Company initiatives
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Amyris starts fermentation plant in Brazil
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I have not covered Amyris as much as I would like to in the past few years as the company is more focused on highly-specialised chemicals compared to the products I typically cover for Tecnon OrbiChem’s monthly Bio-Materials report. However,…
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DuPont Biomaterials becomes Covation Biomaterials
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I am currently working on my Bio-Materials special report regarding M&A and the role of renewable chemicals in flavours and fragrances (F&F) industry when this news just came into my inbox. We now know that Huafon Group (or Huafeng according…
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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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butanol, Company initiatives, Environment, Feedstock, Investments, Press Release, Products, R&D, RecycleSolvay launches Renewable Materials and Biotech Growth Platform
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Solvay recently announced the launch of its new Renewable Materials and Biotechnology platform, dedicated to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for a range of markets, using renewable feedstocks and biotechnology. I’ve covered Solvay once in a while and I also…
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Lygos to merge with FSI
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Sorry for the lack of post but I am preparing to give presentations for two conferences in the next three weeks located on two different continents. I am not sure if I’m ready to go back into the live conference…
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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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LanzaTech files for IPO in a SPAC deal
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I’ve been covering LanzaTech’s story for (I think) almost a decade now and it is great to hear that LanzaTech’s carbon capture technology (CCT) is already being commercialised successfully in large-scale capacities. In order to proceed with several other projects…