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Spotlight: Imperial College London Bio activities
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The blog had the pleasure of speaking with Imperial College London’s Professor Richard Ian Kitney (Chairman of Institute of Systems & Synthetic Biology as well as Co-director EPSRC Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation) at the recent SynBioBeta conference in San Francisco. While the blog is not that much familiar with the synthetic biology industry,…
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Global bioplastics capacities to grow despite low oil price
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The European Bioplastics‘ annual market data update, compiled in cooperation with the research institutes IfBB – Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, Germany) and nova Institute (Hürth, Germany), reported continued increase in global bioplastics production capacity despite the low oil price environment. The report noted a projected increase of…
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Paris tragedy strikes young bio-packaging designer
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No words can express the deep sadness that everybody feels with the recent tragedy in Paris and the blog is sending its condolence to those who have been directly affected. It is also very sad to hear that one of those who died, Nohemi Gonzalez, a young US student from California State University in Long Beach,…
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Twitter Live: ICIS World Oleochemicals Conference 2015
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The Green Chemicals Blog is a media partner for the 10th ICIS World Oleochemicals Conference that took place on 22-23 October 2015 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This conference covered the latest updates on the global oleochemicals market in terms of supply/demand fundamentals, market outlook in the light of current crude oil prices, sustainability in the oleochemicals supply…
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Sustainable practices – a progression and the new ways in which industries can be kinder to the environment
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Scientists are increasingly finding new ways to approach certain practices that will be kinder to the environment. With the manufacturing, chemical and science industries coming under intense scrutiny, and receiving negative press, cautiousness abounds when it comes to certain materials and processes damaging the planet. However, innovative practices are becoming increasingly common and advancements are…
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Senate introduced Renewable Chems Tax Incentive Law
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced that Senators Stabenow (D-MI), Coons (D-DE) and Franken (D-MN) has introduced S. 2271, the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities. S. 2271 would…
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2015 American Cleaning Institute Sustainability Report
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I have been covering the cleaning industry since 2000 because of its connection to the oleochemicals market. The cleaning industry has been one of the front runners in their approach towards sustainability given their products’ role towards health, cleanliness and of course it is constantly being used by consumers every minute, everyday. The American Cleaning…