11 July 201611 July 2016 Borregaard: New Lignin Operation in Florida in Final Phase of Approval New plant at RYAM’s Fernandina Beach site in Florida to serve growing demand for natural lignin-based products
16 June 201612 June 2016 OSU researching bacteria to begin biofuel production process Researchers look to develop cost-effective bioconversion treatments for lignin
14 June 201612 June 2016 Carbon Nanofibers from Sustainable Sources Arab researchers developed a synthesis of CNFs which uses lignin and recycled PET
22 April 201621 April 2016 West Fraser’s first-of-a-kind lignin recovery plant now on stream The first commercial-scale plant in Canada to produce technical lignin for the development of sustainable, new, value-added products came on stream
15 April 201612 April 2016 Biomass broken down without chemicals for 1st time, study claims Researchers find catalyst that allows simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
5 April 20161 April 2016 Better use of entire biomass of willow Joint project of VTT and Aalto University exploiting properties and most suitable application areas
4 April 20164 April 2016 Making Lignin Pay: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide The slides presented at the webinar on “Making Lignin Pay — Now, Soon, Never?”
31 March 201630 March 2016 ORNL researchers invent tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content New recyclable thermoplastic with lignin can be melted three times and still perform well
15 March 201614 March 2016 Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds
14 March 201615 February 2018 Metsä Group leads the Finnish bioeconomy Metsä Group is building the world’s first next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski
4 March 20163 March 2016 Natürlich UHU und TECNARO, der erste Klebestiftbehälter der nachwächst! UHU stic ReNATURE Klebestifte mit einem Behälter aus einem Bio-Werkstoff aus dem Hause TECNARO - The Biopolymer Company
2 March 20162 March 2016 Tecnaro GmbH in Projektkonsortium des BBI JU Europäische Kommission fördert „Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking" mit 10 Mio. Euro
23 February 201622 February 2016 From sawdust to petrol Dutch researchers develop simultaneous extraction of lignin from wood, convert into chemicals
17 February 201616 February 2016 Carbon fibre from wood is used to build car Swedish researchers developed the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fibre
