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RENEWABLE CHEMICAL EVENTS 2026
- Jun 10-11, BIO Innovations Europe, Hague, the Netherlands
- Jul 22-24, 23rd Global Oleochem Summit 2026, Kunming, China
- Sep 9-10, BIO Innovations North America, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Sep 22-24, Renewable Materials Conference, Siegburg/Cologne, Germany
- Oct 1-2, 5th ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals Conference, Miami, USA
- Nov 1-3, 6th Annual 2026 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, Washington D.C., USA
- Nov 17-18, Advanced Recycling Conference, Cologne, Germany
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Biopolymers Market Update
The bio-based polymers market is not immune by the challenges plaguing the global plastics supply chain. The market is being tested by profitability, feedstock economics, downstream adoption and the ability of producers to scale without overbuilding ahead of demand. Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is the clearest example. Mitsubishi Chemical’s withdrawal from the PTTMCC Biochem BioPBS™ business in Thailand removes one of the most visible commercial bio-based PBS platforms from the global market. Production ended in December 2025, with sales to continue only until remaining stocks are exhausted. PBS activities in China continues through a mix of bio-based and coal-based PBS projects…
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Key Quotes from the 16th ICIS World Surfactants Conference
Diversification, cost pressures and innovation are key topics discussed at the recently-held 16th ICIS World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City, New Jersey. We highlighted several quotes from various speakers and panelists gathered on this event. DAY 1 Speaker: Robert Fry, PhD, Economist: “Europe and Asia face greater recession risks than the USA because of their higher exposure to energy imports, while North Americas natural gas advantage continues to support its chemical industry competitiveness relative to regions dependent on naphtha-based feedstocks.” Panel Discussion: The panel focused on how Middle East supply disruption is affecting petrochemical and renewable chemical supply chains. “US…
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Global Furanics Market Development Splits Across the USA, Europe and China
The furanics market is moving in different directions with current activity shows a US retrenchment around Origin Materials, continued European commercialization through Avantium and ResiCare, and expanding Chinese activity around furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), polyethylene furanoate (PEF) and other furan-based polymer applications. Origin Materials has moved toward liquidation after scaling back its biomass-to-chemicals platform and later announcing plans to sell its PET cap technology and remaining assets, followed by a wind-down of its operations. Origin had previously promoted a furanics platform based on converting lignocellulosic feedstock into chloromethyl furfural (CMF), for potential downstream use in PET precursor paraxylene, FDCA and PEF.…
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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Raises the Stakes in Biomanufacturing
Biomanufacturing is moving deeper into China’s industrial policy base as indicated in the country’s recently-released 15th Five-Year Plan. The national 2026-2030 plan identifies biomanufacturing and advanced materials as priority areas for technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrading. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is also expected to issue a dedicated 15th Five-Year Biomanufacturing Development Plan, with public reports pointing to landmark products, AI application cases, pilot platforms, and high-performance bioreactors as key areas of focus. The plan aims to transform China’s biotech industry from R&D into a dominant global producer through enhanced manufacturing capabilities. Key focus industries will include…
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Chemical Supply Chains Under Pressure: Managing Middle East Disruption With Renewable Options
The latest escalation in the Middle East is reintroducing two familiar fragilities into the chemical value chain: energy-price volatility and logistics risk concentration. Markets are explicitly pricing the possibility of supply disruption tied to Gulf geopolitics (including the Strait of Hormuz), with upstream crude moving on risk premiums and producers/consumers facing faster, less predictable feedstock cost swings such as naphtha, LPG, aromatics, etc., that flow directly into petrochemical margins and contract pricing. The Strait of Hormuz is critical to the petrochemical industry because it acts as the primary maritime bottleneck for roughly 20-25% of global oil and liquified natural gas…
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Green Chemicals Blog Newsletter on LinkedIn
Green D Market Analytics LLC has introduced the Green Chemicals Blog Newsletter on LinkedIn —an alternative channel for staying current on renewable chemicals markets and companies. The Green Chemicals Blog has operated since 2007 and has served as an independent source of news and short market analysis of the renewable chemicals industry. Throughout 2026, we will gradually transition the Green Chemicals Blog to a new home under the Green D Market Analytics umbrella. This shift is intended to consolidate and organized the delivery of our content while keeping the same focus: credible, industry-relevant coverage of the renewable chemicals and materials value chain.…
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New Market Report: “Detailed Assessment of the Renewable Surfactants Market”
Developed in collaboration with Neil A Burns LLC, Green D Market Analytics (GDMA) today announced the publication of a new market report, “Detailed Assessment of the Renewable Surfactants Market,” which will be available beginning January 12, 2026.
