5 August 2011 Trellis Earth Products Files Patents on Proprietary Bioplastics Resins Applications Cover Both High Performance Hybrid Bioplastic and 100% Petroleum-Free Resin From Agricultural By-Products
3 August 2011 Clearer guidance call on bio-plastics Current research into the redesign of plastics and developments in biodegradable plastics
Brazil Sets New Record in the Adoption of Transgenic Crops Hectares planted with high-tech materials, transgenic hybrids account for more than 70% of the area planted
1 August 201117 February 2020 Lead Market Initiative signals new era for bio-based products LMI to support and focus on six important markets, involving policy instruments
Pakit Announces Agreement with PepsiCo for Sustainable Packaging Innovative technology turning cellulose fibre into moulded board to replace the plastic and foam packaging
BASF and CSM explore a bio-Based Succinic Acid joint venture 25,000 tons capacity fermentation production plant to start up by 2013 at the latest
Bio-based plastics boom: Products chains and markets Global average annual growth rate was 38% - Europe, 48% in the same period
Dissatisfied With RSPO, Malaysia Begins Planning Its Own Palm Oil Certification Scheme Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities to certifie over 300,000 smallholders by national certification scheme - as the RSPO is too expensive
Biosprit aus der Wüste Agaven lassen sich in öden Wüstenregionen für die Produktion von Biotreibstoffen anbauen
Pakit gibt Vereinbarung mit PepsiCo für nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen bekannt Innovative Technologie zur Kartonherstellung aus Zellulosefasern soll Verpackungsmarkt revolutionieren
31 July 2011 Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of lignocellulosis Residues from commercial furfural production (furfural residue, FR) and corn kernels were carried out to compare different nutritional media
Fourth German WPC Congress to Break Records The European lead congress of the WPC-industry! (13. & 14.12.2011, Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany)
Vierter Deutscher WPC-Kongress hat Rekorde im Visier Der europäische Leitkongress der WPC-Industrie! (13. und 14. Dezember 2011, Maritim Hotel Köln)
29 July 2011 Nestlé launches bioplastic caps for milk brands in Brazil In partnership with Tetra Pak and Braskem to advance use of packaging from renewable resources
Algae Companies Diversify Into Green Chemicals, Oils How Solazyme and Blue Marble are currently creating drop-in replacements for existing products
28 July 2011 Cortec® Corporation Launches Biobased Film Products for Marine and Anaerobic Digestion Markets EcoOceanTM soon to be available in over 70 countries worldwide
MU professor helps to plant seeds for an advanced biofuel economy Moving away from corn - scientists to build largest biorefinery production system in the nation
27 July 20113 October 2013 Bio-Based Economy Central to Europe’s 2020 Vision Secretary General of EuropaBio talks about the role of industrial biotechnology in Europe
Brazil’s Braskem to buy Dow’s global PP business Included in the sale are two PP plants in the US and two in Germany
Canada Missing Its Potential in Bioproducts Study reveals barriers preventing growth in the bioproduct industry
Eiweißbasierte Biofolien für Garten und Landwirtschaft entwickelt Proteinbasierte Saatbänder mit Düngemittel im Onlineshop erhältlich
26 July 2011 Telles Teams with Tenova Bioplastics on New Line of Biobased Film for Compostable Bags and Packaging Solutions in Europe Mirel P5001 is the New Film Grade Resin to Reduce Organic Waste in Landfills and Aid in Bio-Energy Generation
Synterra Energy Merges Key Technologies to Commercialize Next Generation Integrated Bio-refinery Innovative process integration provides process efficiencies, lowers unit capital cost, reduces risk of securing adequate feedstock supplies
Cathay Industrial Biotech files for IPO Chinese n-butanol and propylene prices are highly correlated, according to the company
Construction start for new CleanTech project with great future potential Süd-Chemie lays foundation for largest cellulosic ethanol plant in Germany
Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Sugarcane-Based Jet Fuels Brazilian research group ICONE to lead study; World Wildlife Fund to serve as independent reviewer and advisor
Danone: Wir weisen die Vorwürfe der Deutschen Umwelthilfe vollumfänglich zurück DUH veröffentlichte ungenaue Fakten ohne Rückfrage beim Hersteller
Zusammenschluss zwischen Telles und Tenova Bioplastics für neue Reihe von Biofolien für kompostierbare Beutel und Verpackungslösungen in Europa Mirel P5001 ist ein neues, zur Herstellung von Folien geeignetes Harz, mit dem organische Abfälle in Deponien verringert werden können und das bei der Erzeugung von Bioenergie behilflich sein kann
Puma führt in Wasser auflösbare Einkaufstüte ein Konzern rechnet mit jährlicher Einsparung von 192 Tonnen Plastik und 293 Tonnen Papier
Deutsche Umwelthilfe: Danone führt Verbraucher Biokunststoffwerbung in die Irre Deutsche Umwelthilfe mahnt Danone wegen irreführender Werbung für neue Activia-Joghurtbecher aus Bioplastik ab - IFEU-Studie belegt: Joghurtbecher aus so genanntem Biokunststoff haben keine gesamtökologischen Vorteile gegenüber herkömmlichen Plastikbecher
Straubing: Baubeginn für CleanTech-Zukunftsprojekt Süd-Chemie legt Grundstein für bis dato größte deutsche Zellulose-Ethanol-Anlage
Polyethylen aus Zuckerrohr – Dow setzt auf Brasiliens Rohstoff No 1 Weltweit größte Pilotanlage soll effektive Produktionsverfahren realisieren
25 July 2011 Farms of the future: bio-oil, biochar from biomass USDA to fund South Dakota State University project
Secretary Vilsack Announces BioPreferred Final Rule Designating Additional 14 Biobased Categories for Preferred Federal Purchasing More than 8,900 biobased products now eligible for preferred Federal purchasing
22 July 201118 January 2018 “MouldPulp”: New biocomposites from bioplastics and pulp fibres Research project led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Hemp Farming in California Even Closer to Reality as SB 676 Moves Through California Legislature Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 to remove federal restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp
TCI Opens North American Oilseed Biorefinery Company to control the complete specialty crop supply chain
“MouldPulp”: Neuartige Biokomposite aus Biokunststoffen und Pulpefasern Forschungsvorhaben unter Leitung von Fraunhofer Umsicht
21 July 2011 Ideal carbon capture solution years off: study Emerging reuse technologies still have years of development ahead before reaching technical maturity
Consumers confused by terms like ‘bio-based’ and ‘renewable’ Consumers think that bio-based/renewable also means biodegradable
2011 FEW Review: Cellulosic Ethanol Ready Now U.S. falling behind other countries in the development of cellulosic biofuels
20 July 2011 Milch macht Mode: Biofasern aus Casein Modedesignerin nutzt Molkerei-Abfallprodukte für Herstellung von innovativer Naturfaser
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Dow and Mitsui to Create Platform for Biopolymers to Serve Packaging, Hygiene & Medical Markets Joint Venture in Brazil Advances Dow’s Strategy to Grow in High-Value Specialty Markets and Emerging Regions
Lignol and HA International announce successful trials of new foundry resin using High Performance Lignin Renewable chemical formulation containing Lignol’s High Performance Lignin
First EU sustainability schemes for biofuels get the go-ahead European Energy Commissioner Gunther Ottinger announces seven new voluntary schemes for reporting the sustainability of biofuels
First EU sustainability schemes for biofuels get the go-ahead Companies to choose between compliance to these requirements or by joining a voluntary scheme recognised by the Commission
“BiobasedWorld at ACHEMA 2012” – ein neues Format bringt etablierte und neue Akteure der Bioökonomie zusammen BiobasedWorld erstmalig mit fortlaufender Partnering-Plattform
Europa im Kampf gegen herkömmliche Plastiktüten Deutschlands Supermärkte bieten Tragetaschen aus Biokunststoff an
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