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JetBlue to use renewable jet fuel
JetBlue recently announced a ten-year purchase agreement with bioenergy company, SG Preston, for the purchase of renewable jet fuel produced from hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA). For those who are unfamiliar with this type of fuel, it is mostly based on hydrotreated fats and oils comparable to Neste’s renewable fuel product. According to the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEProtected: Analysis: Sustainability in Household and Personal Care
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FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACERenmatix bags $14m from Bill Gates, Total
Renmatix announced its recipient of a $14 million investment led by Bill Gates and Total, which will reportedly help drive towards the first wave of Renmatix licensees building Plantrose-enabled biorefineries in diverse global markets such as Canada, India, Malaysia, the US, etc. The Plantrose process uses supercritical water to reduce costs in conversion of biomass … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAmyris, Ginkgo Bioworks iron out collaboration deal
Amyris, Inc. has completed a subsequent collaboration agreement with Ginkgo Bioworks which finalizes details of how the two companies will jointly develop cultured products more efficiently and cost effectively, accelerating time to market for bio-based products. The collaboration was initially announced on June 29, 2016. Per the agreement, Ginkgo and Amyris will share in the … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEToyobo, Avantium on PEF partnership
I am still trying to catch up on blogging before I get very busy again next week for my September Biomaterials newsletter deadline at Tecnon OrbiChem. I am also almost finished with my glycerine presentation for the incoming ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals conference next month. By the way, if anybody is attending EPCA in Budapest … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEUnilever buys Seventh Generation
The blog remembered reporting the acquisition of Toms Of Maine by Colgate-Palmolive back in 2006. I am guessing that the appeal for big consumer products companies of expanding into natural-based consumer products is back again as Unilever announced yesterday its acquisition of Seventh Generation, a well-known promoter of plant-based ingredients and packaging for its use on … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEMercurius Biorefining enters FDCA development
Washington-based Mercurius Biorefining announced late last month that it will develop a first-of-its-kind technology for the production of low-cost furan 2,5 dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) in collaboration with University of California Davis. The process will reportedly use raw biomass instead of fructose being used by current FDCA developers. Mercurius Biorefining has been developing its own proprietary … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELanzaTech produces jet fuel via low carbon ethanol
The blog does not usually reports as much on biofuels but it has been awhile since we last posted about activities from LanzaTech. The company recently announced that it has produced the world’s first jet fuel (around 1,500 gallons) based on LanzaTech’s CO-to-ethanol fermentation process. The jet fuel reportedly passed all initial performance tests with … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENew BIO Report: Renewable Chemical Commercialization
Industry trade organization, BIO, has released a new report featuring snapshots of the renewable chemical industry, with profiles of companies that are commercializing new bio-based chemicals/materials including production capacity. The report is intended to illustrate the potential of this industry, which according to McKinsey & Co. in the report, is estimated to make up 11% … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEProtected: Elevance abandons Natchez biorefinery plans
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