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Bio-On and Pizzoli to build potato waste-based PHA plant
Italian renewable chemicals developer, Bio-on S.p.A., and Pizzoli S.p.A., Italy’s largest operator in the potato sector, will collaborate to build the nation’s first PHAs bioplastic production plant using waste product from the potato agro-industrial process. The facility is expected to produce producing 2,000 ton/year of PHAs, expanding to 4,000 ton/year in the future. Following an … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACERennovia, Johnson Matthey in catalyst R&D
Specialty renewable chemicals developer, Rennovia Inc., has entered a joint development agreement with engineering and process technology firm, Johnson Matthey, for the co-development and manufacture of catalysts to be used in the scale-up and commercialization of Rennovia’s process for the production of bio-based glucaric acid and adipic acid. This agreement, for the co-development and manufacture of catalysts, builds upon … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACETotal invests in cellulosic sugar developer, Renmatix
US cellulosic sugar developer, Renmatix, signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Total and will also receive funding from the New Energies Division of Total. Under the agreement, Renmatix and Total will utilize Renmatix’s proprietary Plantrose process with specific feedstocks to extract sugar for use in production of biobased products of interest to Total. In concert … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEurope explores creation of Bio-based products standards
It will be a very busy next three weeks as I finish the March Tecnon OrbiChem Bio-Materials newsletter, attend NPE Plastics Tradeshow in Florida, celebrate my birthday in between travels, and then attend the Plant-Based Summit in France. Wish me luck! Blog posts might be scarce so I’ll put this one out now about Europe … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAmyris expands into biopharma
Maybe biopharma is a better bet these days than industrial renewable chemicals (especially drop-ins) with Codexis seems to be thriving on its new biopharma ground after leaving the biofuels and renewable chems market, and Amyris recently launched its”uPharm (microPharm) Discovery and Production platform. Amyris’s new platform provides the pharmaceutical industry with an integrated discovery and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBioAmber Reports Earnings Results
It is 2am in the morning and when I can’t sleep, that means it is time to blog. BioAmber released its 4Q and Full Year 2014 financial results yesterday reporting construction progress and on budget for its 30 ktpa bio-succinic acid plant in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, with a goal to be in commercial operation by … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENatureplast develops heat-resistant PLA resins
The greenblogger has been busy setting up meeting appointments for the incoming NPE plastics trade show to be held late this month. In April 9, I will be moderating a CEO Roundtable session at the Plant Based Summit that will be held in Lille, France (exciting!). Speaking of France and polymers, let me introduce this … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGevo earnings call anticipation
If you read some of the message boards about the Gevo stocks, you can see questions hanging in the air on where this company is heading this year as investors anticipate Gevo’s announcement of its 4Q and 2014 annual financial results on March 26. Based on this stock chart, it has been a very difficult few years … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELevulinic acid commercialization expands
There were two recent press releases about levulinic acid that were just announced the past two weeks and it was an interesting coincidence that we just published a comprehensive chemical profile about levulinic acid in Tecnon OrbiChem’s February BioMaterials newsletter issue. For those who are not familiar with levulinic acid, it is a non-toxic organic … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEIn Memoriam: Guido Ghisolfi 1956-2015
The Green Chemicals blog is sad to hear the terrible news about Guido Ghisolfi’s passing and we are offering our condolences to the M&G Group, Beta Renewables and their associated companies of this great loss not only to them but to the renewable chemicals industry in general. We have been privileged to witness presentations and speeches from Mr. … Continue reading
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