Green Chemicals Blog
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Intrexon produces lab-scale farnesene from methane
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Synthetic biology company, Intrexon Corporation, says its Industrial Products Division has achieved the bioconversion of methane to farnesene in the lab. Farnesene is a key building block chemical for diesel fuel, and also for other lubricants and specialty products, including cosmetics, rubber, and plastics. This is the second product, following isobutanol, which Intrexon has upgraded…
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Elevance, Genting in Malaysia biorefinery venture
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Hello readers of the blog. I am back from vacation but I think I need another one as I go through my emails today. That being said, this email from Elevance Renewable Sciences is another good news from the company as it announced today its new 25:75 biorefinery collaboration with Genting Plantations Berhad through Genting…
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METEX licenses bio-PDO tech to SK Chemicals
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Before I leave for my vacation, let me post this interesting news about METabolic EXplorer’s (METEX) recent announcement about its partnership with South Korea-based SK Chemicals Co. Ltd. Instead of producing its own glycerine-based PDO (1,3 propanediol), France-based METEX decided to instead exclusively license its technology to SK Chemicals, and therefore the company has terminated…
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Neste Oil partners with RAE for algae oil
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Neste Oil and Renewable Algal Energy (RAE), a US-based algae biomass producer, have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the alternatives being researched by Neste Oil for use as a feedstock for producing NEXBTL renewable diesel in the future. Cooperation with RAE is intended to secure Neste Oil’s…
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POIC biomass project launched in Malaysia
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I had the pleasure of moderating a session featuring several presentations from some Malaysian agencies and companies at the BIO World Congress last May, and I learned about their plans on how to deal with their palm biomass through POIC (Palm Oil Industrial Cluster) Sabah Sdn Bhd, a company owned by the state government of…
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P2 Science partners with Symrise
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P2 Science Inc., a renewable chemical company, has partnered with flavors and fragrance (F&F) firm Symrise AG to joint develop and commercialize renewable F&F cosmetics ingredients. The F&F industry is reportedly increasingly looking to renewable ingredients as a key platform for growth. Products of immediate commercial interest to both companies are expected to be scaled up to production…
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Matrìca inaugurates green chemistry complex
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s 10th Bio-Materials & Intermediates issue is now out and here are the highlights of the report: Ethylene/Polyethylene Petro-based PE coatings are being replaced by bio-based and biodegradable resins Glycols Jilin Zhongxin Chemical Group is building a 120 ktpa bio-based EO with bio-based MEG as byproduct Polyethylene Terephthalate 5-Chloromethylfurfural (5-CMF) is being developed as…