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22 February 201616 February 2016

Dandelion Rubber TPO

Using alternative natural rubber in plastics

11 January 20168 January 2016

Entwicklung bei Ford Europa: Tomaten und Löwenzahn im Autobau

Aus Heinz' Tomatenabfällen werden Handschuhfächer und anderer Stauraum

24 November 201523 November 2015

Responsible sourcing is key to growing responsible bioplastics

Multi-stakeholder forum focusing on increasing awareness around the environmental and social performance of potential feedstock sources

7 October 201515 February 2018

Successful debut of bio!CAR conference

Conference aimed to reflect the trend towards the increasing use of biobased polymers and natural fibres in the automotive industry

25 September 201524 September 2015

Your next car could be made of fungus

Viable eco-friendly replacement could make its way into your car soon

7 September 20154 September 2015

Sowing the Seeds

Manufacturers look to crops as a way to create greener plastics

31 August 201527 August 2015

The Bioeconomy Gets to the Fridge: Packaging is 100% Biobased

Northern European countries are the leaders in packaging made from renewable sources

7 August 20156 August 2015

Natural fiber-reinforced plastics among Enlighten Award winners

NafiLean, incorporates hemp-based fiber with polypropylene and can be used in traditional injection machines

6 August 20155 August 2015

Why Ford is shredding cash…literally

"One man’s trash is another man’s treasure" - Senior technical lead Deborah Mielewski about a process to turn dandelion stems into rubber, tomato parts and old money into plastic and algae into foam

3 August 20152 August 2015

Natürlich im Auto

Nicht Aluminium, Stahl und Carbon, sondern Naturfasern wie Flachs, Hanf oder Kenaf sollen die Autos leichter und sparsamer machen. Selbst Löwenzahn wird neu entdeckt

29 July 201528 July 2015

Global Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market 2015-2019

With Anellotech, Coca Cola, Gevo, PepsiCo & Toyota Tsusho dominating

9 July 20158 July 2015

Bioproducts industry contributes $369 billion to U.S. economy

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the release of a new report that shows the U.S. biobased industry is generating substantial economic activity and American job

25 June 201525 June 2015

USDA says backing push to expand “bio-economy”

The productivity and innovation of U.S. agriculture is driving a transformation to bio-based products across the economy that is supporting millions of jobs and significantly displacing fossil fuels, according to a study from the USDA on Wednesday.

23 June 201522 June 2015

Bio-based auto plastics conference to debut

bio!CAR, a new conference for the car industry, will launch in September this year

The US Bioeconomy: $369B and 4 million jobs strong, says USDA

High-Impact report on the bioeconomy, changes to the BioPreferred program and to the Biorefinery Assistance Program; all in a day’s work for Vilsack & Co.

29 May 201528 May 2015

Holland Bioplastics: Netzwerk für Biowerkstoffe gegründet

Partnerprojekt will allen Playern der biobasierten Ökonomie eine offene Plattform bieten

27 May 201526 May 2015

Stepping up to a currency molecule

Sustainability drives growing interest in renewable chemicals from ethanol

15 May 201513 May 2015

Holland Bioplastics shares knowledge and connects parties around bioplastics

Participation open to all involved producers, manufacturers, researchers and / or marketer of bioplastics

27 March 201526 March 2015

Ford Brings REPREVE to the 2015 F-150

Innovative renewable fiber material now available in the in the all-new F-150 trucks

16 March 201514 March 2015

Bio-based chemicals: Automotive materials go green

Specifying sustainably derived materials – such as new types of rubber and plastic – can help the car industry shrink its carbon footprint

12 March 201512 March 2015

From tea bags to Miatas, bioplastics are on the rise

Businesses of all sizes are looking beyond "traditional," petroleum-based plastics to alternatives derived from plants, or even synthesized by microorganisms

26 February 201516 February 2018

Biobasierte Kunststoffe: Vom Leukoplastbomber zum High-tech-Einsatz

Ford Forschungszentrum entwickelt gemeinsam mit zehn Partnern Werkstoff- und Fließmodelle für naturfaserverstärkte Spritzgießmaterialien

5 November 20144 November 2014

Virent and the PlantPET Technology Collaborative (PTC) sign expression of interest to access commercial quantities of Virent’s BioFormPX® paraxylene

Virent’s bio-based paraxylene, BioFormPX®, will allow PTC members to offer customers 100% renewable and recyclable PET resin and polyester

20 October 201416 February 2018

Alternative Rohstoffe im Autobau: Sitze aus Soja

Auf der Suche nach neuen Materialien entwickeln Autobauer Reifen aus Löwenzahn und Biokunststoffe aus Harzen. Doch die natürlichen Werkstoffe haben auch ihre Tücken.

