Green Chemicals Blog
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PepsiCo sets 2030 virgin fossil-free plastic goal
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This announcement from PepsiCo Europe is just one of the growing list of well-known consumer brands looking to reduce or eliminate future use of virgin fossil-based plastic in their product packaging. The company says it plans to eliminate virgin fossil-based…
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Association, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Government, Investments, Press Release, R&DCanada seeks bio-based projects
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Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a nationally focused not-for-profit business accelerator who provides critical strategic investment, advice, and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. BIC is currently seeking Letters of Intent (LOI) for research projects to…
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Update in metathesis technology commercialisation
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Last month, the death of Professor Robert Grubbs, a 2005 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and instrumental in the development of metathesis catalysts, took me back all the way in 2008 during the formation of Elevance Renewable Sciences, one of…
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Eastman’s $1bn plastics recycling investment in France
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials reporting has continuously evolved to catch up with the latest low-carbon/zero-carbon technology solutions being developed within the chemical/materials sector. I have already been including analysis and reports about the recycling trends and projects – especially chemical recycling…
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Indonesia embarks on smart manufacturing for sustainable plastics production
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The Green Chemicals Blog is currently a media partner for this year’s Chinaplas plastics tradeshow which will be held in Shanghai on 25-28 April. Our friends from Chinaplas recently shared this interesting information about Indonesia’s sustainable plastics goal and their…
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Kentucky starts Renewable Chemicals Production Program
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The holiday gift-giving is not yet over it seems as Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture and other agencies are inviting companies to apply for the state’s Renewable Chemical Production Program which will provide tax credits and economic incentives for the production…
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Cargill to acquire Croda’s Bio-industrial Business
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Happy New Year to GCB followers! I hope you all had a good holiday break and we wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2022. I cannot pass up reporting this interesting news last month about Cargill planning to acquire Croda’s…