Company initiatives
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PTT-MCC signs bio-succinic acid contract with BioAmber
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I’m still trying to catch up with a lot of news that came out the past few weeks but unfortunately this week is a deadline week for me for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter, so I’ll make some of my postings…
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P2 Science partners with Ballestra
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Connecticut, US-based renewable chemical company, P2 Science, has partnered with global engineering company, Desmet Ballestra SpA (DBI), for the commercialization of Ballestra’s reactor technology in P2’s proprietary ozonolysis process for the production of flavor, fragrance and cosmetic ingredients using biomass…
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INVISTA to soon sell bio-based LYCRA® fiber
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INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand, introduces the only commercial offering of a bio-derived spandex available globally and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments. Spandex is also known as elastane in Europe and other parts…
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Green chemicals investment roundup
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While investment money being bestowed this year is not as big as those seen in 2008-2010, this is definitely better than nothing, and there seems to be more hope of investors opening up their wallets again. Last month saw a…
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Proterro reaches sugar-making milestones
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Proterro said it has reached its Q1 sugar-production pilot milestones in four months of continuous operation at its pilot plant in Orlando, Florida, and reported that it has consistently saw no contamination effect on productivity. In February, Proterro announced that…
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Brazilian Industrial Biotech Association (ABBI) launched
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Companies that include Amyris, BASF, BioChemtex, BP, Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, Dow Chemical, DSM, DuPont, GranBio, Novozymes, Raizen and Rhodia have joined forces to form the Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Association (Associação Brasileira de Biotecnologia Industrial or ABBI) with a primary…
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Sime Darby invests in Verdezyne
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During President Obama’s trip to Malaysia this weekend, the country’s conglomerate giant, Sime Darby Berhad, announced that it will take a 30% stake, valued at $30 million, in San Diego-based renewable chemical company, Verdezyne. Sime Darby Renewables, a new…