8 May 20184 May 2018 Start-ups recognised for adoption of green chemistry Announcement of 10 innovative start-up companies at GC3’s 3rd Annual Networking Event
7 May 20183 May 2018 How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains Scientists recently discovered a strain of bacteria that can literally eat plastic and could help create more environmentally friendly recycling
Administrator Pruitt Promotes Environmental Stewardship with Forestry Leaders and Students in Georgia This policy will provide certainty to rural communities and the forest industry while supporting economic growth
4 May 20183 May 2018 Turning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from duty into opportunity Targets of the EIA procedure is to engage local people to a project and receive general acceptance
Welcome to the sixth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we will discuss the most promising opportunities for the chemical industry to change from fossil-based to bio-based production
3 May 20181 May 2018 The marine stakeholders demand more blue in the bioeconomy strategy Company representatives and policy makers met at the European Parliament on March 21 to discuss what is needed for a successful European blue bioeconomy
Financing EU agriculture after 2020: What future for the CAP? This event has reached full capacity and registration is closed
2 May 201828 April 2018 UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB low indirect land use change (ILUC) risk certification for its feedstocks RSB is one of the world's most trusted, valued and peer-reviewed standards for biomaterials, one of the European Commission's approved voluntary schemes
Cuomo pitches bill to ban plastic grocery bags After blocking city's bag fee, governor will try to one-up de Blasio
Circular bio-economy supports growth and mitigates climate change impact Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time
27 April 201825 April 2018 Bioeconomy has to move up the global policy agenda Results of the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2018
26 April 201824 April 2018 Global Bioplastics Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023 New market research report on “Bioplastics Market 2018 Global Analysis By Key Players – Braskem, NatureWorks, Novamont, BASF, Corbion, DuPont”
In the Future, Leather Will Be Made From Mushrooms Not Cows After their synthetic spider silk, Bolt Threads has introduced its second material, Mylo, which is a synthetic leather whose main ingredient is mycelium
Force Majeure for ecoflex® and ecovio® lifted Remaining contaminations removed - Inventories still low
Winners and losers from the proposed ban on palm oil Prof. Gernot Klepper of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy has analysed the effects of the proposed palm oil ban for biofuels and who would be likely to win or loose
25 April 2018 Sechs Kandidaten für den Innovationspreis “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018” nominiert Von Nebenprodukten der Cashewnuss-Produktion und Zellulosefibrillen über eine Dachschindelversiegelung aus Sojaöl bis hin zu innovativen Verbund- und Verpackungsmaterialien
New European Investment Bank loans under Juncker Plan set to mobilise €1 billion in investment for agriculture and bio-economy sectors New financing initiative aims to unlock close to €1 billion of investment in the agriculture and bio-economy sector
Sweden and Finland sign LOI for biofuels, biomaterials Government’s collaborative program to find solutions for replacing fossil-based products with biobased ones
24 April 201820 April 2018 BBI JU announces a further € 115 million of funding to boost the development of EU’s bio-based industries sector Deadline for submission of proposals to the BBI JU 2018 Call is 6 September 2018
Emery Oleochemicals’ Green Polymer Additives business to feature high-performance antifogging and antistatic agents at Chinaplas 2018 Highlight of this year's exhibition will be Surface Modification of Plastics by Additives with focus on Antifogging and Antistatic Agents
23 April 201819 April 2018 Hogan: 3 reasons EU farmers should take the risk and invest in agriculture EU Commissioner Phil Hogan told EURACTIV about the post-2020 CAP
20 April 201818 April 2018 Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA Availability of biomass, knowledge on agriculture and biotechnology combined with relatively low costs of doing business could provide openings for Dutch industry
19 April 201817 April 2018 Circular bioeconomy: an uneasy marriage of concepts, so far The unified term circular bioeconomy still needs much clarification. Or do we rather need a precision economy, in the end?