16 September 201415 September 2014

Coconut car parts

Applications for coconut composites include both indoor and outdoor trims, car ceilings, dashboards and floorboards

20 August 201419 August 2014

Enhancing biofuel yields from biomass with novel new method

UC Riverside engineers develop versatile platform technology to produce biofuels more efficiently

17 June 201417 June 2014

Bioplastik hilft gegen Müllberge

Problem: Kunststoffe auf Biomasse-Basis sind nicht zwangsläufig abbaubar, und biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe müssen nicht auf Biomasse basieren - beide Konzepte existieren nebeneinander

16 June 201415 June 2014

Ford und Ketchup-Hersteller Heinz entwickeln biologischen Kunststoff auf Tomatenbasis

Neue Verbundmaterialien mit Tomatenfasern für Kabelhalterungen und Ablagen im Innenraum

Bioplastics alliance looks to guide supply chain

Consumers want sustainable products: BFA is assessing criteria for sustainable biomass production

13 June 201412 June 2014

You Say Tomato; We Say Tom-Auto: Ford and Heinz Collaborate on Sustainable Materials for Vehicles

With Tomato Fibers to Develop Sustainable, Composite Materials for Interiors

17 March 201414 March 2014

Research and Markets: The Global Bioplastic Industry is Expected to Witness Significant Growth and Reach an Estimated $7.02 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Bioplastic Industry 2013-2018: Trends, Forecasts and Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering

7 February 20146 February 2014

A commercially viable 100 percent plant-based PET bottle may be near

For Michael O. Okoroafor, it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when

9 January 20148 January 2014

Nachhaltige Rohstoffe für Chemieindustrie

Die Chemieindustrie nutzt immer mehr Pflanzen als Rohstoff. Doch der Anbau kann Natur und Mensch schädigen. Industrie-, Umwelt- und Entwicklungsverbände haben nun Kriterien für nachhaltigen Anbau verabschiedet

7 January 201421 May 2015

Ford brings cellulose fiber reinforced thermoplastic to 2014 Lincoln MKX

Cellulose Reinforced Polypropylene has the potential to play impactful role in the future

3 January 201431 December 2013

2014 Lincoln MKX Introduces Tree-Based Alternative to Fiberglass for Interior Parts

Cellulose Reinforced Polypropylene is slated for introduction on 2014 Lincoln MKX vehicles

21 November 201322 November 2013

Unlocking the universe of biobased (and not so biobased) materials

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, exotic materials are brought from outer space, but in the Digest Cinematic Universe, the most transformative materials are all around you. - Possibly in your trash.

Leading global brand companies join with WWF to encourage responsible development of plant-based plastics

The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, Ford, H.J. Heinz Company, Nestle, Nike, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Unilever and World Wildlife Fund launch the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance

19 November 201318 November 2013

Driving innovation: The Coca-Cola Company and Ford Inveil Ford Fusion Energi with Plantbottle Technology interior

PlantBottle Technology™ from The Coca-Cola Company is applied for the first time beyond PET packaging as part of the interior fabric of a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid research vehicle

7 September 2013

What happened to biofuels?

Energy technology: Making large amounts of fuel from organic matter has proved to be more difficult and costly than expected

6 August 2013

Built Ford Green: Sustainable Materials Make America’s Best-Selling Truck Environmentally Friendly and Tough

Rice hull-reinforced plastic is the most recent example of Ford researchers in the F-Series

17 June 2013

Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals’s Hottest Partners for 2013-14

You chose - here are the winners in this year’s poll

25 February 2013

Growing the Biobased Economy

Strategies must address the needs of new customers and the challenges of building a sustainable supply chain

1 February 2013

Bio-based chemicals: When green is toxic

Market rush to bioproducts has raised some old questions and a new concern

5 October 201221 May 2015

Weyerhaeuser makes breakthrough in thermoplastic composites

Creates specially engineered form of cellulose fiber as reinforcing additive

8 August 2012

Stabenow, Vilsack tour biobased manufacturing facilities

More than 3,000 U.S.-companies are producing more than 25,000 biobased products made from renewable sources

7 August 2012

Have You Driven a Ford…lately? (The biobased edition.)

"You and I will see the day when auto bodies will be grown down on the farm – Henry Ford.”

31 July 2012

Automotive giants turn to bioplastics worldwide

Manufacturers certainly interested to lightweight and cost-efficient materials those can further reduce the environmental burden

12 June 2012

The Bio-Based Revolution – 10,000 ways to replace a barrel of imported oil?

BioBased Digest launches to help sort out the news and products in this fast-growing sector

11 June 2012

Global giants team up in bio-plastic push

Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble launch new working group to promote adoption of plant-based plastics

6 June 2012

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