Green Chemicals Blog
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Sulzer to build 10KTY PLA plant in Asia
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Swiss engineering firm Sulzer has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a polylactic acid (PLA) production plant in Asia based on its proprietary technology. The facility will have more than 10,000 tons/year capacity and is expected to start…
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Nordic wood biorefineries developments
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I saw this on one of my LinkedIn groups posted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and I wanted to share this great information about the developments of wood-based biorefining in the Nordic region. This was a 432-page proceedings…
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Biofuel News Roundup
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Waste-to-fuel plant in Maui The County of Maui, Hawaii, has awarded an integrated waste conversion and energy project at the Central Maui Landfill in Puunene to Anaergia Services, the California-based subsidiary of Anaergia Inc. Anaergia will design, build, own, operate…
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Weekly News Roundup
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Amyris Picks Laserson for Squalene distributor Amyris has picked Laserson, S.A., a supplier of ingredients for the health and beauty industries, as the new exclusive distributor of Amyris Squalane in the European market. Squalene had previously been sourced only from…
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Toray, Genomatica advances bio-PBT development
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Here is another exciting news, this one from Genomatica and Japanese chemical firm Toray. The companies said Toray has successfully produced prototypes of molded partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) engineering plastic components using Genomatica’s bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO). PBT is…
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Rennovia updates bio-nylon feedstock developments
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It has been awhile since the blog heard from US bio-adipic acid producer Rennovia. Today, the company puts out a press release that it has successfully demonstrated production of hexamethylenediamine (HMD) from renewable feedstock Now, some of you are probably…
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Minimal land use for bioplastics
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You probably noticed by now that the blog has a make-over as it prepares for its own “commercial start-up” of sorts. Stay tuned for that. In the meantime, here is a report from the European Bioplastics stating that approximately only…