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US renewable chemicals to gain from the New US Farm Bill
I have been working on this since February but unfortunately travel and work has further delayed me from posting this. Tecnon OrbiChem’s April Bio-Materials issue just came out yesterday and now, I have a few days of blogging before becoming busy again preparing for the Biopolymers Symposium and BIO World Congress. This news about the … Continue reading
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I have received so many requests for a full copy of my oleochemical presentation from last year’s Plant Bio-Industrial Oils (PBIO) conference that I am posting it here in order for me to save 15MB of space per email every time I send it. It is not downloadable but feel free to take notes. I … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESime Darby invests in Verdezyne
During President Obama’s trip to Malaysia this weekend, the country’s conglomerate giant, Sime Darby Berhad, announced that it will take a 30% stake, valued at $30 million, in San Diego-based renewable chemical company, Verdezyne. Sime Darby Renewables, a new unit under Sime Darby Plantation, will spearhead this initiative essentially focusing on converting traditional and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEVerdezyne Reaches Key Production Milestone
Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, announced that it has produced more than one metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform and downstream process. The Michigan Biotechnology Institute (MBI) and the Michigan State University (MSU) Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) worked with Verdezyne to run the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGevo reports cash concern in 10-K
As the blog reported before, 2014 seems to be the year for industry restructuring with LS9 being acquired by Renewable Energy Group; Cereplast filing for bankruptcy and Codexis changing its business strategy and focus. Bio-isobutanol producer, Gevo, is currently in the cross-hair unless the company comes up with more cash this year. Gevo recently warned on … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBritish Airways commits to 50 ktpa biomass-based jet fuel supply
The blog does not usually post much about biofuels but the technology involved in this project announcement is also associated with the developments of waste syngas-based chemicals. Yesterday, advanced biofuels technology developer, Solena Fuels, announced that it will build the world’s first facility, dubbed “GreenSky”, that will convert landfill waste into jet fuel, which will be located in … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEP2 Science bags $500,000 funding
Connecticut Innovations (CI), an organization that helps Connecticut businesses grow through creative financing and strategic assistance, has made a $500,000 investment in P2 Science Inc. of New Haven, Conn., through its Eli Whitney Equity Fund. This investment was part of a $1 million Series A funding round also involving Elm Street Ventures. In 2013, CI … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELocation, location, location
Here are recent announcements on new headquarters and new R&D sites. LanzaTech, for one, has finally decided to move its global headquarters from New Zealand, where the company was founded, to Skokie, Illinois. The move will generate 30 new Illinois jobs with employees transferred from New Zealand, and 35 additional employees will move from Roselle, … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECO2 Solutions in carbon capture pilot plant
CO2 Solutions Inc. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Husky Energy, where CO2 Solutions will install and operate a pilot unit capturing approximately 15 tonnes of CO2 per day at Husky’s Pikes Peak South, Saskatchewan heavy oil site on a once-through steam generator. Operation of the pilot unit is expected to commence in early 2015 … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECertified Palm Oil Hits Record Sales for Q1 2014
According to the latest data from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), sales of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) for the first quarter ending March 31, 2014, has hit a new high, with a 49% increase for physical uptake of RSPO CSPO and a 54% increase for GreenPalm Certificates, compared with Q1 2013. Sales of … Continue reading
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