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24 October 201819 October 2018

Stora Enso’s lignin wins ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation Awards

Judges recognised the impressive potential of Stora Enso’s versatile and renewable bio-based solution

22 October 20188 August 2019

Bekleidung aus Holz

Eine nachhaltige Alternative

Kaneka and VITO join forces to create bio-based and better quality polymers

Collaboration is part of an ambitious VLAIO [Flemish agency for innovation and enterprise] project worth 2.5 million euros

10 bioplastic projects made from algae, corn starch and other natural materials

Numerous designers are experimenting with bioplastics made from environmentally friendly materials - from corn starch to beetle shells

16 October 201811 October 2018

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe: „Es gibt viele Monomere, die über neuartige Strukturelemente verfügen“

Branche setzt traditionell schon sehr viele biobasierte Rohstoffe wie Cellulose, Stärke und Pflanzenöle ein - unsicher bleiben Verfügbarkeit sowie Lieferanten

10 October 20188 October 2018

Versalis: acquisition of “bio-run” companies of the Mossi & Ghisolfi Group

New business units will allow the development of an integrated technological platform of chemicals from biomass

5 October 20183 October 2018

Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material

Lignin makes up about a quarter of plant biomass and is the most abundant source of renewable aromatics on Earth

4 October 20182 October 2018

Flying start for World BioEconomy Forum

Global bioeconomy movers and shakers congregate in northern Finland’s pristine wilderness for an exciting event – likely to be the first of many

25 September 201824 September 2018

5 Minutes With… Sandy Marshall, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada

How agriculture can better connect with the bio-economy, advice on starting a business and what makes Canada so strong in this area

17 September 201814 September 2018

First World BioEconomy Forum gets a positive start – future EU budget doubles to Euro 10 billion

Speakers from several governments throughout the EU, technology suppliers, major pulp, paper and textile producers and end users

14 September 201813 September 2018

Innovation dynamics in the agricultural sector

Interview with Michael Carus, Managing Director nova-Institute

Innovationsdynamik im Agrarbereich

Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer nova-Institut, im Interview

13 September 201810 September 2018

The Digest’s 2018 Guide to Italy in the Advanced Bioeconomy

Italy is the first country in the EU to decide to create a 0.6% advanced biofuels blending mandate by 2018, the first in Europe to set up such a policy to boost demand for next generation fuels

12 September 201810 September 2018

SAVVY: Harnessing the power of seaweed

In the coming decades the world will be facing lots of problems — relating to food, fuel, and plastics. We need a sustainable solution for all these issues

10 September 20185 September 2018

Interview: The situation with bio-based adhesives is still in flux

Greater heat being generated nowadays in electrics and electronics could be counterbalanced by highly filled adhesives and sealants

7 September 20185 September 2018

Biocomposites Encourage Innovative Applications

A look at the three winners of the 2017 Innovation Award at the European Conference on Wood and Natural Fiber Composites

6 September 20184 September 2018

Birth of an industrial sugars giant? Sugars in focus in Leaf Resources, Petronas agreement

We hear from Australia and Malaysia that PETRONAS Chemicals Group and Leaf Resources inked a MoU for Leaf’s proposed biorefinery project in Malaysia

3 September 201820 June 2020

Papier und Kartons aus Grasfasern

Uwe D'Agnone setzt sich für eine nachhaltige und ressourcenschonende Industrie ein und schlägt mit seinem Gras-basierten Papier und Verpackungen neue Wege ein

29 August 201824 August 2018

Lignocellulose effizienter nutzen

Ein europäisches Forscherteam will Effizienz und Nachhaltigkeit von Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerien verbessern, um die Herstellung biobasierter Produkte zu erleichtern

VIDEOS: Bioplastic products in the news

NatureWorks talks about the chemistry behind Ingeo & Vercet, ButterflyCup is reportedly the first lidless cup ever created and Bulldog’s tubes use sugarcane-based PE plastic

24 August 201822 August 2018

Domtar Takes Next Step in Lignin Development with Prisma

Collaboration to be developing lignin-based materials as sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to petroleum and other fossil fuel–based products

Trending: New Spins on Wood, Hemp, Coconut Recognized as Winning Natural Fibers

Vegan wool alternative made from hemp and coconut fibers earned the PETA Prize for Animal-Free Wool in the 2018 Biodesign Challenge

21 August 201816 August 2018

Neue Bioproduktfabrik von Metsä erreicht nominelle Kapazität

Mit der Marke von einer Million Tonnen wurde das Unternehmen nun der weltgrößte Hersteller von Marktzellstoff aus Weichholz

Researcher profile: Paper and cardboard made of grass

Creapack CEO Uwe D'Agnone is committed to a sustainable and resource-efficient industry and is breaking new ground with his grass-based paper and packaging

Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill has produced more than 1 million tonnes of pulp, reaching its full production capacity

This makes Metsä Group the world’s largest producer of softwood market pulp

16 August 201816 August 2018

Nachwuchswissenschaftler der TU Dresden erforscht Hightech-Fasern aus Papier

Publikation liefert Grundlagen für Kohlenstofffasern aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

14 August 201823 January 2019

Cannabis, canola, solids, hog fuel, wheat: what’s new with food and feedstocks?

