4 July 2013 USDA restarts BioPreferred Bioproduct Certification and Labeling program Brent Erickson and BIO Appreciating Policy's "Robust Funding for the Future"
Oerlikon schliesst Verkauf des Naturfasergeschäfts ab Konzentration auf wachsenden und weniger zyklischen Chemiefasermarkt
European Environment Agency: Bioenergy production must use resources more efficiently Most efficient energy use of biomass is for heating and electricity as well as advanced biofuels
Malaysia: Palm Oil Climbs as Crude Above $100 Increases Demand for Biofuel Record 5.6 Million Tons of Palm was Used for Fuel in 2012, According to Oil World
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes achieve milestone in bio-based acrylic acid process Success in producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid for bio-based acrylic acid
“Biokunststoffe sind keine Exoten” Hannover: Expertengespräche rund um das Thema Biokunststoffe und Bioverbundwerkstoffe
Ungewöhnliche Verfahrenskombination könnte CO<sub>2</sub> zum Rohstoff machen CCU - DECHEMA startet Forschungsprojekt "Mikrobielle Elektrosynthesen"
2 July 2013 Research suggests a wooden future for skyscrapers Will architect's vision of social and environmental sustainability come true?
New catalyst could cut cost of making hydrogen fuel Scientists develop new catalyst structure with molybdenum disulfide to store and transfer energy
Algae.Tec signs carbon capture biofuels deal with australia’s largest coal-fired power company Power company Macquarie Generation to feed waste carbon dioxide into algae growth system
European Commission: Expert Group on Bio-Based Products established Three main tasks to assist the Commission in the preparation of legislation or in policy definition
First in Colours and D&L polymers and Colours Named Ingeo Distributor and Compounder in the Philippines Seeing strong local market interest for renewably sourced, performance products, NatureWorks taps into First in Colours' vast sales network and D&L Polymers and Colours' manufacturing expertise to expand Ingeo™ into the Philippines
European Commission Study “The impact of EU consumption on deforestation” Follow up will need to be based on a broad discussion with all stakeholders
UK targets growth in industrial biotechnology Government funded report shows IB market could be worth up to £12bn to UK businesses by 2025
Green Biologics Signs Deal for Iowa Demonstration Plant with Easy Energy Systems Collaboration to produce Renewable n-Butanol and Acetone
Seaweed biomass cultivation trials concluding for at-sea project Second generation textiles for the next growing season - or better biofuels?
Lux Research Releases Top 10 Innovative Companies Profiled in Q2 2013 Promising new emerging technologies for 3D printing, disease-resistant crops, solar-powered oil production, and Alzheimer’s diagnosis highlight Lux Research’s Q2 2013 list
Forschungskooperation entwickelt innovative Technologie zur umweltschonenden Herstellung von Synthesegas aus Kohlendioxid und Wasserstoff BASF, Linde Group und ThyssenKrupp im Schulterschluss für die stoffliche Nutzung von CO2
Technaro: “Es gibt viel zu tun – pflanzen wir´s an” 15-jähriges Jubiläum bei TECNARO - The Biopolymer Company - und damit "Kristallhochzeit" der Geschäftspartner Pfitzer und Nägele mit ihrem Unternehmen
1 July 2013 Five new EPDM grades from biobased ethylene New opportunities for more sustainable rubber
For c2renew, crop residue is an opportunity Company hoping to see full production of biobased biofiller for plastics by end of 2013
BASF: The New Way to Drink Coffee Swiss Coffee Company to use ecovio® application for beanarella compostable injection molding capsules
Bioengineering Fungi for Biofuels and Chemicals Production 'Industrial Biotechnology' with Special Section on Fungal Biology, Industrial Applications
WACKER präsentiert verbessertes Bindemittelsystem für Biokunststoffe 19. Internationale Messe für Kunststoff und Kautschuk K 2013
BMBF: Ideenwettbewerb für biobasierte Produkte gestartet Produktvisionen aus Strategieprozess "Nächste Generation biotechnologischer Verfahren - Biotechnologie 2020+" gefragt
30 June 2013 BASF and NPC join forces to cooperate on algae technology Collaboration with National Prawn Company in the field of algae biomass processing
28 June 2013 BIO Applauds Legislation That Levels the Playing Field for Renewable Chemicals Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Will Help U.S. Biotech Companies Create Jobs, BIO Says
nova-Buchbesprechung: “Stoff-Wechsel – Auf dem Weg zu einer solaren Chemie für das 21. Jahrhundert” Umweltpreisträger Hermann Fischers Vision einer ökologisch verantwortungsbewussten Welt
Final Rule for Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program EPA enabeling production of renewable fuel from giant reed (Arundo donax) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
Initiative Biotechnologie 2020+: Mit Großprojekten auf Kurs BMBF will Fortsetzung der Initiative mit 200 Millionen Euro fördern
27 June 2013 FKuR: Carmen Michels appointed as Co-Managing Director Bioplastics specialist expands management
Politische Einigung über eine Neuausrichtung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik Elemente der Reform ab Januar 2014 anwendbar - Änderungen der Direktzahlungen ab 2015 vorgesehen
Far Eastern New Century showcases apparel with high renewable content BDO Produced Using Genomatica's Process Enables Polymer With up to 50% Bio-Based Content
Strong Opportunity for Midwest Aviation Biofuels Industry Report from Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI) Shows Demand for New Fuel Sources, Recommends Actions, Highlights Economic Benefits
New study reinforces existing evidence that science used by the European Commission to calculate indirect land use change is inconclusive How different models factor in the evolution of increasing yield of cultivated areas in the EU
Google ‘Science in Action’ Winner for 2013: Elif Bilgin Third annual Science Fair to award 16 year old Girl with bioplastic from discarded banana peels
Norway: Røros municipality selected biological purification of wastewater that leaves behind a smaller CO<sub>2</sub> footprint Biofilm technology from Biowater Technology to reduce the use of chemicals
Hydrogen technologies: new process uses enzymes as catalysts Researchers discovering ‘artificial’ activation of hydrogenases
Ideen für die biobasierten Produkte von morgen Initiative "Biotechnologie 2020+" wird fortgesetzt - Braun: "Produktionsstandort gezielt stärken"
Chancen und Risiken der CO<sub>2</sub>-Abscheidung und -Speicherung Technologiebewertung zu technischen, wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und Umweltaspekten
26 June 2013 Tetra Pak® and Braskem sign supply agreement for I’m green<sup>TM</sup> plastic In an unprecedented initiative in the carton packaging industry, Tetra Pak will use low-density polyethylene made from renewable resources in all of its packaging made in Brazil
CAP Reform – an explanation of the main elements New Regulations enter into force from 2014, new elements to apply from 2015 onwards
A Slimy Marine Organism Fit for Biofuel and Salmon Feed Norwegians focusing cellulose producing marine tunicates as ethanol feedstock
Gewinnung von Ausgangsstoffen für Reinigungsmittel, Duft-, sowie Kunststoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen oder durch Recycling von Altreifen TransMIt entwickelt Abbauverfahren von nachwachsenden Terpenen mittels Ethenolyse
25 June 2013 Mit Leuchtstoffen das Sonnenlicht für die Algenzucht optimieren Solar spectral conversion for improving the photosynthetic activity in algae reactors
Lanxess converts 20 tons of BDO at their world-scale PBT plant Bio-based PBT made with Genomatica's process produced bio-based BDO in Leverkusen, Germany
Getting the carbon out of emissions MIT researchers coming up with a "plug-and-play” solution that could be added easily to any existing power plant