31 August 201631 August 2016 Microbeads. Reviled, yes. Useful, yes. What’s the alternative? Problem of environment accumulated microplastic spheres is attracting significant attention from lawmakers around the world
19 August 201617 August 2016 Three bioplastics companies named winners of 2016 Innovation Competition Think Beyond Plastic recognizes role of bioplastics in sustainable innovation
5 August 20164 August 2016 The innovative Bio-on material Minerv-PHA has been accepted into the Material ConneXion library Minerv-PHA is registered as one of the most interesting materials
11 July 20169 September 2021 Newlight Technologies Signs 15-Year Production License Agreement With Paques Holdings bv Companies will work together to accelerate the expansion of AirCarbon production capacity globally
6 July 20165 July 2016 Vikas Ecotech to produce bio-plastics from waste cooking oil For this, the company has tied up with Czech Republic based Nafigate Corporation, which will provide technology to Vikas for converting waste cooking oil into biopolymer PHA
28 June 201627 June 2016 Will Lego’s $150 Million Sustainable Plastics Challenge Make Biobased the Norm? Company’s goal to build better toys from sustainable, raw material might shift the plastics industry away from fossile sources
7 June 20166 June 2016 Big success for Bio Cosmetics. Bio-on’s bioplastic for cosmetics officially presented at “Future of Formulations in Cosmetics” Bio Cosmetics can replace the microbeads contained in cosmetics that pollute the seas
31 May 201630 May 2016 Bio cosmetics: Bio-on bioplastic designed for cosmetics that defend the environment The new formulation of Bio-on's revolutionary PHA bioplastic can replace the microbeads contained in cosmetics that pollute the seas and are now banned in the USA
20 April 201619 April 2016 Revolution in Food Packaging. The Milk Carton goes Bio Minerv PHA Extrusion Coating project aims to develop specific, eco-sustainable and, now fully biodegradable formulations
7 April 20165 April 2016 Metabolix Signs MOU with CJ CheilJedang for Strategic Commercial Manufacturing Arrangement Companies to define longer term expansion of collaboration for larger scale PHA production
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
8 March 20169 September 2021 IKEA joins advanced bioeconomy via Newlight deal Company to use Newlight’s carbon capture technology to convert bio-based greenhouse gases into AirCarbon thermoplastics
7 March 20169 September 2021 Newlight Signs Supply, Collaboration, And Technology License Agreement With IKEA IKEA to purchase AirCarbon from Newlight production facilities and produce AirCarbon under technology license to help move away from virgin fossil-based plastics
4 March 20163 March 2016 nova-Newsletter March 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
3 March 20162 March 2016 Automakers experiment with biobased composites About 100 tons of processed jute fibers were used in 2015 for automotive parts
4 February 20169 February 2016 Investors meet pioneers of the bioeconomy High-potential start-ups from the field of bio-based materials, biotechnology and carbon capture & utilization (CCU) are invited to introduce themselves to industry and investors
MHG Receives Award at Georgia Bio’s Starry Night 2016 Awards Dinner MHG is the Recipient of the 2016 Phoenix Award Given by Georgia Bio in Conjunction with the Metro Atlanta Chamber
26 January 201625 January 2016 Metabolix Launches New Amorphous PHA Grades as Performance Additives for PVC and PLA Production of the new materials is underway at U.S. pilot plant and will ramp up to 600,000 pounds capacity during 2016
21 January 201620 January 2016 Australien: Hungrige Bakterien sollen Schmutzwasser säubern Wissenschaftler wollen mithilfe von Mikroorganismen ein altbekanntes Verfahren noch ökologischer machen
18 January 201618 January 2016 The first start-ups have been selected for the Bio-based Start-up Day 7 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
Programme of the 9th International Conference on Bio-based Materials (5 – 6 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany) almost finalized! Highlights of the worldwide bioeconomy: Policy and Markets – Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Biorefineries and Industrial Biotechnology
12 January 201611 January 2016 World first facility for producing bioplastic from biodiesel co-product glycerol, to be realised in Italy Industrial licence granted
11 January 20168 January 2016 Bioplastic created for the toys of the future, safe and eco-sustainable, child-friendly and environmentally sound Bio-on Minerv PHA Supertoys project has no commercial goal and aims
4 December 20151 December 2015 Biobased Platform Chemicals: A Clean Credible Solution To Support Climate Action There is a clear and growing need for new chemical building blocks
1 December 201530 November 2015 Waste, repackaged Three resourceful companies are changing the rhetoric on waste by reimagining it as feedstock for innovative bio-based packaging materials
