Green Chemicals Blog
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Admin, Conference, Feedstock, Government, Investments, Opinion, Presentation, R&D, Regulation, studies and reports, Tecnon OrbiChemBIOECONOMY: Poised At A Historic Crossroads
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Unfortunately, it is getting harder for me to blog with my workload at Tecnon OrbiChem so I am happy to share this Bioeconomy post that our marketing has put up on the TOC blog site based on my presentation in…
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DuPont Biomaterials becomes Covation Biomaterials
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I am currently working on my Bio-Materials special report regarding M&A and the role of renewable chemicals in flavours and fragrances (F&F) industry when this news just came into my inbox. We now know that Huafon Group (or Huafeng according…
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PHA and PLA partnerships
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I’ve been attending the 7th World PLA Congress this week reacquainting myself with the polylactic acid (PLA) and lactic acid/lactide markets. According to the 2021 Nova Institute data, the global market size for PLA last year (in terms of capacity)…
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butanol, Company initiatives, Environment, Feedstock, Investments, Press Release, Products, R&D, RecycleSolvay launches Renewable Materials and Biotech Growth Platform
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Solvay recently announced the launch of its new Renewable Materials and Biotechnology platform, dedicated to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for a range of markets, using renewable feedstocks and biotechnology. I’ve covered Solvay once in a while and I also…
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Lygos to merge with FSI
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Sorry for the lack of post but I am preparing to give presentations for two conferences in the next three weeks located on two different continents. I am not sure if I’m ready to go back into the live conference…
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Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Tecnon OrbiChemBio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight
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Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities? This month alone, sugarcane ethanol-based ethylene producer Braskem announced the establishment of a joint venture company with Japan-based Sojitz Corporation to…
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Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine trigger more renewables investments?
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the surging fossil feedstock price that has continuously climbed throughout 2021. Tecnon OrbiChem consultants have reported their analysis of the impact of these surging prices in several key chemical intermediates. As Russia plays an…