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Association, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Conference, Energy, Feedstock, Government, R&D, VideoWebinar: US DOE BETO explores biomass feedstock
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and its National Laboratories are dedicating the month of June to the public exploration of renewable biomass feedstocks, many of which can be found right outside your window. These feedstocks…
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VIDEO: Bio-products developed from mushroom compost
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This is another interesting EU government-funded project that I recently came across thanks to this press release from Finnish enzyme producer MetGen. The BIOrescue project aims to provide a solution by creating a novel biorefinery concept for mushroom compost, transforming…
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Shell to leave AFPM on climate change stance
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This is very interesting and I believe significant news for the renewables and bio-based chemicals industries. Shell recently announced that it will not renew its membership with the US fossil fuel and petrochemical lobby group American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers…
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EU’s OPTISOCHEM bio-isobutene project forges ahead
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Although it is hard to keep track of the several EU government-funded bio-based chemicals projects these days, I do wonder how many of these projects were able to reach beyond the pilot and demo stages and achieved commercialization milestones? Anyway, France-based…
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Plant Based Products Council launched
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The Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) was launched by a group of organisations including companies such as Georgia, Pacific, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, working toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of plant-based materials….
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Nova Institute report: 2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers
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Nova Institute released its latest Biopolymers Summary report for 2018 where Tecnon OrbiChem is a contributor. According to the report, the total 2018 biopolymers production volume reached 7.5 million tonnes – these are already 2% of the production volume of petrochemical…
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US plastic bottle recycling dips in 2017
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Articles and news on plastic waste and recycling seem to be prevalent in 2018 and this will probably continue in 2019. A recent article from Reuters noted that the European Union are passing regulations on minimizing marine litter. Several consumer brands are…