9 February 20177 February 2017 Composite Materials from Renewable Biomaterials Launch of the European Research Project LIBRE, with the Participation of the ITCF
Kompositwerkstoffe aus erneuerbaren Biomaterialien Start des europäischen Forschungsprojektes LIBRE mit Beteiligung des ITCF
6 February 20172 February 2017 Building Up Biomaterials What do furniture makers, the auto industry and foresters all have in common? A need for innovation in Michigan forest biomaterials
3 February 201718 January 2018 Der Wald als Ressource Forstwirtschaft gleich nach der Landwirtschaft die wichtigste Landnutzungsform in der Europäischen Union
2 February 201731 January 2017 AVALON Industries wins new Swiss research project to replace carcinogenic formaldehyde with bio-based, non-toxic 5-HMF Research project aims to come up with a formaldehyde-free, sustainable and non-toxic adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry
AVALON Industries gewinnt neues Schweizer Forschungsprojekt, um karzinogenes Formaldehyd durch biobasiertes, nicht-toxisches 5-HMF zu ersetzen Forschungsprojekt will einen formaldehydfreien, nachhaltigen und ungiftigen Klebstoff für den industriellen Einsatz in der holzverarbeitenden Industrie entwickeln
30 January 201726 January 2017 BIOSKOH working to fulfil Biorefinery vision BioBased Industries Joint Undertaking to build a first of its kind commercial-scale second generation biorefinery in Europe
Generating more value from biomass: lignin valorisation goes beyond burning wood Congratulations to Dr Roberto Rinaldi who has been awarded a €2million European Research Council Consolidator Grant to support his research
24 January 201719 January 2017 Estonian investors plan to build a €1 billion biorefinery Largest ever industry investment in Estonia to become the most modern biorefinery in Europe
Catalysis in Renewable Chemicals: Noteworthy Developments, 2015 – 2016 The most noteworthy items in catalytic biotechnology are presented
13 January 201711 January 2017 ECN brings thermochemical aromatics production to Biorizon Shared Research Center Biorizon is working with partners to develop aromatics from organic waste
9 January 201726 July 2017 Creapaper: Alternativer Papierrohstoff Gras Start-up Creapaper im Interview
12 December 201611 August 2020 Depolymerizing lignin and making it pay – now, soon, never? Lignin developed from residue that was only useful as a fuel for producing cellulose into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels
Biomass-Fed Chemical Process Projects, 2016 All projects using biomass to manufacture a product and all process projects fed an intermediate produced from biomass are included in the database
8 December 20166 December 2016 CocoPallet: grow in niches and compete on price, says Michiel Vos Young dutch company working with improved Wageningen UR technology won several prizes on its sustainable product
6 December 20163 December 2016 Voting is open! TECNARO competing for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017 Company’s environmentally friendly bioplastic liquid wood ARBOFORM has made the preselection
5 December 20161 December 2016 nova-Newsletter December 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
18 November 201618 November 2016 Who’s got hot lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to lignin production and prospects Compendium of suppliers to produce and sell cellulosic sugar and/or lignin for use by the research community
9 November 20167 November 2016 nova Newsletter November 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
8 November 20165 November 2016 KTH: Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel Swedish researchers found an efficient, non-destructive way to detect occurrence and purity of cellulose
With designer lignin, biofuels researchers reproduced evolutionary path Nature was already doing what we thought we’d laboriously taught her to do
25 October 201620 October 2016 Wundermaterial Biokunststoff Nischenprodukt oder Werkstoff der Zukunft?
21 October 201619 October 2016 Researchers make breakthrough in biobased materials WSU scientists find new type of solvent to separate lignin from wood
14 October 201612 October 2016 It won’t be long before all our plastics come from plants instead of oil According to Lux Research, just 2% of the world’s 300 million tons of plastic production comes from plants
Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries – EU project launched Four-year project focussing on Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation is launched
12 October 201611 October 2016 RAMPF – fewer fossil and more renewable raw materials Group is researching the use of lignin in various polyurethane applications
RAMPF: Weniger fossile, mehr nachwachsende Rohstoffe Unternehmensgruppe erforscht den Einsatz von Lignin in verschiedenen Polyurethananwendungen
4 October 20169 September 2021 Turning CO2 Emissions into Fuel Process combines carbon dioxide, water and lignin into syngas
29 September 201627 September 2016 Biobased materials and chemicals driven by performance Interview with Ross Kozarsky, Lux Research Senior Analyst and co-author of the recent report
27 September 201624 September 2016 Renmatix bags $14m from Bill Gates, Total Plantrose process will enable a multitude of renewable process technologies to access the markets
23 September 201621 September 2016 Borregaard invests in bioethanol plant upgrade Borregaard has decided to invest NOK 63 million in a project which includes an upgrade of the bioethanol plant and a facility to capture and store biogas
22 September 201620 September 2016 Seven-figure grant for Finnish researcher producing carbon fiber from wood Michael Hummel, the recipient of the much sought-after ERC Starting Grant, knows that there is a great need for more affordable carbon fibre
19 September 201615 September 2016 The problem with vanilla After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor
8 September 201616 November 2016 View from the USA: Getting the bio-based industry ready for BRDI grants BRDI grants are the funding mechanism of a US government cross-agency initiative to help develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass
7 September 20165 September 2016 Demonstration project started for the conversion of woody biomass to chemicals By a consortium of 14 European companies using EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program
1 September 201629 August 2016 U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies
29 August 201625 August 2016 Hanfjournal-Interview: Hanffaser Uckermark Hanf hat als Rohstofflieferant und Nahrungsmittel ein enormes Potenzial
22 August 201617 August 2016 European-funded Valor Plus project seeks to boost cellulosic biorefinery capacity Improving by-product output through sustainable and integrated closed loop biorefineries
19 August 201615 February 2018 Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And Products Flanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity
Three bioplastics companies named winners of 2016 Innovation Competition Think Beyond Plastic recognizes role of bioplastics in sustainable innovation
18 August 201617 August 2016 American Science and Technology receives new patent for method to increase the efficiency and profitability of Organosolv processing of lignocellulosic biomass New patent will increase the incentives to use renewable resources for chemical production
16 August 201612 August 2016 Organic Acids: Key Facilitators of the Bio-economy Lorenz Bauer, PhD, Lee-Enterprises Consulting, giving a comprehensive overview
12 August 201611 August 2016 Arno van de Ven, Stora Enso Biomaterials: Growth in the bioeconomy needs to be sustainable Exclusive interview about about Stora Enso Biomaterials, the wood-based economy and how to foster growth in the European bioeconomy
4 August 20163 August 2016 USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Develop Advanced Biofuels and Biobased Products Development Will Contribute to America's Strong Bioeconomy and Bring Jobs to Rural Areas
1 August 201628 July 2016 Neue Biomaterialien aus Proteinen Zwei neue Abteilungen am Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung befassen sich mit dem Thema
27 July 201626 July 2016 Energy department grants $2.5M for biorefinery waste use, renewable bioproduct study Three-year study to focus on ways to make plastic materials from lignin waste
25 July 201622 July 2016 Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy Conflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale
15 July 201614 July 2016 What’s New and Important About C5 and C6 Sugars? Overview and snapshot of the technological progress reported in the three months since Biofuels Digest’s 2016 March Madness Webinar on this topic
13 July 201612 July 2016 Nova Pangaea’s launches new cellulosic pilot plant Company's progressive, physical and thermo-chemical process enables a complete fractionation of lignocellulosic materials into their constituent parts