Bioplastic
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Newlight to build its AirCarbon facility in Ohio
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Newlight Technologies has entered into various agreements with Long Ridge Energy Terminal, which is jointly owned by a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure (FTAI) Investors LLC and an affiliate managed by GCM Grovesnor, to build and operate a new…
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PHA and PLA partnerships
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I’ve been attending the 7th World PLA Congress this week reacquainting myself with the polylactic acid (PLA) and lactic acid/lactide markets. According to the 2021 Nova Institute data, the global market size for PLA last year (in terms of capacity)…
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Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Tecnon OrbiChemBio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight
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Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities? This month alone, sugarcane ethanol-based ethylene producer Braskem announced the establishment of a joint venture company with Japan-based Sojitz Corporation to…
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PHA Sample Shop Now Open
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The member-driven, non-profit industry organization GO!PHA which focuses on the development and commercialization of polyhdyroxyalkanoate (PHA) resins and materials announced this week that it has partnered with Helian Polymers to provide PHA samples at its PHA Sample Shop for academic,…
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Origin Materials chose Louisiana for 1st world-scale facility
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Origin Materials announced yesterday that Geismar, Louisiana will be the location of its first world-scale manufacturing facility called Origin 2. Origin 1 is currently being constructed in Sarnia, Canada. Both facilities will produce chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC) using…
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PepsiCo sets 2030 virgin fossil-free plastic goal
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This announcement from PepsiCo Europe is just one of the growing list of well-known consumer brands looking to reduce or eliminate future use of virgin fossil-based plastic in their product packaging. The company says it plans to eliminate virgin fossil-based…
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Association, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Government, Investments, Press Release, R&DCanada seeks bio-based projects
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Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a nationally focused not-for-profit business accelerator who provides critical strategic investment, advice, and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. BIC is currently seeking Letters of Intent (LOI) for research projects to…