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Strong bioplastic growth led by bio-PET
Another delayed post is this press release last week from the industry trade group, European Bioplastics, on their annual report on the global bioplastic capacity/production status and five-year growth projections. The report, which is published in cooperation with the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites from the University of Hannover (Germany), noted a fivefold growth of … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGreen Biologics’ biobutanol now available
I am still working on the weekly news roundup but in the meantime, the blog recently had a very interesting conversation with Green Biologics‘ vice president of business development, Tim Staub, on the company’s commercialization of its bio-based n-butanol. It started when somebody from Arkema (via LinkedIn) was asking about current availability of bio-based n-butanol … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELanzaTech in CO2-to-acetic acid
Miss me? I miss blogging too, and for those who recently contacted me via email, my apologies for the delayed response. A lot of personal things going on but I am trying to get back into the green groove. We have several green chemical news that came out this week but let us start first … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGlobal Bioenergies in bio-propylene
France-based Global Bioenergies (GBE) announced this week that it was able to directly convert glucose to propylene using the same artificial metabolic pathway that the company uses to produce its bio-isobutene. According to the company, artificial pathway means: “The GBE pathway uses enzymatic activities and metabolic intermediates that are not found in nature but only … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEFTC’s revised Green Guides
‘Tis the season to remind manufacturers to be careful about their green marketing claims. Last month, the European Bioplastics trade group launched its Environmental Communications Guide to help marketing and communications professionals to correctly present the benefits of bioplastics based on approved standards. Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally revised its Green … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEPUMA debuts biodegradable shoes
Sports products company PUMA is launching in February 2013 worldwide its collection of shoes, apparel and accessories that are either biodegradable or recyclable when consumers return their worn-out products to PUMA’s Bring Me Back Program. The InCycle collection are said to be 100% Cradle-to-Cradle Basic certified. The collection includes lifestyle sneaker Basket (biodegradable), track jacket … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBiochemistry: Signs of the times
I am fully back in gear (after another grueling exam) and ready to post. Yesterday, the twitter world was abuzz about the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry going to two American scientists Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, a professor at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and Dr. Brian K. Kobilka, a professor at the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEWeekly News Roundup
I’m beginning to hate school…Good thing I still have this blog so I can vent my school frustration in a productive way. Here are this week’s news roundup: Biosuccinium in solvents Bio-succinic acid producer Reverdia has collaborated with Belgium-based fine chemical company Proviron for the manufacture of Proviron’s Provichem 2511 Eco, a di-methyl-succinate (DMS) that … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECleantech list recognizes chems
Congratulations to renewable chemical and biofuel companies who made it to this year’s annual Global Cleantech 100 companies! The list, according to Cleantech Group, is an annual barometer reading of the global innovation community’s shifting views on which companies, and the type of clean technology sectors, are most likely to have big commercial impact in … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACETo Succinity and Beyond!
I’m on a study mode now but let me post this news from BASF and CSM today about the formation of their 50-50 bio-succinic acid joint venture company called Succinity. I love the name by the way and for some reason, I keep mixing this with the movie Toys Story’s famous quote “To Infinity and … Continue reading
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