12 March 201311 March 2015 Economic crises: Impacts on the forest-based sector and wood-based energy use in Austria Sawmill industry plays a vital role in the allocation of wooden biomass in all of the scenarios.
Waitrose look to Ryegrass to make more sustainable packaging BioComposites Centre at Bangor University to lead new STARS project
Cooper Tire and Consortium Partners Update Progress in $6.9 million USDA grant to develop guayule polymer for tire applications Natural Biorubber to Replace Petroleum-based Synthetics Without Competing against Food or Fiber Crops
Breville goes green with Cardia compostable Juicer bags for its Juicer Products Agreement is expected to generate strong sales for Cardia
Codexis announces next generation CodeXyme® cellulase enzymes with leading performance Compared to prior generations, CodeXyme® 4 and CodeXyme® 4X significantly reduce the cost of cellulosic sugar production for biofuels and bio-based chemicals
ZeaChem begins production of cellulosic chemicals and ethanol, advances toward commercialization Facility will prove biorefining process for commercial-scale production
Agri commodity brokers and biomass traders join forces in BiomassBrokers Cooperation between Marc de Boer and SoyaBrokers to trade bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals
Cellulosic ethanol heads for cost-competitiveness by 2016 Bloomberg New Energy Finance launches survey for improvements in all key stages of cellulosic ethanol production
Fraunhofer UMSICHT: Mit Kohlendioxid zu bakterienfreien Kunststoffoberflächen Neuartige Imprägniermethode erlaubt oberflächennahe und materialeffiziente Einbettung von Nano-Silber
11 March 2013 Congress again seeks to alter USDA definition of bio-based materials Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 to include forest products in FB4P
Metso-supplied world’s largest biomass gasification plant inaugurated in Finland Major step in the company’s target of using mainly domestic fuels for heat and electricity production
BluCon®-L – lactic acid from lignocellulose Direvo reaches milestone in consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose to lactic acid
Process for manufacturing acid-resistant biopolymer-lignin-membranes Membranes for low-cost and effective filtration processes
AMSilk develops world’s first man-made, scalable spider silk fiber Biosteel® fibers made from recombinant protein show similar properties to natural spider fibers
Newlight Partners With Biomer To Expand Sales of Greenhouse Gas-Derived PHA Plastics Newlight Acquires the Rights to Biomer Intellectual Property
AMSilk entwickelt die weltweit erste skalierbare Spinnenseiden-Faser Biosteel® Fasern hergestellt aus rekombinantem Protein zeigen ähnliche Eigenschaften wie natürliche Spinnenseiden-Fasern
EuPC + PlasticsEurope: Europäische Verbände der Kunststoffindustrie begrüßen Green Paper der EU-Kommission zu Kunststoffabfällen Aufnahme eines Deponierungsverbots soll europäischen Kunststoff-Recycling-Sektor weiter ankurbeln
10 March 2013 CJ Bio Aims For Bio-Methionine Plant To Start Operations By 1Q14 Integrated Facility Run in Collaboration With France-based Arkema Company
9 March 2013 Grüne wollen Plastiktüten wegen ihrer Umweltschädlichkeit besteuern Mit den Einnahmen sollen biologisch sauberere Produkte entwickelt werden. Der Handelsverband Deutschland lehnte den Vorstoß ab
8 March 2013 Composites Evolution to Showcase Recent Material Developments at JEC Europe 2013 Biotex flax fibre developments at JEC Europe 2013, 12th - 14th March 2013, at Porte de Versailles, Paris, France (stand B13)
Beta Renewables sees 2015 as boom year for cellulosic biofuels U.S. cellulosic biofuel goals not reached - Beta sees industry stepping up output by 2015 - New players could emerge from eastern Europe
Bioplastics: the Italian holistic approach to bioeconomy New regulations in the consumption of disposable bags already provided a number of benefits for the environment
