Green Chemicals Blog
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What do Brands Want? A Survey from Sustainability Consult
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Sustainability Consult presented at the recently-held World Bio Markets conference the results of its #WhatBrandsWant survey report, which was published late last year. The findings reveal brands’ growing commitment towards renewable materials and alternatives to fossil-based products. Half of the…
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VIDEO: UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners
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Renewable diesel producers such as UPM and Neste are now in the bioplastic arena as more and more of their bio-naphtha is being used as feedstock to produce biomass balanced-based monomers such as ethylene and propylene. (For more on biomass…
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Neste starts bio-propane production
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Neste has started up the world’s first large-scale renewable propane production facility in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The first cargo of renewable propane has been delivered to SHV Energy, who will market and sell the product to its customers across…
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Goodyear unveils Oxygene concept tire
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How cool is this? Goodyear introduced at the recent 2018 Geneva International Motor Show its new concept tire called Oxygene, which has a unique structure that features living moss growing within the sidewall to help clean the air. This open…
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NCGA highlights corn-based chemicals R&Ds
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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has recently awarded six new technologies who won the trade association’s first “Consider Corn Challenge“, an open innovation contest where more than 30 scientists and start-up companies brought forth their best ideas on the…
