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DuPont Tate & Lyle, BioAmber Launch Sampling Program at UTECH
I am currently working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s March issue of Bio-Materials newsletter but I can’t pass up this opportunity to post this interesting announcement from DuPont Tate & Lyle and BioAmber on their efforts to jointly developed the market for bio-based polyols using DuPont’s bio-PDO (1,3 propanediol) and BioAmber’s bio-succinic acid. The two companies said they … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEVIDEO: Polyester Market Overview
So I have been slightly immersing myself in the petrochemicals market here at the American Fuels and Petrochemicals Manufacturers (AFPM)’ International Petrochemicals Conference (IPC), and with the help of my Tecnon OrbiChem colleagues, I’ve been hearing the water bottle market has really been growing faster than GDP growth especially here in North America. This made … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEProtected: Bio-based chemicals production potential in Iowa
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FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENatureWorks’ $1 Million R&D Lab for methane-based lactic acid
NatureWorks has opened its new $1 million 8,300 square-foot laboratory at its Minnesota headquarter to commercialize a fermentation process for transforming methane into lactic acid, the building block of Ingeo™ biopolymer. NatureWorks is hiring six scientists to staff the new facility.The methane to lactic acid research project began in 2013 as a joint effort between NatureWorks and Calysta … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBASF, Avantium plan FDCA JV
BASF and Avantium announced today their intention to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), as well as marketing of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), which is being touted as an alternative to PET but with better gas barrier properties and higher mechanical strength. For those who are not familiar with PET, … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENewlight, IKEA in PHA plastic supply deal
IKEA SUPPLY AG and Newlight Technologies recently announced a supply, collaboration, and technology license agreement that will supply IKEA with AirCarbon PHA resins from Newlight’s commercial-scale production facilities and enable IKEA to produce AirCarbon thermoplastic under a technology license. Under the agreement, IKEA will purchase 50% of the material from Newlight’s 23 ktpa plant in the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEProtected: Leaf Resources in production JV with Zeachem
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FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEProtected: Q&A with AVA Biochem
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FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESolazyme changes name, abandons commodity chems and biofuel
It should not come as a shock that Solazyme is now fully rebranding itself as a food and nutrition ingredients producer after recent announcements of production restructuring and layoffs. The company released a statement today that it has renamed itself as “TerraVia” and will now exclusively focus on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients using its … Continue reading
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