9 April 20157 April 2015 From skyscraper to ‘plyscraper’: The tower blocks made from wood Pure construction material wood can still struggle to be cheaper than concrete
Virginia Tech researchers’ discovery in alternative energy production may be breakthrough for hydrogen-fueled vehicles Green hydrogen from local biomass resources
World’s first fully renewable package available globally after successful introduction Following its successful introduction with Finnish dairy Valio, the world’s first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex® Bio-based, is now being rolled out to Tetra Pak customers worldwide
US poised for biobased chemicals breakout, says National Research Council Though challenges remain, particularly in affordable feedstock, the US National Research Council says “Despite impressive recent and projected growth, the manufacturing of chemicals using biological synthesis and engineering could expand even faster.”
8 April 20158 April 2015 Carbon Footprint and Sustainability of Different Natural Fibres for Biocomposites and Insulation Material nova-Institute publishes first results of the sustainability assessment within the project MultiHemp
Market study and Trend Reports on “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020″ The short version of the full market study is now available!
EU research project on underutilised oil crops kicks off: COSMOS – Camelina & crambe Oil crops as Sources for Medium-chain Oils for Specialty oleochemicals
SPI Bioplastics Division honors Eastman Kodak with ‘2015 Innovation in Bioplastics Award’ at NPE2015 Company honored for its creation of a biotoner containing more than 90 percent biobased and biodegradable materials
Netherlands: Plant food packaging goes green Oerlemans and Pokon to collaborate on biobased packaging alternative for fertilizers, aiming for the use of sugarcane based bio-PE from Braskem
British Columbia: Wood roof systems offer unique opportunities Mass timber is increasingly becoming the building material of choice
NWO opens call for proposals on Biobased Performance Materials (BPM2-NWO) Additional call used in the field of bio-based performance materials, conducted by Wageningen UR FBR
Canada: Why the timber business is surprisingly strong right now Pine beetles and U.S. housing have made forest products a bright spot among commodities
Wege weg vom Öl: Hanf und Faserverbundstoffe Automobilzulieferer Faurecia will leichtere und auf nachwachsenden Rohstoffen basierende Produkte entwickeln
SkyNRG: Sustainable aviation fuel in South Africa RVO.nl investment to support project plant Solaris, producing sustainable bio-kerosene from tobacco
Coop Bank Denmark wird als erste Gemaltos einzigartige, aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen hergestellte, kontaktlose EMV-Karten ausgeben. Neuartiges PLA-basiertes Material ist 100%ig biologisch abbaubar und klimaneutral
Coop Bank Denmark first to deploy Gemalto’s unique bio-sourced contactless EMV cards Manufactured from corn-based PLA material that is 100% biodegradable
EU restricts the use of plastic bags to protect the environment MEPs and the Council have agreed a deal ahead of the plenary vote in April
7 April 20152 April 2015 Nitrogenasen: Zauberkünstler verwandeln Kohlenmonoxid in Kohlenwasserstoff Freiburger Forscher versucht Pflanzen zu modifizieren, dass sie Abfallstoffe erzeugen, die sich als Brennstoff eignen könnten
Nitrogenases: magicians that convert carbon monoxide into hydrocarbons Freiburg researcher exploring how crops to make waste products that could be used as fuels
Interdisciplinary team on the hunt for new active compounds President of the Leibniz Association opens Research Cluster funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research
Interdisziplinäres Team geht auf Wirkstoffsuche Leibniz-Präsident gibt Startschuss für BMBF geförderten Leibniz Research Cluster
Revolutionäre Lebensmittelverpackungen dank PBS? Christophe Cotillon, Koordinator von SUCCIPACK, spricht über die im Rahmen seines Projekts entwickelte Lebensmittelverpackungstechnologie auf Basis von PBS, die bald auf den Markt gebracht werden soll
Could PBS revolutionise food packaging as we know it? Christophe Cotillon, coordinator of SUCCIPACK, discusses the project’s PBS food packaging technology which may soon be commercialised
Öko-Plastik aus Milch: Kuhstoff wird Kunststoff Milch war das Basismaterial des weltweit ersten Kunststoffs Galalith. Eine Firma nutzt die Technik nun wieder zur Produktion von Öko-Plastik.
