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OPXBIO partners with Evonik
Unfortunately, the blog was not able to get any other information from both OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik Industries about their recent collaboration announcement. The two companies said they have entered an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals which will use OPXBIO’s EDGE (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology. The companies did not disclose the … Continue reading
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The blog has compiled several news from the financial community starting with the closing of BioAmber’s initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. I’m guessing it is still a difficult market for renewable chemical companies wanting to be public as BioAmber was only able to get to the low end of its IPO expectations, raising $80m … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEMicromidas enters bio-PX research
OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik announced yesterday a development collaboration on bio-based specialty chemicals but unfortunately there is not much information given on the press release and so I am hoping to get something more soon. In the meantime, California-based Micromidas Inc. recently announced that it has developed a chemocatalytic route to paraxylene from cellulosic biomass … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBASF to build bio-BDO facility
The blog posted last month the possibility of Genomatica licensing its bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO) processing technology to BASF after Toray announced that it has successfully produced prototypes of partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) engineering plastic components using Genomatica’s bio-BDO. If readers recall, the blog noted BASF’s Malaysian subsidiary BASF Petronas Chemicals is currently supplying … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEToyota Tsusho’s bio-PET in bottled water
The blog hopes that readers have been following our live tweets coming from #APIC13 (Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference). According to Mitsubishi Chemical, it is planning to expand capacity for its isosorbide polymer DURABIO from the current 5,000 tonnes/year to 16,000 tonnes/year by 2014. Mitsubishi Chemical also noted that its biodegradable polymer polybutylene succinate (PBS) project under … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACETecnon OrbiChem APIC presentations now available
Good news blog readers! My presentation on bio-based chemicals feedstock as well as my colleagues’ presentations on bio-based fibers and polymers are now available for download at Tecnon OrbiChem’s website. You can also download other Tecnon OrbiChem presentations for those who are interested in overview of shale gas, current markets on methanol-acetyls, chlor-alkali, urethanes, polyester … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAkzoNobel, Solazyme in algal partnership
Good morning from Taipei, home of this year’s Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (#APIC13). My apologies for the sparse blog post as I prepare for my presentation later this afternoon about bio-based chemicals feedstock. If my boss will let me, I will post the presentation later this week. APIC 2013 conference in Taipei, Taiwan In the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESolvay, Bayer MaterialScience in solar flight
I just saw this really cool video on a local news tonight about a solar power plane called “Solar Impulse” currently flying across America. The airplane prototype HIB-SIA, is the first designed to fly solely on solar power without any fuel and its goal for the second aircraft model HIB-SIB is to fly around the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEWeekly News Roundup
The green blogger is preparing for her trip to Taipei next week for a presentation alongside Tecnon OrbiChem at the APIC (Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference) on May 9. If she is lucky with getting a free wifi, she will tweet some of the good stuff coming from the conference. Follow hashtag #APIC13 (as #APIC2013 is … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESolvay invests in bio-based Polyamide 6,10
Last week, France-based chemical firm Solvay (through its Polyamide & Intermediates business) announced its plans to invest in a polyamide 6,10 production unit at the Saint-Fons Belle-Etoile site in Lyon in order to “better serve customers seeking for more eco-friendly solutions.” No other information was given such as how much PA 6,10 will be produced … Continue reading
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