Green Chemicals Blog
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More retailers implement chemical management initiatives
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Pharmacy retailer chain CVS Health announced the removal of parabens, phthalates formaldehyde donors across nearly 600 beauty and personal care products from its store brand CVS Health, Beauty 360, Essence of Beauty, and Blade product lines. The Promise Organic line of…
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Clothing industry turns to biotech
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I love the fashion industry but admittedly it is one of the most wasteful and energy-intensive industry. The global textile industry reportedly accounts for 17-20% of global industrial water pollution. Maybe synthetic biology and biotechnology can help solve this problem….
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Video: BASF, Avantium discuss the potential of FDCA
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Avantium’s Tom van Aken and Stefan Blank, President of BASF’s Intermediates Division, discuss their cooperation regarding the production of a new and bio based raw material using furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). Their Synvina joint venture aims to start construction of an FDCA reference…
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Farnesene ingredients to be produced in China
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I really commend Amyris’s impressive PR machine as I keep getting constant updates from the company every month. This one is interesting as the company announced today an agreement with Phyto Tech Corp (doing business as Blue California) where its…
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Butamax prepares for bio-isobutanol commercialization
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I have often heard the market potential for bio-isobutanol but the problem is, it’s expensive and Gevo seems to be the only producer in town. Maybe this will change as Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and…