7 March 201315 June 2014 Bio-based polymers – Production capacity will triple from 3.5 million tonnes in 2011 to nearly 12 million tonnes in 2020 Bio-based drop-in PET and PE/PP polymers and the new polymers PLA and PHA show the fastest rates of market growth. The lion’s share of capital investment is expected to take place in Asia and South America
Special event report: How do EU policies on biotech crops impact trade and development? What role GM technology can play in helping farmers cope with agronomic and climatic stresses
Purac to acquire BIRD Engineering B.V. Acquisition will include intellectual property and seven key employees
Hemp, Inc. Signs $750,000 Distribution Deal with KUSH, Inc. Cooperation to open Many Choices of Retail for Natural Hemp-based Products
SkyNRG first operator capable of supplying RSB certified jet fuel into wing Entire supply chain driving the development of sustainable aviation biofuel
6 March 2013 ABA announces sponsorship of the Australian Organics Recycling Association Great step to curb the emission of harmful greenhouse gases from landfills
Spanish project looks at bio packaging for fish Thinfish collaboration to create recyclable, biodegradable three layers wrapping
Startup using U of M technology to manufacture key industrial chemicals from renewable sources Ascenix BioTechnologies initially to use innovative bio-based process for yielding methylmethacrylate
Anellotech Announces Ability to Produce Large Volume Product Development Samples of Biomass-Derived Benzene and Toluene Establishes new corporate headquarters, R&D laboratory and pilot plant facility in Pearl River, New York ‐ Welcomes new VP of Business Development
Bio-basierte Polymere – Produktionskapazitäten werden sich von 3,5 Mio. t in 2011 auf fast 12 Mio. t in 2020 verdreifachen Bio-basierte "Drop-in” Polymere wie PET und PE/PP sowie die neuen Polymere PLA und PHA zeigen dabei das größte Wachstum am Markt. Der Löwenanteil an Investitionen wird in Asien und Südamerika erwartet
5 March 2013 Can new EU regulation stop the trade in illegal timber? Brussels introduces rules to combat illegal logging
Game-changing innovation in ready meal packaging Potentially the single biggest step change in reducing the carbon footprint of ready meal retail
China: Shape-memory Polymers Developed by NIMTE Researchers Substituting Petroleum Based Chain Extender with Rosin Based one
Plentex to focus on algae-based feed, high-value products Company's goal is to reach commercial-scale production
‘Bioeconomy’ still a mysterious object to Society stakeholders CommNet project to find consensus on definition of misunderstood term
Kunststoffe der Zukunft: Neue Fakten, Daten und Statistiken zum Biokunststoffmarkt kommen aus Hannover BMELV-gefördertes Biopolymerverarbeitungsverbundprojekt (BVVP) startet am 1. März 2013
4 March 2013 Promiscuous enzymes may be recruited to aid industry, medical fields AgriLife researchers hope to learn more about "structural and catalytic properties" of proteins
Aktiv gegen den illegalen Holzeinschlag Kompetenzzentrum für Holzherkünfte des Thünen-Instituts eröffnet pünktlich zum Inkrafttreten der neuen EU-Holzhandelsverordnung
Weltleitmesse BioFach ehrt TECNARO-Kunde 4e solutions GmbH für Produktserie ajaa® aus ARBOBLEND® Best New Produkt Award 2013 für Behälter aus TECNARO-Werkstoffen
3 March 201321 February 2018 AITEX and AIMPLAS to develop bio-composites using soybean oil resin and natural fibres Three-year BIOAVANT project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, will end in 2014
1 March 2013 New Fischer-Tropsch catalyst invented in Amsterdam Tape recording patents inspire HIMS chemists
FKuR achieves certification according to GKV Code of Conduct Certified companies commit to environmental sustainability, to ensuring occupational health, safety at work and more...
Seegras im Dachstuhl Neptunbälle - ein nachwachsender und wertvoller Rohstoff als optimales schadstofffreies Bau- und Dämmmaterial
28 February 2013 Lambert is First in US to Use Bio-Friendly De-Icing Fluid Since Februar: ATS used Kilfrost DFSustain Type 1 bio-propanediol for its de-icing operations