SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC), one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand, finalized its planned joint venture agreement with Braskem to produce sugar-based ethylene with an annual capacity of 200,000 tons. The bio-based ethylene will mostly be consumed for the production of polyethylene (PE) under Braskem’s I’m Green™ brand. The project will … Continue reading
Happy 1st of May! This month, I will attend the ICIS World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City (4-5 May) and the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (23-25 May), so I hope to gather new information and of course, do some networking and interviews. The information I want to share on this post is an interesting … Continue reading
Sugar-based chemicals and fuels technology developer Gevo recently announced a joint development agreement with chemicals company LG Chem (based in South Korea) for the development of bio-propylene using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology. Gevo’s ETO technology uses low-carbon ethanol to produce renewable olefins, such as bio-propylene, which can be used for sustainable chemicals and fuels, including … Continue reading
This is a piece of interesting news from Solvay on the recent announcement of its collaboration with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks on the development of sustainable biopolymers as well as other specialty chemicals and materials that can be used from home and personal care to agriculture and food. As part of this partnership, Solvay … Continue reading
I asked an AI program to create a blog post of Avantium and Origin Materials’ recent press release about their FDCA partnership deal, and this is what came up: —- Avantium, a leading technology company, has recently announced a partnership with Origin Materials, a sustainable materials company, to accelerate the mass production of FDCA and … Continue reading
Sorry about the title, but my brain is clouded with the Clash song. I must confess that I’ve been indoctrinated with classic rock music for the past 4-5 years, so they’re now sticking in my brain cells. So, algae…remember the days of Solazyme and Sapphire Energy? I remember the former Cereplast had a subsidiary called … Continue reading
nova-Institute has finally released its latest report – “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2022-2027” – stating a CAGR growth of 14% for bio-based polymers between 2022 and 2027. In this report, the polymers are grouped into bio-based ‘drop-in’, ‘smart drop-in’ and ‘dedicated’ inputs within the chemical production chain. The … Continue reading
Braskem announced this month that it is evaluating the possibility of producing physically segregated bio-based polypropylene plastics using bioethanol feedstock. Braskem is also exploring partnership opportunities for this project with several clients, brand owners and suppliers. The press release indicated that this project will be located in the USA, where ethanol supply and infrastructure are … Continue reading
I’ve written a special report about the bioplastics industry this month based on the European Bioplastics’ recent annual conference held in Berlin and the release of their industry data which was compiled by nova Institute. This report is only available for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials subscribers, but anybody can access the European Bioplastics Association’s press release … Continue reading
Hello blog followers. I was unable to blog until now due to very tight schedules and deadlines after my two-week holiday in September. We published our October Bio-Materials report last Tuesday, and I just want to share some interesting news from LanzaTech that I included in the report. The company has been busy churning out … Continue reading