Green Chemicals Blog
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University of Liverpool gets biobased chems R&D funds
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The University of Liverpool has been awarded funding to develop the next generation of renewable chemicals from biomass to use in the manufacture of materials, plastics, solvents and pharmaceuticals. The £1.8million project, which is in collaboration with the University of York,…
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BASF expands bioplastic investments
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While BASF is still cautious on the use and marketing of bioplastics, the company admitted that biopolymers do present a growth market opportunity and therefore BASF is planning to expand its business in this area. BASF announced today that it…
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Cereplast completes restructuring plans
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Cereplast has completed its restructuring by relocating its corporate headquarters from California to its production facility in Indiana, as well as relocating its European headquarters from Germany to its offices in Italy. The closure of the offices in California and…
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Novozymes acquires TJ Technologies
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Enzymes producer Novozymes has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TJ Technologies Inc. based in Watertown, South Dakota. With annual revenue close to $15 million, TJ Technologies Inc. is a significant player in the U.S. market for bioyield enhancement products,…
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Lanxess produces biobased PBT with Genomatica
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This is the first time that the blog has heard about Germany-based specialty chemical firm Lanxess working on biobased engineering plastic polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) in partnership with US renewable chemicals company Genomatica. The companies announced today that Lanxess has produced…
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Making vanillin from wood pulp lignin
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Researchers from the University Putra Malaysia say they’ve discovered an environmentally-friendly way to oxidise lignin — sourced from a local saw mill that processed rubber trees — into vanillin that has the potential to change the economics of vanillin synthesis. Their…
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Lanxess invests in enzymes
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Enzymes technology developer evocatal GmbH has completed a Series B financing round with new investors NRW.BANK and LANXESS as well as existing investors also taking part on the recent financing. The investments from this round of financing will be used to…