11 June 201523 February 2016 Neuer Markt- und Trendreport erschienen Bio-Verbundwerkstoffe: 350.000 t Produktion von Holz- und Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffen in der Europäischen Union im Jahr 2012
Kunststoffe aus der Natur: Was man aus Zucker, Mais oder Abwasser herstellen kann Die meisten Kunststoffe werden aus fossilem Öl, Gas oder Kohle hergestellt. Doch diese Rohstoffe wird es nicht ewig geben. Die Natur hat Alternativen parat.
10 June 2015 Top Speakers on Wood and Natural Fibre Composites at the Sixth WPC Conference in Cologne nova-Institute has announced the first collection of speakers
Top-Referenten zu Holz-Polymer- und Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffe bei der sechsten „WPC Conference“ in Köln Das nova-Institut gibt eine erste Aufstellung bestätigter Sprecher bekannt
nova paper #6 published: “Options for Designing the Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy” New policy paper discusses push and pull instruments that could promote the European bio-based economy, sustainably creating employment, value-added and innovation
nova paper #6 veröffentlicht: “Optionen für die Gestaltung der politischen Rahmenbedingungen der europäischen Bioökonomie” “Options for Designing the Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy”
Fast growth of bio-based polymers: Production capacity will triple from 5.1 million tonnes in 2013 to 17 million tonnes in 2020, representing a 2% share of polymer production in 2013 and 4% in 2020 The bio-based polymer turnover was about €10 billion worldwide in 2013
Starkes Wachstum für bio-basierte Polymere: Die prognostizierte Produktionskapazität verdreifacht sich von 5,1 Mio. t im Jahr 2013 auf 17 Mio. t in 2020 und dehnt damit ihren Anteil an der weltweiten Polymerproduktion von 2% in 2013 auf 4% in 2020 aus Bio-basierte Polymere erzielten im Jahr 2013 weltweit einen Umsatz von rund 10 Milliarden Euro. Europa verliert deutlich Anteile an der Gesamtproduktion an Asien
9 June 201515 February 2018 Industrial Hemp in strong upturn World hemp conference with record participation. Cultivation areas in Europe and Canada at highest acreage in 30 year
8 June 20158 June 2015 Bioeconomy: much more employment in biobased chemicals than in biofuels nova researchers found differences between Northwest European countries and the rest
Get involved to European bioeconomy and Industrial Biotechnology with BIO-TIC and BIO-QED in Brussels The nova-Institut together with all partners from the European projects BIO-TIC and BIO-QED to invite participants to Brussels, 23-24 June
3 June 2015 Microplastic in the Environment: Sources, Impacts and Solutions 23. - 24. November 2015, Maternushaus, Köln, Deutschland
2 June 20151 June 2015 A new study by nova-Institut: EU-28 bioeconomy is worth 2 trillion euro, providing 19 million jobs Experts present an estimation of employment and turnover in the European bio-based economy
28 May 201527 May 2015 Still a one-sided emphasis on the energetic use of biomass European Parliament ignores the existing competition for biomass
21 May 201520 May 2015 Biobased Building Blocks and Polymers in the World: Capacities, Production, and Applications–Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020
19 May 201512 June 2015 Gute Geschäfte mit Naturprodukten: bio-based composites auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE 2015 Gemeinschaftsstand „bio-based composites“ wurde zu seiner zweiten Auflage um 50 Prozent vergrößert
Driving business results with natural products: bio-based composites at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2015 nova-institute's “bio-based composites” group stand for the second event 50% extended
11 May 2015 RED reform: European Parliament agrees to cap the use of traditional biofuels What are the impacts on the bio-based material sector?
28 April 20157 July 2015 5 Questions for Michael Carus, EIHA Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association about the key goals for 2015
27 April 201527 April 2015 Incorrect classification of crude tall oil a serious threat to the European pine chemical industry European Parliament will conduct its final vote on the ILUC Directive
Sixth WPC Conference, Cologne – Wood and Natural Fibre Composites 16 -17 December 2015, Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany
Plastverarbeiter: Rohstoff-Basis für Biokunststoffe Molekülbaukasten aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen für biobasierte Kunststoffe
24 April 20159 September 2021 Plastik und Treibstoff aus CO2 Die Bundesregierung wird mehrere Milliarden Euro in innovative Technologien investieren, die sich mit nachhaltiger Entwicklung beschäftigen. Zum Beispiel mit der Herstellung von Treibstoff aus dem Treibhausgas CO2.
