Europe's research driven clusters in sustainable forest management and wood based industries got new co-operation opportunities within the ROKFOR project which started 23 February 2010. This cooperative action project ‘Sustainable Forest Management Providing Renewable Energy, Sustainable Construction and Bio-based Products' (ROKFOR) will join forces in which five European regions in order to create both individual and regional research agendas and action plans in the fields of renewable energy, bio-based products and sustainable construction.
Ecology Coatings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ECOC) , a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced it has developed bio-based materials for use in a new family of EcoQuik(TM) UV-curable coatings. Products incorporating bio-based additives are being used in commercial development applications that exhibit enhanced curing speed, pigment coverage and useful surface effects.
The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the six finalists in the Clean Technology Business Forum & Competition to be held at next month’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2010.
Biopack Environmental Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: BPAC), a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of 100% biodegradable packaging products, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase order (“PO”) agreement to buy up to 10 custom designed, fully automated “Bio-Coating” machines. Capable of coating up to 47 million pieces a year per machine, each one could increase production capacity by over 15 times the current coated tray production rate, allowing Biopack to accept significantly larger orders.
At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Willlich, Germany) began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people. Mr. Patrick Zimmermann was appointed the President of FKuR Plastics Corp. and will also continue to assume his role as Sales Manager for FKuR Kunststoff GmbH. He will continue his efforts in Germany while assisting his staff in capturing the American market with the bioplastics´ compounds Bio-Flex®, Biograde® and Fibrolon®.
NatureWorks LLC, (Minnesota, US) a global leader in the bioplastics industry, is using a variety of material characterization tools from Malvern Instruments to accelerate product development and achieve market leading quality standards.
Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB: CERP ), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today that it has extended its distribution agreement with A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) to include all of Europe. A. Schulman, Inc. is a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins used as raw materials in a variety of markets.
Biodegradable plastics possess a higher potential for growth in comparison with the existing eco-friendly technologies in the chemical and renewable energy sectors, as these biodegradable plastics come under the “green” category. This is evident as the opportunities are growing for biodegradable plastics in areas that include healthcare, packaging/plastic bags, electronics, automotive, agriculture and consumer goods. Factors such as green procurement policies, governmental measures and climate change contribute to the growth of this sector.
Airless Systems offers a range of industrial services that include torrefaction, carbonization and airless drying. Torrefaction is the process by which an object is dried off using heat, removing volatile materials in it simultaneously. The torrefaction process by Airless Systems can be used in the production of BioCoal.
The New Fusion pellet stove has an automatic start up cycle that helps the stove to operate automatically. It is incorporated with a room thermostat and also includes a remote thermostat as an option. The average pellet fuel consumed by this stove is 1kg per hour.
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