Green Chemicals Blog
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Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Tecnon OrbiChem
Bio-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…
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LanzaTech files for IPO in a SPAC deal
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I’ve been covering LanzaTech’s story for (I think) almost a decade now and it is great to hear that LanzaTech’s carbon capture technology (CCT) is already being commercialised successfully in large-scale capacities. In order to proceed with several other projects…
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Chevron acquires Renewable Energy Group
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It seems Chevron is all in when it comes to renewable fuels investments after the oil and energy company announced today that it will acquire US-based Renewable Energy Group (REG) in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.15 billion or $61.50/share….
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PHA Sample Shop Now Open
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The member-driven, non-profit industry organization GO!PHA which focuses on the development and commercialization of polyhdyroxyalkanoate (PHA) resins and materials announced this week that it has partnered with Helian Polymers to provide PHA samples at its PHA Sample Shop for academic,…
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National Biodiesel Board Is Now Clean Fuels Alliance America
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ð¶The times they are a-changin ð¶ And certainly, this is true with the global biofuels industry. Although I don’t cover the biofuels market as much as renewable chemicals, I witnessed the fast growth of the US biodiesel market back when…
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Origin Materials chose Louisiana for 1st world-scale facility
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Origin Materials announced yesterday that Geismar, Louisiana will be the location of its first world-scale manufacturing facility called Origin 2. Origin 1 is currently being constructed in Sarnia, Canada. Both facilities will produce chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC) using…