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UPM gears up for bio-MEG commercialization
UPM Biochemicals is gearing up for its incoming wood-based glycols production in Leuna, Germany, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2023 and ramping up to its full 220 ktpa biorefinery capacity by 2024. The main products that will be produced from the biorefinery are Bio-MEG (monoethylene glycol), bio-MPG (monopropylene glycol), renewable … Continue reading
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This is an excerpt from this month’s bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) coverage on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials report. Advanced Biochemical Thailand (ABT) launched its new product brand EPINITY™ for its glycerine-based ECH to position the product’s unique value proposition and sustainability benefits. ABT pioneered the large-scale production of glycerine-based ECH worldwide using the EPICEROL® process 10 years … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACELG Chem and ADM Launch PLA and Lactic Acid JVs
This collaboration between South Korea-based LG Chem and US agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) on a potential production of lactic acid and polylactic acid (PLA) in the USA has been announced before, but this time, the press release that came out yesterday stated the location and capacity of this project. The two companies held … Continue reading
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