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Geno, Sojitz bio-nylon partnership
Geno’s recent announcement of a partnership with Sojitz strengthens the company’s push to commercialize 100 % plant-based nylon-6. According to the press release, Sojitz will provide strategic investment and market access support to accelerate the transition from demonstration to commercial scale. Geno describes its technology as a drop-in replacement for conventional nylon-6, utilizing renewable carbon derived from sugars to produce caprolactam intermediates, which are then used to make nylon-6. The companies plan to form a separate entity for the deployment of a flagship commercial plant. The technical route Geno employs is a fermentation-based manufacturing platform: plant sugars are fermented into…
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Qore starts bio-BDO operations
Qore, a joint venture between Cargill and HELM, has officially commenced commercial-scale production of bio-derived 1,4‑butanediol (BDO), branded as QIRA®, at its new Eddyville, Iowa facility. The plant cost $300 million and has an annual capacity of 66,000 metric tons, sourcing dent corn grown within a 100-mile radius. This marks a significant entry into the bio-BDO space, though it still represents a small fraction of total BDO capacity. Qore’s facility utilizes Geno’s fermentation technology. Qore’s partnerships include BASF, which secured long-term access to QIRA’s’s Iowa production, while the LYCRA Company is integrating QIRA® into its EcoMade spandex fiber. Qore’s entrance…
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Nufarm Acquires Yield10 Assets, Closing Chapter on Former PHA Pioneer Metabolix
Australia-based Nufarm Limited’s seed-technology arm has recently closed the acquisition of substantially all of Yield10 Bioscience’s assets, completing a transaction first outlined in mid-2024. The deal, finalized in January 2025, transfers Yield10’s entire camelina R&D portfolio—including omega-3, herbicide tolerance, and bio-energy traits—for a consideration of up to USD $5 million, as set out in the October 2024 asset-purchase agreement. The divestment caps a severe financial unwind at Yield10. The company was forced off Nasdaq in May 2024 for failing to meet the $2.5 million minimum equity requirement, and its shares have been trading over the counter since the suspension. Liquidity…
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Teknor Apex acquires Danimer
Teknor Apex Company, a global custom compounder of plastics and elastomers, has acquired the assets of Danimer Scientific, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymer technologies, through a bankruptcy auction process. The acquisition was finalized following a court-approved sale under Chapter 11 proceedings in May 2025. Headquartered in Bainbridge, Georgia, Danimer Scientific filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2025, amid ongoing financial challenges. Teknor Apex was designated as the stalking horse bidder and, in the absence of competing qualified offers for substantially all of Danimer’s assets, was selected as the winning bidder. The $19 million acquisition includes Danimer’s…
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Amyris rebuilds Post-Bankruptcy
Following a year of emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Amyris is seeking to regain its footing with a renewed focus on its core competencies in sustainable ingredient manufacturing. Last month, Amyris announced that it had acquired full ownership of its precision fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil, by purchasing Ingredion’s 31% stake in their RealSweet joint venture. The JV was established in 2021 to develop and commercialize fermentation-derived Rebaudioside M (Reb M), a high-purity steviol glycoside known for its sugar-like taste and zero-calorie profile. Reb M is produced in Barra Bonita using Amyris’s precision fermentation technology. This dissolution of the…
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American Alliance for Biomanufacturing
A coalition of industry leaders has inaugurated the American Alliance for Biomanufacturing (AAB) to fortify the United States’ position in the global bioeconomy. This alliance aims to enhance U.S. capabilities in scalable, secure biomanufacturing, addressing critical challenges and opportunities in a sector increasingly vital to national economic and security interests. The AAB’s formation responds to calls from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) for a coordinated national strategy to ensure U.S. leadership in industrial biomanufacturing. Biomanufacturing – which utilizes biological systems to manufacture products spanning sectors as diverse as energy, defense, agriculture, chemicals, ingredients, sweeteners, materials, fabrics, and…
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2025 World Surfactants Conference Coverage
