3 July 20152 July 2015 BioAmber and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Partner in Synthetic Leather Bio-based Polyol Enables Market Leader Flokser to Launch Innovative Artificial Leather Fabric
Greener than green – Alternative plasticizer oils and fillers: Even better eco-credentials: Sustainable compounding with Keltan Eco
Grüner als grün – Alternative Weichmacheröle und Füllstoffe Nochmals verbesserte Umweltbilanz: Nachhaltiges Compounding mit Keltan Eco
European Bioplastics elects new Board – François de Bie confirmed as Chairman European Bioplastics (EUBP) is pleased to announce that the new Board has been elected by the General Assembly of EUBP members on 24 June 2015 to serve a two-year term
European Bioplastics wählt neuen Vorstand – François de Bie im Amt des Vorsitzenden bestätigt Die Mitgliederversammlung von European Bioplastics (EUBP) hat am 24. Juni 2015 den neuen Vorstand des Verbandes auf zwei Jahre gewählt
Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
2 July 20151 July 2015 New Biodegradable Herding Agent Provides Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Solution Alternative to the current silicone-based polymers
USDA publishes rule for revamped Biorefinery Assistance Program USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service has published an interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
Globally, 2014 a Good Year for Renewables Late last week, the Worldwatch Institute released a 2015 global status report for renewables
Creating a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way The bioeconomy encompass the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into food, feed and bio-based products (chemicals, materials and fuels) via innovative and efficient technologies provided by industrial biotechnology
Fighting Pollution From Microbeads Used in Soaps and Creams California State Assembly approved a measure to outlaw the use of the particles in what could become the strictest ban in the country!
Tweed to Acquire Bedrocan Canada Transaction unites Canada's two strongest cannabis brands, and establishes world's largest publicity-traded canabis producer
Cannabis-Report: Ersten großen Übernahme im kanadischen Sektor Tweed Marijuana Inc. kündigt Fusion mit Bedrocan Canada an
1 July 20158 July 2015 Das nova-Institut sucht IT System- & Netzwerkadministrator und Anwenderbetreuer (m/w) mit Schwerpunkt auf Apple Clients, Mobile Devices & Microsoft Windows Server Schnellstmöglich, jedoch spätestens bis zum 01.10.2015
Govt asks Niti Aayog to draft policy on genetically modified crops Indian prime minister’s office has asked the government’s new economic think-tank to help draft a policy on genetically modified (GM) crops
4th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers Europe’s largest event on Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) in 2015: CO2-based Fuels – Kerosene, Diesel and Gasoline: Very impressive and dynamically evolving future-oriented CO2 Utilization
As Oregon’s GMO debates continue, two countries move forward with labeling push Different takes on GMO labeling in the USA, Germany and Taiwan
Canada funds 2 projects to develop new landfill gas technology Natural Resources Canada announced the award of $2.2 million through Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund to support the R-LNG project
DOE’s ARPA-E funds 6 projects to improve sorghum development The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $30 million to six projects under its Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program
Linde steps up research into safe ways of using captured carbon dioxide Company has extended its participation in the international research project “Impact of Common Impurities on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport and Storage” until 2017
Linde vertieft Forschung zur sicheren Nutzung von Kohlendioxid Unternehmen verlängert Mitwirkung am internationalen Forschungskonsortium "Impact of Common Impurities on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport and Storage" bis 2017
30 June 201529 June 2015 10 recommendations to enable a 50 billion euro industrial biotechnology market in Europe by 2030 BIO-TIC project has launched its final roadmap: ‘The bioeconomy enabled - A roadmap to a thriving industrial biotechnology sector in Europe’
Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?
