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Technip to construct Cargill’s new ethanol plant
Technip was awarded a contract comprising detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the core process units of Cargill’s new ethanol production plant located in Barby, Germany. The production units will be built on a green field site alongside Cargill’s existing wheat processing facility. The ethanol is destined for beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. The … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAmyris to Begin Selling Biofene Online at Farnesene.net
Amyris has begun selling Biofene®, Amyris’s brand of farnesene, a long-chain branched hydrocarbon, online at farnesene.net. By making initial quantities of its building block molecule available to a broader audience, Amyris seeks to expand Biofene’s use beyond the commercial applications the Company and its partners are already developing. Amyris is now selling Biofene through its … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEP&G reinforces sustainable palm supply
The Procter & Gamble Company announced a commitment to no deforestation in its palm oil supply chain. Specific commitments include: Establish traceability of palm oil and palm kernel oil to supplier mills by December 31, 2015; Ensuring no deforestation in the palm supply chain to plantations by 2020; Working with suppliers, industry peers, NGOs, academic … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENeol scales up ag waste-to-oils plant
Watch out Solazyme, this Spain-based company could be a future competitor if it can achieve a cost-effective commercial production of oils from waste-based sugar. Neol Biosolutions, a 50:50 joint venture between Repsol and Neuron Bio, has reached an agreement with the Center for Second Generation Biofuels (CB2G) of CENER, the Spanish National Renewable Energy Centre … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACERivertop bags $26m funding from Cargill, First Green Partners
Rivertop Renewables, a Montana-based producer of novel chemicals derived from natural plant sugars, has raised $26 million from Cargill, First Green Partners and existing investors. Rivertop will leverage these funds and an existing manufacturing relationship to produce market development quantities of salts of glucaric acid for select customers. In addition, the company will complete construction and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEClariant develops succinic acid-based pigments
I am on my way to BASF’s Press conference in New Jersey this morning but let me post this interesting news from Clariant. This European specialty chemical company announced today that it has developed high-performance pigments for coatings, plastics and printing sectors based on bio-succinic acid supplied by Myriant. The Quinacridone pigments are produced at … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEIntroducing: Liquid Light’s waste CO2-to-MEG tech
This is another interview that is a bit late in posting. I have been covering several new technologies since late last year for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter, where these new technologies are now using feedstock such as methane, syngas and carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide to produce various chemical intermediates. Are these bio-based feedstock? They could be … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELesaffre launches new business unit
France-based fermentation products producer, Lesaffre, has created a new business unit called Leaf (Lesaffre Advanced Fermentation) Technologies, which will focus on the worldwide sales and market development of value-added fermentation solutions for fuel ethanol and bio-based chemical producers. The company will use its expertise in the field of genetics, fermentation, yeast and yeast derivatives production. … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEmery Oleochemicals strengthens specialty chems biz
This post has been way overdue (as other recent interviews that I had) as I have to write them up first for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter. I met some of the management (as well as CEO Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang) of Emery Oleochemicals at last month’s Palm and Lauric Oils conference in Malaysia and I was … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBASF and Espaço ECO® join Bonsucro
This press release is in Brazilian Portuguese so my apologies if Google translate is not that accurate. According to the announcement, BASF Crop Protection in Brazil and Espaço ECO® Foundation (FEE®) established by BASF, have became members of Bonsucro – the international nonprofit certification firm that aims to reduce the environmental and social impacts in … Continue reading
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