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New cellulosic sugar player in town
One of the key for success for renewable chemicals players (and advanced ethanol producers) is to lower down cost for their feedstock through the use of non-food biomass. This is where cellulosic sugar and enzyme developers are hard at work trying to strip away as much of the valuable carbohydrates as possible from their sticky … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEJayant Agro, Mitsui, Itoh Oil on castor polyol JV
Update 9-7-2013: Mitsui Chemicals reported on a press release that the new joint venture, which will be based in Gujarat, India, will construct a 8 ktpy castor oil-based polyol facility. Production will commence on January 2015. Mitsui said they are the world’s only commercial supplier of non-edible plant derived bio-polyol. The JV will make bio-polyol cost … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEINVISTA’s new sustainable TERRIN™ polyols
INVISTA has introduced a new family of aliphatic ester polyols under the brand TERRIN™. The polyols are available for samples and commercial use after successfully undergoing its first commercial trial at INVISTA’s Wilmington, N.C., manufacturing facility. All products in the series have at least 50% recycled content, with some containing renewable content, as well. TERRIN™ … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGreen Dot launches bioplastic with MCG Biocomposites
Kansas-based bioplastic company Green Dot Holdings LLC has partnered with MCG Biocomposites to manufacture its proprietary blend of corncob fiber and PCR (post-consumer recycled) or PIR (post-industrial recycled) plastic in several grades with up to 30% renewable material. MCG BioComposites sells the material under the Duramaze™ brand. Green Dot produces the Duramaze™ corncob biocomposite material … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECereplast’s bioplastic orders coming in
Bioplastic producer Cereplast received five purchase orders totaling $450,000 from an existing customer in India for Cereplast Compostables® blown film resins. Each purchase order totals $90,000 and will be delivered throughout the remainder of 2013. The bioplastic resins will be used for the manufacturing of single-use disposable bags for distribution in the Sri Lankan and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBio-Materials 1st issue on September 20
My apologies for the lack of analytical blog posts as I am currently working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s first issue of the Bio-Materials & Intermediates newsletter, which will go live on September 20. Exciting! Here is our press release. I’d also like to thank those who subscribe already, especially as you are the source of my … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEJBI, Crayola launches “COLORCYCLE” program
This is a pretty cool (and colorful) idea! Waste plastic-to-fuel developer JBI has partnered with Crayola to convert used markers as feedstock for diesel and other liquid fuels using JBI’s Plastic2Oil (P2O) Process. The “COLORCYCLE” program will be conducted throughout the US in participating K-12 schools and encourages students to responsibly dispose of used Crayola … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENYC’s biodiesel demand to rise
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a new law that will utilize a 5% blend of biodiesel in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year, and increasing to 20% in the near future. The measure, introduced by Councilman Jim Gennaro, codifies the city’s existing use of biodiesel blends in the city’s fleet of … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEDSM’s bio-polyamide in VW engines
DSM and automotive component specialist KACO have developed a lightweight multi-functional crankshaft cover in EcoPaXX®, DSM’s bio-based polyamide 410, for the latest generation of diesel engines developed by the Volkswagen Group. The EcoPaXX cover will be used on Volkswagen’s new MDB modular diesel engine platform, implemented across its Audi, Seat, Škoda and VW brands. Compared with … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBiofuel news roundup
Too many biofuel news!! It’s driving me nuts. Thank goodness I don’t focus on this industry as much or I won’t get any work done on my consulting gig for Tecnon OrbiChem. Still, the technologies and feedstock between biofuels and biobased chemicals are always intertwined so the blog always needs to pay attention to this … Continue reading
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