GreeNest – innovative egg packaging made with grass fibers Huhtamaki’s molded fiber business has introduced an egg packaging that is made with grass fibers
15 Jahre CHEMIE.DE – vom Universitätsprojekt zum Experten für Online-Fachportale und Online-Marketing Europas führende Informationsplattform mit einzigartigem Angebot in der Branche
Renewable plastics can provide the answer to sustainability in a circular economy No wonder people are getting excited about the circular economy - Treating ‘waste’ as a resource and creating reuse and recycling loops for thousands of everyday products will have a dramatic effect on production and value chains, saving energy and materials
Strohgedämmte Außenwand: Bereits mit 10 mm Putz feuerbeständig (F90-B) Mit Strohballen lassen sich auf einfache Weise hochgedämmte, umweltfreundliche und langlebige Wände erstellen
G.M.O. Dilemma: Swaying a Wary Public Genetic food modification worked out well the first time it was tried
29 June 201529 June 2015 Nordzucker unveils new website focused on sustainability Viewing the value chain as field of development
Nordzucker veröffentlicht neue Nachhaltigkeitswebseite Wertschöpfungskette als Entwicklungsfeld begreifen
Bioökonomie zwischen Irrweg und Revolution Podiumsdiskussion in Berlin: Vertreter aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft diskutierten aktuelle Herausforderungen zur Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen Wirtschaft
LEGO commits $150M to search for sustainable alternative plastics $150 million, 100+ employees, a new sustainable materials center, and a commitment to move off fossil fuels dependency by 2030
EU circular economy could create two million jobs by 2030 Parliament's environment, public health and food safety (ENVI) committee has adopted a report outlining the need for Europe to transition to a more resource efficient economic model
EU green light for €120 million new investments in circular bioeconomy projects The European Commission releases €50 million of EU public money via the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) leveraging €70 million of investments from industry into projects to boost the European bioeconomy
Big jump in Polish hemp farming for 2015 Poland has jumped into the front ranks of European industrial hemp growing: With about 1,500 hectares (about 3,700 acres) under cultivation this year, according to official agriculture documents, a massive increase over 2014 when just a 107 hectares were planted in hemp
IH2 Technology Licensed for Demonstration Plant Norwegian company to convert woody biomass into transportation fuels
Bio-based biodegradable polyurethane foam wins BASF award New technology based around a sugar based mevalonate (MVL) monomer and its polyesterol (PMVL) made by solvent-free polymerization
26 June 201516 September 2015 More than 240 organizations and scientific institutions support the safety of GM crops Consensus: GM crops have no more risk than those that have been developed by conventional breeding techniques
Erneuerbarer Wasserstoff für die Mobilität der Zukunft ZSW koordiniert neues Power-to-Gas-Leuchtturmprojekt
Komplexe Umsetzungsvorschriften gefährden Ziele des Nagoya-Protokolls Bioökonomierat befürchtet erhebliche Einschränkung der Nutzung genetischer Vielfalt in Forschung und Züchtung
Bioplastics industry met in Vienna to discuss benefits, barriers, and prospects of the European bioeconomy European Bioplastics and the Austrian Energy Agency hosted a seminal meeting in Vienna
Biokunststoffexperten diskutierten Vorteile, Hürden und Chancen der Europäischen Bioökonomie in Wien European Bioplastics und Österreichischen Energieagentur luden zum Fachseminar nach Wien ein
EU commission states strong support for biotech sector at the EuropaBio Biotech awards The EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety has reiterated the EU Commission’s “strong interest and fundamental support” for the biotech sector, saying that the sector benefits “people, the economy and sustainability”
Major advance in biorefinery development in Canada API announces First Commercial Implementation of GreenBox+® Technology
25 June 20159 September 2021 So wird Power to Gas wirtschaftlich: 5 Stellschrauben auf dem Weg zur Marktreife dena-Strategieplattform Power to Gas legt der Politik konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen vor
Hematite ‘re-growth’ smoothes rough edges for clean energy harvest Team reports first 'unassisted' water splitting using only hematite and silicon as solar absorbers
Bioenergy is key to a low-carbon future Bioenergy is a key driver in delivering a more sustainable future, according to a new report on the expansion of global bioenergy use and production
USDA says backing push to expand “bio-economy” The productivity and innovation of U.S. agriculture is driving a transformation to bio-based products across the economy that is supporting millions of jobs and significantly displacing fossil fuels, according to a study from the USDA on Wednesday.