Biorefinery
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Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks
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The exit of key players, restructuring of production capacities worldwide, a shrinking pool of new start-up companies but also burgeoning discovery and increasing production of new building blocks Tecnon OrbiChem and the nova-Institute release their latest “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building…
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Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Products, R&D, studies and reportsIs levulinic acid making a comeback?
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It has been a while since we last heard any activities in the levulinic acid space especially as there are not many players developing end-market applications in this field aside from GF Biochemicals, which has (or had?) a 10 ktpa…
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Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Energy, Environment, Government, Investments, Press Release, Processing, R&D, Recycle, Regulation, studies and reportsThe European Green Deal Roadmap
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The European Commission recently announced The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. The…
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Stora Enso enters the FDCA market
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The market for furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is getting more traction with new players entering this space. Stora Enso announced on December 10 that it is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility to focus on developing a cost-competitive…
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Manus Bio starts fermentation facility
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Manus Bio’s first biotech manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia – a 44-acre fermentation and ingredient processing plant – is ready to start producing ingredients for flavors and fragrances, sweeteners, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals, as the company updated the former…
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Avantium opens bio-glycols demo plant
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The bio-based glycols market is slowly coming back to life with the addition of new capacities from several companies I’ve been covering these past few years. Last week, Avantium inaugurated its plant-based MEG (monoethylene glycol) demonstration factory in Chemie Park…
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Funding opportunity for US biorefineries
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is again accepting applications for loan guarantees for up to 80% of the total eligible project costs up to $250 million. Under the Section 9003 Program, the loan aims to assist in the development, construction…