! FREE nova Study: A new assessment of the material use of renewable raw materials [2010-05-06]

New study on all industrial material uses of agricultural materials and wood - Short version available as free download!

Biobased elastomer football developed for Africa [2010-06-16]

Arkema's Pebax® Rnew chosen for "Join the Team!"

Steelcase Introduces Bio-Based Packaging Material [2010-06-15]

EcoCradle(TM) packaging made from agricultural byproducts developed by Ecovative

Autodesk Helps Micromidas Transform Organic Waste into Biodegradable Plastics [2010-05-31]

Software to design processing plants that convert wastewater into bio-based plastics

New technology for production of bio-degradable plastic [2010-05-14]

Using of inorganic catalyst leads to more cost-efficient processes

Dow Introduces First Bio-Based Plasticizers for Wire and Cable Applications [2010-05-12]

Dow Ecolibrium™ phthalate-free plasticizers are made from nearly 100% renewable feedstock

SABIC Innovative Plastics: New portfolio kicks electric and hybrid vehicles into high gear  [2010-05-07]

Advanced Noryl* and Valox* automotive resins were introduced at Chinaplas 2010

DuPont and Tate & Lyle Form Bio-Products Joint Venture [2010-05-04]

New Company Will Replace Petrochemicals with Renewable Resources

Mondi develops biodegradable industrial bag [2010-04-28]

Terra Bag with humidity protection and certified compostability

Paper task light Claesson Koivisto Rune w101 [2010-04-27]

Wästberg will launch a lighting fixture made in DuraPulp by Södra

! FREE Increasing demand for European Hemp Fibres: [2010-04-26]

A sustainable raw material for bio-based composites

Taghleef Industries enters bioplastic market [2010-04-22]

Films will be based on PLA-polymers IngeoTM

Rhodia launches Fuel’In by Technyl® [2010-04-19]

New product family is specifically developed for fuel contact applications

! FREE 3. Biowerkstoff Congress, April 20.-21.2010 at the Hannover Messe [2010-04-09]

International Congress on Bio-based Plastics and Composites

! FREE nova-Institut: Biowerkstoff-Report, Ausgabe 7, April 2010 [2010-04-08]

Bio-basierte Kunststoffe, Naturfaserverstärkte Werkstoffe, Wood-Plastic-Composites – Bioressourcen und stoffliche Nutzung Nachwachsender Rohstoffe

! FREE nova-Institut: Biowerkstoff Report, Issue 7, April 2010 [2010-04-08]

Bio-based Plastics, Natural Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Wood Plastic Composites – Bio-Ressources and Industrial Use of Renewable Raw Materials

New analysis of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength [2010-04-07]

Could lead to even stronger synthetic materials

Lenzing expands product range with bamboo stem fibers [2010-04-06]

Lenzing and Litrax introduce combination of Tencel and Litrax-1

SPI Bioplastics Council issues position paper on oxo-biodegradables and other degradable additives [2010-04-01]

"Oxo-biodegradable" technology's claims of being biodegradable were scientifically unsubstantiated

! Launch of the EU-Project BIOCORE [2010-04-01]

A biorefinery concept for the transformation of biomass into 2nd-generation fuels and polymers

SunChips introduces world's first 100% compostable chip bag [2010-03-31]

Bag was introduced at Earth Day anniversary - full compost possible in 14 weeks

Alcan Composites Receive Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification [2010-03-29]

Plantabal makes Alcan Composites first and only balsa core material supplier with FSC-certified plantations

NatureWorks announces plans to market lactide intermediate [2010-03-26]

Doubling of Ingeo biopolymer supply

PolyOnes develops new sustainable biopolymer compounds [2010-03-23]

reSound™ was introduced at the International Home+Housewares Show

Oculus3D - Cereplast Offer Bioplastic 3D Glasses to Movie Theaters [2010-03-18]

Motion Picture Exhibitors to Benefit From Greener 3D Eyewear Options

TU Delft improves production of chemicals from wood waste [2010-03-11]

Bacterium breaks down harmful by-products

PolyOne Expands Solutions for Wood Plastic Composites [2010-03-10]

New fiber treatment technology for a better performance of traditional WPC

Silk crepe kimonos made with Teijin's BIOFRONT [2010-03-10]

Kimonos will be worn by Japanese restaurant staff at Shanghai EXPO

! FREE 3. Biowerkstoff-Kongress, April 20.-21.2010 at the Hannover Messe [2010-03-08]

International Congress on Bio-based Plastics and Composites

! European Commission steps up biomass use [2010-03-08]

