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Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Energy, Environment, Government, Investments, Press Release, Processing, R&D, Recycle, Regulation, studies and reportsThe European Green Deal Roadmap
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The European Commission recently announced The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. The…
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IFF acquires DuPont’s Nutrition and Biosciences business
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International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) announced yesterday its acquisition of DuPont’s Nutrition and Biosciences (N&B) business in a Reverse Morris Trust Transaction*. The deal values the combined company at $45.4 billion on an enterprise value basis, reflecting a value of…
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Stora Enso enters the FDCA market
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The market for furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is getting more traction with new players entering this space. Stora Enso announced on December 10 that it is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility to focus on developing a cost-competitive…
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Successful start-up for manure-to-fuel facility
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Iogen Corporation noted the successful opening and operation of Threemile Canyon Farms’ and Equilibriums’ only dairy manure renewable natural gas production facility located in Boardman, Oregon – one of the largest in the US. The facility uses the manure from…
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Air Protein Introduces the World’s First Air-Based Food
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Happy Thanksgiving to our US readers! I am sure many of you are eagerly waiting for a get-together (and eat!) with friends and family tonight. Speaking of food, some of you might already have heard about various plant-derived meat varieties…
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Manus Bio starts fermentation facility
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Manus Bio’s first biotech manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia – a 44-acre fermentation and ingredient processing plant – is ready to start producing ingredients for flavors and fragrances, sweeteners, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals, as the company updated the former…
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PBPC addresses misleading bioplastic statement from Greenpeace
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Recently, Greenpeace released a report on corporations and plastics pollution and specifically addressed the use of bioplastics. While some of their discussion had merit, the US organization Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) reported on its Accountability Blog that Greenpeace’s coverage…