NPE 2015: Citrate plasticizers offer biobased plasticizer solution for polymers Citrofol esters finding increasing application as bio-based alternatives to traditional crude oil-based products
Amerplast to market sustainably sourced flexible packaging material Partnership agreement with Braskem aiming to produce Green Polyethylene (Green PE) from sugar cane ethanol
Avery Dennison expands film matrix recycling offer to customers New program makes local recycling label matrix waste possible
More Gevolution The results from Gevo’s 4th quarter are in, and a worth a look-see, not only for fans of isobutanol and its prospects
Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide Inbicon’s technology produces cellulosic ethanol or renewable chemicals from wheat straw via enzymatic hydrolysis, with co-products including renewable power
2 April 20152 April 2015 San Francisco verbietet Plastikflaschen Verkaufsverbot von Plastikflaschen in Innenräumen jetzt auch auf öffentlichen Raum ausgedehnt - Herstellerindustrie "not amused"
San Francisco Board of Supervisors votes to phase out plastic bottled water on City property Ordinance begins to address environmental damage of excess plastic in the waste stream
Smelly foam as irritation inhibitor for diapers Inspiring session about 'Vegetable Protein: The green gold?', held by researcher and consultant for biobased products, Michael Klaassen (CAH Dronten)
A call to change recycling standards as 3D printing expands Researchers developed a new resin code identification system based on the Chinese codes to accommodate recycling in printing and plastics
Evides offering online guest lecture on bio-economy Dutch CoE BBE digital course is the first at university level in the Netherlands
Eine nachhaltige Zukunft für die EU-Landwirtschaft? Politische Entscheidungsträger, Umweltschützer und Forscher diskutieren auf der Konferenz „Eine nachhaltige Zukunft für die EU-Landwirtschaft?“ in Brüssel über nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
A sustainable future for EU farming? Policymakers, environmentalists and researchers discussed sustainable agriculture at the ‘Sustainable future for EU farming?’ conference in Brussels
Global Bioenergies: Construction of the German demo plant started Additional 4.4 million euros financing secured
4 minutes with… Managing Director/CEO of Elzek Multilink Services & Investment Ezekiel Oyediji on the role and important milestones in future
1 April 201531 March 2015 The John Bell interview: the reaction of Michael Carus, Ceo of nova-Institut "Real bio-based economy with high value chemicals and less dependency on incentives can only develop, if the RED framework will be heavily reformed"
Projekt “Agropolymere”: Beste Aussichten für die Bioökonomie in der Region Grenzübergreifende Zusammenarbeit für eine erfolgreiche Zukunft im Bereich der Bioökonomie
Dutch-German project ‘Agrobiopolymeren’ successful Cross-border cooperation needed for a successful future in the field of bio-economy
Foreign investors lured by palm oil’s wild ride Recent volatility giving traders the opportunity to seize advantage when commodities occasionally trade out of sync
Torfersatzstoffe sollen helfen, Moore zu schützen Landwirtschaftsministerium gründet Torfersatzforum. Minister Meyer: Torfeinsatz im Sinne des Klimaschutzes um 25 Prozent reduzieren
Wood & Panel Europe: Paints and Coats for WPC Flipbook coverstory discussing requirements of suitable coating systems for WPCs
Algae.Tec: Algae for nutraceutical Products Expansion of its development and manufacturing facilities in Cumming, Georgia, building of initial small scale plant for the production of algae for the nutraceutical market
JEC Europe 2015: Forum für Verbundstoffe mit starkem Zuspruch Aus „JEC Europe“ wird „JEC World“ - Neuer Veranstaltungsort