The ACDV Expert Group on « Standards » is glad to announce the European launching of the biobased content indicator.
Published Wednesday 26 October 2011
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The indicator expresses the content of biobased materials in a substance or a formulated product. On the basis of a determination methodology a certification scheme was developed as well as a logo, which enables companies to advertise this property in B to B or B to C communication.
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Award of Agrobiobase 2011
Published Thursday 8 September 2011
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The winners of the award of Agrobiobase were unveiled Sept. 6, 2011 at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris on the occasion of the International Symposium Plant-Based Chemistry. The winners received their trophies in the presence of Mr Daniel Thomas, Chairman of IAR cluster, and M. Eric Giry, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Beta Analytic – ASTM D6866 Service Provider
Published Thursday 1 September 2011
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ISO 17025 accredited Beta Analytic Inc. in Miami, Florida, is the world’s largest professional radiocarbon dating services provider. The company was part of the ASTM Subcommittee that authored ASTM D6866. To support initiatives that promote the use of biomaterials made, Beta Analytic provides the tools for manufacturers, suppliers, formulators, and distributors to certify the biobased content of their products.
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Dow Chemical plans to build the biggest plant of "green" PE
Published Tuesday 16 August 2011
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The building of this plant concerns the production of polyethylene made from sugar cane, and the cost will be competitive versus petrochemical production.
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Bio-Based Economy Central to Europe’s 2020 Vision (EFIB 2011)
Published Wednesday 3 August 2011
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Nathalie Moll, Secretary General of EuropaBio, talks about the role of industrial biotechnology in Europe and EuropaBio’s European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and The Bio-based Economy.
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Biométhodes build a pilot plant in Virginia
Published Monday 1 August 2011
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The French biotechnology company continues its development in USA. Its US subsidiary, Optafuel US, has just opened in Abingdon (Virginia).
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Novamont and Eni: a joint venture for the production of biobased polymers and chemicals
Published Thursday 7 July 2011
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Novamont and Polimeri Europe, italian petrochemical subsidiary of Eni, announced the creation of a joint venture to build a biorefinery at Porto Torres in Italy, amounting to 500 million euros.
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Elevance constructs its first North American biorefinery
Published Tuesday 5 July 2011
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Elevance Renewable Sciences (Elevance) definitively chose the site for its first bio-refinery in North America. The company bought the plant biofuel Delta BioFuels in Natchez, Mississippi.
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Enerkem up 59 million Canadian dollars
Published Thursday 30 June 2011
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Enerkem, company specialised in chemicals and biofuels made from waste, announced the closing of a financing which raised $ 59 million Canadian.
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Two strategic agreements for the company Zeachem.
Published Wednesday 22 June 2011
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Zeachem signed a supply agreement with GTFF for its biorefinery, and an agreement to develop a new technology platform with P&G.
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