Company initiatives
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Study: Biodegradable/compostable plastics in Europe
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nova-institute GmbH recently published a study on the consumption of biodegradable and compostable plastic products in Europe, which reportedly grew to 100,000 tons in 2015. Consumption is expected to grow beyond 300,000 tons in 2020 if the legal framework were…
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Biodegradable urn now available
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I am on a very tight deadline for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Biomaterials newsletter but I can’t resist posting this news about kickstarter company, Bios Urn (or Urna Bios), based in Spain. This startup is selling a 100% biodegradable urn using a…
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Braskem Green PE 101
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I think I’ve mentioned before that I like posting videos on the blog. Here is another one from Braskem explaining the production and sustainability of its I’m Green sugarcane-based polyethylene plastic. The company has been heavily promoting the bio-based plastic…
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DOE seeks biomass supply feedback
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) seeks feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to mobilizing biomass resources to support a…
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Elevance picks J.Tech for distribution partnership
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. has partnered with J. Tech Sales, LLC as its new U.S. distributor, effective June 1, 2016, for its Elevance Clean® product lines. J. Tech Sales will provide enhanced service and support capabilities for existing and potential customers…
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Vertellus files for bankruptcy
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Indianapolis, US-based Vertellus Specialties has long been a player in the castor oil derivatives market even before it was formed in 2006 through the combined operations of Reilly Industries and Rutherford Chemicals (anybody remembers sebacic acid producer, Caschem based in…
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Association, Company initiatives, Conference, Government, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, R&D, VideoSynthetic Biology – The next renewables frontier?
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Ok, so the title might be a bit misleading as I’ve been covering agbiotech for more than a decade and synthetic biology companies focusing on chemicals application since 2007 such as Genomatica, Amyris, Codexis, etc. However, it seems there are more…