Bioplastic
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Corbion, Total in PLA JV
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A good news for Corbion as France-based energy company, Total, decided to join forces and formed a 50/50 JV with Corbion to produce and market PLA polymers. The JV will now handle the construction of a 75 ktpa PLA polymerization…
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Tecnon OrbiChem coverage of Bioplastics/SusPolyUrethane conferences
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Tecnon OrbiChem experts have attended the two recent biopolymers conferences last month, SusPolyUrethane and the Bioplastics Business Breakfast at K2016. Below are summary of their coverage, which you can find full access at orbichem.com. Greener polyurethanes – what’s next? The growing…
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Sustainable Sourcing of Feedstocks for Bioplastics
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Bio-based chemicals and materials producer, Corbion, has released a white paper outlining the company’s position on feedstock selection, as well as covering issues such as land use, feedstock efficiency and food security. The paper was presented in September at the…
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VIDEO: Biodegradable Mannequin from Bonaveri
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I find this biodegradable mannequin very interesting and I’m hoping to learn more about the raw materials and companies who supply these new materials. Bonaveri, a leading Italian manufacturer of artistic mannequins and bust forms, has recently unveiled a biodegradable…
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Bio-based polyamides update
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I’ve been always monitoring activities from the bio-polyamides sector as I consider the nylon industry a high-potential area for bio-based chemicals. Here’s a slide from a presentation I gave early this year featuring various building blocks and intermediates required to produce a…
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BASF, Avantium form Synvina JV
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Commercial FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) production will be coming soon as Avantium and BASF formally announced the formation of Synvina, a joint venture to be based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that will produce and market FDCA as well as market the…
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Toyobo, Avantium on PEF partnership
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I am still trying to catch up on blogging before I get very busy again next week for my September Biomaterials newsletter deadline at Tecnon OrbiChem. I am also almost finished with my glycerine presentation for the incoming ICIS Pan…