Green Chemicals Blog
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Gevo, LG Chem on ethanol-based propylene partnership
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Sugar-based chemicals and fuels technology developer Gevo recently announced a joint development agreement with chemicals company LG Chem (based in South Korea) for the development of bio-propylene using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology. Gevo’s ETO technology uses low-carbon ethanol to produce…
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Solvay collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks
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This is a piece of interesting news from Solvay on the recent announcement of its collaboration with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks on the development of sustainable biopolymers as well as other specialty chemicals and materials that can be used…
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BOLD biomanufacturing and biotech goals in the USA
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The recently-held Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) held in Washington, DC, on 22-24 March saw the convergence of different US agencies – Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
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Givaudan acquires Amyris’ cosmetics ingredients portfolio
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Swiss-based flavours and fragrances (F&F) powerhouse Givaudan announced last month its plan to acquire certain cosmetic ingredients from synthetic biotech company Amyris, including a high-performance emollient Neossance® Squalane, the plant-based silicone alternative Neossance® Hemisqualane and CleanScreen™, a sun protector ingredient….
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Avantium, Origin Materials form FDCA deal
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I asked an AI program to create a blog post of Avantium and Origin Materials’ recent press release about their FDCA partnership deal, and this is what came up: —- Avantium, a leading technology company, has recently announced a partnership…
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Gucci to establish “Circular Made in Italy”
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I’ve always been advocating on the blog about luxury brands taking the lead to test the waters in using renewable chemicals, ingredients, materials and packaging, especially since they can easily afford to pay high premiums for low-volume, sustainable products. Gucci…
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Association, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Feedstock, Investments, Press ReleaseAlgae: Should they stay or should they go?
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Sorry about the title, but my brain is clouded with the Clash song. I must confess that I’ve been indoctrinated with classic rock music for the past 4-5 years, so they’re now sticking in my brain cells. So, algae…remember the…