1 April 201531 March 2015 Red macroalgae as a sustainable resource for bio-based products With recent technological advances, the efficient utilization of red macroalgae for biofuel and chemical production is now possible
31 March 201530 March 2015 Mitsubishi Chemical develops world’s first bio-based high-performance polycarbonatediol Starting full-scale market development and sales
Trennverfahren für Proteine: Künstliche Membran eröffnet neue Perspektiven der Biotechnologie Wissenschaftler der Universität Hohenheim entwickeln künstliches Membransystem - Anwendung beispielsweise in der Medikamentenproduktion
Ceres and Raízen sign multi-year collaboration to scale-up sweet sorghum for ethanol Sweet sorghum, which has lower production costs than sugarcane, can be further developed and scaled up as an integral part of the industry’s feedstock supply
Lenzing Gruppe: Rekordverkaufsmenge bei rückläufigen Faserpreisen Operatives Ergebnis 2014 über Erwartungen, Kosteneinsparungsziele übererfüllt
ETI: Biomass combined with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) “only credible route” to meet UK’s 2050 climate change target New report explaining the Bioenergy Value Chain Model (BVCM)
FSC erstmals auf der ANUGA: Gute Lebensmittel brauchen nachhaltige Verpackungen Verpackung ist wichtig, um die Qualität unserer Lebensmittel sicherzustellen und für die Kaufentscheidung mit ausschlaggebend
Fabri-Kal: Werk für Biokunststoff-Verpackungen in Idaho geplant Der US-amerikanische Hersteller von Kunststoffverpackungsmitteln Fabri-Kal plant die Errichtung eines neuen Produktionswerks
Fabri-Kal announces development of new manufacturing facility in Burley, Idaho Company to expand existing product offering, introduce a new, sustainable material
MEPs retaliate against EU countries on biofuels draft law The European Parliament has resisted pressure from member states to water down the draft law on biofuels after five-hour long negotiations on 25 March
Recipe for antibacterial plastic: Plastic plus egg whites Bioplastics show promise in search for antibacterial packaging
UGA researchers create fast-growing trees that are easier to turn into fuel Downregulation of GAUT12 in Populus deltoides by RNA silencing results in reduced recalcitrance, increased growth and reduced xylan and pectin in a woody biofuel feedstock
30 March 201527 March 2015 Opening Bioprocess Pilot Facility for bio-research Scale-up research and education for next generation
BMEL: Höhere Zuschüsse für Biomasseheizungen Staatssekretär Bleser: positives Signal für mehr erneuerbare Wärme im Gebäudebereich - Zuschuss für Pelletkessel wird mehr als verdoppelt. Höhere finanzielle Förderung auch für Biomassekessel mit innovativer Brennwerttechnik und Staubfilter
PURALACT®B3-modified resins significantly reduce viscosity of coating resins, enabling high solid systems Company to demonstrate innovative performance building block at ECS
German engineered wood industry faces familiar challenges LIGNA 2015 to focus on particle board and wood fiberboard such as MDF and OSB
Evotec und Sanofi unterzeichnen Vereinbarung über umfangreiche strategische Allianz Evotec übernimmt Sanofi's Forschungsstandort in Toulouse samt Mitarbeitern
Evotec and Sanofi sign definitive agreement for major multi-component strategic alliance Evotec acquires Sanofi's scientific operations and related employees at Toulouse site
The bioeconomy – lead theme for BIOTECHNICA 2015 Visionary presentations on the bioeconomy in the chemical, food and construction sectors and in IT - Exhibition and forum program at the BIOTECHNICA Plaza
Bioökonomie ist Schwerpunktthema auf der BIOTECHNICA 2015 Zukunftsweisende Vorträge über Bioökonomie in Chemie, Lebensmittelbranche, Baugewerbe und IT - Ausstellung und Forumsprogramm auf der BIOTECHNICA Plaza
Forschen für den Baby-Popo Kooperation von FAU und Procter & Gamble soll Ökobilanz bei Einwegwindeln weiter verbessern
Molekül “Lignin” für umweltfreundlicheren Asphalt Nebenprodukt der Papierherstellung zu schade für die Verbrennung
Künstliche Photosynthese kommt voran Aus Sonnenlicht und Wasser wird Wasserstoff: US-Wissenschaftler arbeiten erfolgreich an Verfahren, die die Photosynthese nachahmen. Allerdings gibt es derzeit Finanzprobleme.
