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    NEW OLEOCHEMICALS SERVICE FROM TECNON ORBICHEM

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    Since 2013, Tecnon OrbiChem has been providing information on bio-based chemicals including oleochemicals in our monthly Bio-Materials Chemical Business Focus. We have both expanded and focussed our oleochemicals coverage to create a new Oleochemicals Including Surfactants, Biofuels and Glycerol-derived Intermediates Chemical Business Focus monthly report. The content and format of this new service is based…

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    Renewable chemicals commercialization to step up in 2018

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    The year 2017 saw several announcements that point towards a more focused intent to construct demonstration and commercial manufacturing facilities for renewable chemicals. However, it was also a year of uncertainty with several established players and buyers, such as M&G, Abengoa, DowDuPont, Greencol, Toyota Tsusho, Coca-Cola, Solvay, and TerraVia, among others, either exiting their biobased…

  • 2018 Tecnon OrbiChem Chemical Planner

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    Tecnon OrbiChem’s year planner is now available.  If you would like to receive this planner please click on the button below. The year planner provides information on: Key industry events World Holidays Chemical Conversion Factors Energy Factors Electricity Production Costs Metric versus US Measures Cash Production Cost of Ethylene Energy Equivalents Please send me the 2018 Year…

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    Bioeconomy Career Map

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    Another year has passed and maybe you’re now looking for a career change that can satisfy your thirst to contribute in some small way to make the world and our society a little better? I received this press release and thought it very interesting for those looking at the bioenergy sector. I just came back…

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    Commercialisation Updates On Bio-Based Building Blocks

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      With the many shifts in economic and political trends over the last year, many bio-based investments are focusing on the core of the Bioeconomy: bio-based building blocks and platform chemicals. nova-Institute’s preliminary market study “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities and Trends 2016–2021”, reports on seventeen building blocks with an estimated total…

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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 from several health issues and hopefully regain my normal pace by September. The blog’s archives…

  • 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 in a while again although I am trying not to overwork myself this time. The…