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Bioplastic and 3D Printing
View article: Bioplastic and 3D PrintingThe ExOne Company (ExOne) was founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Extrude Hone Corporation, a global supplier and developer of precision nontraditional machining processes and automated systems for more than 40 years.
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Furfural – Past and Future
View article: Furfural – Past and FutureFurfural (“FF”) family – Genealogy and promising next generation. Furfural is the chemical precursor for furfuryl alcohol (“FA”), tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), furoic acid, furfurylamine, methylfuran and furan. From furan, tetrahydrofuran (THF) is derived, which is the precursor for polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG).
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AVA Biochem Starts Facility for Renewables
View article: AVA Biochem Starts Facility for RenewablesAVA Biochem starts-up Biochem-1 facility in Muttenz (Switzerland) to produce renewable 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)
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Arkema Latest Solutions for Ski Boots
View article: Arkema Latest Solutions for Ski BootsA few days ahead of the Sochi Olympic games, Arkema (France) presented its bio-based Pebax® RNew 80R53 grade for ski boots at ISPO, the outdoor sportswear exhibition in Munich.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Develops DURABIO for Cars
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Develops DURABIO for CarsMitsubishi Chemicals develops new grade of DURABIO™ bio-based engineering plastic for the automotive industry.
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BioAmber New Plant will Supply Vinmar
View article: BioAmber New Plant will Supply VinmarBioAmber (Canada) plans to build a 100,000 Ton capacity BDO plant in North America to start-up in 2017. Vinmar (USA) has committed to purchase 100% of this capacity and participate into the plant financing.
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Toray Increases Activity in Automotive and Aircraft Industry
View article: Toray Increases Activity in Automotive and Aircraft IndustryToray to enhance production site and expand capacity for carbon fiber TORAYCA® Prepreg in the US for the Automotive and Aircraft manufacturing Industry.
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Forecasted Bioplastics Industry Growth
View article: Forecasted Bioplastics Industry GrowthThe global bio-plastics industry is expected to witness significant growth and reach an estimated $7.02 billion by 2018
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Biodegradable PHA
View article: Biodegradable PHACSIR-CSMCRI Based in Bhavnagar – India – announced it has been granted a European patent for its development of biodegradable PHA from glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel produced from the jatropha oil plant.
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Biomass Chemistry Development
View article: Biomass Chemistry DevelopmentBiomass chemistry and its key global and regional development drivers – Interview of Daniel Gibbs by Mario Bonaccorso, editor of “Il Bioeconomista”, published on January 20 and reproduced entirely below.
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Lignin as Key Source of Bio-Molecules
View article: Lignin as Key Source of Bio-MoleculesBio-lignin as key source of bio-molecules – Report from the editor on 3BCAR Forum which took place in Paris on January 20, 2014
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Ecochem Basel
View article: Ecochem BaselEcochem Basel: CEO’s and global leaders from the world’s elite brands and chemical companies gather in the Swiss city two months ahead of the Davos summit.
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BioPolymers Trends
View article: BioPolymers TrendsCurrent progress on Bio-Based Polymers and their future trends: a reference review paper
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BioHub
View article: BioHubBioHub™ is an open innovation Program at Roquette (France) to Develop Biobased Products and Processes
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BioPlastic in Automotive sector
View article: BioPlastic in Automotive sectorIndustry trend: high end compounds and fiber reinforced compounds gradually replace metal in automotive parts.Engineering plastics and thermoset materials have already succeeded in replacing metal in multiple markets. The key driver for this substitution is weight reduction and, consequently, lower fuel consumption for vehicles of all types.
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The Future of Epoxy Resin
View article: The Future of Epoxy ResinEPOXY RESIN, the one industrial chemical with multiple applications- has also a path to be bio-sourced in the future and be part of bio-polymers.
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BioAmber and CCP Team Up
View article: BioAmber and CCP Team UpBIOAMBER & CCP team-up to increase the biobased content of composites, enhance their properties and enlarge their potential application spectrum.
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Lignin – The Future Gold
View article: Lignin – The Future GoldLIGNIN: the bio-sourced brown gold that is not coffee but could still be worth as much as $2000/ton in the future. This becomes an absolute buzz theme for plant chemistry scientists!
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Bio-Based PET
View article: Bio-Based PETRENMATIX (Atlanta) and VIRENT (Madison Wisconsin) have signed a partnership to develop a fully bio-based PET bottle for Coca Cola.
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European Bioplastics Conference
View article: European Bioplastics ConferenceBioplastics have potential for being a truly sustainable material”states EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik. Such an encouraging perspective could not stay unnoticed!
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LanzaTech and Evonik Alliance
View article: LanzaTech and Evonik AllianceLANZATECH (NZ) forming new alliance to create a complete value chain from waste to bioplastics owing to combination of rich global collaborative partnerships.
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Mater-Bi® Biopolymers
View article: Mater-Bi® BiopolymersNovamont Presented New Range of Mater-Bi® Biopolymers at the 4th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin on December 10 and 11.
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Bottles from Furfural
View article: Bottles from FurfuralBioplastics PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is an alternative to PET and bio-PET for soft drink bottles, offering enhanced functionalities.
