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GCB On Holiday until September but see you at #BIOWC17
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Dear blog readers, After 10 years of constant continued coverage of the renewable chemicals market, the blog – I might add for the first time – will be muted for the entire July and August as I try to recover…
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Happy New Year and Welcome 2017!
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Dear readers, It has been a weird December for me as I struggled with a surprising health issue. I am now back to almost full recovery (I am keeping my fingers crossed) and hopefully I’ll be able to post once…
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OPINION: Trump Presidency: What is the future of US bioeconomy?
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After last night’s election results, I actually just wanted to curl up in a ball on a corner (at least for a day). The question now is whether the new Republican-led Congress and Trump’s presidency could change the course of…
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From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value Chain
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Plant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals In the midst of a $50-per-barrel crude oil price environment, companies who participated in the Plant Based Summit held in Lille, France, in April, showed optimism that there will…
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2015: Renewable Chemicals Review
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Hello. It’s me. 😉 Sorry for the long blog hiatus but I am currently in the second leg of my three continent-travel this month. I just came back today from London; flying to San Diego tomorrow, and Philippines the next Monday. Wish me luck!…
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VIDEO: Spot the blogger
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Hello blog readers! My apologies for the very much sparse posting as I just came back from a 1.5 weeks of working on the June Tecnon OrbiChem Bio-Materials newsletter, and then a short but sweet holiday vacation after. I’ll posting…
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New Feedstock Paradigm: Winners and Losers
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The chemical industry had adapted to crude oil prices that had been fairly stable at around $100-110/bbl since early 2011, so the rapid slide in prices in Q4 2014 and into this year has caused much heart searching in the…