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USA - Canada, biotechnologies - Atlantica BioEnergy task force launched 08/03/2008 A taskforce of forest industry stakeholders from Eastern Canada and Maine was launched in July to explore bio-related opportunities within the forestry sector across the region.

In brief - Compostable bags for the Olympic Games 07/14/2008 Australian manufacturer Biograde will supply 5.5 million of biobased and compostable bags to the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG).

In brief - Brazil: Brazilian president unveils plan to develop bioplastics 07/06/2008 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Akira Amari, the visiting Japanese economy, trade and industry minister, Wednesday that Brazil plans to develop bioplastics, Amari said.

Charoen Pokphand Group to expand bioplastics business 06/22/2008 The Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group is studying the possibility of jointly investing almost two billion baht with its US partner Nature Works to upgrade its bioplastics business in Thailand. Chaipong Chainapakorn, senior vice-president of CPPC Public Co, said the joint venture would produce a minimum 24,000 tonnes annually of polylactic acid (PLA), now purely imported for domestic use.

USA - Research: New Polymer Product From Soy Oil 06/01/2008 Hair-care products, wound-care dressings and drug encapsulation are among the potential uses of new, soy-oil-based polymers known as "hydrogels," developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill.

A bio-plastic produced from beet is certified as "OK Biodegradable Water" 05/25/2008 Bio on and CO.PRO.B. announce that the International certification body Vinçotte (Belgium) has certified MINERV PHA bio-plastic as “OK Biodegradable Water”.

In brief - Specialty Polymers: AkzoNobel to integrate Elotex 05/19/2008 Elotex will become part of AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, while Alco and Personal Care will join AkzoNobel Surfactants, (AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry).

Cemef launches a post-master's degree in Bioplastics 04/28/2008 Offered by the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris through Cemef (Centre for Material Forming), the new Post-Master training program will meet the needs of companies involved in new materials, products and processes as regards highly qualified researchers. The program will begin in autumn 2008.

BASF to increase its production capacity for bioplastics 04/21/2008 BASF will produce 60,000 metric of Ecoflex tons per year and plans to increase capacity for Ecovio. As a result, BASF follows and anticipates bioplastics market trends: specialists consider the global market for biodegradable and biobased plastics is growing at more than 20 percent per year.

In brief - Bioplastics: Cereplast opens European Headquater 04/17/2008 Producer of bio-sourced resins Cereplast Inc. has officially opened its European Headquater, located in France to take advantage of the growing demand for plastics throughout Europe.