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Cleaning industry emphasizes sustainability as top agenda
I do hope you recently read my Tecnon OrbiChem colleague, Philippa Davies’ recent article on the impact of low crude oil price on bio-based chemicals projects, with insights taken from her attendance this week at the ICDC Downstream Chemical Conference in India, which was jointly organized by Tecnon OrbiChem and Elite++. As for me, I … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEWhat is the future for the bio-chemical industry with crude oil below $50?
4 February 2015 update: Crude continues to be volatile, jumping to above $50/bbl before relaxing to around $48/bbl on 4 February. And some biomaterials manufacturers are competitive at this crude price level. BioAmber has stated in a 6 November earnings call addressing the issue of lower crude oil pricing, that $5 per bushel, oil prices would have … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECompany Movements News
Hope you’re enjoying the start of your weekend. We are expecting another snowstorm coming into New York this Saturday and I can’t wait to have a brief respite from the wintry weather next week when I fly to Florida to attend the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Convention. In the meantime, let me posts some recent … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENYC bans single-use EPS foam products
I am now working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter before next week’s American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) annual meeting in Orlando so unfortunately blog posting will be a bit slow. I have recently interviewed somebody from GlycoSurf about rhamnolipids and Penford about the industrial starch market, which brought in several fascinating information that hopefully will be coming out on … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEMeadWestvaco spins off specialty chemicals business
In the pine chemicals world, MeadWestvaco (MWV), a major packaging company, announced its intention to spin-off its specialty chemicals business as an independent publicly traded entity. The spinoff is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. MWV reported that it remains open to other value-creating alternatives for the specialty chemicals business throughout this process. MWV … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGevo partners with Brenntag for bio-isobutanol sale
Gevo announced it has launched sales of renewable isobutanol to Brenntag Canada Inc. (Brenntag Canada), a member of the Brenntag group companies for distribution into the solvents, oil & gas, mining and specialty chemicals markets. The initial market entry is focused on Canada. Brenntag Canada has purchased truckload quantities of isobutanol from Gevo for distribution … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGreen Chemicals Blog: By the Numbers
So the blog just received its 2014 annual report and here are the stats! The blog was viewed about 190,000 times in 2014. The busiest day was January 15 with 1,767 views. The most popular post that day was “Scotland Launches Industrial Biotech Plans“. There were 200 new posts, growing the total archive of this … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAttending this year’s ACI Meeting
Let’s talk about oleochemicals and biobased surfactants, industries that I have been covering for more than 14 years (and still trying to learn about it). If you want to know the global who’s who in these industries, there is no better conference in the US to attend than the annual American Cleaning Institute’s Meeting and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEChanges in Pricing for Used Motor Oil Feedstock
The blog also looks into the recycling markets from time to time and from what I have heard in the recycled PET industry, the market has been struggling to compete as virgin PET prices have softened dragged by the overall lower petrochemical feedstock prices (and plenty of available materials). The blog has been following announcements … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACERaizen, Iogen starts cellulosic ethanol production
Joining the startup of several other cellulosic ethanol facilities such as from DSM-POET, Abengoa and Granbio, is Raizen who recently began its own production of cellulosic ethanol using Iogen’s technology at Raizen’s newly expanded Costa Pinto sugarcane mill in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 40 million litres/year facility, with investment worth of $100 million, will … Continue reading
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