On March 19, 2015, the White House published an Executive Order signed by President Obama that would further a preference for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred products. Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade sets new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for federal agencies to reach by 2025 and increases renewable energy use and building efficiency, while reducing fleet emissions in the federal government. The new targets would reduce total GHG emissions by 26...
Category: Biobased Chemicals and Products
March 20, 2015
Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News
? Dragonair, "Dragonair Biofuel Flight Highlights Cathay Pacific Group Commitment to Long-Term Sustainable Development" ? Business Wire, "Ergon Biofuels Enters into Comprehensive Service Arrangement with Gavilon" ? Business Wire, "Pittsburgh Expands Use Of Optimus Technologies' Biofuel Conversion Systems" ? Media Release, "Byogy Partners with Brazil's Agricultural Research Center EMBRAPA to Import Select Agave to Brazil to Validate High Crop Sugar and Fiber Yields to Produce Aviation Biofuels...
On March 13, 2015, the National Academies issued Industrialization Of Biology: A Roadmap To Accelerate The Advanced Manufacturing Of Chemicals, a 143-page report prepared in response to a request from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to "develop a roadmap of necessary advances in basic science and engineering capabilities, including knowledge, tools and skills" to accelerate the advanced manufacturing of chemicals using biological systems. Thirteen...
March 13, 2015
New Bipartisan TSCA Legislation Introduced In Senate
On March 10, 2015, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, a bipartisan bill that would reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The bill has 15 co-sponsors -- seven Democrats and eight Republicans. The bill builds on the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act offered by Senator Vitter and the late Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in 2013. According to the overview provided on Senator Udall's webpage,...
February 20, 2015
Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News
? Ethanol Producer Magazine, "E15's Big Dance" ? Confederation Of European Paper Industries, "Newly-Formed Bioeconomy Alliance Calls for EU Action" ? Market Wired, "BIOX Announces First Quarter Results" ? PR Web, "ALECO® Introduces BioClear™ Vinyl Stripping, the First and Only Vinyl Stripping Product Made in the USA from Renewable Plant Sources" ? Press Release Rocket, "Increasing Demand for Healthier, Greener & Cleaner Products Drives the Global Renewable Chemicals Market, According to a...
February 20, 2015
Kathleen M. Roberts And Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Featured At Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Confere
REGISTER FOR ABLC 2015 The Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2015 (ABLC 2015), to be held March 11-13, 2015, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., is the gathering point for top leaders in the Advanced Bioeconomy -- bringing together the entire spectrum of advanced fuels, chemicals, and materials CEOs and senior executives, business development, R&D leaders, strategic partners, financiers, equity analysts, policymakers, and industry suppliers. Kathleen M. Roberts, Executive...
February 20, 2015
BIO Is Accepting Nominations For Carver and Franklin Awards
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is now accepting nominations for the George Washington Carver Award and the Rosalind Franklin Award, both recognizing leadership in the field of industrial biotechnology. Nominations are being accepted through February 26, 2015, and the recipients will be presented with the awards at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology from July 19-22, 2015, in Montreal. The Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®) is proud to once again...
February 20, 2015
DOE’s Biomass Research And Development Technical Advisory Committee Schedules Meeting
On February 17, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Open Meeting for the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee (the Committee). The Committee plans to meet on March 5, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and March 6, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. The agenda includes updates on the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and DOE...
February 13, 2015
Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News
? Domestic Fuel, "New President for Poet-DSM Joint Venture" ? Packaging Europe, "The Future of Corrosion Protection with Nature's Best" ? Biobased Industries Consortium, "Newly-formed Bioeconomy Alliance Calls for EU Action" ? eLife Sciences, "Expanding Xylose Metabolism in Yeast for Plant Cell Wall Conversion to Biofuels" ? ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, "A New Class of Bio-Based Paper Dry Strength Agents: Synthesis and Characterization of Soy-Based Polymers" ? Business Standard,...
February 12, 2015
Kathleen M. Roberts and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Featured at Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2015
REGISTER FOR ABLC 2015 by Friday, February 13, 2015, for discounted rates. The Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2015 (ABLC 2015), to be held March 11-13, 2015, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., is the gathering point for top leaders in the Advanced Bioeconomy -- bringing together the entire spectrum of advanced fuels, chemicals, and materials CEOs and senior executives, business development, R&D leaders, strategic partners, financiers, equity analysts,...