17 October 2012 € 1.7 million to renewable barrier material LIFE+ Funds Xylophane’s Al Foil Substitute Xylan-based Renewable Barrier Food Packaging Material
Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production New incentives for biofuels with optimal climate footprint: Commission wants to change policy on renewable energy and the fuel quality directive
Sustainable construction: Rapeseed-based product to play a major role in carbon-neutral masonry units Croda and Encos agree long term supply arrangements for the major ingredient of EncoSol
Reverdia und Helm beginnen Distributions- und Marketingzusammenarbeit bei Biosuccinium™ in Europa Reverdia eröffnet weltweit erste Großanlage für die kommerzielle Produktion biobasierter Bernsteinsäure
16 October 2012 Wood completely broken down into its component parts Fraunhofer researchers develop process to divide wood waste into lignin and cellulose
Genomatica Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award Award-winning manufacturing processes produce chemicals from renewable feedstocks rather than oil and gas
Kompostierbarer Plastik auf dem Prüfstand Wie nachhaltig und umweltschonend sind die Produkte wirklich?
15 October 201225 July 2014 EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off: KBBPPS project focuses on biomass content, functionality and biodegradability
PETRONAS and LanzaTech to recycle CO<sub>2</sub> into sustainable chemicals Waste CO2 from Petronas operations will be captured by LanzaTech’s process to create economic routes to acetic acid
Ecolab Launches Line of Bio-Based Hard Surface Cleaners That Are USDA BioPreferred and Green Seal Certified Ecolab presents new line of bio-based and biodegradable hard surface cleaners from plant-derived natural resources
Teragren Products Accepted Under USDA BioPreferred Program USDA certified full line of bamboo construction products
Landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche rückläufig, Erntemengen legen zu Die landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche in Deutschland ist auch im Jahr 2012 weiter zurückgegangen
12 October 2012 The Synthetic Biology Pathway to Innovation in Fuels and Chemicals BIO’s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy: Synthetic biology can lead to a sustainable solution to a critical global problems
Analysis: Bioplastics market set for fivefold growth by 2016 The bioplastics market is set to grow rapidly over the next few years as companies look for sustainable alternatives to fossil-based plastics, according to the latest statistics from the trade body for the European bioplastics industry
11 October 2012 Newlight Expands Production Capacity for Sustainable Bioplastics Made From Greenhouse Gases 100,000-pound per year capacity expansion to meet customer demand for Newlight's cost-effective, high-performance, sustainable plastics
Biokunststoffe sind auf dem richtigen Weg Umweltbundesamt-Studie bescheinigt Biokunststoffen großes Potential
10 October 2012 From Promise to Productivity Smart Policy for Sustainable EU Growth Through Biobased Products and Industrial Biotechnology
Kilfrost showcases sustainable heat transfer fluid at Chillventa 2012 Kilfrost will showcase its bio-derived products at Chillventa 2012 in Nuremberg this week
Vegware’s PLA wine glass design is a real corker Edinburgh-based Vegware has developed a PLA wine glass, which the company says has a carbon footprint 77% lower than PET alternatives
European Bioplastics: Fivefold growth of the bioplastics market by 2016 Biobased PET contributes significantly with a tenfold increase in its capacity
What’s Mitsubishi up to in renewable chemicals? Mitsubishi Chemical – one of the 10 largest chemical companies in the world. Your next customer, supplier, partner, investor, or friend? A stealthy player you know little about? Somewhere in between?
Green Dot offers toy companies a safer more sustainable alternative to petroleum based soft plastic Green Dot is introducing the market's first rubber-like compostable bioplastic to toy industry at the ABC Kids Expo to be held in Louisville Kentucky on October 14-17, 2012
European Bioplastics: Biokunststoffmarkt verfünffacht sich bis 2016 Biobasiertes PET trägt mit Verzehnfachung der Kapazitäten entscheidend bei
Biopolymere im Rennwagen: Nachhaltigkeit im Härtetest Wissenschaftler aus Hannover setzen auf die extremen Belastungen im Rennsport, um Biopolymere reif für die Serienproduktion zu machen – und das nicht nur in der Automobilindustrie
Neue Technologie: Kunststoff aus Abwasser Eine zukunftsweisende Innovation ermöglicht die Verarbeitung von kommunalem Klärschlamm zu Rohstoffen
9 October 2012 GLOBAL BIOENERGIES opens the way to bio-sourced propylene Market of $ 93 billion – Replication of the synthetic biology approach already successfully used for isobutene
Giant King<sup>TM</sup> Grass released for quarantine by USDA US Department of Agriculture Officially Approves Giant KingTM Grass in the United States
Evonik invests heavily in biotech Evonik reaffirmed their commitment to biotechnology and invests €350 million in fermented L-lysine production
The Greening of BASF The world’s largest chemical company is announcing biobased initiatives left and right
Das zweite Leben des Frittierfetts Amitava Kundu veredelt Reststoffe aus der Industrie zu abbaubaren Rohstoffen
8 October 2012 Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo Palm oil promotes deforestation and thus global warming
LanzaTech raises $15M, ZeaChem $5.1M in Series C sweeteners – lead 15 biobased companies in the 2012 Cleantech 100 LanzaTech and ZeaChem raise fresh capital as they head for commercialization
INEOS Technologies and Accsys Technologies form a 50:50 Joint Venture to develop and commercialise Tricoya® Technology and materials INEOS, Accsys team-up to develop and market Tricoya® tech for wood plastic composites
The Biobased A-List: FibreTuff wood composites Behind popular wood-deck products like Trex lie a class of wood-plastic composite intermediate resins – and at and top of that class are brands like FibreTuff
Fast 50 % weniger Rückprall beim Beton-Nassspritzen mit neuem Stärkeprodukt Südzucker erzielt vielversprechende Ergebnisse in FuE-Projekt
Studie im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes veröffentlicht: Biokunststoffe nicht besser Verpackungen aus bioabbaubaren Kunststoffen sind denen aus herkömmlichen Kunststoffen nicht überlegen
5 October 201221 May 2015 Weyerhaeuser makes breakthrough in thermoplastic composites Creates specially engineered form of cellulose fiber as reinforcing additive
DSM: Material of the Year Award Award for Arnitel Eco, a sustainable alternative to plastic and rubber products
Developments in Malaysia METabolic EXplorer and Bio-XCell took joint decisions to pursue the plant construction project, determine the outlines of a new contractual framework and to put in place a new form of guarantee by METabolic EXplorer to replace the bank guarantee
BASF und CSM gründen 50-50 Joint Venture für biobasierte Bernsteinsäure Großtechnische Produktion von Bernsteinsäure geplant - Succinity GmbH soll führender Hersteller von Bernsteinsäure werden
Rekordwachstum der biobasierten Wirtschaft Europäisches Forum für industrielle Biotechnologie und Bioökonomie (EFIB) erwartet Besucherrekord
“Ich war eine Wasserflasche” Root Pouches aus 100% Recycling-Kunststoff und Naturfasern helfen nachhaltig der Wurzelentwicklung
4 October 2012 Gevo wins new patent to enhance isobutanol production rate Gevo Issued New Patent on Method to Improve Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Amino Acids
Trials Confirm DuPont Enzymes Offer Sustainability Benefits for Cotton Textile Production DuPontTM PrimaGreen® enzymes enable the production of high-quality materials in a sustainable and more cost-effective way of production
EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off:
