7 August 20156 August 2015 Bioplastics Important Player in Sustainable Procurement PLA, which is made from agricultural sugars, is poised to become an important player in packaging and durables markets as sources of supply expand, properties improve, and the economics case becomes more interesting
Hemp, a very versatile crop René Sauveur of Pantanova believes that breakthrough is around the corner
Mehr Stabilität in der WPC-Profilextrusion Der belgische Verarbeiter Deceuninck optimiert seinen Extrusionsprozess für Outdoor-Profile aus WPC mit einer neuen Entgasungseinheit seines Maschinenlieferanten Battenfeld-Cincinnati
6 August 20155 August 2015 Reduction of risks to marine life: Opportunities for artificial carbon dioxide removal (CDR) CO2 removal cannot save the oceans – if we pursue business as usual
Risiken für das Leben in den Ozeanen verringern: Chancen für künstliche Entfernen von CO2 aus der Atmosphäre (CDR) CO2 aus der Luft zurück zu holen kann die Ozeane nicht retten – wenn wir weiter Kohle und Öl verfeuern
Why Ford is shredding cash…literally "One man’s trash is another man’s treasure" - Senior technical lead Deborah Mielewski about a process to turn dandelion stems into rubber, tomato parts and old money into plastic and algae into foam
MHG, a Biotechnology Company Becomes World Leader in the Production of PHA Biotech Company Able to Produce Large Quantities of PHA with First Commercial Scale Fermenter
Erstellung einer Datensammlung zur Betriebsplanung Forstwirtschaft begonnen Kostenbewusster und effizienter wirtschaften durch genaue Kenntnis von Planzeiten und -kosten
The ‘biobased hospital’ slowly gains credibility ‘Biobased’ is well on its way to becoming a hot item in the hospital world
5 August 20154 August 2015 Synalloy Reports Double Digit Percentage Increases in Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2015 The Company evaluates its financial performance by eliminating all non-recurring, non-operational items from net income and earnings per share
Driving innovation in nonwovens with PHA-modified PLA Sustainable biopolymers can be used to create materials with new functionality
Vom Abfallstoff zum Wertstoff: nachwachsende Rohstoffe mittels Chemie und Biologie Biotrans2015 bringt über 700 Wissenschaftler_innen aus Chemie, Biologie und Biotechnologie zusammen, um über neueste Entwicklungen im Bereich umweltschonender Produktionsverfahren durch Einsatz von Enzymen und Mikroorganismen zu referieren
New solution for Thailand’s stockpiled rice? Thailand focuses on environmentally-friendly rice-based products
Seaweed farm to begin production off Argyll coast PLANS have been unveiled that will see mainland Britain’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm set up in Scottish waters later this summer
Algae as a source of energy: the price is (still) too high As part of the EnAlgae project, Wageningen UR has devised bio-economic models for calculating the cost price of micro-algae under various conditions
4 August 20153 August 2015 TerraVerdae BioWorks and Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions announce milestone in scale-up optimization of bioprocess for PHA Bioplastics Project confirms industrial process technology to produce biodegradable plastics from Canada's vast biomass resource
Agreement to realise the first France-based facility for producing PHA biopolymers from sugar beet co-products Bio-on and Cristal Union will work together to build a production site with a 5 thousand tons/year output, expandable to 10 thousand tons/year
Ethylene Production Via Sunlight Opens Door to Future Here's the future of ethylene production as Dr. Jianping Yu sees it
Intensive biofuel planting poses risk to human health The race to meet carbon-neutral biofuel targets could put human health and food crop production at risk unless it is carefully planned, according to new research
WPC – Weiterer Zuwachs auch im Terrassenbereich Branche rechnet mit wachsenden Marktanteilen von 28,5 % bis 2016.
Research and Markets: Pine-Derived Chemicals (TOFA, TOR, Gum Turpentine, Gum Rosin, Pitch, Sterols) Market 2015 – Global Trends & Forecast to 2020 "Pine-Derived Chemicals Market by Type (TOFA, TOR, Gum Turpentine, Gum Rosin, Pitch, Sterols), Application (Paints & Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants, Surfactants, Printing Inks), Source, & by Region - Global Trends & Forecast to 2020" now available
3 August 20152 August 2015 BASF and Solazyme launch the first commercial microalgae-derived betaine surfactant World’s first commercially available high-performance microalgae betaine for use in home and personal care applications
Yarn from slaughterhouse waste ETH researchers have developed a yarn from ordinary gelatine that has good qualities similar to those of merino wool fibres
Garn aus Schlachtabfall ETH-Forscher haben aus herkömmlicher Gelatine ein Garn entwickelt, das ähnlich gute Eigenschaften hat wie Merinowollfasern
Brain AG: Mit neuer Führungsspitze weiter wachsen Die auf sechs Unternehmen angewachsene Firmengruppe stellt ihre Führungsmannschaft neu auf
Hanf ersetzt Kunststoff im Spritzguss Vorentwickler eines badischen Automobilzulieferers optimiert den Spritzguss mit Hanf
Organic Material Evolution Kickstarter: WillowFlex Filament Project Promises a Compostable 3D Printing Future
Natürlich im Auto Nicht Aluminium, Stahl und Carbon, sondern Naturfasern wie Flachs, Hanf oder Kenaf sollen die Autos leichter und sparsamer machen. Selbst Löwenzahn wird neu entdeckt
31 July 201510 September 2015 Bio-Based Products Offer Renewable Solutions For Industrial Operations And Benefits To The Overall Economy While the environmental benefits have been known, an analysis recently released by the USDA demonstrates the overall benefit to the economy of the introduction of bio-based products
A new way to visualise the global economy Map represents each country relative to the size of its nominal gross domestic product (GDP)
Seeking success in succinic, succinctly, sustainably Reverdia CEO Marcel Lubben helps us to understand the broad applications and markets in an exclusive interview
Legos Go Sustainable, and Everything (Really) is Awesome To reduce its carbon footprint, the toy company is searching for a sustainable material for its bricks by 2030
Non-isocyanate polyurethane wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award A green polyurethane, which eliminates the use of isocyanates, has won the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Study shows forestry more profitable than farming SAC report shows productive conifer forestry delivers around five times the economic output of farming before subsidy, but experts warn hills must not be covered in ’tree blanket’
30 July 20159 September 2021 Polymere aus Treibhausgas Vielseitige Nanostrukturen aus CO2-basierten Polycarbonaten
INVISTA and Plaxica collaborate on bio-derived lactic acid technology INVISTA will provide Plaxica engineering, technical and commercial support from its global technology licensing organisation
Thermodynamics-based design of microbial cell factories for anaerobic product formation Many compounds on the DOE list could be produced anaerobically
Import tariffs to keep EU biofuel industry ‘stagnant’ US Department of Agriculture's bureau in The Hague: The EU has "effectively separated itself from the international market"
Grasp the correct packaging Bioplastic-Tool of the Aoel helps enterprises to find the right material in Germany and abroad
Der Griff zur korrekten Verpackung Das Tool der AöL hilft Firmen aus dem In- und Ausland bei der Wahl des Materials
Global Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market 2015-2019 With Anellotech, Coca Cola, Gevo, PepsiCo & Toyota Tsusho dominating
Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Powered by Renewable Energy Proof-of-principle study provides some of the initial performance data necessary for assessing the scalability and technical viability of electrochemical CO2 conversion technologies
Crop Modification Techniques Infographic This post provides references and a brief explanation on each technique, along with downloads in multiple formats
28 July 201513 September 2015 Revised NatureWorks Ingeo Biopolymer Life Cycle Assessment Data Passes Rigorous Third Party Peer-Review The publication of the new Ingeo life cycle assessment shows that greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage during Ingeo manufacture is lower than that of all commonly used plastics
BIO World Congress closes in Montreal—and sets new record! More than 1,200 industry leaders representing 725 companies