Green Chemicals Blog
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Evonik develops lauric acid-based PA12
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Evonik said it has began operating a pilot plant for ω-amino lauric acid (ALS) in Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia, which is being developed as alternative to petroleum-based laurin lactam (LL) monomer. LL is currently used as feedstock in the manufacture of…
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Cereplast gives 1H 2013 earnings updates
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US bioplastic producer Cereplast has provided a shareholder update including an overview of the first half of 2013 and outlook for the remainder of the year. Compared to 2012, revenue for the first 6 months of 2013 experienced major growth,…
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Sapphire Energy pays off government loan
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Sapphire Energy has paid off the entire loan guarantee of $54.5m awarded to the company by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Dec. 2009 to build a fully integrated, algae-to-crude oil commercial demonstration facility in Columbus, N. M. In partnership…
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Stora Enso invests in Finnish biorefinery
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Finnish pulp and paper company Stora Enso is investing EUR 32m to build a world-class biorefinery at Sunila Mill in Finland containing lignin extraction plant and dryer, lignin dust burners in the lime kilns and a packing line. The company…
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Gevo supplies US Coast Guard with bio-isobutanol
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Gevo has begun supplying the U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center with initial quantities of finished 16.1% renewable isobutanol-blended gasoline for engine testing. The U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center is using the Gevo-blended fuel as part of a 12-month, long-term operational study…
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Bayer to commercialize CO2-based polyols
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It is almost the end of July and I just want to remind those who are interested in subscribing to our new Bio-Materials & Intermediates reports that you have until next week Wednesday (July 31) to avail of Tecnon OrbiChem’s special…
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Solegear Bioplastics get Canada support
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Solegear Bioplastics has entered into a significant Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Solegear seeks to develop bioplastic technologies that leverage industrial waste sources to address durability requirements and mitigate toxic flame…