March 2017 – The BioJournal

Roquette invests to develop specialties for Pharma, Food, Nutrition and Health markets

Roquette, a global leader in innovative plant-based pharmaceutical ingredients, aims at providing new product offerings to address the growing demand for excipients and raw materials for the biopharmaceutical market. The French chemical colossus operates in over 100 countries, has a turnover of around 3.3 billion

March 31, 2017

BUSINESS

Wales moves towards a circular economy

In Wales the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has re-affirmed Wales’ commitment to increasing the amount Welsh population reuse and recycle by announcing a £6.5 million fund to help the country move towards a Circular Economy. The Circular Economy Capital Investment

March 29, 2017

POLITICS

A Canadian company turns our garbage into biofuels

Clean fuels and green chemicals from waste with better economics and greater sustainability than other technologies relying on fossil sources. This is the business of Enerkem, a Canadian company whose disruptive technology converts non-recyclable municipal solid waste (i.e. garbage) into new renewable products. Enerkem Alberta Biofuels is

March 27, 2017

ECONOMY

The Port of Rotterdam aims at reducing CO2 emissions to virtually zero by 2050

The world bioeconomy has a Port as one of its major players. That’s right: the Port of Rotterdam. “Under the Paris agreement on climate change, we have the complex task as a society and as a port and industrial complex of reducing CO2 emissions by

March 24, 2017

ECONOMY

Solegear partners with Braskem to expand its bioplastics products

Solegear Bioplastics Technologies will utilize Braskem's I'm green Polyethylene to produce and distribute a series of household recycling containers under its good natured brand. The two companies signed a 3-year partnership that allows Solegear to expand its bioplastics products. “Solegear continues its strong partnership development, building momentum

March 22, 2017

BUSINESS

PepsiCo goes green developing bio-based compostable packaging

Global food and beverage giant PepsiCo, Inc. and biotechnology leader Danimer Scientific joined forces to develop sustainable bio-based packaging. The two companies signed an agreement that includes development of Danimer Scientifics’ biodegradable film resins to meet the sustainable flexible packaging requirements of PepsiCo’s global food

March 20, 2017

TECH

The Bioeconomy protagonist at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 2017

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 took place in Lahti, Finland, from 22 February to 5 March 2017. This was the seventh time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001. This edition drew

March 17, 2017

LIFE, SPORT

DSM and Evonik set up Veramaris on algae oil production

Royal DSM and Evonik are planning to establish a joint venture for omega-3 fatty acid products from natural marine algae for animal nutrition. This breakthrough innovation will, for the first time, enable the production of omega-3 fatty acids for animal nutrition without using fish oil

March 15, 2017

BUSINESS

French-Dutch joint venture to develop bioplastics

The bioplastics industry has a new big player. French oil giant Total and Dutch biochemical company Corbion joined forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. The two partners will start up in the second half

March 13, 2017

TECH

Bio-based beauty brand Biossance available in Sephora’s retail stores

Biossance™, the consumer beauty brand from Amyris, Inc., the US integrated renewable products company, was launched in Sephora’s retail stores where the brand’s expansive line of high-performance skin care products is now available to consumers. Known for pioneering the first renewably-sourced 100% plant-based squalane, the mega-moisture

March 10, 2017

COSMETICS, LIFE

Roquette invests to develop specialties for Pharma, Food, Nutrition and Health markets

Wales moves towards a circular economy

A Canadian company turns our garbage into biofuels

The Port of Rotterdam aims at reducing CO2 emissions to virtually zero by 2050

Solegear partners with Braskem to expand its bioplastics products

PepsiCo goes green developing bio-based compostable packaging

The Bioeconomy protagonist at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 2017

DSM and Evonik set up Veramaris on algae oil production

French-Dutch joint venture to develop bioplastics

Bio-based beauty brand Biossance available in Sephora’s retail stores

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