Green Chemicals Blog
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Ginkgo commits $25M for COVID-19 projects
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Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks announced its $25 million commitment for free access to its platform in the development of a long-term solution to the COVID-19 crisis. Companies building treatments that can stop COVID-19 can now avail of Ginkgo’s services:…
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Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks
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The exit of key players, restructuring of production capacities worldwide, a shrinking pool of new start-up companies but also burgeoning discovery and increasing production of new building blocks Tecnon OrbiChem and the nova-Institute release their latest “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building…
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Isothane in CO2-based polyols development
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I haven’t seen any formal press release from either Econic Technologies or Isothane Limited but according to Econic, the companies are working on the application of Econic’s CO2-based polyols in spray foam insulation (see video below). UK-based Isothane Ltd. is…
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VIDEO: Biodegradable shoe Super Bowl Ad
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I forgot to post this after seeing it during one of the Super Bowl commercials. According to Saucony (pronounced sock-a-knee), the company aims to have no plastics, no plastic derivatives and not even bio-plastics in its biodegradable sneakers. The company…
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Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Products, R&D, studies and reportsIs levulinic acid making a comeback?
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It has been a while since we last heard any activities in the levulinic acid space especially as there are not many players developing end-market applications in this field aside from GF Biochemicals, which has (or had?) a 10 ktpa…
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VIDEO: USE IT Act legislation hearing
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I just saw this tidbit of information from BIO’s daily newsletter (thanks BIO!) and can’t help but posting it. Unfortunately, I am in a very tight deadline for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Biomaterials newsletter but will soon posts more news that came…
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China to ban single-use plastic products
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission recently announced the country’s five-year plan to control plastic pollution by banning production, consumption and sales of single-use plastic products; actively promote alternative plastic products; standardize plastic waste recycling; and establish management systems for…