20 November 2013 1st European Conference And Exhibition On Sustainable Chemistry And Engineering Launches Innovators and young future leaders meeting in Basel on 19-21 November at the first Ecochem
12 November 201312 November 2013 EU lässt Monsantos „Super-Mais“ zu Kommission empfiehlt Ministerrat den Anbau von Pioneer-Mais 1507 in Europa
23 July 20139 September 2021 Fast Swimmers: 10 Algae technologies, where are they in the race for the summit? Who’s in the lead? Who’s getting traction? Who’s near the summit? Who’s got the oxygen?
7 June 2013 Market outlook: Shale gas impacts bio-based chemicals Study of technically recoverable shale gas in 32 countries
23 May 2013 Dow’s sustainability manager looks at big picture for package design A unique breakthrough collaboration to solve the food waste problem - Dow and Nature Conservancy embarked on a five year partnership in 2011
25 February 2013 Growing the Biobased Economy Strategies must address the needs of new customers and the challenges of building a sustainable supply chain
7 February 2013 Solazyme and Mitsui ink a $20M, multi-year pact to develop tailored algal oils New suite of sustainable, highly functional oils brings significant breakthroughs to the oleochemicals and functional fluids industries
7 January 2013 Dow and Mitsui postpone manufacturing of biopolymers from sugar cane Future market conditions for the second phase of the joint venture - Dow and Mitsui are currently assessing timing options
10 December 2012 NanoMarkets’ Latest Report Forecasts the Bio-Plastics Market Through 2020 Bio-plastics market seen to reach $ 6.1 billion in 2018
6 November 2012 The greening of ethylene – What are the issues, the places, and the technologies? It’s a monster molecule, one of the backbones within the oil barrel. Who’s going for gold, via green, in ethylene and polyethylene?
2 November 2012 Renewables and regulations in the PVC industry Applied Market Information (AMI) presents discussion focus of the 5th international conference compounding PVC Formulation 2013 in Germany
9 October 2012 The Greening of BASF The world’s largest chemical company is announcing biobased initiatives left and right
21 September 2012 Bioökonomierat startet mit Doppelspitze in nächste Phase Geplante Ziele bis 2016 umfassen u.a. die Sicherung der Welternährung, nachhaltige Gestaltung der Agrarproduktion, der Ausbau und Nutzung von biogenen Ernergieträgern sowie industriellen nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
14 July 2012 As commercialization increases, bioplastics promise to become a more significant feedstock New bioplastics such as PLAs continue to face challenges and reduce production cost
2 May 2012 World Congress Talks Renewable Chemicals, Honors Steen Riisgaard To get environmentally cleaner products, you start with a cleaner process!
19 April 2012 Coca Cola and Dow Chemical Among Companies to Bring Consumer Focus to 2012 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology The world's largest industrial biotechnology Conference for bio-based products, biofuels, renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients, and biomass opens doors in Orlando
17 April 2012 Bio-Based Vinyls May Cost Less DOW ECOLIBRIUM bio-based plasticizers is 60 per cent from renewable resources
12 April 2012 Bio-Based Flexible Vinyl Compounds from Teknor Apex BioVinyl, a new line of flexible vinyl compounds made from DOW ECOLIBRIUM bio-based plasticizers, has been developed by Teknor Apex.
3 April 2012 Phthalate-free, bio-based PVC products hitting store shelves BioVinyl relies on better carbon footprint without reducing the performance
2 April 2012 OPXBIO achieves key production milestone for bioacrylic The company successfully demonstrated its fermentation process for bio-based acrylic acid at the 3,000-liter scale
13 March 2012 New nano-catalyst could be biggest bioplastic breakthrough in three decades Alternative to the current focus on carbohydrate or synthesis gas fermentation to alcohols and their dehydration to olefins
17 February 2012 Sustainable products made from pruning waste using nanoparticles Science publication: Plastics made without petroleum
15 December 2011 Who Will Control the Green Economy? New report on Corporate Concentration in the Life Industries
10 November 2011 Glycerin – global strategic business report published Global Glycerin Market to Reach 5.4 Billion Pounds by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
21 October 2011 Japan chemical firms speed up renewable R&D through joint venturess More investments made by Japanese companies in other parts of Asia but bioplastic manufacturing to remain limited
30 August 2011 Dow Chemical showing increased interest in bioplastics Late to the party, but going strong
27 July 2011 Brazil’s Braskem to buy Dow’s global PP business Included in the sale are two PP plants in the US and two in Germany
26 July 2011 Polyethylen aus Zuckerrohr – Dow setzt auf Brasiliens Rohstoff No 1 Weltweit größte Pilotanlage soll effektive Produktionsverfahren realisieren
19 July 2011 Dow and Mitsui to Create Platform for Biopolymers to Serve Packaging, Hygiene & Medical Markets Joint Venture in Brazil Advances Dow’s Strategy to Grow in High-Value Specialty Markets and Emerging Regions
12 May 2011 Seven packaging predictions for a resource-strapped future Bio-based packaging materials will grow, but not necessarily biodegradable
Bioplastics: PolyOne offering masterbatches based on Dow’s PLA impact modifier OnCap BIO L masterbatches were launched at Interpack show
26 April 2011 The just-food management briefing Sustainable packaging - renewable and biodegradable packaging
15 April 2011 Consumers Push Plastics Industry to Find Bio-Based Solutions It is a small but dedicated group of consumers who want green products
11 April 2011 Dow and OPXBIO Collaborating on Renewable Route to Acrylic Acid Companies Focus on Commercial Viability of Production Process Using Renewable Feedstocks
2 March 2011 Unternehmen suchen Strategien für die Zeit nach dem Öl Kongress "Industrial Biotech World Europe 2011" diskutierte globale Trends in Amsterdam
1 March 2011 The Brew Barons: Masters of advanced fermentation, driving the redefinition of biofuels: Pt 1 Fermenting liquids companies utilizing gas-phase fermentation just now proceeding towards demonstration at scale
6 January 2011 Major growth trends in bioplastic packaging to 2020 New report from Pira International forecasts a new breed of bioplastics will become significant
13 December 201018 January 2018 Robust growth for natural fiber polymer composites for interior automotive parts growth Hence use of plant based chemicals in automotive applications has been steadily growing as per ICIS
14 July 2010 Bioplastics consumption to reach 2 mln tons by 2018 Western Europe was the largest regional market for bioplastics in 2008
14 July 2009 Majority of Chemical Companies Wants to Reduce Dependence on Oil Survey finds growing interest in renewable raw materials
13 February 2009 USA: 28 new soy products in 2008 Product introductions include foam for the bedroom and cleaners for the kitchen
29 January 2009 Dow und Süd-Chemie: Mit Syngas weg von Erdöl und Erdgas als Chemierohstoffe Katalysatoren sollen Umwandlung in Chemikalien wirtschaftlicher gestalten
26 August 2008 Katalysator zur effektiven Bioethanolproduktion NREL und Dow starten Kooperation zur Verdopplung der Ethanolproduktion aus Biomasse
1 August 2008 Biomass to Ethanol and Other Chemical Building Blocks Dow and NREL Partner to Convert Biomass
24 November 020231 May 2023 WM and Dow Rollout First Major Residential Plastic Film Recycling Program in the U.S. According to The Recycling Partnership, currently, only 1.9% of U.S. households have access to curbside plastic film recycling, which is the plastic material with the lowest overall recycling rate