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Toronto, ON, June 23, 2011

Agreement Will Accelerate Commercialization of Sustainable Bio-based Chemicals

PET bottles and beans - this is a Canadian company is in the production of Vehreo, an environmentally friendly synthetic leather, which can be used with car seats, door covers and dashboards. Vehreo besteht unter anderem aus recycelten PET-Flaschen. Vehreo consists among other things made from recycled PET bottles. Biomaterialien, wie Pflanzenöle, die aus Soja- und Castorbohnen hergestellt werden, ersetzen herkömmliche Phthalat-Weichmacher. Biomaterials, such as replacing vegetable oils, which a

The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) highlights the Ontario BioAuto Council in its March 2011 edition of the Ontario Business Report.

The Globe & Mail, written by Michael Vaughan

BIC and ICFAR Agree to Collaborate on Biotechnology and Biofuel Commercialization Opportunities

Craig Crawford, President and CEO of the Ontario BioAuto Council, presented in India at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The Council’s participation was highlighted in an article posted on the Invest in Canada website.

Canadian Plastics Magazine, October 2010 Written by Mark Stephen

PET made from sugar cane will debut on the Lexus CT200h early next year. By Doug Smock, Contributing Editor, Materials and Assembly -- Design News, October 19, 2010

By Grace Macaluso, The Windsor Star

The 2010 winner is: Woodbridge Foam Corporation

Globe and Mail

Globe and Mail

Plastics News

By Michael Lauzon | PLASTICS NEWS CORRESPONDENT Posted May 6, 2010

By Kristine Owram, THE CANADIAN PRESS

New Material Debuts in the 2010 Ford Flex

Article by Rose Simone of The Record in Kitchener-Waterloo

Canadian Chemical News - June 2009 - Vol 61, No 6

New GM to Focus on Customers, Cars and Culture

March 2009 Canadian Plastics

McGuinty Government Supports Research To Bring Products To Market

BRUSSELS, Nov. 26 (Xinhua)

From Forbes.com

Genencor and Goodyear to co-develop renewable alternative to petroleum-derived isoprene

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from BioBased Solutions May 2008 Newsletter

Stemergy Announces $3.3 Million in Ontario Government Funding for the Company’s Proprietary BioFibeRefineryTM Project

from ACC Magazine - March-April 2008

U of G new research chair predicts crops will become world's economic foundation

From EcoTextile News

Globe and Mail Update - February 14, 2008

The Right Thing To Do

One on one - Micheal Vaughan of the Globe and Mail with David Miller of the Woodbridge Group

To build expertise in the bioeconomy related to the boreal forest

that includes a focus on bioproducts and bioprocessing

To increase the use of biofibres and biochemicals in the auto industry

To create an Ontario BioIndustrial Innovation Centre that supports the synergistic integration of a biobased fuel and chemical industry with the traditional petrochemical industry in Sarnia.

Five of which are specifically focused on identifying opportunities for commercializing bioproducts

For investments in lightweight and biobased materials and the development of alternative fuels.

New Technologies Will Help Make Industry More Sustainable

Car made of vegetables hits 240km/h

Ford research with corn and natural fibres leads to new plastics

New Bioindustrial Innovation Centre Expected To Attract $1 Billion Investment And Support 1,000 Jobs In Ontario

The opportunity for producing Ontario-made automobile parts and related materials from biological feedstocks moved one step closer to reality today with the announcement of $6 million for the Ontario BioAuto Council.