Green Chemicals Blog
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KiOR to double cellulosic ethanol capacity
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KiOR is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, cellulosic fuels facility through construction of a second facility. KiOR estimates that the project – Columbus II – will cost approximately $225 million, will break ground within 90…
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September News Roundup
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Ok, so maybe this should be August-September news roundup but I will again try to do this at the end of every month if I can. No more weekly news roundup though. My brain can’t do it. By the way,…
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Emery launches bio-polyols business
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Malaysia-based Emery Oleochemicals has established a new business unit called Eco-Friendly Polyols (EP) that will include its brands such as EMEROX® Renewable Polyols and InfiGreen® Recycle Polyols. Emery said the new business unit will offer innovative, sustainable polyols for use…
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Solazyme, Unilever Signs Algal Oil Supply
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Unilever has long been Solazyme’s development partner — five years to be exact — but I guess the company is now convinced that Solazyme can deliver the goods (tailored algal oil in this case) as it prepares for commercial production…
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BASF expands compostable plastic in the US
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BASF is now ready to expand production of its ecovio® compostable plastics, this time in North America via a recent partnership announcement with Mississippi, US-based Heritage Plastics. Production of ecovio® will begin this September at the Heritage facility in Picayune,…
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NatureWorks picks Jacobs for Asia plant project
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Polylactic acid (PLA) producer NatureWorks has chosen engineering firm Jacobs to provide its services for NatureWorks’ new Ingeo ™ production plant in Southeast Asia. Thailand is currently NatureWorks’ preferred plant location for its second facility. Under the terms of the contract,…
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Verdezyne gets Malaysia’s BioNexus status
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Verdezyne has been awarded “BioNexus” status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), an agency under the purview of the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). As part of its collaboration with BiotechCorp, Verdezyne expects to open a bio-based chemical…