6 August 201411 January 2018 iBIB2014/15 – The unique International Business Directory for Innovative Bio-based Materials is available now Easy and direct access to products, services and experts of the bio-based economy worldwide
iBIB2014/15 – Der international einzigartige Branchenführer für innovative bio-basierte Materialien ist ab sofort verfügbar Einfacher und direkter Zugang zu Produkten, Dienstleistungen und Experten der weltweiten bio-basierten Ökonomie
Can ISSC PLUS certification be misleading – if the bio-based share is not labelled too? Comment by Michael Carus, nova-Institute
PE suppliers go after oxo-biodegradable technology in Mexico Parliament had been asked to comment on a proposal by the commission to ban or tax free-issue shopper bags in the EU
Italy: An easier way to turn plant scraps to plastics Vegetable waste opens opportunities for new bioplastics
Harnessing biotechnology for a more sustainable economy Peder Holk Nielsen, president and CEO of Novozymes, speaking at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2014 in Copenhagen
Silk leaf maker says material could aid space journeys Graduate builds living leaf from silk fibers and chloroplasts that produces oxygen
Seidenblatt betreibt Photosynthese Student baut lebendes Blatt aus Seide und Chloroplasten nach, das Sauerstoff produziert
Nanostructured metal-oxide catalyst efficiently converts CO2 to methanol Highly reactive sites at interface of two nanoscale components could help overcome hurdle of using CO2 as a starting point in producing useful products
5 August 201420 October 2014 Efficient and eco-friendly polymerization of elastomers List AG's Direct Devolatilization tecnology to reduce costs, processing time and plant footprint impact
UPM ProFi Deck composite decking chosen for sustainable building projects ProFi Composite Deck plays role in international Solar Decathlon Competition
DOE Biomass 2014 Conference highlights Renewable Chemicals Growing the Future Bioeconomy, focusing on innovative technologies, financing strategies, and public policies needed to grow the bioeconomy
Konzern Lesaffre kauft Biosprit-Pionier Butalco Künftig eine Geschäftseinheit Lesaffre Advanced Fermentation (Leaf-) Technologies
Budapest hosts innovative training school on biorefining Sponsored by Novozymes and Pannonia Ethanol, Climate-KIC Central Hungary organized the 3rd Biorefining Training School in Budapest from 7th - 10th July
Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Schmidt besucht Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern "Signalwirkung für die Bedeutung von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen"
More people means more plant growth, NASA data show New analysis shows that on a global scale, the presence of people corresponds to more plant productivity, or growth
Grünes Gold Die Phytolutions GmbH in Bremen setzt auf marine Algen als Energie- und Rohstoff-Lieferant
4 August 201412 March 2015 The EUROPEAN BAROMETER OF LINEN: 1st Indicator of European linen comsumption Significant online survey shows consumers level of understanding, purchases of linen products
Solazyme: ROI next year, and some Return on Dream too Signature AkzoNobel deal expansion highlights Solazyme’s Q2 results – But there’s something more to this company than the cash that sustains it, though sustain it cash does, and necessarily so
Zeitraffende Beurteilung der Dauergebrauchseigenschaften von Wood Plastic Composites in der Außenanwendung SKZ entwickelt erstmals Laborbewitterungsverfahren für WPC-Werkstoffe
From Policy to Practice Founding partner EuropaBio celebrates launch of new Public-Private Partnership on Bio-based Industries
Neuer Weg macht Wasserstoff-Herstellung günstig Verfahren benutzt Alkohol-Lösungen und nanostrukturierte Elektroden
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Study: Ethanol co-product may offer low-fat product for use in swine diet In recent years, ethanol plants have begun to centrifuge the solubles from ethanol production to extract oil, which is sold to the biodiesel industry – as a result, new low-fat DDGS products are available for swine diets
Solazyme and AkzoNobel Expand Partnership in Surface Chemistry Agreement includes joint product development and principal terms of a multi-year supply agreement targeting annual supply of up to 10,000 MT of algal oil for surfactant production
Nationale Umsetzung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik Bundeskabinett bringt weitere Gesetzesänderungen auf den Weg
ThermoWhey: Creating new horizons together ThermoWhey project will develop a new bio-based thermoformable barrier coating
31 July 201430 July 2014 Vom Gärprodukt zum Holzwerkstoff – eine innovative Verwendung von Gärprodukten
Auf dem Weg zur Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie Reportage: Fraunhofer-Zentrum in Leuna will Holz als Rohstoff für die chemische Industrie nutzbar machen
The 50 Hottest Companies in Biofuels nominations open; the 30 Hottest Companies in Chemicals, too; Hot 40 debuts In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy and 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals and Materials, and the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Bioeconomy
Iowa State University agronomist says miscanthus would yield more biomass than originally thought in Iowa soil Miscanthus could have a major role to play in the future of Iowa agriculture
M&G Chemicals in JV with Anhui Guozhen (PRC) to build the world largest cellulosic ethanol bio refinery M&G Chemicals today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary M&G International S.à.r.l ("M&G") has entered into a Sino-foreign joint venture with Anhui Guozhen CO, Ltd ("Guozhen")
Altranex Corp. Finalist in 2014 Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC) Altranex to presents its bio-lubricants at Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit
Potenziale erschließen – dank Bioextrusion Interview mit Thilo Lehmann - Geschäftsführer der Lehmann Maschinenbau GmbH
30 July 201429 July 2014 Danish biorefinery receives EU funding The EU Commission has awarded €39 million in funding from the NER300 program to Maabjerg Energy Concept, a consortium of companies that include DONG Energy, Novozymes, and local utilities, Vestforsyning, Struer Forsyning and waste management company Nomi, towards the construction of a 80m liters/year cellulosic biorefinery in western Denmark
Governments Boost Competitiveness in the Bioproducts Sector Governments of Canada invest over $1.9 million to the Composites Innovation Centre to support FibreCITY
Bioplastics maker wins government funding from WINN Solegear Receives $1.6 Million in Innovation Funding from the Government of Canada
Lesaffre acquires Butalco: will the race for sustainable butanol ever be the same? We look at why yeast giant Lesaffre acquired this development-stage Swiss company and its yeast enhancement technology
Organic farming has grown rapidly, says EU The organic farming sector has grown rapidly over the past ten years, to about 500,000 new hectares every year, according to EU statistics
29 July 20147 August 2015 Logoclic und der blaue Engel Zum 1. März 2014 wurden alle Laminatböden von Logoclic und alle Designböden von Mystyle mit dem Gütezeichen „Der Blaue Engel" ausgezeichnet
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
Bio-basierte Verbundwerkstoffe auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE 2014 – Europäische Fachmesse & Forum für Verbundwerkstoffe, Technologie und Anwendungen Seien auch Sie dabei: nova-Institut und COMPOSITES EUROPE präsentieren erstmals ganzes Potenzial bio-basierter Verbundwerkstoffe
New technique could help to lower cost of next-generation biofuels Swiss scientists have developed a method for streamlining biofuel production using chemical engineering
Feds splinter “plastic wood” claims FTC challenges manufacturers' claims its products are made entirely of recycled plastics