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Blue Marble buys site for commercial biorefinery
Specialty biochemical manufacturer Blue Marble Biomaterials (BMB) announced yesterday that it has completed the purchase of former GTC Oats Inc. facility in Missoula, Montana, which was previously a wet extraction processing plant for food ingredients manufacture. The site includes 3.81 acres of land, a 19,000 square foot building complex, and parking stalls for over 100 … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACE6R Supply Shifts to Biobased Products
Colorado-based 6R Supply Inc. has transitioned to a wholly biobased industrial supply product line. This product line offers clients additional options for industrial hydraulic fluids, lubricants and solvents that are readily biodegradable, non-hazardous and do not use petroleum or its derivatives as base ingredients. This shift opens 2 new markets in Colorado: Federal BioPreferred purchasing and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEDiamond Green Diesel lowers biodiesel output
Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), Darling International’s biodiesel joint venture with Valero Energy Corporation, has announced lowered output at its recently started biodiesel facility in St. Charles, Louisiana to 5,000-7,000 bbl/day until mid-October. DGD is replacing a heat exchanger to improve the plant’s reliability under actual process conditions. DGD will continue to operate during the replacement … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEUS, UK researchers bag grant for fertilizer alternative
Four teams of researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom recently were awarded more than $12 million by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.K.’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to begin a program of novel research to revolutionize current farming methods by giving crops the ability to thrive without using … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEUnilever launches renewable chemicals research
Unilever recently announced the launch of a research project with the University of Liverpool to develop biomass-based renewable chemicals such as surfactants and polymers for use in the manufacture of Unilever’s home and personal care product ranges. The three-year project will involve using feedstock such as surplus sugars, fats, oils and carbohydrates produced from waste … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGovernment of Canada Invests in BioAmber
BioAmber’s new $110m bio-based succinic acid plant will receive a C$12 million investment from the Canadian Government through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to support its construction in Sarnia. The plant is expected to create 150 construction jobs and 60 permanent jobs once the plant is operational at the end … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESC Johnson extends Rwanda Pyrethrum program
SC Johnson, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture announced the extension of the Rwanda Pyrethrum Program, a Global Development Alliance (GDA) public-private partnership designed to help Rwanda pyrethrum farmers boost incomes while creating an environmentally and economically sustainable raw materials source. The three-year extension of the initial … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEADM, CIC form bio-SAP JV
The blog has constantly been monitoring the developments for biobased acrylic acid but this news from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has led the blog to look for more information on starch-based (or even collagen-based) superabsorbent polymers (SAPs). SAPs is one of the main applications for acrylic acid and is mainly used in diapers and other … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEDarling International to acquire Rothsay Rendering
Animal fats producer Darling International plans to acquire all of the assets of animal by-products recycler Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. for approximately CAD $645 million in cash. Rothsay processes raw materials into finished products of fats and proteins, which are sold in domestic and international markets including the US, Europe, Mexico … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEInnovia Films’ cellulose polymer in tea sachets
Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex™ NVR, has been chosen by French company, Les Jardins de Gaïa to pack its range of organic teas in individual sachets. The converter in this application is leading German-based tea packer TPS from Soltau. The material breaks down at the end of its lifecycle in a home compost bin (or … Continue reading
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