Green Chemicals Blog
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Codexis exits fatty alcohols project
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The big news last month on Codexis’s third quarter earnings call is that the company stopped further development of its CodeXol® detergent alcohols franchise earlier in the year as the company also decided to exit its CodeXyme® cellulase enzymes business. The cellulase…
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Amyris, Total form 50-50 renewable fuel JV
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My apologies for the lack of posts (again) as I have been busy working on getting information for the Bio-Materials newsletter before folks from around the world start their holiday events. However, let me post this one from Amyris’ recent…
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FKuR distributes Evonik’s bio-polyamides
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Evonik Industries AG has appointed FKuR Kunststoff GmbH to market, sell and distribute its VESTAMID® Terra products (PA610, PA1010, PA1012) worldwide effective immediately. VESTAMID® Terra polymers are partially or entirely based on renewable feedstock. The raw materials are the castor bean…
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Sofinnova invests in Green Biologics
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Green Biologics Ltd., based near Oxford, UK, has closed a £15.4 million (~ $25 million) Series B round led by Sofinnova Partners with strategic participation by Swire Pacific Limited. Follow on investments were also made by funds advised by Capricorn…
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BCN Retreat 2013: Day 2
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Day 2 Twitter coverage of the BCN (Biorefining Conversions Network) Retreat held in Banff, Alberta, Canada on November 5-6
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BCN Retreat 2013: Day 1
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Day 1 Twitter coverage of the BCN (Biorefining Conversions Network) Retreat held in Banff, Alberta, Canada on November 5-6
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BASF produces first bio-BDO commercial volumes
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BASF has produced its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material, and is offering this product to customers for testing and commercial use. The production process relies on a patented fermentation technology from Genomatica. The fermentation process…