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Arno van de Ven, Stora Enso Biomaterials: Growth in the bioeconomy needs to be sustainable

5 August 20165 August 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

“Creating a common framework and standardised system to evaluate the bio-based products, along with mandatory targets for biosourced products in public procurement, would certainly provide a boost the European bioeconomy. Improving access to finance for research and innovation would also foster growth.” Arno van den Ven, Senior Vice President, Innovation in Stora Enso’s Biomaterials division, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this long exclusive interview he talks about Stora Enso Biomaterials, the wood-based economy and how to foster growth in the European bioeconomy.

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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Christian Kemp Griffin, Ceo of CelluComp: “Investments should be made in the bioeconomy because it is the future”

3 August 20163 August 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

“Investments should be made in the bioeconomy because it is the future. Although it is still in the early years of development, there is little doubt that this area will become important.” To say it, in this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, is Christian Kemp Griffin, executive director and Ceo of CelluComp, a dynamic material science company based in Scotland that develops high performance products based on sustainable resources. With Kemp-Griffin we talk about CelluComp and the development of the bioeconomy.

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels: It’s time to act quickly to decarbonise the EU transport sector

1 August 20161 August 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

The Mossi Ghisolfi Biorefinery in Crescentino, Italy

“It is time to act quickly and in a targeted manner in order to ensure the much needed decarbonisation of the European transport sector”. To say it is Piero Cavigliasso, director public affairs Biochemtex (Mossi Ghisolfi Group) and president of the Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels, an European group which brings together big companies such as Clariant, UPM, British Airways and Dong Energy

“Our companies – Cavigliasso writes in an note – re-confirm the willingness to further deploy and supply the most innovative technologies to produce advanced biofuels from currently unused, underutilized or otherwise wasted raw materials in order to contribute to the EU objectives outlined in the strategy (European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility, published by the European Commission last 20 July, editor’s note).”

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The bioplastic developed by Bio-on is now available in the database “Materials Library”

28 July 201628 July 2016Il Bioeconomista1 Comment

The cutting-edge bio-plastic Minerv-PHA developed by Bio-on is now available in the prestigious database “Materials Library” of Material ConneXion, the world’s largest resource for innovative and sustainable materials and processes. This resource, both as a physical samples library and an online searchable database, with thousands of references, aims to collect only the most interesting materials from the point of view of innovation, technical characteristics and possible application.

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Basf and Linde complete pilot project at National Carbon Capture Center in Alabama

23 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Linde AG Head Office, Munich, Germany Exterior of Carl von Linde Haus, Klosterhofstrasse 1 — Linde AG Head Office, Munich, Germany
Exterior of Carl von Linde Haus, Klosterhofstrasse 1

German chemical colossus Basf and The Linde Group, one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, successfully completed a joint pilot project to improve capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas at a coal fired power plant at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC). The NCCC is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility managed and operated by Southern Company, in Wilsonville, Alabama. Since January 2015, the project operated a pilot plant under a cooperative agreement with DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Based on the successful completion, Basf and Linde will begin larger-scale testing and explore commercial opportunities.

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Tim Dummer, VP Rennovia: The industry will migrate to widespread adoption of bioproducts

21 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Tim Dummer, VP Commercialization Rennovia

“With equivalent performance and equivalent costs we anticipate that the industry will migrate to widespread adoption of these bio-based products over time (similar to previous industry shifts to more competitive petro-derived processes)”. To say it, in this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, is Tim Dummer, VP Commercialization at Rennovia, a specialty chemical company focused on the creation of novel processes for the cost advantaged production of chemicals from renewable feedstocks. Rennovia led by Robert Wedinger and based in Santa Clara, California, is developing processes for the production of biobased glucaric acid, adipic acid, 1,6-hexanediol, hexamethylenediamine (HMD), and other important building blocks for a wide range of functional materials. With Dummer we talk about Rennovia and the future of the chemical industry.

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen: a partnership on renewable isooctane

12 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Marc Delcourt, co-founder and CEO of Global Bioenergies

Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two and four stroke small engines, yesterday announced a partnership on renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications.

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CropEnergies restarts the bioethanol plant in Wilton, United Kingdom

11 July 201611 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

CropEnergies' bioethanol plant — CropEnergies’ bioethanol plant

CropEnergies is restarting the bioethanol plant in Wilton, UK. The goal is to intensively test the modifications to increase reliability and improve energy efficiency which were implemented during the standstill and to regulate production according to market conditions.

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Evonik acquires the probiotics business of the Spanish company Norel

7 July 20167 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Evonik, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, signed a purchase agreement for acquisition of the probiotics business of the Spanish company Norel, a global supplier of animal feed ingredients.

The agreement sees Evonik acquiring Norel’s probiotics product portfolio as well as the company’s site in León (Spain). The business will be integrated into Evonik’s Animal Nutrition Business Line. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.

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Novozymes will deliver enzymes for the coming REnescience plant of Dong Energy in England

4 July 20165 July 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Danish Dong Energy and Novozymes have agreed that Novozymes will deliver enzymes for the coming REnescience plant in Northwich in the North West of England. It will be the first full-scale bio plant in the world capable of handling household waste by means of enzymes.

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