Green Chemicals Blog
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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…
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Nova-institut releases new global bioplastic report
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nova-Institute has finally released its latest report – “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2022-2027” – stating a CAGR growth of 14% for bio-based polymers between 2022 and 2027. In this report, the polymers are…
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Braskem mulls bio-PP plant in the USA
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Braskem announced this month that it is evaluating the possibility of producing physically segregated bio-based polypropylene plastics using bioethanol feedstock. Braskem is also exploring partnership opportunities for this project with several clients, brand owners and suppliers. The press release indicated…
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Bioplastics to enter 2023 with a strong capacity surge
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I’ve written a special report about the bioplastics industry this month based on the European Bioplastics’ recent annual conference held in Berlin and the release of their industry data which was compiled by nova Institute. This report is only available…
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It’s the holiday season for US renewable chemicals
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While the renewable chemicals industry continues to play second fiddle to biofuels when it comes to US government funding (it’s true!), the Biden Administration’s actions towards boosting the bioeconomy are setting off a flurry of activities on how renewable chemicals…