2014
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METEX licenses bio-PDO tech to SK Chemicals
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Before I leave for my vacation, let me post this interesting news about METabolic EXplorer’s (METEX) recent announcement about its partnership with South Korea-based SK Chemicals Co. Ltd. Instead of producing its own glycerine-based PDO (1,3 propanediol), France-based METEX decided…
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Neste Oil partners with RAE for algae oil
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Neste Oil and Renewable Algal Energy (RAE), a US-based algae biomass producer, have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the alternatives being researched by Neste Oil for use as a feedstock for producing…
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POIC biomass project launched in Malaysia
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I had the pleasure of moderating a session featuring several presentations from some Malaysian agencies and companies at the BIO World Congress last May, and I learned about their plans on how to deal with their palm biomass through POIC…
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P2 Science partners with Symrise
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P2 Science Inc., a renewable chemical company, has partnered with flavors and fragrance (F&F) firm Symrise AG to joint develop and commercialize renewable F&F cosmetics ingredients. The F&F industry is reportedly increasingly looking to renewable ingredients as a key platform for growth. Products…
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Matrìca inaugurates green chemistry complex
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s 10th Bio-Materials & Intermediates issue is now out and here are the highlights of the report: Ethylene/Polyethylene Petro-based PE coatings are being replaced by bio-based and biodegradable resins Glycols Jilin Zhongxin Chemical Group is building a 120 ktpa…
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Calysta produces lab-scale lactic acid from methane
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Calysta has successfully fermented methane into lactic acid, under a research collaboration with NatureWorks. Lactic acid is the building block for NatureWorks Ingeo™ lactide intermediates and polymers used in consumer and industrial products worldwide. The joint development program, started in…
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Trellis Earth Products buys Cereplast
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Trellis Earth Products, Inc., a leading maker of bioplastic food service disposables, will pay $2.6 million for substantially all of Cereplast’s assets including production equipment, patents, inventory, and trademarks, plus pay certain contract cure costs, as part of Cereplast’s Chapter…