Company initiatives
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Universal Fibers to use Sorona®
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Universal Fibers® and DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) have collaborated to produce and market carpet fiber using DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced polymer. The scope of the collaboration includes sales into the commercial, residential and automotive market segments. DuPont will provide its…
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M&G Chemicals to invest in Chinese Bio-MEG
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In Tecnon OrbiChem’s October Bio-Materials report, I mentioned the near-term possibility of M&G licensing its biomass-based MEG technology using Beta Renewables’ PROESA after the companies, including Novozymes, started operations of their joint venture cellulosic ethanol facility in Crescentino, Italy, last…
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Coca-Cola’s PlantBottle in Ford Fusion
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I am definitely excited to hear Coca-Cola’s presentation next week at the Ecochem conference in Switzerland and maybe get an update on the sales of their PlantBottle™ as well as updates on JBF’s bio-MEG project in Brazil. For those who…
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DuPont Tate & Lyle picks Archway Sales
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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC has selected Archway Sales, Inc. as its distribution partner to represent the Susterra® 1,3-propanediol product line in the U.S. market. With the additional states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,…
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Elevance launches personal care product lines
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If the blog remembers correctly, Elevance has already been selling personal care ingredients since 2008 such as soy petrolatum with its partner Dow Corning. This week, Elevance announced the commercial availability of its first personal care product lines: “Elevance Smooth”…
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Global Bioenergies in bio-isobutene negotiation
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Global Bioenergies, a France-based industrial biotechnology company, has entered a license agreement negotiation on a specific application of Global Bionergies’ bio-based isobutene process with an undisclosed large US-based industrial group. The two companies have been working together since December 2010…
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Avantium’s 100% biobased T-shirts from recycled PEF bottles
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The first time I covered Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) resin, which is being offered as an alternative to PET (polyethylene terephthalate), one of the industry concerns about this new bio-based material is if it can fit into the existing PET…