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    Biopolymers Market Update

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    The bio-based polymers market is not immune by the challenges plaguing the global plastics supply chain. The market is being tested by profitability, feedstock economics, downstream adoption and the ability of producers to scale without overbuilding ahead of demand. Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is the clearest example. Mitsubishi Chemical’s withdrawal from the PTTMCC Biochem BioPBS™ business…

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    Global Furanics Market Development Splits Across the USA, Europe and China

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    The furanics market is moving in different directions with current activity shows a US retrenchment around Origin Materials, continued European commercialization through Avantium and ResiCare, and expanding Chinese activity around furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), polyethylene furanoate (PEF) and other furan-based polymer applications. Origin Materials has moved toward liquidation after scaling back its biomass-to-chemicals platform and later…

  • Green Chemicals Blog Newsletter on LinkedIn

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    Green D Market Analytics LLC has introduced the Green Chemicals Blog Newsletter on LinkedIn —an alternative channel for staying current on renewable chemicals markets and companies. The Green Chemicals Blog has operated since 2007 and has served as an independent source of news and short market analysis of the renewable chemicals industry. Throughout 2026, we…

  • Welcome to the refreshed GCB

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    The Green Chemicals Blog is back with new posts coming soon! After a year-long hiatus, the Green Chemicals Blog was relaunched with a better layout, more social media offerings, and advertising services. After more than 20 years in the Chemical Consulting Industry focusing on renewable chemicals, materials, and processes, I decided to devote full-time efforts…

  • Introducing Green D Market Analytics

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    Happy New Year, Green Chemicals Blog Community!  As we stand on the threshold of a new year, I am honored to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each of you, the dedicated followers of the Green Chemicals Blog. In 2023, I stepped out of my comfort zone after a rewarding 23 years of working for two…

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    What am I up to these days?

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    Hello blog readers, Some of you might have seen my out-of-office reply, as I am currently on my long summer hiatus before I go back to building my empire (I mean rebuilding my blog). However, I cannot resist experimenting with several ideas, including this mock-up newsletter, and I hate putting this effort to waste so…

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    BIOECONOMY: Poised At A Historic Crossroads

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    Unfortunately, it is getting harder for me to blog with my workload at Tecnon OrbiChem so I am happy to share this Bioeconomy post that our marketing has put up on the TOC blog site based on my presentation in April for the Pine Chemicals Association Spring Meeting. You can also download my presentation when…