Green Chemicals Blog
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Global Bioenergies in bio-isobutene negotiation
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Global Bioenergies, a France-based industrial biotechnology company, has entered a license agreement negotiation on a specific application of Global Bionergies’ bio-based isobutene process with an undisclosed large US-based industrial group. The two companies have been working together since December 2010…
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Avantium’s 100% biobased T-shirts from recycled PEF bottles
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The first time I covered Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) resin, which is being offered as an alternative to PET (polyethylene terephthalate), one of the industry concerns about this new bio-based material is if it can fit into the existing PET…
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FTC cracks down biodegradable plastic claims
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The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced enforcement actions on several environmental marketing claims addressing biodegradable plastics. This is part of the FTC’s program to ensure compliance with the agency’s revised Green Guides. The Guides enable businesses to market their…
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Walmart launches 100% bio-based cleaners
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I have to wade through a lot of earnings reports this week so before I get caught up with my preparation for Tecnon OrbiChem’s November newsletter, and for my trip next week attending Ecochem in Switzerland, I hope to be able to…
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Ecochem conference twitter coverage
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This has been a crazy worldwide twitter month for the blog! I hope you were able to check out the blog’s twitter coverage recap of the World Bio Markets USA in San Francisco (Day 1 and Day 2). I will…
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WBM USA 2013: Day 1
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Day 1 Twitter coverage of the World Bio Markets USA 2013 Conference held in San Francisco on October 29-30
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WBM USA 2013: Day 2
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Day 2 Twitter coverage of the World Bio Markets USA 2013 Conference held in San Francisco on October 29-30