6 October 20142 October 2014 The BIO Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial Biotechnology Honoring outstanding women in industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing
2 October 201429 October 2014 Options for Designing a New Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy nova-Institute’s contribution to the current debate
Global Biodegradable Packaging Materials Market 2014-2018 Surge forecast for biodegradable packaging materials market
Synalloy’s chemical unit signs new 3-year tolling agreement CRI Tolling, BioBased Technologies partner on Agrol production
NatureWorks teams up with PE INTERNATIONAL to revise Ingeo biopolymer eco-profile New Ingeo eco-profile data reinforce lower greenhouse gas emissions during Ingeo manufacture compared to other commonly employed plastics
NRW-Umweltminister Johannes Remmel verleiht Klimaschutzpreis für kommunale Holzverwendung Rheinisch-bergische Gemeinden engagierten sich in vorbildlichem Einsatz
Gewachsener Lampenschirm aus Biomasse von Pilzen Mycel-Design aus Dänemark für vollständige biologische Abbaubarkeit
DuPont India consumer study: India’s confidence in green & biobased products is highest in global index Driven by younger generation, India’s consumers believe biobased ingredients enhance the desirability of green products
Recycled cooking oil powers Finnair flight to New York Finnair will operate its flight from Helsinki to New York on 23 September with an Airbus A330 using environmentally sustainable biofuel, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in New York on the same day
Neste Oil adds biopropane production to Rotterdam biorefinery Unit expected to have the capacity to produce 30,000-40,000 tons per year
On the road to artificial photosynthesis Berkeley Lab study reveals key catalytic factors in carbon dioxide reduction
1 October 201430 September 2014 Dynamic drive in CO2 utilization New challenges for sustainable chemistry in CO2 economy
Erstaunliche Dynamik in der CO2 -Nutzung CO2 –Recycling als Herausforderung für eine nachhaltige Chemie
Agriculture alliance calls on the EU to boost innovation and jobs Eleven EU-level associations presented their joint declaration at the European Parliament
Wood-Plastic Composites: Technologies and Global Markets BCC Research report of all cellulosic-plastic combinations as well as plastics
GranBio begins producing second-generation ethanol Company starts operating the Southern Hemisphere’s first cellulosic ethanol plant
Forschungspreis: Millionenförderung für Zellingenieur Freiburger Forscher überzeugt die Jury mit künstlichen Designer-Organellen
Biogas als Basis für alternative Kraftstoffe in der Luftfahrtindustrie Studie zu Möglichkeiten einer nachhaltigen Produktion von Biokerosin
Take steps against climate change with ecostore Company’s new Carbon Capture™ Paks New Zealand manufacturer found some other uses for Brazilian sugar
Trees that can increase biomass production Thanks to biotechnology, researchers at UPM have increased the production of woody species
30 September 201411 January 2018 Bio-based composites at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2014– European Trade Fair & Forum for Composites, Technology and Applications Be part of it: For the first time nova-Institute and COPMPOSITES EUROPE present the full potential of bio-based composite materials
“BAUnatour“ in Bonn als Side-Event der UN-Dekade Konferenz Wanderausstellung informiert über Bauen und Wohnen mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Turning winery waste into biofuels Swinburne student breaks down woody material by using a 'cocktail' of fungi
Manufacturing building materials from plants and waste With a bit of processing, common materials can be made into high-performance building materials, such as pollution-eating roofing and concrete
Lufthansa conducts first European scheduled flight using sugar-based biofuel Memorandum of Understanding signed with JatroSolutions GmbH on the cultivation of jatropha
Lufthansa führt den ersten europäischen Linienflug mit Biotreibstoff auf Zuckerbasis durch Absichtserklärung zu Jatropha-Anbau mit der JatroSolutions GmbH unterzeichnet
Stanford bioengineers close to brewing painkillers without using opium from poppies A decade-long effort in genetic engineering is close to creating yeast that makes palliative medicines in stainless steel vats
Schmerz lass nach Opiate können zukünftig aus Zucker und gentechnisch veränderter Hefe hergestellt werden
WPC-Markt China: Mehr als die Hälfte der Produktion geht in den Export WPC-Produzenten aus fünf Provinzen bestreiten 75% der Gesamt-Produktion
Bundesminister Schmidt: “Die deutsche Forstwirtschaft steht heute mehr denn je für Nachhaltigkeit” Schutz und Nutzung des Waldes müssen in Einklang stehen
29 September 201426 September 2014 Einladung zum Workshop: Globales Biomasseangebot und -Nachfrage 24. November 2014, 10:00 - 16:00 Uhr, In den Ministergärten 4, 10117 Berlin
Plant-based building materials may boost energy savings Insulation for homes of the future may be harvested from fields of kenaf, an alternative to fiberglass
Almac forms academia-industry collaboration to develop green chemicals Team of scientists to develop novel chemical via an enzymatic route from under-utilised natural oil
NexSteppe raises $22M in series C financing Investors Total Energy Ventures and ELFH Holding join existing investors Braemar Energy Ventures, CYM Ventures and DuPont Ventures
„naro tech“ 2014: Neue Werkstoffe aus Biomasse bieten nachhaltige Alternativen Internationales Fachpublikum traf sich zum 10. Symposium für Werkstoffe aus Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Erfurt
Thailand: PTT MCC Biochem errichtet BioPBS-Anlage in Rayong Im Schulterschluss auf dem Weg zur bio-basierten Marktführerschaft?
PTTMCC Biochem’s pioneering move for global bioplastics leadership JV aiming to create innovations and green products under “Green for Life” business approach
Maverick Synfuels introduces Maverick Oasis™ – Affordable small-scale methane Gas-to-Liquid modular methanol plants Producers can now monetize natural gas and biogas reserves via methanol
Replacing plastic and mineral wool insulation with wood fibre VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing wood fibre-based insulation materials and sprayable insulation foams with enhanced product features
Biobasierte Hochleistungsverbundwerkstoffe aus Bingen am Rhein Biobasierte Hochleistungsverbundwerkstoffe, die auch den Vergleich mit Kohlenstofffaserverstärkten Materialien nicht scheuen müssen, dürften schon bald keine Zukunftsmusik mehr sein
26 September 201425 September 2014 Guided by the silk Kraig Biocraft Laboratories' Monster Silk® is moving closer to commercial viability, and Warwick Mills is working to develop technical textile applications for the high-strength fiber.
Auto plastics’ future is in biomaterials and nanotechnology "For the future, more and more green solutions will need to be incorporated into new cars".
New Yorker Klimagipfel startet neue Initiativen zum Schutz der Wälder Zusammenschluss von über 150 Regierungen, Unternehmen, Zivilgesellschaft und indigenen Gruppen bislang beispiellos
Cargill pledges to protect forests in all agricultural supply chains Company endorses U.N. declaration on deforestation
25 September 201424 September 2014 Three manufacturers of oxo-degradable plastics take exception to projected OWS study In their opinion, no extra study is needed to verify whether their materials biodegrade, or whether they do not
As light dims and food sources are limited, key changes in proteins occur in cyanobacteria Identification of redox-sensitive enzymes can enrich biofuel production research