29 October 2012 Agrisoma Resonance Energy Feedstock Powers the World’s First 100% Biofuel Flight New converted feedstock represents a complete replacement for conventional jet fuel
Neste Oil now producing renewable naptha suitable for bioplastic Neste Oil adds NExBTL renewable naphtha suitable for producing bioplastics to its corporate customer product range
28 October 2012 Sealed Air Introduces Restore<sup>TM</sup> Protective Packaging Solution New Sealed Air Branded Mushroom® Packaging Offers All-Natural Product Protection
26 October 2012 BioAmber On Track for Plant Commissioning in 2014 BioAmber and Mitsui & Co. will extend of bio-succinic acid capacity of its first plant in LANXESS bio-industrial park in Sarnia to 34,000 metric tons
Nike GS Football Boot Incorporates Bio-Based Pearlthane® ECO TPU in the Sole Plate Helping to Reduce Weight by 15 Percent Nike uses bio-based TPU soccer boot and thus leads a new era of elite soccer shoes
Fuel From Thin Air? The skinny on making gasoline from air and water AFS is using carbon dioxide as their source of carbon for production of liquid fuels
battenfeld-cincinnati unterstützt 9. internationale WPC-Konferenz von AMI in Wien Neuer Extruder für neues Produkt: WPC-Vollprofile
OKW: Gehäuse aus Bio-Kunststoff ab Lager Für alle, die einen Beitrag für den Umweltschutz leisten wollen
25 October 2012 TOKU-E Announces Ultrapure bio-Acrylamide for Electrophoresis and other Life Science Applications TOKU-E Company has announced availability of their newly developed, Ultra-Pure, bioconversion acrylamide
Are algae-based fuels, chemicals and materials sustainable? The National Research Council says "no, not yet”. The Algae Biomass Organization says "yes, eventually”. Who’s right, and when will it matter?
Lignol expands intellectual property portfolio with new lignin patent awards High performance lignin is proving to be well suited for many applications
Lubricants from vegetable oil Project "Integrated BioProduction" starts in second phase for the extraction of epoxides in industrially relevant scale
Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. Announces Agreement with Toyota Tsusho Corp. for Bio-PET Supply to Expand Renewable Rollstock Offerings New Clear Lam Bio-PET rollstock will be available in December
Biobasierte Wirtschaft eröffnet neue Chancen für den Umweltschutz und die Wirtschaft in Deutschland 13 Prozent aller Beschäftigten in Deutschland und knapp acht Prozent der Bruttowertschöpfung der deutschen Volkswirtschaft stehen in direkter Verbindung mit der Nutzung biologischer Ressourcen
Mode aus Milch Qmilch produziert ab sofort 100 Prozent biobasierte Milchfasern am Bremer Faserinstitut
Biomasse nachhaltig bewirtschaften – ökologische Grenzen der Flächennutzung einhalten! UBA-Position: Nahrungsmittel haben Vorrang vor Energieproduktion
Grüne Gebäude mit umweltfreundlichen Schäumen Die Materialwissenschaftlerin Marie-Pierre Laborie erhält die Auszeichnung "German High Tech Champion"
24 October 2012 The Greening of Dupont The shift from fossil-based to biobased is paying dividends at Dupont
Avitez spouts first PLA bottle factory in Asean Thai company estimates output to reach 300,000 bottles after six months
Engineering Escherichia coli to synthesize free fatty acids Recent metabolic technical efforts to maximize the downstream products of FFA
23 October 201225 July 2014 Breakthrough in injection moulding of natural fibres: In-feed in the form of fibre pellets solves dispensing problems Promoted project was completed successfully, hemp fibre pellets available as by now
Metabolix finds help for PVC plastics with new PHA application PVC gets a lift, and so do the commercial prospects with Metabolix and its biobased PHA polymers, with a new application in PVC plastics
Biofuels Digest releases new 5-Minute Guides "News you can use” about Avantium, BioProcess Algae and Coskata
Boeing-COMAC Technology Center Announces First Biofuel Research Project Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology will find ways to convert waste cooking oil for use as jet fuel
German project highlights hemp as bio material Michael Carus about the project: "Development of industrial scale natural fiber pellet production using natural fibers to reinforce bioplastics in injection molding and extrusion techniques.”
Weichen für gebündelte Rohstoffpolitik gestellt Rohholzverbraucher stärken gemeinsame Rohstoffpolitik organisatorisch und finanziell
22 October 2012 Calysta Energy™ Targets Natural Gas as Advantaged Feedstock for Transportation Fuels and Chemicals Unmet Market Need Creates Global Opportunity
Meredian, Inc., Hosts Exclusive Grand Opening Event Bainbridge opens worlds largest bioplastics facility
19 October 2012 Biokunststoffe: Teil der nächsten industriellen Revolution in Europa EU-Wirtschaftspolitik betont enorme Bedeutung biobasierter Produktmärkte
18 October 2012 Renewable Chemicals Helping to Build the Biobased Economy Panelists at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy plenary session, Biotechnology and Renewable Chemicals agreed: The Future is Now!
Butanediol (1,4 BDO & 2,3 BDO), 1,3 Butadiene And Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Market: Applications (THF, PU, PBT, SBR, ABS, NBR Etc.), Bio-Based Alternatives, Downstream Potential, Market Size And Forecast, 2010 - 2018
Teller oder Tank: Gibt es überschüssige Flächen für Bioenergie? Neue Studie zur Bioenergie veröffentlicht
17 October 2012 € 1.7 million to renewable barrier material LIFE+ Funds Xylophane’s Al Foil Substitute Xylan-based Renewable Barrier Food Packaging Material
Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production New incentives for biofuels with optimal climate footprint: Commission wants to change policy on renewable energy and the fuel quality directive
Sustainable construction: Rapeseed-based product to play a major role in carbon-neutral masonry units Croda and Encos agree long term supply arrangements for the major ingredient of EncoSol
Reverdia und Helm beginnen Distributions- und Marketingzusammenarbeit bei Biosuccinium™ in Europa Reverdia eröffnet weltweit erste Großanlage für die kommerzielle Produktion biobasierter Bernsteinsäure
16 October 2012 Wood completely broken down into its component parts Fraunhofer researchers develop process to divide wood waste into lignin and cellulose
Genomatica Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award Award-winning manufacturing processes produce chemicals from renewable feedstocks rather than oil and gas
Kompostierbarer Plastik auf dem Prüfstand Wie nachhaltig und umweltschonend sind die Produkte wirklich?
15 October 201225 July 2014 EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off: KBBPPS project focuses on biomass content, functionality and biodegradability
PETRONAS and LanzaTech to recycle CO<sub>2</sub> into sustainable chemicals Waste CO2 from Petronas operations will be captured by LanzaTech’s process to create economic routes to acetic acid
Ecolab Launches Line of Bio-Based Hard Surface Cleaners That Are USDA BioPreferred and Green Seal Certified Ecolab presents new line of bio-based and biodegradable hard surface cleaners from plant-derived natural resources
Teragren Products Accepted Under USDA BioPreferred Program USDA certified full line of bamboo construction products