The phrase “I don’t know” was a central theme emphasized during the opening remarks at the recently held World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. The two-day event centered on the heightened uncertainty and potential disruption in the chemical supply chain driven by US tariffs and other trade policies, while also highlighting a growing sense of optimism regarding sustainability-driven innovation within the surfactants industry. Green D Market Analytics founder and principal Doris de Guzman moderated the Biosurfactant Panel Discussion. The presenters included Dennis Zlotnik, founder of BioReNuva; Christoph Krumm, Co-Founder and CEO of Sironix Renewables; and Michael Fielding, Chief Executive and…
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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, historically a leader in biotechnology, is now at risk of falling behind in critical areas as China surges ahead. China’s strategic focus on biotechnology over the past two decades has led to significant advancements, including the adoption of technologies like CRISPR and progress in cell therapy. Green D Market Analytics has been chronicling the surge of industrial biotechnology capacity in…
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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, Finland, will convert up to 44,000 tons of plant sugars to various products, including high-performance biopolymers for use in various applications, such as home and personal care and industrial solutions. The facility will start production in late 2027. Alpha Bio’s process will use IFF’s Designed Enzymatic Biomaterial™ (DEB) platform technology, which enables the production of bio-based materials using plant-based sugars and…
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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 growing production capacity, the major investments currently underway in China, Europe, and the Middle East, and the new political conditions in Europe that are driving demand for biodegradable polymers. But first things first… The global capacity for bio-based polymers will grow strongly over the next five years, much faster than for fossil-based polymers. For the fourteen (14) bio-based polymers presented…
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Protected: Global bioplastics update at EBC24
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Protected: Coverage of the AFCC 2024
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Global Bioenergies Partners with Audi
France-based Global Bioenergies has signed a collaboration deal with the German car-manufacturer Audi on the development of isobutene-derived isooctane, a high performance biofuel for gasoline engines. As a 100% drop-in fuel, the isobutene-derived isooctane can reportedly be used in any blending ratio with all standard fuels for gasoline motors. It does not present the drawbacks associated with alcohol-based biofuels such as ethanol or isobutanol which lead to limited blending ratios and lower mileage per liter. The collaboration with Audi will consist in Global Bioenergies supplying them with isooctane derived from our isobutene to be produced at the company’s pilot unit…
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Yulex opens guayule seed & genetics center
I’m on a tight deadline the next two weeks but will post press releases that will come my way. This one from guayule producer Yulex Corporation, which announced the opening of a Seed & Genetics Center (I’m guessing it is at its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona) that will focused on plant breeding, molecular genetics and development of agronomic best practices to support the global cultivation of sustainable guayule plantations. Yulex is targeting its guayule as feedstock source for medical, consumer, industrial and bioenergy applications. Guayule plant improvement strategies include novel, non-GMO cultivar development methods designed to maximize plant productivity for…
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VIDEO: Elevance talks about Renewicals
Our video pick of the week is this interview of Elevance’s Andy Shafer by Sustainability Consult CEO Kathryn Sheridan at the Ecochem Conference last year. Elevance launched last year its concept of a new product category called Renewicals™, where the “renewable chemicals” industry can introduce products, building blocks, ingredients under this platform that can claim sustainability benefits or having better environmental footprint. This idea is patterned to the industry concept of nutraceuticals (combination of nutrition and pharmaceuticals), where in this case, food ingredients associated with this category claim to have physiological health benefits. According to Shafer, creating Renewicals™ is part…
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Scotland launches industrial biotech plans
I am catching up on some of my blog drafts since October 2013 while there seems to be a lull in renewable chemicals news this month. This one was announced by Scotland’s main economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, while I was at the Ecochem conference in Basel, Switzerland, in November last year. Scotland is laying out financing for its growing industrial biotechnology sector. The project called “The National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology – Towards a Greener, Cleaner 2025” aims to increase existing industrial biotechnology turnover from £189 million last year to £900 million by 2025. During Ecochem, I moderated a…
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Myriant withdraws IPO Plans
Bio-succinic acid producer Myriant Corporation has requested the withdrawal of its IPO (initial public offering) registration to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Myriant initially filed its IPO on May 27, 2011. Myriant said it does not intend to pursue the contemplated public offering at this time and believes the withdrawal to be consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors. The Registration Statement was not declared effective by the Commission under the Act, and no securities were issued or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. It is not that easy for renewable chemical companies to enter the…
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More ethanol news woes
More bad financial news on the ethanol front after Bluefire Renewables loses DOE grant. KIOR halts production of cellulosic gasoline, diesel and fuel oil at its plant in Columbus, Mississippi to optimize yield, throughput and operability, and to minimize cost. TMO Renewables has ran out of money and has appointed an insolvency administrator to examine the company’s financial position and prospect.
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Cellulosic biofuels projects still on track
The blog has not been able to post most of the biofuel announcements in the past three months, unfortunately, as most of the blog’s focus is now on renewable chemicals instead. However, you can visit the blog’s home page where I will post updated compiled newsfeed of biofuel announcements each month. For now, it seems several cellulosic ethanol projects will remain on track for commercialization despite the uncertainty of this year’s proposed biofuel volume requirements under the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS). The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to decrease the advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel volume standards…
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Bluefire Renewables loses DOE grant
Bluefire Renewables Inc. received notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) would no longer provide funding under the Company’s DOE grant for the development of its cellulosic waste facility in Fulton, Mississippi, due to the its inability to comply with certain deadlines related to providing certain information to the DOE with respect to the future financing arrangements for the Fulton Project. The company is seeking to re-establish funding under the DOE Grant and has initiated the appeals process with the DOE. Bluefire Renewables said it shall exhaust all options available to it in order to reverse the DOE’s decision. It plans…
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Private investors coming back?
Covering the renewable chemicals sector for the past several years, I’ve noticed that many of the investment announcements seem to increased usually in December, when I guess, private investors are more mellow and in a gift-giving mood. Here are some recent announcements: Infinity Group, a cross-border, private equity platform has invested $4.2m in green biotech company BotanoCap, which develops green solutions intended to replace toxic chemical materials currently used by the agricultural, veterinary and household product industries. Applications include crop protection bio-pesticides, water treatment, natural disinfectants, anti-flea and tick for veterinary formulations and insect repellent, to name a few. Saudi…
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USDA Video: Biobased Products Important to the Bioeconomy
The blog is introducing this year a video pick of the week and we’ll start with one from the USDA BioPreferred Program. Last month, Deputy Program Manager for the USDA BioPreferred Program Kate Lewis led a virtual conversation via the Google Hangout with some of the industry standouts working with USDA to create new markets for biobased products such as Verdezyne, Biosynthetic Technologies, Seventh Generation, ISSA (The Worldwide Cleaning Association), and OBIC (The Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center). The participants spoke about the importance of a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill to the biobased economy, and also held a Q&A…
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