Berlin will be the world capital of bioeconomy from 19 to 20 April High-ranking representatives from politics, science, civil society and the business sector will meet from 19 to 20 April to discuss the latest bioeconomy developments
18 April 20189 September 2021 Can we turn pollution into products? Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies can turn CO2 into a resource, says Dr. Issam Dairanieh, CEO, Global CO2 Initiative
Engineering a unique plastic-degrading enzyme Solution to plastic pollution on the horizon: Newly evolved enzyme could be the key to tackling the worldwide problem of plastic waste
17 April 201816 April 2018 The Netherlands looking to ban oxo-degradable plastics Country supports a full ban, rather than the restricted use proposed by the European Commission
Bioplastics industry risks disappointing consumers Organic - or 'bio' in German does not mean that the packaging material is bioplastic
13 April 201812 September 2018 The position of the bioeconomy in the Netherlands Ten action points have been formulated based on existing policy and goals achieved
11 April 20186 April 2018 The University of York is to lead on a £5million project to develop the bioeconomy across Yorkshire, the Humber region and the Tees Valley Funding boost announced for the region’s bioeconomy
EUBP’s policy recommendations to integrate bioplastics in the EU Plastics Strategy For more information, you can download EUBP’s position paper
7 April 20187 January 2019 Welcome to the fifth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we present a short summary of our first webinar “The best of two worlds – making chemistry more bio-based”
6 April 20185 April 2018 Europe’s ethanol CEOs besieged by RED II and illusory truths Europe’s new RED II legislation is a smorgasbord of climate-harming substitutes for domestically sourced conventional ethanol
4 April 20183 April 2018 nova-Institut sucht Stellvertretende/n Geschäftsführer/in Die Position bietet Ihnen eine interessante Führungsaufgabe mit exzellenten Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten (Standort Hürth bei Köln)
Monomers from camphor enable biobased plastics Camphor, a terpene produced in large quantities in China from by-products of the pulp industry, can be considered as a biobased alternative to fossil raw materials
3 April 201827 March 2018 USDA report shows impact of US biobased economy The report, titled “Indicators of the U.S. Biobased Economy,” shows that the biobased economy is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy
Bioeconomy: Germany to lose pole position Recommendation of the Biostep consortium is, the bioeconomy needs to improve the perception of bio-based products and processes by the consumer
Who are the winners of the 2018 Bio-Based World News Awards? After a two month process, our panel of independent industry expert judges carefully deliberated and decided our shortlist and winners
Sustainable textile innovations: bio yarn made from kelp fibres Biomaterials research company AlgiKnit extracts alginate and combines it with other renewable biopolymers to produce yarn, which can be used in textile manufacturing
29 March 201827 March 2018 20 Expert Insights from Day One of World Bio Markets Central question posed by Luke Upton, founder and editor of Bio-Based World News: "What role does bio-based plays within the circular economy?"
GCA 2018 Winner: Making bio-textiles from food crop harvest waste Five winning innovations from 5 different countries shared a 1 million euro grant from the H&M Foundation
New LOEWE-cluster to conduct research into aromas and flavorings from vines and fruit The Federal State of Hessen to invest around 4.4 million Euros by 2021
28 March 201828 March 2018 BIOFOREVER: Detailed evaluation of GreenPremium prices for bio-based products along the value chain Almost 70% of industry experts report GreenPremium prices for bio-based products
BIOFOREVER: Detaillierte Bewertung der GreenPremium-Preise für biobasierte Produkte entlang der Wertschöpfungskette Fast 70 % der Branchenexperten berichten von GreenPremium-Preisen für biobasierte Produkte
27 March 201823 March 2018 ISOCALM: Thermal insulation boards made of elephant grass Schorndorf-based company let grow and process in Africa - global distribution is organised through headquarters in Germany
“How trees coexist” – new findings from biodiversity research published in Nature Communications Tree individuals growing in a species-rich neighbourhood produce more wood than those surrounded by neighbours of the same species
26 March 201822 March 2018 Stora Enso Wins Bio-Based Product of the Year for Lineo by Stora Enso Made from versatile wood-based raw material lignin, Lineo can be used in a range of applications instead of fossil-based materials
Lenzing Group achieves best full-year results in its history Group want to put a stronger emphasis on their ambition to make the textile and nonwoven market more sustainable
Brews, bangers and biofuels – Ireland’s bioeconomy looking up Celtic Renewables puts whisky in the car and not just in the jar
Sechs Kandidaten für den Innovationspreis “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018” nominiert
