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The green blogger is on a mini-vacation and will be back on Thursday, July25. In the meantime, let me post this news roundup as it has been a long since my last weekly news roundup post. I am trying to look for a more efficient way to compile news and I haven’t found one unfortunately. … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENatureWorks expands marketing reach
NatureWorks has been very busy lately expanding its distribution networks with three announcements within the past three months. In May, PTT Polymer Marketing (PTTPM) was appointed distributor of NatureWorks’ Ingeo™ PLA (polylactic acid) fibers and resins for Thailand and Vietnam. PTTPM will bring Ingeo to its broad base of thermoformers, film extruders and injection molders, … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEElevance starts shipment from Indonesia biorefinery
Elevance Renewable Sciences and Wilmar International announced that they have begun shipping commercial products, including novel specialty chemicals, to customers worldwide from their first world-scale joint venture biorefinery located in Gresik, Indonesia, which started operations this year. The biorefinery, which has a capacity of 180 ktpy (400m lbs) and expandable to 360 ktpy, is Elevance’s … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEChemtex, Murphy Brown in cellulosic feedstock supply deal
Chemtex International and Murphy Brown LLC signed a long term agreement for the supply of purpose grown energy crops and residues to be used as cellulosic feedstock in Project Alpha, Chemtex’s Cellulosic Ethanol facility planned for Clinton, North Carolina. The agreement covers a number of feedstocks to be grown on approximately six thousand acres of … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEModular Genetics Demonstrates Bio-Glycinate Production
The blog has encountered Modular Genetics once or twice in the past three years but has never looked deep into the company’s activities in the biobased surfactants area. Modular’s lead product is their patented acyl glutamate surfactants initially targeted to the personal care market. Acyl glutamate is an amino acid-based surfactant produced via fermentation. Modular … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESapphire Energy, Linde expand partnership
Algae oil developer Sapphire Energy, Inc. and industrial gas producer the Linde Group have expanded their partnership to commercialize a new industrial scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. The companies will refine the hydrothermal treatment process developed and operated today by Sapphire Energy at pilot-scale. In addition, they will jointly … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEDuPont Tate & Lyle’s bio-PDO use as food ingredient
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company has launched its first ingredient for the U.S. food market with its Zemea® USP propanediol as a natural solvent and humectant that can be used to replace petroleum-based propylene glycol or glycerin in a variety of food and beverage products. Zemea® USP is a natural, 100% biobased ingredient … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEOmya, NewPage to build a PCC plant
NewPage Corporation (NewPage) and Omya have entered into a long-term supply agreement to build a Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) plant, located at the NewPage Escanaba paper mill site in Michigan. PCC is an essential raw material used in the papermaking process and is manufactured using lime and carbon dioxide (CO2). Lime needed for the PCC manufacturing process … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEThyssenKrupp invests in biobased chemicals plant
European engineering firm ThyssenKrupp has been pretty active in the biobased chemicals industry with its partnership with Myriant on production of bio-succinic acid as well as its bio-based polybutylene succinate (PBS) business. The company has also partnered with BASF on looking to produce syngas using waste CO2 from industrial processes. Last week, ThyssenKrupp announced that … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGlobal Bioenergies raised EUR 23m in new shares
France-based industrial biotechnology company Global Bioenergies have successfully raised a final gross value of EUR 23 million resulting in the creation of 927,419 new shares after it launched its capital increase on June 27 when the company decided to fully exercise its extension clause. The company had a subscription rate increase of 143% with a … Continue reading
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