Company initiatives
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Braskem launches green LDPE
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Brazil-based chemical firm Braskem seems to be still optimistic about the demand for its sugar-based polyethylene plastics as the company announced its expansion with a 30,000 tons/year capacity producing a new line of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins. The product will…
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Bio-rubber developments
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Last post before I start tweeting at the Roquette Green Chemistry Symposium this afternoon (I do hope the place has a wifi!) There had been several announcements in the past two weeks regarding bio-rubber developments and the blog might as…
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BASF expands enzymes portfolio
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The blog has not focused as much on enzymes – proteins that consist of long chains of amino acids held together by peptide bonds, and are important biological catalysts in accelerating the rate and specificity of metabolic reactions. The enzymes…
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OPXBIO partners with Evonik
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Unfortunately, the blog was not able to get any other information from both OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik Industries about their recent collaboration announcement. The two companies said they have entered an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals which…
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Biochems financial news
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The blog has compiled several news from the financial community starting with the closing of BioAmber’s initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. I’m guessing it is still a difficult market for renewable chemical companies wanting to be public as BioAmber…
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Micromidas enters bio-PX research
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OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik announced yesterday a development collaboration on bio-based specialty chemicals but unfortunately there is not much information given on the press release and so I am hoping to get something more soon. In the meantime, California-based Micromidas…
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BASF to build bio-BDO facility
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The blog posted last month the possibility of Genomatica licensing its bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO) processing technology to BASF after Toray announced that it has successfully produced prototypes of partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) engineering plastic components using Genomatica’s bio-BDO….