12 January 20159 January 2015 Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide The company portrait of BioAmber, Inc.
8 January 20157 January 2015 NNFCC’s Review of 2014: Our bioeconomy highlights and heroes Increasing number of biobased chemicals and join established producers on global stage
8 December 201415 February 2018 Effiziente Ressourcennutzung und optimierte Entsorgung mit Biokunststoffen Über 320 Teilnehmer bei 9. European Bioplastics Konferenz in Brüssel
Bioplastics – efficient in use of resources and waste management 9th European Bioplastics Conference connects more than 320 participants in Brussels
NatureWorks and Natur-Tec begin sales of Ingeo in India Natur-Tec India to distribute Ingeo resins in India and surrounding countries, manufacturing compounds for use in packaging applications
20 November 201419 November 2014 The time is now: decreasing price and an eco-conscious generation opens doors for biodegradable packaging Company creating packaging films made from NatureWorks PLA
17 November 201414 November 2014 Firm cuts cost of PLA packaging film A Canadian firm claims its film based on polylactic acid is cost-competitive with petroleum-based products
6 November 20145 November 2014 DOE awards $2.5 million to NatureWorks to transform biogas into the lactic acid building block for IngeoTM The DOE grant supports a NatureWorks and Calysta multi-year program aimed at Ingeo™ feedstock diversification
28 October 201427 October 2014 Industrial biotechnology: a challenging change to the raw material base Increasing rivalry for renewable resources requires reorganization of material flows
Industrielle Biotechnologie: Schwieriger Wechsel der Rohstoffbasis Verschärfte Konkurrenz um nachwachsende Rohstoffe erfordert Neuordnung von Stoffströmen
17 October 201416 October 2014 Taiwanese bioplastics maker gets cash infusion A cash injection of more than $10 million from a new owner has Taiwanese bioplastics firm Green Miracle Technology Co. Ltd. planning for a new compounding factory, after opening molding and extrusion plants in mainland China this year
2 October 20141 October 2014 Global Biodegradable Packaging Materials Market 2014-2018 Surge forecast for biodegradable packaging materials market
NatureWorks teams up with PE INTERNATIONAL to revise Ingeo biopolymer eco-profile New Ingeo eco-profile data reinforce lower greenhouse gas emissions during Ingeo manufacture compared to other commonly employed plastics
12 September 201411 September 2014 The 3 partners launched its eco-friendly innovation “Bioplastics for Yoghurt Packaging” PTTGC, NatureWorks, Dairy Home to use Ingeo bioplastics-based cup for yoghurt packaging
28 August 201427 August 2014 4 Minutes with…Marc Verbruggen, CEO, NatureWorks CEO of NatureWorks about Ingeo, a bio-plastic (PLA) made from plants
27 August 201426 August 2014 New market research projects strong growth for lactic acid Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019 by Markets and Markets
26 August 201425 August 2014 FTI to urge govt to back soft loans to support bioplastics NatureWorks PLA investment in Thailand to require subsidies?
18 August 201415 August 2014 NatureWorks Interviewed by SpecialChem4Bio Mr. Steve Davies, Director of Public Affairs at NatureWorks, agreed to answer some questions regarding past evolution, trends and challenges for bio-based industry and bioplastics
17 July 201416 July 2014 The Biopolymers World Continues to Grow BYLOX bioadditive receives USDA biobased product certification
7 July 20144 July 2014 Biobased plastics drive interest in China, but face hurdles While biobased plastics account for less than 1 percent of the plastics resin sector, the 20 percent annual growth rate has some industry folk are abuzz
20 June 201420 June 2014 Calysta Demonstrates Lab-Scale Production of Lactic Acid From Methane Completes Successful First Stage of Multi Year R&D Development Collaboration With NatureWorks
10 June 20147 June 2014 EuropaBio and Smithers Rapra, in association with IAR, unveil the agenda for the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology from 1-2 October 2014 taking place in the heart of Champagne-Ardenne
3 June 201421 July 2014 Bioplastics evolve to gain wider recognition "Green Innovation" now impacting on the mainstream consumers with a multitude
30 May 201428 May 2014 Political turmoil in Thailand has NatureWorks’ plant site decision in the air Other options for the company's facility to be Malaysia or Singapore, new plant currently in detailed engineering stage
22 May 201421 May 2014 Goodbye Fuel from Food, Hello Food From Fuel: Calysta’s Big Methane-to-Protein Play Alan Shaw has a one-step solution for making the world food secure, and using up all that spare, cheap, greenhouse-nasty shale gas. Make proteins from methane
25 April 201424 April 2014 ABLC buzzes about finance, government actions, chemicals, carbon, and technology advances As ABLC completes its second day, companies, agencies, financiers step forward to detail advances toward scale, new programs.