22 April 2015 nova-Institute and Patentopolis announce partnership Dissemination, TEE and IP management in European projects for the bio-based economy
nova-Institut und Patentopolis geben Partnerschaft bekannt Zusammenarbeit in Dissemination, TEE und IP in europäischen Projekten zur bio-basierten Ökonomie
Bioplastics News: Review of the 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials Detailed review of the 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 13-15 April 2015, Cologne, Germany
21 April 201515 February 2018 Carbon Footprint and Sustainability of Different Natural Fibres for Biocomposites and Insulation Material nova-Institute publishes first results of the sustainability assessment within the project MultiHemp, full report online
15 April 201514 April 2015 InnProBio: Europäisches Projekt will biobasierte, innovative Produkte im öffentlichen Einkauf stärken Neue EU-Beschaffungsrichtlinie bietet mehr Spielräume für nachhaltigen öffentlichen Einkauf
14 April 20153 June 2015 Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2015” goes to Bayer MaterialScience AG for the firstbio-based polyurethane crosslinker for high performance automotive coatings The competition focuses on innovative materials and products, which have had (or will have) a market launch in 2014 or 2015
Der Innovationspreis „Bio-based Material of the Year 2015“ geht an Bayer MaterialScience AG für den ersten bio-basierten Polyurethan-Vernetzer für Hochleistungslacke im Automobilbereich Ausgezeichnet werden neue bio-basierte Werkstoffe und ihre Anwendungen
8 April 20158 April 2015 Carbon Footprint and Sustainability of Different Natural Fibres for Biocomposites and Insulation Material nova-Institute publishes first results of the sustainability assessment within the project MultiHemp
Market study and Trend Reports on “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020″ The short version of the full market study is now available!
EU research project on underutilised oil crops kicks off: COSMOS – Camelina & crambe Oil crops as Sources for Medium-chain Oils for Specialty oleochemicals
1 April 201531 March 2015 The John Bell interview: the reaction of Michael Carus, Ceo of nova-Institut "Real bio-based economy with high value chemicals and less dependency on incentives can only develop, if the RED framework will be heavily reformed"
25 March 20158 January 2016 SPLASH stakeholder analysis reveals opportunities for collaboration in third generation algae bioplastics Project showing good perspectives for establishing new partnerships
24 March 201523 March 2015 BioFoamBark: Bark Valorization into Insulating Foams and Bioenergy Invitation to the final workshop on 8 May 2015 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
20 March 201519 March 2015 Europe explores creation of Bio-based products standards Green Chemicals Blog on the current work on certifications and standards inside and outside of Europe
19 March 201518 March 2015 Quo vadis, cascading use of biomass? Policy paper on background information on the cascading principle provided by nova-Institute
17 March 201517 March 2015 Final programme of the 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials available 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 13 - 15 April 2015, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
16 March 201516 March 2015 Innovationspreis “Bio-based Material of the Year 2015“ Top-6-Kandidaten nominiert
11 March 201510 March 2015 BIO-raffiniert VIII: »Bioökonomie: Vom Konzept zum Produkt« Bioökonomie als Schlüssel für nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung
10 March 201512 March 2015 Meet the leading companies of the bio-based industry! Bio-based building blocks, polymers and composites - Bio-based 3D printing - Bioplastics and environment
The war for biomass Heiner Grussenmeyer, Michael Carus speaking at Cluster CLIB2021 International Conference
The potential of optimized process design to advance LCA performance of algae production systems Discussion about choices in algae production systems (cultivation, biorefinery and the supply chain)
27 February 201526 February 2015 New products from bark to replace fossil compounds Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
12 February 201516 February 2015 Open-Bio: Clear standards for bio-based products Wageningen UR to research quality requirements for functional properties
11 February 201511 February 2015 BTG advises the European Commission on optimised cascading use of wood Cascade Impact Analysis (CIA) method enables detailed analysis of European wood flows