{"id":48305,"date":"2017-12-07T13:20:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T12:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=48305"},"modified":"2017-12-08T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T10:38:03","slug":"biocomposite-of-the-year-2017-awarded-at-the-biocomposites-conference-cologne-bcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/biocomposite-of-the-year-2017-awarded-at-the-biocomposites-conference-cologne-bcc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201d awarded at the Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48308\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48308\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Gala-Dinner-at-BCC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Gala Dinner at the Biocomposites Conference Cologne 2017 (nova-Institute, PvP) \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Gala-Dinner-at-BCC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Gala-Dinner-at-BCC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Gala-Dinner-at-BCC-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gala Dinner at the Biocomposites Conference Cologne 2017 (nova-Institut, PvP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Deutsche Fassung: <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/innovationspreis-biocomposite-of-the-year-2017-verliehen\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/innovationspreis-biocomposite-of-the-year-2017-verliehen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 230 participants of the Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC), the worldwide largest conference on Natural Fibre and Wood-Plastic Composites, chose the three winners out of six nominees. The Innovation Award highlights biocomposites and their applications that entered the market in 2017 or are just about to be launched.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More and more companies use Natural Fibre and Wood-Plastic Composites in a wide range of applications such as construction, automotive and consumer goods. Special appearance and haptic, green image, weight savings, shorter cycle times, scratch resistance and, above all, a lower CO<sub>2<\/sub> footprint are important factors for this trend.<\/p>\n<p>nova-Institute and Coperion GmbH (DE), the sponsor of the Innovation Award, are proud to announce the winners of the Biocomposite of the Year Award 2017:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48310\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48310\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-First-Place-Biocomposites-Award-2017-GreenBoat-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"GreenBoats (DE) - First prize \u201eBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201c (f.l.t.r. Michael Carus, nova-institute; Friedrich J. Deimann, GreenBoats; Dr. Asta Partanen, nova-institute) (Source: nova-Institut, PvP)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-First-Place-Biocomposites-Award-2017-GreenBoat-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-First-Place-Biocomposites-Award-2017-GreenBoat-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-First-Place-Biocomposites-Award-2017-GreenBoat-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GreenBoats (DE) &#8211; First prize \u201eBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201c (f.l.t.r. Michael Carus, nova-institute; Friedrich J. Deimann, GreenBoats; Dr. Asta Partanen, nova-institute) (Source: nova-Institut, PvP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>GreenBoats\u00a0(DE): GreenBente24 \u2013 boat from 80% renewable materials<\/h3>\n<p>Usually, mass produced boats are made of fossil-based resins, glass fibres and plastic foam. By contrast,\u00a0GreenBente24\u00a0from\u00a0GreenBoats\u00a0(DE) is made from 80% out of renewable materials like flax, cork and bio-based epoxy resin. The GreenBente24 has the same weight and stiffness as a standard boat. The boat achieves a 80% reduction of carbon footprint compared to other options, is thermally recyclable and has a particularly pleasant living climate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.green-boats.de\/greenbente\" target=\"_blank\">www.green-boats.de\/greenbente<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH\u00a0(AT): LignoLoc\u00ae \u2013 Collated wooden nails<\/h3>\n<p>Nails made from wood are one of the oldest known fasteners in the world, thus\u00a0Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH\u00a0(AT) has initiated the next evolution stage\u00a0LignoLoc\u00ae\u00a0\u2013 collated wooden nails for use with pneumatic nailers. This new technology requires no pre-drilling; offers maximum holding power due to a natural welding effect with the base wood and offers new application fields for domestic beech wood veneer and can replace steel nails in many applications. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beck-lignoloc.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">www.beck-lignoloc.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48309\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-48309\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Winner-Biocomposites-Award-2017-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Winners of the Innovation Award \u201eBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201c (f.l.t.r. Peter von Hoffmann, Coperion GmbH; Moderator Michael Carus, nova-institute; Dr. Hans Korte for Beck Nageltechnik GmbH; Friedrich J. Deimann, GreenBoats; Prof.Dr. Patrick Teuffel, TU Eindhoven; Moderator Dr. Asta Partanen, nova-institute) (Source: nova-Institut, PvP)\" width=\"269\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Winner-Biocomposites-Award-2017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Winner-Biocomposites-Award-2017-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-06-Winner-Biocomposites-Award-2017-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winners of the Innovation Award \u201eBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201c (f.l.t.r. Peter von Hoffmann, Coperion GmbH; Moderator Michael Carus, nova-institute; Dr. Hans Korte for Beck Nageltechnik GmbH; Friedrich J. Deimann, GreenBoats; Prof.Dr. Patrick Teuffel, TU Eindhoven; Moderator Dr. Asta Partanen, nova-institute) (Source: nova-Institut, PvP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Eindhoven University of Technology (NL): Fully bio-based pedestrian bridge<\/h3>\n<p>A fully\u00a0bio-based pedestrian bridge,\u00a0the first in the world, has been realised at the\u00a0Eindhoven University of Technology (NL). After a successful load test (5,0 kN\/m<sup>2<\/sup>), the bridge was installed by the company NPSP bv (NL). Flax and hemp fibres provide the strength for the bridge, combined with a bio-based epoxy resin. Polylactic acid (PLA) bio-foam provides the core. The production method was vacuum-infusion: layers of natural fibres were glued around a laser-cut shape of bio-foam. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tue.nl\/en\/university\/news-and-press\/news\/24-10-2016-the-worlds-first-biocomposite-bridge-on-the-tue-campus\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">www.tue.nl\/en\/university\/news-and-press\/news\/24-10-2016-the-worlds-first-biocomposite-bridge-on-the-tue-campus\/ <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find more about the winners and other nominated candidates, the innovation award and the conference at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biocompositescc.com\/award\" target=\"_blank\">www.biocompositescc.com\/award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All proceedings of the conference will be available soon at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/proceedings\" target=\"_blank\">www.bio-based.eu\/proceedings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>nova-Institute would like to acknowledge Coperion GmbH (DE) for sponsoring the renowned Innovation Award \u201cBiocomposite of the Year 2017\u201d, Der Gru\u0308ne Punkt \u2013 Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DE) as silver sponsor and FKuR GmbH (DE), Fibres Recherche\u00a0De\u0301veloppement (FR), Linotech GmbH &amp; Co. KG &amp; ParaPack GmbH (DE), RENOLIT GOR S.p.A. (IT), simcon kunststofftechnische Software GmbH (DE) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland LTD (FI) as bronze sponsors of the conference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Download press release as PDF file: <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-PR-Biocomposite-of-the-Year-Award-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">17-12-07 PR Biocomposite of the Year Award 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48313\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-48313\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-BCC-2017-Biocomposite-Award-Winner-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Biocomposite of the Year 2017 (Source: nova-Institute)\" width=\"444\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-BCC-2017-Biocomposite-Award-Winner-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-BCC-2017-Biocomposite-Award-Winner-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-BCC-2017-Biocomposite-Award-Winner-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/12\/17-12-07-BCC-2017-Biocomposite-Award-Winner.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biocomposite of the Year 2017 (Source: nova-Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deutsche Fassung: https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/innovationspreis-biocomposite-of-the-year-2017-verliehen The 230 participants of the Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC), the worldwide largest conference on Natural Fibre and Wood-Plastic Composites, chose the three winners out of six nominees. The Innovation Award highlights biocomposites and their applications that entered the market in 2017 or are just about to be launched. 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