, considering packaging alone

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Grow with Biofore — Slush and UPM looking to create momentum for bioeconomy

UPM starts co-operation to develop a bioeconomy startup field

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Large study shows little consumer awareness of biobased products

European consumers are unfamiliar with bio-based products

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Biokunststoffe aus Algen aus der Bretagne

Alternative zu fossilen Ressourcen für Verpackungen und Kunststoffobjekte

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Firm claims invention of clay-based biodegradable plastic

A Chinese company claims it has invented a biodegradable plastic that's made with bentonite clay

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Sartorius Stedim Biotech introduced the new ambr® 15 fermentation system

New ambr® 15 fermentation Micro Scale Bioreactor System Provides Enhanced Microbial Strain Screening with Fed-Batch Capability

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The Biobased option

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to biobased products

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Crowdfunding-Aufruf: Fruchtbare Erde aus Kinderkacke

Vollgeschissene Ökowindeln bieten jede Menge nutzbare Substanz – wenn da nicht das Plastik wäre. Gibt es eine Lösung?