25 January 2013 Insects’ gut microbes hint at biofuel breakthrough Grasshoppers may carry attractive enzymes for biofuels, study finds
17 January 2013 Enerkem raises $37.5M for landmark waste-to-biofuels plant in Edmonton 25-year agreement to convert 100,000 tonnes of the City’s municipal solid waste into biofuels
16 January 2013 Pulp as Biodegradable Plastic in Disposable Food Containers Thermoplastic made from sugar beet pulp and PLA allows a variety of new uses
15 January 2013 USDA invested in camelina research for plant- and grain-based materials K-State-Led Research Team awarded $5.08 Million to study oilseed as biofuel feedstock
11 January 2013 USDA Announces Investments in Bioenergy Research and Development to Spur New Markets, Innovation, and Unlimited Opportunity in Rural America USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels
10 January 2013 Up, up and away: aviation biofuels players start building capacity Great Scott! Look up in the Sky! There hasn’t been a hotter sector in biofuels demand than aviation
Benelux pellet market expected to more than double by 2020 U.S. expected to become main supplier of wood pellets in northwestern Europe
8 January 2013 Top Molecules: The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased List – what’s worked out? 136,000 downloads later – let’s look at why this DOE paper on renewable chemicals from 2004 is such an enduring hit, and which of its 12 target molecules are looking like winners
14 December 2012 USDA Grants Support Sustainable Bioenergy Production USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awards $10M for bioenergy, biobased products
12 December 2012 3 uses for Biomass no one ever saw coming Biomass in cancer drugs, perfumes, baby-safe cleaners, cosmetics and more
11 December 2012 bioserie launches innovative line of iPhone 5 covers integrating bioplastics with premium recyclable materials BioCover, GlassCover and AluCover - cutting-edge sustainable products from plant-based renewable resources for more design
6 December 2012 Chinese more confident in green, biobased products than North Americans Though product awareness is low, biobased interest is high throughout China, DuPont survey finds
4 December 2012 Order of importance: Study finds prioritizing rather than canvassing entire plant genome may lead to improved crops
30 November 2012 DuPont breaks ground on world’s largest Cellulosic Biorefinery 30 million gallon plant in Nevada, Iowa will expand central Iowa’s energy exports, add to local grower economy
29 November 2012 ThyssenKrupp Elevator introduces enviromax, first performance-improving vegetable-based hydraulic fluid Enviromax, says ThyssenKrupp Elevators, offers minimal effects on the environment and can extend the life of an elevator
17 November 2012 Giant reed seen as biofuel – or another kudzu disaster Intentional introduction of energy crops may create the next invasive species catastrophe
16 November 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture lists DSM EcoPaXX polyamide 410 grades in “BioPreferred” Catalog of biobased products EcoPaXX has been shown to be 100% carbon neutral from cradle to gate
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
31 October 2012 Study Shows Americans Seeking Biobased Products Despite growing audience for green products, there is a great lack of awareness of the organic label and its meaning
15 October 2012 Ecolab Launches Line of Bio-Based Hard Surface Cleaners That Are USDA BioPreferred and Green Seal Certified Ecolab presents new line of bio-based and biodegradable hard surface cleaners from plant-derived natural resources
Teragren Products Accepted Under USDA BioPreferred Program USDA certified full line of bamboo construction products
9 October 2012 Giant King<sup>TM</sup> Grass released for quarantine by USDA US Department of Agriculture Officially Approves Giant KingTM Grass in the United States
8 October 2012 The Biobased A-List: FibreTuff wood composites Behind popular wood-deck products like Trex lie a class of wood-plastic composite intermediate resins – and at and top of that class are brands like FibreTuff
24 September 2012 Susterra® Biobased Propanediol Used in Ureamax® Plus and Enprotex® Plus Nam Liong Enterprise Co., Ltd. Enters Brand Licensing Agreement with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products
18 September 2012 BioSolar Begins Development of EcoBacksheet™ The company’s second breakthrough backsheet product is intended to be environmentally friendly and lower cost to capture a significant share of the rapidly growing solar market
Agrobiobase – looking at the global bioeconomy one factoid at a time It’s global, biobased and cool – Agrobiobase – suitable for anything from checking out a company to doing a deep-dive on the sector
7 September 2012 Georgia Gulf Develops Bio-Based Compounds for InPro Corporation Innovative, flexible vinyls incorporating bio-based, non-phthalate plasticizer from Segetis
6 September 2012 Immature Switchgrass Could Help Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Forever-young-gene makes plant starch more readily available for conversion
19 August 2012 Biofuel fails EU sustainability test, German researchers claim Study says EU-grown rapeseed biodiesel falls under 35% marker, adding weight to calls to end food biofuels
10 August 2012 Green Matter: Can bioplastics take the heat? Record U.S. drought revives food vs. fuel debate USDA declared 1496 counties across 33 states as natural disaster areas
3 August 2012 Biologist Receives $1.5 Million to Study Potential Biofuel Crops Scientists in Texas explore Panicum hallii as an alternative energy source to oil and gasoline
24 July 2012 Capitalizing on the biobased boom Advising USDA on strategic marketing considerations related to the launch of the USDA Certified Biobased label
16 July 2012 Biobased Resins Made from Susterra® Propanediol Adopted by Panasonic Corporation Eco Solutions Company First Time that Biobased Resins Used in Asia Pacific for Wet Area System Materials
10 July 2012 R&D/Leverage Helps Iowa State University Bring Largest-Ever Bioplastics Program To Life Iowa State University leads eco-research effort to convert the $7.12 billion/year specialty crops industry to biodegradable, non-petroleum based containers
18 June 2012 Myriant Receives $25 Million Award Under USDA’s Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Guarantee Program to Develop Bio-based Chemicals Construction of Myriant's Bio-Succinic Acid Plant On-Budget and On-Schedule for First Quarter 2013 Commercial Start
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
7 June 2012 DaniMer Scientific Announces Release of Breakthrough Biobased Label Adhesive for PET Industry Leveraging Renewable Chemicals from DuPont Tate&Lyle and Myriant
5 June 2012 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Proposed Designation of Twelve New Biobased Product Categories More than 2,300 Additional Biobased Products to be Eligible for Preferred Federal Purchasing
31 May 2012 Bioökonomie: Die USA steigen ins Rennen ein "BioPreferred Program" soll Erforschung und Kommerzialisierung biologischer Prozesse vorantreiben
Thompson, Schrader Introduce Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 Legislation Seeks Parity For U.S.-made Forest Products Under USDA’s Biobased Markets Program
30 May 2012 The Farm Bill Energy Title Is Working and Must Be Renewed A view of the American energy and agricultural future
23 May 2012 Gewinner des Umweltschutzes Vereinfachung von Produktionsprozessen durch chemische Zwischenstoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
14 May 2012 DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Partners with Bio-Botanica® Inc. ZeaBasicsTM botanical extracts made with Zemea® Propanediol
10 May 2012 Developing Corn Stover as the Next Agricultural Commodity DuPont creates a new feedstock supply chain for cellulosic ethanol through a project in Iowa
7 May 2012 BioTork and NCERC: Paving the way for economically viable ethanol production from hemicellulose Using Adaptive Evolution to Optimize the Growth Rate of Yeast Strains Genetically Engineered to Ferment Sugar D-Xylose
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 Naturally Advanced Technologies’ CRAiLAR Flax Earns 100 Percent USDA Certified Biobased Product Label A well deserved award