Metabolix Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Company ramping up pilot production to run at nameplate capacity for 2016, expecting to sell a significant portion of the amorphous PHA (a-PHA) material
Biobased materials embrace improvements Quick overview into big players achievements in the bioplastics and biochemicals sector
11 November 201511 November 2015 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”
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"
29 October 201526 October 2015 Microplastics in personal care products: the tip of the iceberg nova-Institute shows that the amount of microplastics in personal care products washed to the sea, although appreciable, is dwarfed by microplastics from other sources
2 October 20151 October 2015 The Digest’s 2015 Guide to Italy in the Advanced Bioeconomy The key takeaways - the mandates and national targets - the key producers - process technology R&D - feedstock & supply chain development
18 September 201517 September 2015 S2Biom Newsletter – Issue 4, September 2015 Find recent updates made in the cost-supply database, the ‘biomass conversion pathway matching tool’ and the full chain assessment tools
First Brazil-based facility to be realised for producing PHAs bioplastic from sugar cane co-products Granted the second industrial license
17 September 201516 September 2015 A New Way To Make Plastic Organic residual streams containing all necessary ingredients to create biopolymers
4 September 20157 September 2015 Bio-on and University of Hawaii to study how to produce bioplastic from wood and household waste Bio-on invests $1.4 million in wood-to-PHA project
3 September 20152 September 2015 Trending: Biobased Microbeads, Flexible Foams Could Offer Renewable Materials for Hundreds of Products Developing technologies to produce commercial scale quantities of biomaterial products is a milestone for each company
Ökoplastik für 3D-Drucker: Flexibel oder aus Kaffee Viele Kunststoffe auf Erdölbasis zersetzen sich nicht, wenn sie auf Mülldeponien oder in der Landschaft landen. Bei Bioplastik ist das anders – und auch damit kann man in 3D drucken
2 September 201531 August 2015 „Bone adhesive“ – Innovative medicine starts as BMWi-project Biopolymers shall revolutionize the treatment of bone injuries
1 September 201531 August 2015 „Knochenkleber“ – Innovative Medizin startet als BMWi-Projekt Biopolymere sollen die Behandlung von Knochenverletzungen revolutionieren
20 August 201517 August 2015 Has PHA’s time come? Newer players in the PHA market are promising that their PHA is affordable, even competitive, in comparison to traditional polymers
14 August 20159 September 2021 Why not just reduce our use? Meet the companies trying to break our plastic addiction
5 August 20154 August 2015 Driving innovation in nonwovens with PHA-modified PLA Sustainable biopolymers can be used to create materials with new functionality
4 August 20153 August 2015 TerraVerdae BioWorks and Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions announce milestone in scale-up optimization of bioprocess for PHA Bioplastics Project confirms industrial process technology to produce biodegradable plastics from Canada's vast biomass resource
Agreement to realise the first France-based facility for producing PHA biopolymers from sugar beet co-products Bio-on and Cristal Union will work together to build a production site with a 5 thousand tons/year output, expandable to 10 thousand tons/year
6 July 20153 July 2015 The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies 10 technologies that are changing the landscape. Let’s dive into the who and why
Italian firm ready to license glycerin-to-bioplastics technology Italian intellectual property company Bio-on S.p.A. announced a recent advancement in development of technology for making polyhydroxyalkanoates, or bioplastics, from glycerol
2 July 20151 July 2015 Fighting Pollution From Microbeads Used in Soaps and Creams California State Assembly approved a measure to outlaw the use of the particles in what could become the strictest ban in the country!
18 June 201517 June 2015 Biodegradable plastics from biodiesel production by-products One step closer: Bio-on announced grant licenses for its new technology to produce high-performing PHAs biopolymers
10 June 201510 June 2015 Fast growth of bio-based polymers: Production capacity will triple from 5.1 million tonnes in 2013 to 17 million tonnes in 2020, representing a 2% share of polymer production in 2013 and 4% in 2020 The bio-based polymer turnover was about €10 billion worldwide in 2013
Starkes Wachstum für bio-basierte Polymere: Die prognostizierte Produktionskapazität verdreifacht sich von 5,1 Mio. t im Jahr 2013 auf 17 Mio. t in 2020 und dehnt damit ihren Anteil an der weltweiten Polymerproduktion von 2% in 2013 auf 4% in 2020 aus Bio-basierte Polymere erzielten im Jahr 2013 weltweit einen Umsatz von rund 10 Milliarden Euro. Europa verliert deutlich Anteile an der Gesamtproduktion an Asien