Nearly € 80 million for biorefinery research

Use of renewable raw materials with special emphasis on chemical industry [2010-03-08]

New ETC/SCP working paper from the European Environment Agency

FREE nova-Institut partners in the BIOCORE project [2010-03-08]

Techno-economic evaluation in the Biocommodity Refinery

High Heat Injection Molding Breakthrough for NatureWorks Ingeo™ Bioresin [2010-03-05]

Injection molding for semi-durable consumer products

nova-Buchbesprechung: Gasification [2010-03-01]

The current state-of-the-art in gasification technologies for engineers

EU supports chemical industry to focus on renewable resources [2010-02-23]

Biochem project shall foster 250 chemical SMEs

UK: Brake pads for trains from hemp fibre and cashew nut oil [2010-02-18]

Market launch for Ecobrake is planned by 2011

Gemalto Launches the First Trial for Bio-Sourced SIM cards [2010-02-17]

First trial worldwide for cards made from renewable material

AOC leads composites into the "green" revolution with EcoTek™ [2010-02-15]

EcoTek line debuts with a listing of unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters

WPC: Green light for "green toys" [2010-02-12]

Toy manufacturer Wham-O going green with purchase of Colorado toy company

Europe seeks alternatives to natural latex from Asia [2010-02-02]

Research: Guayule and dandelion as alternatives to imported natural latex

Invercote is now certified compostable [2010-01-29]

Compostable paperboard from virgin fibre for industrial and household products

FREE Third German WPC Congress [2010-01-25]

Market Growth WPC

Scott Bader joins new UK project group [2010-01-25]

Alternative composites production options from sustainable biomass resources

Cotton blend yarn from fabric waste [2010-01-22]

Fruit of the Loom and Martex Fiber Southern expand fabric waste recycling

FKuR Kunststoff GmbH launches Austin (TX) location to provide bioplastics [2010-01-15]

for extrusion, coextrusion, lamination, extrusion coating applications

World's first store of hemp-made clothes debuts in China [2010-01-14]

Hemp fiber absorbs moisture and protects against radiation and UV rays

Cereplast expands bioplastic resin distribution with A. Schulman in Europe [2010-01-14]

Reinforcing Cereplast’s Commitment to Shrink Carbon Footprint Using Compostable and Hybrid Resins

Will there be an everlasting boom for bio-based plastics? [2010-01-13]

Development is ruled by issues like market growth, production procedures and lack of composting facilities

CSM to build lactide plant in Thailand [2009-12-21]

A strong commitment to reduce CO₂ by investing in bioplastics

European Bioplastics welcomes French framework agreement on compostable waste bags [2009-12-18]

Agreement could be seen as role model for other European countries

Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications [2009-12-14]

Review article on electrospinning to produce chitosan nanofibers

US subsidies for black liquor use distort international competition [2009-12-11]

Pulp and paper companies benefits from an fuel tax credit scheme

Futerro starts up its PLA demo unit in Belgium [2009-12-03]

Demo plant with 1,500 jato for testing and improving PLA production on sugarbeet

! FREE Third German WPC Congress: the European lead congress for Wood Plastic Composites! [2009-11-26]

Congress Journal freely available for download

Bioengineers succeed in producing plastic without the use of fossil fuels [2009-11-23]

Combination of metabolic and enzyme engineering for the production of bio-based polymers

Wheat straw-reinforced plastic for cars [2009-11-16]

Ford uses greener materials for the 2010 Ford Flex

New silk tencel yarn from China [2009-11-12]

Chinese producer combined silk with tencel from Lenzing

Metabolix Research: Bioplastic-Producing Tobacco Crop [2009-11-02]

Genetically modified non-food crop producing PHA in field trials

Pathway to Synthetic Isobutene from Biomass [2009-10-27]

Proof of concept for bioprocess generating gaseous hydrocarbons

Cereplast to Transform Algae into Bioplastics [2009-10-22]

50% or more algae content in bioplastics possible

GeoDeck Composite Deckings: Rice Hulls for Minimal Water Absorption [2009-10-22]

Independent testing relveals significant differences

Nanotech for biobased waterproof barriers on paper [2009-10-21]

Topchim–Cargill cooperation in Brazil

French make cars from flax [2009-10-12]

PSA’s Green Materials Plan leads to hemp and flax composites

France: Really Wood-Free Paper [2009-10-06]

Bagasse, flax and hemp fibre for luxury packaging

Ford: Step by Step Towards 100% Biobased Materials [2009-10-02]

