Green Chemicals Blog
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Clariant develops succinic acid-based pigments
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I am on my way to BASF’s Press conference in New Jersey this morning but let me post this interesting news from Clariant. This European specialty chemical company announced today that it has developed high-performance pigments for coatings, plastics and…
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Introducing: Liquid Light’s waste CO2-to-MEG tech
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This is another interview that is a bit late in posting. I have been covering several new technologies since late last year for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter, where these new technologies are now using feedstock such as methane, syngas and…
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Lesaffre launches new business unit
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France-based fermentation products producer, Lesaffre, has created a new business unit called Leaf (Lesaffre Advanced Fermentation) Technologies, which will focus on the worldwide sales and market development of value-added fermentation solutions for fuel ethanol and bio-based chemical producers. The company…
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Emery Oleochemicals strengthens specialty chems biz
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This post has been way overdue (as other recent interviews that I had) as I have to write them up first for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter. I met some of the management (as well as CEO Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang) of…
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BASF and Espaço ECO® join Bonsucro
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This press release is in Brazilian Portuguese so my apologies if Google translate is not that accurate. According to the announcement, BASF Crop Protection in Brazil and Espaço ECO® Foundation (FEE®) established by BASF, have became members of Bonsucro –…
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Amyris strengthens chemical collaborative partnerships
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Amyris is entering a collaborative research and development agreement with BASF where Amyris will use its strain engineering technology to develop a microorganism capable of producing a target molecule by BASF. The companies expect to further collaborate on a strain…
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LanzaTech bags $60m funding
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My apologies for the sparse blog posts as it is difficult nowadays to blog when you’re attending conferences and having meetings after meetings. I just got back from the AFPM’s (American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers) International Petrochemicals Conference in San…