Feedstock that is — crops and residues of the municipal, industrial, agricultural and forest type

13 August 201813 August 2018

Driving on bark, building with nutshell

Towards the enhanced valorisation of European lignocellulosic biomass for a bio-based economy

Autofahren mit Baumrinde, Bauen mit Nussschalen

Auf dem Weg zu einer besseren Verwertung von Lignocellulose als nachhaltigem Rohstoff für die biobasierte Wirtschaft

10 August 20185 August 2018

Researchers investigate new biobased fibers

A research team at North Carolina State University says biobased glucaric-acid or lignin additives can dramatically increase the toughness of polyvinyl alcohol fibers

8 August 20186 August 2018

Bio composites lend wings to sustainability trend

“Bio-Based Composites Pavilion” will be showcasing innovative materials and application examples in cooperation with the nova-Institute

Biocomposites beflügeln den Nachhaltigkeitstrend

Im Bio-Based Composites Pavilion" präsentiert die Fachmesse in Kooperation mit dem nova Institut innovative Materialien und Anwendungsbeispiele

3 August 20181 August 2018

LignoValue Pilot launched: Flanders first and only pilot line of bio-aromatics from lignin/wood

4.3 Million project meets the needs of various companies that have expressed an interest in innovative molecules

2 August 201831 July 2018

Biochemtex, Beta Renewables, IBP and Italian Bio Products to be auctioned off

The four bioenergy and biofuel companies will be auctioned off in Italy’s Court of Alessandria

1 August 201830 July 2018

New process turns wood scraps into tape

UD engineers convert commonly discarded material into high-performance adhesive

31 July 201828 July 2018

Researchers Discover New Enzyme Paradigm for Critical Reaction in Converting Lignin to Useful Products

New finding will help convert lignin to useful products

24 July 2018

Biorefineries and biotechnology: The future of proteins, flavours, textiles and sustainable chemistry

New biotechnological and chemical processes enable biorefineries for the sustainable and efficient production of proteins, flavours, fibres for textiles, chemicals and plastics from different biomass

Bioraffinerien und Biotechnologie: Die Zukunft von Proteinen, Aromen, Textilien und nachhaltiger Chemie

Neue biotechnologische und chemische Prozesse ermöglichen es, in modernen Bioraffinerien nachhaltig und effizient Proteine, Aromen, Textilfasern sowie Chemikalien und Kunststoffe aus unterschiedlicher Biomasse zu gewinnen

Attis Industries to Purchase Site for First Commercial Biorefinery

Facility Will Generate $35 Million in Annual Revenue

20 July 201817 July 2018

The partners of the BIOPEN project carried out 5 perspective studies: the global market for bioproducts should reach $714.6 billion by 2021

Raw materials include lignocellulosic biomass, micro and macro algae, and waste

18 July 201811 August 2020

Taming the Tasmanian Devil of Polymers: lignin, the orneriest, roughest, toughest, most un-cooperative and abundant natural polymer ever

Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer in the world, has developed into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels

13 July 201811 July 2018

Biodegradable plastic made from ‘tree glue’ could be on shelves within five years

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to turn lignin into a strong, moldable plastic

A big step on the road to lignin-based aerogels

Material for test purposes can obtain highly porous insulating boards with excellent insulating properties - industrial

Ein großer Schritt auf dem Weg zu ligninbasierten Aerogelen

Hochporöse Dämmplatten mit hervorragenden Isoliereigenschaften – Industrie kann Material zu Testzwecken beziehen

Doing it Naturally

Composites made with bioresins and natural fibers have benefits beyond sustainability

11 July 20186 July 2018

LignoTech Florida plant officially opened

On 26 June LignoTech Florida’s new lignin plant in Fernandina Beach was officially opened

6 July 20184 July 2018

How relevant are today’s newly introduced and emerging bioproducts?

Modest advancement of bio-based industrial products

4 July 20183 July 2018

ZE Basic twin-screw extruder doubles biocompound production capacity at Tecnaro GmbH

Leading producer of special compounds made from alternative raw materials opts for KraussMaffei Berstorff extruder

Zweischneckenextruder ZE Basic verdoppelt Produktionskapazität für Biocompounds der Tecnaro GmbH

Führender Hersteller von Spezialcompounds aus alternativen Rohstoffen setzt auf KraussMaffei Berstorff-Extruder

3 July 20182 July 2018

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