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
2 April 20141 April 2014 NatureWorks, Calysta to work jointly to develop bioplastics directly from methane Multi-year R&D project to develop a practical, world-scale production process for fermenting methane into lactic acid
12 March 201411 March 2014 With 1 billion pounds of PLA sold, NatureWorks sees rapid growth to 2 billion Wider acceptance and improved technology benefits all makers of bio-based materials
19 February 201418 February 2014 The quest for bio-polystyrene Current developments and the hunt for alternatives
22 January 201418 February 2014 Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota Announces 2014 Policy Agenda to Expand Minnesota’s Renewable Chemical and Advanced Biofuel Industry Coalition presents new production incentive program to promote renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels
Jolt! Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota aims to boost Chems and Advanced Biofuels industries with new policy initiatives Minnesota Green Chemistry Conference proposing new production incentive program for renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels
3 January 201431 December 2013 Global Bioplastic Packaging Market 2014-2018 Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Bioplastic Packaging Market 2014-2018" report to their offering
16 December 201313 December 2013 NatureWorks and 3DOM collaborate to bring Ingeo PLA filament to the 3D printing market 3DOM Filament Limited, a new technology startup, has a leadership team with extensive Ingeo PLA technical experience
9 December 20136 December 2013 PLA in food packaging is a ‘big challenge’ The global Polylactic Acid (PLA) market is expected to reach $5.2bn by 2020, according to AMR, but the material still faces stiff competition from other products on the market such as PET and PVC and PE
3 December 20139 September 2021 Biokunststoff und Plastik haben denselben Grundpreis Warum setzen Konzerne Biokunststoff ein - weil er "grün" ist, oder kompostierbar?
26 November 201325 November 2013 Ingeo Biopolymer Conference Speakers and Program Announced The Innovation Takes Root International Conference and Ingeo™ Users' Forum, February 17-19, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, has assembled a world-class roster of speakers and developed an in-depth program covering the latest innovations involving the world’s leading biopolymer – Ingeo
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.
7 November 20136 November 2013 NatureWorks Commercializes New High-Performance Ingeo Grades for Durable Goods Manufacture Three new Ingeo™ biopolymer grades from NatureWorks enable a breakthrough in cycle time reduction and higher heat performance for biobased injection molded and extruded durable goods
30 October 201329 October 2013 NatureWorks Introduces Its Next Generation Polymer Grade Lactide Ingeo™ M700, the meso-lactide stereoisomer delivers higher performance than prior alternatives in a host of industrial applications
3 September 2013 Increased Use of Biodegradable Plastics in Durable Products Boosts China’s Biomaterials Industry Considerable Increase in Amount of Biodegradable Plastics used for General Products
26 August 2013 SPI Bioplastics Council Releases Paper on Development of Biobased Plastics Independent of the Future of Biofuels Council to Host Webinar on September 10
26 July 2013 Verbruggen: ‘Europe has the sugar beet, the best crop for biopolymers, but does not use it.’ Interview with Marc Verbruggen (Natureworks)
2 July 2013 First in Colours and D&L polymers and Colours Named Ingeo Distributor and Compounder in the Philippines Seeing strong local market interest for renewably sourced, performance products, NatureWorks taps into First in Colours' vast sales network and D&L Polymers and Colours' manufacturing expertise to expand Ingeo™ into the Philippines
18 June 20139 September 2021 Calysta Energy<sup>TM</sup> and NatureWorks Announce an R&D Collaboration to Transform Methane into the Lactic Acid Building Block for Bioplastics Project success would mean that IngeoTM polymers would be even more cost competitive than they are today
21 May 2013 European Bioplastics mit neuem Vorstand Internationales Konsortium will "Biokunststoff-Revolution" anpacken
20 May 2013 Cromex named Ingeo distributor for Brazil Seeing strong growth potential in Brazil, NatureWorks aligns with Cromex to establish a robust sales channel in the rapidly expanding Brazilian market
8 May 2013 PTT Polymer Marketing Co. Named Ingeo™ Distributor for Thailand and Vietnam Seeing strong growth potential in Southeast Asia, NatureWorks opened its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok this January and is moving aggressively to develop sales channels in the region
3 May 201318 January 2018 Innovation Prize for “Biomaterial of the Year 2013” awarded to PHA producer Newlight Technologies (USA) at the Cologne International Conference 2013 on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-based Plastics & Composites Bio-based materials sector is playing a major role in growth of the bio-based economy
Innovationspreis “Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2013” auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress ging an PHA-Produzenten Newlight Technologies (USA) Bio-basierte Ökonomie und stoffliche Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung