Green Chemicals Blog
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VIDEO: Stop Making Excuses
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This is a fantastic video just released by the United Nations in time for the COP26 global climate conference starting on 31 October. According to the new UN Development Programme (UNDP) research, the world spends $423 billion annually to subsidise…
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Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak
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Sorry for the lack of posting as this month is cray-cray! To make a small amend, I am sharing my Bio-Materials special report this month about several pyrolysis projects particularly using woody biomass and waste plastics. I’ve also interviewed Agilyx…
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Rodents Don’t Favor Soy-Based Plastics
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This news from the United Soybean Board (USB) caught my attention because I never thought that rodents and insects could be more attracted to plant-based plastics and materials. Fortunately, this is not the case (for rodents anyway) as according to…
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Restructuring in the pine chemicals market continues
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Early this year, I wrote a special report on the ongoing restructuring within the global pine chemicals industry (yes, it is free to access) and I guess one of the biggest transactions to date (if not the biggest in the…
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Gevo acquires Butamax patent estate
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It has been 6 years since Butamax and Gevo settled their bio-isobutanol patent war and both companies have gone on to their separate ways as the companies have licensed all of their respective patents to each other, with rights to…
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LG Chem proceeds with sustainable materials investments
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South Korea-based chemical company LG Chem has been making several news headlines within the past few months as the company announced its intention to invest KRW10 trillion ($8.5 billion) in eco-friendly and high-growth materials by 2025. Over 30 projects including…
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Economic Impact of US Biobased Products Industry
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its 2019 Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Product Industry celebrating the USDA’s 10th anniversary of the creation of its Certified Biobased Product Label. Established in 2011 underneath USDA’s BioPreferred Program, the Certified…