15 March 201813 March 2018 Shortlist Announced: Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018 Winners will be announced on Tuesday 20th March at World Bio Markets 2018 in Amsterdam
2 March 201823 February 2018 PHAs Bioplastic in Parma, the construction of the industrial plant starts The choice of the San Quirico (PR) production site will guarantee the bioplastics project to benefit from synergies and common services with the sugar factory
1 February 201831 January 2018 Clean energy for Bio-on’s new biopolymers “factory” thanks to a trigeneration plant built by Gruppo Hera The project developed for Bio-on envisages the realisation of the entire technological-energy hub
10 January 201822 December 2017 Kartell enters Bio-on to help develop new technologies Strategic and industrial operation aims to accelerate development of Bio-on technologies and gain a leadership position in the new frontier of organic electronics
15 December 201713 December 2017 Bio-On und AkzoNobel wollen weiterhin zusammenarbeiten Ziel der Zusammenarbeit ist es, die Verwendung der biologisch abbaubaren, biobasierten Polymere in Bewuchskontrollbeschichtungen weiter zu erforschen
19 October 201712 October 2017 An interview with Marco Astorri, CEO of Bio-on “It is necessary to make a step forward to more circular processes”
18 September 201711 October 2017 Die Brillen werden “Bio” – Partnerschaft zwischen Bio-On und Kering Eyewear Die beiden Firmen wollen zusammen Untersuchungen zu umweltverträglichen Materialien durchführen, die den Eigenschaften der bisher in Brillen verwendeten Kunststoffen ebenbürtig sind und sie übertreffen
14 September 201713 September 2017 Glasses go ‘BIO’. Partnership between Bio-On and Kering Eyewear Bio-on and Kering Eyewear join forces to develop new biomaterials
24 May 201722 May 2017 BIO-ON Bioplastic spearheads development of the food packaging of tomorrow New international EU-project will focus on PHAs biopolymers produced using Bio-on technology
18 May 201716 May 2017 New €15m bioplastics plant in Italy to help the fight against microbeads Bio-on's Minerv Bio Cosmetics is designed to make microbeads suitable for the cosmetics industry
2 May 201726 April 2017 Lux Ranks Three Potential Bioplastics for Building LEGO’s 2030 Sustainable Brick After interviewing LEGO Director in Materials Department Søren Kristiansen, Lux highlights the materials that LEGO is likely considering for its bricks
25 April 201719 April 2017 The first stone is laid: new Bio-on plant to produce bioplastic microbeads for cosmetics Minerv Bio Cosmetics is 100% biodegradable
11 April 201730 March 2017 An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is needed In this exclusive interview, Marc Palahi talks about bioeconomy and circular economy, Brexit and Donald Trump, the role of mass media and much more
23 March 201719 April 2017 Permission obtained to build a new Bio-on plant to produce PHAS biopolymers for cosmetics Revolutionary PHAs bioplastics are made from renewable plant sources with no competition with food supply chains
21 March 201717 March 2017 Bio-on and Greenergy focus on the UK to produce bioplastic from bioiesel Co-Product Glycerol The two companies will work together to establish the feasibility of building in the UK a 5-thousand ton per year plant expandable to 10 thousand tons per year
7 March 20173 March 2017 Bio-on and Sadam Group: Project launches for sustainable low-cost production of levulinic acid, for the green chemical industry Co-products from the sugar industry will be used as raw materials
12 January 201710 January 2017 Bio-on announces new multi-license maxi agreement for revolutionary PHAs New plants envisaged in Europe and Asia to produce up to 100 thousand tonnes per year of PHAs bioplastic
Bio-on kündigt einen neuen Multilizenzvertrag für den bahnbrechenden Biokunststoff PHA an Neue Anlagen in Europa und Asien für die Produktion von bis zu 100.000 Tonnen PHA-Biokunststoff pro Jahr geplant
28 November 201626 November 2016 BIO-ON makes a “Leap Forward” and launches production of special biopolymers at its new “Production” Division New industrial plan for 2017-2020 also presented
18 November 201616 November 2016 Bio-on and Italeri will present results of research and development of Minerv PHA Supertoys bioplastic in Germany in 2017 Safe and eco-sustainable, a new frontier in toys
14 October 201612 October 2016 Eco-friendly and fully bio-based: new challenge for toys Toy makers globally moving towards ambitions to leave a positive impact on the planet
4 October 201629 September 2016 Grand View Research: Bio Based Construction Polymers Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2024 "Growing adoption of renewable products coupled with increasing infrastructure spending to fuel bio based construction polymers market"
1 September 201630 August 2016 PHA: promising, versatile, biodegradable All members of the PHA family are biodegradable - not just in industrial composting equipment, but also in the soil and in freshwater and seawater
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
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
15 April 201615 February 2018 9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2 Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)
1 April 201631 March 2016 BIO-ON and ITALERI for a Eco-Sustainable Scale Modelling Companies unite to use Minerv PHA Supertoys in the toys and models of the future
20 January 201619 January 2016 2015: Renewable Chemicals Review Continued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies
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
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 201516 September 2015 First Brazil-based facility to be realised for producing PHAs bioplastic from sugar cane co-products Granted the second industrial license
11 September 201526 November 2015 Bioplastics as strong contenders in the market The pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
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
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
4 August 20153 August 2015 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
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
27 May 201526 May 2015 Hollow capsules for the administration of active substances in humans and in agriculture from Bio-on bioplastic Exceptional properties of MINERV PHA bioplastic enable creation of micro and nano particles
20 April 201517 April 2015 Levulinic acid, the next green chemical building block Further levulinic acids indicates that the biobased economy gathers strength
19 March 201519 March 2015 Bio-on and COPROB strengthen their collaboration in biopolymers with new investments Further investment in technology to transform sugar beet co-products into a new generation of bioplastics
Biodegradable plastics from potato waste for high-tech applications Bio-on S.p.A. and Pizzoli S.p.A. will collaborate to build Italy's first PHAs bioplastic production plant using waste product from the potato agro-industrial process
13 March 201512 March 2015 Levulinic acid commercialization expands Green Chemicals Block on the latest news of levulinic acid
26 February 201525 February 2015 Agreement for developing and producing a molecule for green chemical industry Companies collaboration on defining and optimising the production of levulinic acid
20 February 20159 September 2021 Bio-on and Eridania Sadam: Agreement for developing and producing a molecule for green chemical industry Joint venture aims to convert by-products of the sugar industry into environmentally sustainable levulinic acid
14 October 201413 October 2014 Italy and France awarded for their Most Innovative EU Biotech SMEs 2014 Top five candidates presented their achievements at the 2nd edition of the European Biotech Week
8 April 20146 April 2014 The biopolymers market is expected to generate global revenue of 3.67 billion US dollars by 2018 "Trends & Forecasts to 2018″ published by Research and Markets
