Green Chemicals Blog
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Dow, Shell to develop electric cracking technology
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This is interesting news given the rising focus on the use of renewable electricity as well as electrolysis processing in chemical manufacturing. Major petrochemical players, Dow and Shell, recently announced their partnership in developing electric cracking technology specifically for use…
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Has Glycerol Passed Its Peak?
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The global economy came to a virtual standstill in the first half of 2020 as countries introduced lockdown measures in a bid to control the COVID-19 virus. As a result, there were fewer cars on the road and therefore less…
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What future for Coal-to-MEG and Bio-MEG in a Low-Cost Brent World?
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Since the start of 2020, we have seen Brent crude oil futures fall from just under $70/bbl to $23/bbl. MEG values followed, plummeting from $608/ton to $350/ton cfr in early April. And although there has been a rebound, relatively low…
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The Great Reset: A Post-Covid19 Bioeconomy Agenda
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I just learned from my social media networks that today is apparently #WorldEnvironmentDay so let me share this very interesting initiative called the Great Reset launched jointly on June 3 in a virtual meeting by the World Economic Forum and…
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Summer Sale! 30% discount on Bio-based Chemicals Report
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I love summer sale and this one might hit the right spot if you’re looking for the latest information on the bio-based chemicals market. My latest market report “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks” has also just been updated to include…
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USDA expands rule on biorefinery loan program
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA has published a final rule to expand the production of renewable chemicals and biobased manufactured products. The rule, for the first time, allows applicants…
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Evonik, Beiersdorf in CO2-based Care Products R&D
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Beiersdorf and Evonik have reached an agreement on a research partnership which will develop sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material. One option is artificial photosynthesis technology. The idea: with the aid of…