7 November 2012 Bioplastics still on the rise 7th European Bioplastics Conference demonstrates the future potential of the industry
Biokunststoffe weiter auf dem Vormarsch 7. European Bioplastics Konferenz demonstriert Zukunftspotential der Branche
6 November 2012 The greening of ethylene – What are the issues, the places, and the technologies? It’s a monster molecule, one of the backbones within the oil barrel. Who’s going for gold, via green, in ethylene and polyethylene?
Scientists propose new ILUC analysis method Previous ILUC studies fail to incorporate actual land use dynamics
PolyOne Launches 99% Bio-Based reFlex™ 300 Bioplasticizer, Helping Customers Meet Future Sustainability Goals One-for-one replacement for general-purpose plasticizers
Government projects help China’s WPC industry weather storms China WPC Conference of New Product Promotion and Project Partnering, Sixth International Forum of WPC, held Nov. 3-4 in Ningbo
5 November 2012 Mitsubishi Chemical and Faurecia signed an agreement on joint research and development of bioplastics for automotive interior parts A joint research on tailor-made biomass poly-butylene succinate (PBS) for sustainable resource business
The Law of Biorefineries and Advanced Biofuels Stoel Rivers Publishes Legal Guide for Advanced Biofuels Industry
Netzwerkveranstaltung “Einsatz von biobasierten Werkstoffen im Automobilbereich” Diskussionsrunde über innovative Ansätze und Potenzial von biobasierte Technische Fasern und Composite, ligninhaltige Duromere
2 November 2012 Renewables and regulations in the PVC industry Applied Market Information (AMI) presents discussion focus of the 5th international conference compounding PVC Formulation 2013 in Germany
1 November 2012 Metabolix Now Shipping MveraTM B5008 Compostable Film Grade Resin New Certified Compostable Resin Ideal for Compost Bags and Retail Shopping Bags
Ökobilanz-Basisdaten für Bauprodukte aus Holz Aktuelle Daten stellen ökologische Vorteile von Holzbauprodukten auf eine wissenschaftliche Basis und machen sie für Lebenszyklusberechnungen beim nachhaltigen Bauen nutzbar
Multitalent Hanf:
 EU-Verbund erforscht neue Wertschöpfungspotenziale Hanf-Bioraffinerie soll optimierten Rohstoff effizient zu verschiedenen Produkten verarbeiten
31 October 2012 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Russian Federation Vnesheconombank, Bright Capital Management, and Renmatix jointly consider mutually beneficial relationships, potential collaboration and investment in the biochemical and biofuels industries
Study Shows Americans Seeking Biobased Products Despite growing audience for green products, there is a great lack of awareness of the organic label and its meaning
Roquette: “Eco-Design”-Preis für Bio-Kunststoffe Wettbewerb honoriert die besten regionalen Initiativen im Bereich des Ökodesigns
30 October 2012 AMSilk Achieves Large-scale Production Validation for Spidersilk® and Hires New CBO Chief Business Officer Mathias Woker to lead the technology into business opportunities
Bio Architecture Lab Technology Partners With Xunshan Group to Develop Integrated Bio-Refinery for Fuels, Chemicals & Co-Products From Brown Seaweed Global Partnership Connects the World's Largest Producer of Seaweed With Leading Biotechnology Company to Convert Seaweed Into Renewable Chemicals and Fuels
Plantic expands it’s product range with an exclusive distributor agreement with LINPAC Packaging for high barrier films in Australia and the Americas Cooperation allows customer circle development and production of advanced and complete packaging solutions
Corn ethanol with less corn New enzyme allows the biofuel industry to produce more fuel from less corn while improving profits
Sustainable Textiles Possible from Slime, Study Says New biomaterial for protein in hagfish slime threads as an alternative to spider silks
Biofuels Digest honored: The 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials for 2012-13 are announced
SGB Expands Global Hybrid Trial Network; Confirms Superior Performance Across Multiple Geographies Company produces Jatropha oil for less than $99 a barrel
Monsanto’s High-Oleic Soybean Oil ready for bio-based lubricants Collaboration Creates New Opportunity for Vistive® Gold Soybean Growers, Expected to Increase Demand for High-Oleic Soybean Oil
ROQUETTE’s GAÏALENE® plant-based plastics receives an award at the eco-design competition [avniR] Competition rewards the best local initiatives in the field of eco-design
Laser-activated bio-adhesive could replace traditional sutures Chitosan-based SurgiLux-polymer to repair sensitive tissues and organs
AMSilk validiert Produktionsprozess für industrielle Herstellung von Spinnenseide und erweitert das Team mit neuem CBO Chief Business Officer Mathias Woker neuer Hoffnungsträger für den Unternehmensausbau
Weltweit größte Power-to-Gas-Anlage zur Methan-Erzeugung geht in Betrieb Vorstufe für die industrielle Anwendung erreicht
29 October 2012 ZeaChem Completes Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery $25 million Series C closes with new investors ITOCHU Corp. and Macquarie
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