RENEWABLE CHEMICAL EVENTS 2025
- Apr 29-30, CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference, Cologne, Germany
- May 7-8, 15th ICIS World Surfactants Conference, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Jun 10-11, World Bio Markets, The Hague, Netherlands
- Jun 11-12, Future of Surfactants Summit 2025, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sept 15-16, Bio Innovations Midwest, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Sept 22-24, Renewable Materials Conference, Siegburg, Germany
- Nov 16-18, AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, Washington D.C., USA
- Nov 19-20, Advanced Recycling Conference, Cologne, Germany
- Dec 2-3, European Bioplastics Conference, Berlin, Germany
Latest Post
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US Biotech and National Security
The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has released a pivotal report highlighting the strategic importance of biotechnology to U.S. national security and expressing concern over China’s rapid advancements in this sector. The report underscores that the United States,…
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IFF and Kemira launch AlphaBio JV
IFF and specialty chemicals company Kemira launched Alpha Bio, a joint venture aimed at commercial-scale production of renewable bio-based materials with an investment value of €130 million. The Alpha Bio facility, to be located at the IFF biorefinery in Kotka,…
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Status and Outlook: Bio-based Polymers worldwide
Expert insight into capacity developments, investments, and new policy frameworks Author: Michael Carus, Founder and CEO nova-Institute (Germany) As the New Year begins, let’s take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We look at the rapidly…
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Global bioplastics update at EBC24
The Green Chemicals Blog extends warm wishes for a joyful holiday season! As we conclude 2024, we reflect on the highlights and insights of this year’s coverage of the European Bioplastics Conference held earlier this month in Berlin, Germany. The…
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Coverage of the AFCC 2024
Uncertainty emerged as a central theme at the 4th Annual Global Biobased Economy Conference, held in Washington, D.C., and hosted by the Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition (AFCC). The event brought together over 500 attendees to discuss the future of…
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Biochems financial news
The blog has compiled several news from the financial community starting with the closing of BioAmber’s initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. I’m guessing it is still a difficult market for renewable chemical companies wanting to be public as BioAmber…
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Micromidas enters bio-PX research
OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik announced yesterday a development collaboration on bio-based specialty chemicals but unfortunately there is not much information given on the press release and so I am hoping to get something more soon. In the meantime, California-based Micromidas…
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BASF to build bio-BDO facility
The blog posted last month the possibility of Genomatica licensing its bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO) processing technology to BASF after Toray announced that it has successfully produced prototypes of partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) engineering plastic components using Genomatica’s bio-BDO….
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Toyota Tsusho’s bio-PET in bottled water
The blog hopes that readers have been following our live tweets coming from #APIC13 (Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference). According to Mitsubishi Chemical, it is planning to expand capacity for its isosorbide polymer DURABIO from the current 5,000 tonnes/year to 16,000 tonnes/year…
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Tecnon OrbiChem APIC presentations now available
Good news blog readers! My presentation on bio-based chemicals feedstock as well as my colleagues’ presentations on bio-based fibers and polymers are now available for download at Tecnon OrbiChem’s website. You can also download other Tecnon OrbiChem presentations for those…
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AkzoNobel, Solazyme in algal partnership
Good morning from Taipei, home of this year’s Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (#APIC13). My apologies for the sparse blog post as I prepare for my presentation later this afternoon about bio-based chemicals feedstock. If my boss will let me, I…
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Solvay, Bayer MaterialScience in solar flight
I just saw this really cool video on a local news tonight about a solar power plane called “Solar Impulse” currently flying across America. The airplane prototype HIB-SIA, is the first designed to fly solely on solar power without any…
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Weekly News Roundup
The green blogger is preparing for her trip to Taipei next week for a presentation alongside Tecnon OrbiChem at the APIC (Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference) on May 9. If she is lucky with getting a free wifi, she will tweet…
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Solvay invests in bio-based Polyamide 6,10
Last week, France-based chemical firm Solvay (through its Polyamide & Intermediates business) announced its plans to invest in a polyamide 6,10 production unit at the Saint-Fons Belle-Etoile site in Lyon in order to “better serve customers seeking for more eco-friendly…
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Roquette’s Green Chemistry Symposium
The green blog has just signed in as a media partner for Roquette University’s Green Chemistry and Fermentation Symposium, which will be held on May 22-23 at Roquette America’s Innovation Center in Geneva, Illinois. Here is the preliminary line-up for…

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