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Bioplastics Award Goes to DuPont for High Performance Materials From Renewable Sources

DuPont recently received the 2008 European Bioplastics Product Line Strategy Award from Frost and Sullivan - a leading market consulting company - for its accomplishments in rapidly developing an extremely diverse range of high-performance materials based on renewable sources

6 Jan 2009

BioSolar to Commercially Produce Photovoltaic Solar Cells from Biobased Materials

BioSolar developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar cells, today announced that the company expects to begin commercial production of its BioBacksheet over the next few months

10 Nov 2008

Bioplastic Resins from Metabolix Get Biodegradability Certification

Metabolix has announced that Mirel bioplastic resins produced by Telles have received the European conformity certification of OK Biodegradable Soil for natural soil biodegradability and OK Biodegradable Water& for fresh water biodegradability

30 Oct 2008

Biorenewable Chemicals, Green Energy and Smart Lighting to Benefit From New Engineering Research Centers

Five new research centers will pursue innovations in biorenewable chemicals, green energy systems, communications networks, medical implants and smart lighting

6 Oct 2008

Biotech Research Center Opened at DuPont Knowledge Center

DuPont India today announced the opening of the first research facility at the DuPont Knowledge Center (DKC) in Hyderabad. The Biotech Research Center begins its operations with more than 80 scientists working on a variety of global research programs on plant and industrial biotechnology

22 Sep 2008

High Performance Composite Materials Made from Biodegradable and Renewable Source Materials

The first generation of high performance composite materials made from completely biodegradable natural fibre reinforced plastics has been produced by a UK-based consortium

15 Sep 2008

Sustainable Wood Composites Being Made Using Nanotechnology

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials

10 Sep 2008

Cereplast Compostables Bio Based, Sustainable Plastic Resins Meet Federal Procurement Guidelines for Bio Based Content

Cereplast, manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced that products made from Cereplast Compostables resins meet new federal procurement guidelines for bio-based content

19 Jun 2008

Biotechnology is the Key to Sustainable Industries

Despite recent controversies over crop-based biofuels, biotechnology offers some of the best opportunities to create a more sustainable world, with applications as diverse as new sources of energy, new materials for industrial and consumer uses, and high quality agricultural products with better production economics

18 Jun 2008

Cereplast Remains on Track to Open its Seymour Manufacturing Facility

Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, remains on track to open its Seymour, Ind. manufacturing facility in the third quarter of this year. Record rainfall in parts of the state caused the evacuation of 100 homes in Seymour this week, however Cereplast's facility remains safe from flooding.

12 Jun 2008