Achievements and challenges in replacing petroleum-based plastics

Banana By-Products for Streghth in Composites [2009-10-01]

Banana fibre in rotationally moulded plastics

! BASF and PURAC: Joint development of biobased succinic acid [2009-09-30]

Commercial production to start in spring 2010

USA: Producer of Straw-Plastics-Composite Fencing Gives up [2009-09-28]

Heartland BioComposites has closed business with 25 employees

NatureWorks: PLA Resins for Meltblown Nonwovens Available [2009-09-25]

Low-cost alternative to conventional fiber-based nonwoven roll goods

Teijin: Upscale in Production of Heat Resistant PLA [2009-09-23]

Annual capacitiy of 1,000 t to increase "eventually to tens of thousands of tons"

WWF: Industrial Biotechnology May Save up to 2.5 Billion Tons of CO₂ [2009-09-21]

Biogas and biorefineries to form part of a "true green economy"

Research: Biobased materials from straw and wood leftovers [2009-09-18]

ChemBioTec project to investigate fungus secretome

Complete houses constructed from WPC [2009-09-15]

British Tech-Wood Int. offers modular system for budget homes

RTP kick-starts bioplastics range with 15 compounds [2009-09-14]

20 to 80% renewable content based on PLA, Bio-PA and Bio-PE

Artificial Bone from Charcoal [2009-09-07]

The peg leg with a difference

Japan: Frames for Eyeglasses Completely From PLA [2009-09-04]

"Biofront" with superior heat resistance

US Government Pushes Ahead with Biobased Product Labelling [2009-09-01]

BioPreferred: USDA to introduce Voluntary labelling program

Ford: Almost Ten Years of Biomaterials [2009-08-31]

Focus on soy-based PU foams, natural-fibre reinforced composites and plant based polymers

DSM: Polyamide 410 from 70% Castor Oil [2009-08-28]

Carbon neutral "cradle to gate"

Colines: Sucessful trials with biobased barrier films [2009-08-27]

PLA and PVOH films for cast and blown technology

! nova-Report: Land Use For Bioplastics [2009-08-25]

May we use crops for bioplastics while people are starving?

Toyota: PLA Nonwovens for New Hybrid Lexus [2009-08-25]

Plans for kenaf-reinforced bioplastics for concept cars

CTS: Flame Retardant Eco-Composites [2009-08-24]

Biobased phenolic resins from cashew nut shells

FREE Business Directory for Innovative Biobased Products [2009-08-21]

Book now and be included in BiB²⁰¹⁰

How to degrade plastics: The battle rages on [2009-08-21]

Plastics industry defends oxo-biodegradability

ICAC: Modest Recovery Expected for Cotton [2009-08-20]

Still decreasing production but more trade forecast for 2009/10

Biobased Sports Gears on the Rise [2009-08-18]

Equipment manufacturers on the renewable trail

Green Building Products from Hexion and TTS [2009-08-16]

World leader in industrial resins to help develop natural fibre composites

! Sabic to turn out WPC/NFC composites [2009-08-16]

Curau fibre and wood flour to stress green commitment

! Research: "Artificial Leaves" for Bioenergy and Building Materials [2009-08-12]

Dutch government spends 25 Mio. € on photosynthetic conversion of sunlight

Sloning BioTechnology and Henkel to Co-Operate [2009-08-11]

Henkel will use SloningBiotechnology in Enzyme Development

New Green Chemicals from Daimer Industries Strip Floors [2009-08-11]

Floor Finish Stripper & Emulsifier is Biodegradable and Safely Strips Floor Finishes and Sealers Without Fumes

! UNECE: Forest Products Markets Badly Hit by Crisis [2009-08-06]

Use of wood energy on the rise

Crailair: High tech hemp fibre processing to start in September [2009-08-03]

Nine tonnes per week on modern standard equipment

Budget Whole Cork Stoppers Cheaper than Plastics [2009-07-31]

Water-based coating avoids "corked" taste in wine

Roquette: Biobased Plasticiser for Flexible PVC [2009-07-30]

Fatty acids and sorbitol as input materials

Research: Cruising on Microcrystalline Cellulose [2009-07-27]

Wood product may replace silica in rubber tires

Ford seeks to utilize WPC in vehicle manufacturing [2009-07-24]

New processing technologies should optimize WPC for interieur applications

Lime Technology buys Hemp Fibre Producer Hemcore [2009-07-23]

Akquisition of UK's Largest Processor secures shiv supply

Paper-Plastic-Composite for Artek furniture concept [2009-07-17]

Recycled paper makes tough and humidity resistant material