Joule says “will go commercial in 2017″: solar fuels on the way Joule-unlimited “Staged industrialization process” beginning; exotic yields from an exotic organism that uses CO2, water and nutrients and secretes ethanol or diesel.
27 March 201527 March 2015 Vertellus stellt auf der NPE 2015 nichttoxische Kunststoffadditive als sichere, nachhaltige Lösung für industrielle Anforderungen vor Citroflex® Weichmacher und Topanol® Antioxidantien etabliert zur Fertigung von Lebensmittelverpackungen, medizinischen Anwendungen und Kinderspielzeug
Forest Certification Update: Changes to the SFI and FSC Standards in 2015 Dovetail report comments, rate of change in the standards can cause marketplace frustration and confusion while also risking auditing inconsistencies
Ford Brings REPREVE to the 2015 F-150 Innovative renewable fiber material now available in the in the all-new F-150 trucks
In alliance with Takemoto, Teknor Apex develops masterbatches that boost HDT and impact and cut cycles for PLA biopolymers New Terraloy® masterbatches, based on NatureWorks’ IngeoTM HP PLA, nucleating agent from Takemoto Oil & Fat, and other ingredients, opens way to durable applications
Solegear teams with Ex-Tech Plastics to increase market reach of Traverse TF® in the US Market Partnership with established and connected extruder will introduce Solegear’s high-heat resistant, durable bioplastic to new consumer packaging segments
Naturfasergefülltes Polypropylen reSound NF Hochwertiger Naturfaserwerkstoff als Spezialität für Anwendungen in der Automobil-Industrie
New reSound™ NF reinforced solutions from PolyOne reduce weight sustainably Lightweighting materials to provide high performance, required for challenging applications
AkzoNobel’s pioneering partnership with Photanol wins top award 'Bio-Based Chemical Collaboration of the Year' for ongoing work on creating sustainable technology
Nachhaltige Waldbewirtschaftung gestaltet die Zukunft Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Christian Schmidt zum internationalen Tag des Waldes
Wageningen UR involved in Brightlands Materials Center Food & Biobased Research to support two main areas on sustainable and biobased packaging research
Revolutionary Road (materials) The cost of replacing crumbling roads will tumble, with the introduction of an Arizona Chemical additive that enables more low-cost recycled asphalt to be used
26 March 201525 March 2015 GO-Bio-Wettbewerb: Startschuss für Runde sieben Bis zum 30. Juni können Forscherteams ihre Bewerbung einreichen
Cover agriculture to industry with elephant grass The transition from agricultural to industrial site: farmers impart a positive spin around Schiphol. They make and keep the green business park, such as elephant grass (Miscanthus)
BASF brings polyamide solutions based on renewable feedstock to the world of fashion Italon is first textile company to use new solution from BASF
Onora BV winner of Investors Forum Award Promising company to use plant residues for making bioplastics coffins
New magnetic carbon composites for biological and environmental applications from the “pressure cooker” Researchers developed simple process for direct synthesis of magnetic carbon composites and demonstrated their useful application in biogas production
Neue magnetische Kohlenstoff-Komposite für die Bio- und Umwelttechnik aus dem „Dampfdrucktopf“ Forscher haben einfaches Verfahren zur Herstellung magnetischer Kohlenstoff-Komposite entwickelt und nutzbringenden Einsatz bei der Biogaserzeugung aufgezeigt
PolyOne launches new technologies, highlights design services and 3D printing at NPE 2015 Company to display its progress in developing materials for 3D printing, as well as examples of prototypes and tooling
4 Minutes with…Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica The role in the Advanced Bioeconomy, the most important milestones and the focus in the next 12 month
Germany: start-up of second generation biofuel production through the bioliq™ project Key technologies enable the production of 1 liter biofuel from approximately 7 kg of straw
The Algae Whisperer A new project aims to capture atmospheric CO2, affordably, using traits and techniques known to algae for millenia
Gevo signs strategic alliance memorandum of understanding with Praj Praj to license Gevo's isobutanol technology for sugar-based ethanol plants
25 March 201524 March 2015 Additives to biodegrade plastics don’t work Recycling plastic works; additives to biodegrade plastic do not
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