Company initiatives
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Cellulac to build a lactic acid plant
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The countdown for 2014 begins and I hope next year will bring in revenue for the blog (for the first time in 6 years!). This woman needs to eat! Anyway, I had a really interesting interview with Ireland-based industrial biochemicals…
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Hershey to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2014
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The Hershey Company announced that it will work with its suppliers to achieve 100 percent traceable andsustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014. To achieve this commitment, the company will work closely with its suppliers and industry experts…
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Cellulosic sugar news galore
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I hope the blog’s readers are having a great holiday! Already got my presents and I’m currently enjoying the aftermath of good food, drinks, and post-Christmas shopping sales. This is also as good time as any to write a post…
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Evonik, LanzaTech bio-based chems activities
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The blog is having trouble keeping up with so many news this month (and last month), and juggling with the Tecnon OrbiChem newsletter, so my apologies. Tomorrow is officially my holiday vacation until January 2, but I will try to…
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Gevo hoping for a better 2014
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The clock is ticking for bio-isobutanol producer Gevo, and it needs to prove as soon as possible that its 18m gal/year Luverne, Minnesota, facility can successfully fully operate. The company needed an influx of cash very quickly and has announced…
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More bio-butadiene partnerships
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Two exciting news just came out this week regarding bio-butadiene. Braskem and Genomatica announced this morning their joint development agreement on a commercial process technology to make bio-based butadiene from renewable feedstock. The companies did not say what kind of…
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INVISTA, CPI on gas fermentation-based chems
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INVISTA and The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) announced a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable gas-fermentation-based processes for the production of industrial chemicals. The collaboration will leverage INVISTA’s capabilities in biotechnology and catalysis, and knowledge of the…