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		<title>Biobased Content Testing Lab Beta Analytic Exhibits at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beta Analytic Inc. was one of the exhibitors at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011, an international business conference and exhibition organized by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) for the wood-plastic composites industry. Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff represented the lab at the conference held in Vienna, Austria. Trex Company CEO Ronald Kaplan and SILVADEC EVP [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1658/wood-plastic-composites/</link>
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		<title>USDA to Hold Webinar on Biobased Products in Operations, Maintenance, and Cleaning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the success of its webinar on the BioPreferred Federal Procurement Preference Program in November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide another technical seminar on December 6, 2011, 1:30 &#8211; 2:30 PM EST via live streaming. The webinar will focus on biobased products in operations, maintenance, and cleaning. According to the USDA, the seminar [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1651/usda-biobased-webinar/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Presents at Pacific Rim Summit in Malaysia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic Inc. is participating at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology &#38; BioEnergy currently underway at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ms. Pat Patodia, Beta Analytic&#8217;s Research Associate, will discuss &#8220;Measuring the Biobased Content of Renewable Chemicals and Biofuels via ASTM D6866.&#8221; The 2011 Pacific Rim Summit [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1616/pacific-rim-summit-2011/</link>
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		<title>Carbon-14 Lab Presents at CIWM Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff presented the Carbon-14 method to participants of the Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference organized by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CWIM). The conference presented different methods available for sampling and measuring biogenic carbon content of mixed waste streams and the current existing options for the sustainable treatment of [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1622/ciwm-2011/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Upcoming Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6th Global Alternative Fuels Conference for Cement and Lime March 5-6, 2012 Aachen, Germany ********** Green Polymer Chemistry 2012 March 20-22, 2012 Cologne, Germany ********** Biopolymer World Congress April 23-24, 2012 Venice, Italy ********** The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology &#038; Bioprocessings April 29-May 2, 2012 Orlando, Florida ********** International Conference on Biobased Polymers and [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1704/beta-analytic-upcoming-events/</link>
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		<title>Agrobiobase.com Features ASTM D6866 Testing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article about ASTM D6866 testing is now available at Agrobiobase.com, an online database listing commercial biobased products around the world. Maintained and supported by the competitiveness cluster Industries &#38; Agro-Resources (IAR), the website contains a directory of bioproducts and the companies producing them. The database currently features more than 150 products and is viewed [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1579/agrobiobase/</link>
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		<title>USDA Turns Spotlight on Michigan&#8217;s Biobased Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 22, 2011, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured MBI International, a bio-manufacturing research facility located in Lansing, Michigan, as part of the government&#8217;s efforts to support the creation and production of biobased products in order to create jobs, add value to agricultural commodities, and reduce the country&#8217;s dependence on foreign oil. [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1563/michigan-biobased-products/</link>
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		<title>USDA Adds 14 Biobased Categories for Preferred Federal Purchasing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the designation of 14 additional biobased product categories which are eligible for federal procurement preference. The USDA&#8217;s BioPreferred program&#8217;s Round 7 finalization adds 2,500 biobased products for a total of more than 8,900 products now offered for preferred purchasing consideration by federal government agencies and contractors. &#8220;This [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1541/usda-biopreferred-round7/</link>
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		<title>OFGEM Approves Carbon-14 Method for Renewable Energy Content Determination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK&#8217;s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) will allow electricity generators using waste-derived fuels to use the Carbon-14 technique to determine the renewable energy content of the fuel. Under this method, post-combustion flue gases will be analyzed for their carbon-14 content and not the solid waste feedstock. Independent reports commissioned by OFGEM and [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1533/ofgem-renewable-energy-content/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Exhibits at 2011 Adhesive and Sealant Council Sustainability Summit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beta Analytic will join this year&#8217;s Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) Sustainability Summit as an exhibitor. Business Development Manager Mauricio Larenas will represent the company at the two-day event in Rosemont, Illinois, which starts July 26, 2011. The summit will focus on defining &#8220;green&#8221; adhesives and sealants. &#8220;The summit is a good opportunity to introduce [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1519/asc-sustainability-summit-2011/</link>
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		<title>US EPA Proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, January 21 &#8212; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency&#8217;s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1515/epa-rfs2-2012-volumes/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic to Participate in Future of Bioplastics Discussion at BioPlastek 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Darden Hood, Beta Analytic Inc.’s president, will join the discussion on the future of bioplastics at BioPlastek 2011, an interactive forum on bioplastics to be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York from June 27 to June 29, 2011. As the ASTM D6866 testing expert in the panel, Mr. Hood aims to dispel misconceptions [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/1506/bioplastek-2011/</link>
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