Green Chemicals Blog
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Minnesota bill for renewable chems incentives
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The blog just saw this article from Biomass magazine about a pending Minnesota bill aiming to create incentives for commercial production of renewable chemicals, advanced biofuels and biomass. The bill H.F. 2456, introduced on February 27 in the Minnesota House of Representatives, aims to create a capital equipment loan program for renewable chemical and advanced…
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Webinar: USDA BioPreferred Program under new Farm Bill
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The blog is still working on my interview with Corinne Young about the new Farm Bill and some of its new benefits for the renewable chemical industry such as the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program (preferred Federal purchasing of biobased products and biobased product certification and labeling). The USDA’s BioPreferred program’s authority and…
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ACC forms Biobased Chemistry Network
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This is good news for the renewable chemical industry in the US and hopefully will enable more acceptance for bio-based materials in the mainstream chemical supply chain. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) launched a new Biobased Chemistry Network to help educate policymakers on how to create effective and workable regulatory programs for the growing biobased…
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Solvay launches production of torrefied biomass
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Solvay has launched the production of torrefied biomass at an industrial scale in the United States, run by the recently created Solvay Biomass Energy joint venture between Solvay and U.S. company New Biomass Energy NBE. The biomass is produced in Quitman, Mississippi at a plant that was built and developed by NBE. Solvay will provide…
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NY funding for Eastman Bioscience Manufacturing Center
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The New York State government will commit $3 million to the Eastman Business Park (EBP) Bioscience Manufacturing Center in Rochester, which will begin construction later this year. The construction of the $25 million, 60,000 square feet facility, which will improve equipment for converting non-food plant materials into biofuels and biochemicals, is estimated to create 1,800…
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UPM launched the Biofore concept car
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It’s 6am US EST and I still can’t sleep (which I will pay for later), so it’s back to blogging for me. Helsinki, Finland-based pulp and paper company UPM recently launched the Biofore Concept Car at the Geneva International Motor Show, which featured passenger compartment floor, center console, display panel cover and door panels made…
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Porta licenses Gevo’s bio-isobutanol tech
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Argentine ethanol producer, Porta Hnos S.A. (“Porta”), has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of Gevo’s GIFT® in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol. Porta is a 132 year old family owned company in Argentina that produces liquor, vinegars and has a 120 m3/day corn ethanol plant. In addition, Porta has designed and…