30 September 201628 September 2016 New Bio Plastics and Resins Some highlights of the more significant developments in the biopolymer and plastics sector in the past year
28 September 201626 September 2016 Answers to your questions about Renewables and the Advanced Bioeconomy Ron Cascone has provided the answers — and in few cases, Digest's editors have expanded on some of the themes from the journalistic point of view
23 September 201624 September 2016 Lux Research: New Bio-based Materials and Chemicals Offer Performance Advantages Over Petro-Based While bio-based solutions earned past skepticism, the next generation can offer high value in specialty chemicals, biopolymers and advanced materials
22 September 201619 September 2016 Proteine statt Plastik Forscher haben Folie aus Milchprotein erfunden, die Plastikverpackungen Konkurrenz machen könnte
19 September 201615 September 2016 Landmark report from BIO charts $770B renewable chemicals and materials market by 2020 By 2020, McKinsey expects biobased products to make up 11 percent of the global chemical market, sales of biobased products would reach annual growth rate of 8 percent over the preceding decade
The problem with vanilla After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor
16 September 201614 September 2016 Edible food packaging made from milk proteins Edible food packaging based on the milk protein casein will be on store shelves within three years, according to USDA researchers
9 September 20167 September 2016 Biomass-Based Diesel Mandates and Trade Trends around the World EU member states engage in a very low amount of international trade in biofuels currently
1 September 201629 August 2016 U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies
31 August 201629 August 2016 Building the Case for Bioplastics SPI’s Bioplastics Division released their quarterly Plastics Market Watch report on bioplastics
Edible food packaging made from milk proteins (video) USDA scientists are developing an environmentally friendly film made of casein
23 August 20169 September 2016 Europe Aims to Close Loophole on Wood Energy New report from European officials acknowledges the environmental impacts of their growing reliance on wood energy
4 August 20163 August 2016 USDA announces application periods for loan guarantee program Loan guarantees of up to $250 million to develop, construct and retrofit commercial-scale biorefineries and renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing facilities
USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Develop Advanced Biofuels and Biobased Products Development Will Contribute to America's Strong Bioeconomy and Bring Jobs to Rural Areas
2 August 20161 August 2016 BioPreferred Partner Spotlight: Verdezyne Asking Tom Beardslee, Ph.D., VP of R&D about the biobased innovations at Verdezyne
19 July 201618 July 2016 Future Bioeconomy Supported by More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Potential United States could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources
Brazil’s Agricultural Land Use and Trade: Effects of Changes in Oil Prices and Ethanol Demand The study examines the effects of longrun changes in oil prices on ethanol production in Brazil and resulting cropping patterns
15 July 201614 July 2016 Samsill displays its new Earth’s Choice Biobased ring binders at the USDA headquarters U.S. soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars to research, test and promote biobased products
23 June 201622 June 2016 Sweet smell of success: Greenyug, ADM taking biobased chemicals to scale Greenyug, commercializing its Ethyl Acetate technology through a joint venture
22 June 201621 June 2016 Verdezyne Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Award from the EPA Recognizes “Landmark Green Chemistry Technology”
Why Bio-Based is the Next Step in the Sustainability Journey for Tide P&G focused on constantly innovating to meet changing consumer and social needs
31 May 201630 May 2016 Procter & Gamble Launches New Eco-friendly Detergent, Tide purclean™ First USDA Certified Biobased Detergent with the Trusted Cleaning Power of Tide
25 May 201630 May 2016 USDA Announces $21 Million Available For Bioeconomy Research and Development The funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill
3 May 201628 April 2016 How the GE Mushroom Could Change the Debate Around GMOs CRISPR allows scientists to cut and paste gene sequences more easily than ever
18 April 201614 April 2016 Bioeconomy: One Billion Tons of Biomass Biomass Research & Development Board creating U.S. “Bioeconomy Vision”
BIOWC16 Workshop: “Growing a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States” Workshop open to all attendees at the 2016 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
18 March 201617 March 2016 A Conversation with US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Interview in Industrial Biotechnology
7 March 20164 March 2016 Stimulating Investment To Grow the Biobased Economy The challenge our industry faces right now is to continue building investment in the biobased economy
4 March 20163 March 2016 Biosynthetic Technologies: Advancing a First-Commercial Renewable Chemical Project Company Biosynthetic Technologies to be among the early potential beneficiaries
2 March 20161 March 2016 What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
The Revolution in Biobased Materials: The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide to the USDA BioPreferred Program The program’s purpose is to spur economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets for farm commodities
1 March 201629 February 2016 Federal Agencies Outline Bioeconomy Vision and Current Activities Release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy
25 February 201624 February 2016 300 million tons of US biomass is used today for fuels and chemicals Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2016, Day 2
24 February 201623 February 2016 Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on New Biobased Laundry Detergent Procter & Gamble soon to release "certified biobased" Tide PurClean
11 January 20168 January 2016 USDA highlights 2015 bioeconomy achievements A full list of USDA’s 2015 achievements is available on its website
15 December 201515 February 2018 Laurel Biocomposite earns USDA biobased label for 3 products Cost-effective, green replacement with improved performance properties for traditional fossile-based resins
26 November 201515 February 2018 Laurel Biocomposite Earns USDA Certified Biobased Label for Three Products The addition of Bio-Res powder to the USDA BioPreferred program expands the company’s product line-up and range of uses
9 November 20155 November 2015 The Biobased option The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to biobased products
27 October 201523 October 2015 The biggest trade agreement you’ve never heard of Negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership reach a draft agreement; countries head home to what, for many, will be a tough sell
1 October 201530 September 2015 Iowa Corn Promotion Board Patent improves production process for bio-based plastics Corn derived isosorbide creating new markets for corn farmers
30 September 201528 September 2015 USDA launches first price report on non-GMO corn and soybeans Better earnings could attract more market for non-GMO grain and encourage farmers to transition to organic
24 September 201523 September 2015 Commission ready to give more aid to young farmers Over 160,000 young European farmers will start their own businesses thanks to aid provided by the 2014-2020 rural development programmes
22 September 201518 September 2015 Pentagon’s Heavy Foot Traffic Still Leads to Lighter Environmental Footprint Pentagon staffs have taken many steps to shrink the 6.5-million-square-foot building’s environmental footprint
10 September 20158 September 2015 A new Maine manufacturing strategy could turn plants into products Emerging biobased manufacturing sector could turn into a substantial force for economic development with the right foundation
8 September 20158 September 2015 Experts from nova-Institute introduced: This month Dr. Stephan Piotrowski, Agricultural economist
7 September 20154 September 2015 Schnelle Zulassung für Gentech-Kartoffel Einführung neuer Technologien durch die Hintertür?
3 September 20152 September 2015 Malama Composites Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Certification and Label for Studio BioFoam® Bio-based alternative for stage sets, exhibits and museum displays, architectural and industrial design modeling or medical applications
Biokerosin mittelfristig die einzige klimaneutrale Alternative im Luftverkehr IEA Bioenergy Konferenz 2015 diskutiert u.a. nachhaltige Biomassepotenziale und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Biokerosinherstellung vom 27. bis 29. Oktober in Berlin
27 August 201525 August 2015 USDA Announces Incentives to Establish Biomass Crops Deadline for Incentives to Harvest Biomass Residues is Sept. 4