Company initiatives
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Amyris meets production milestone
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Good news for Amyris investors. Last week, the company announced that its farnesene plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil has achieved production rate of 1m liters over a 45-day period. Amyris said it is on track to achieve its year-end cost…
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DSM increases bioplastic activities
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Major chemical firms BASF and DSM seem to be significantly increasing their presence in the bioplastic arena especially this year. DSM and Genomatica last week announced that it has tested and approved the use of Genomatica’s bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO) in its Arnitel®…
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DuPont Tate & Lyle partners with Symrise
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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC has partnered with Symrise for the use of Zemea® USP propanediol as a carrier for compounded flavors. Zemea® USP propanediol is a natural, 100% bio-based solvent and humectant made from fermentation of…
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Singapore, Korea form biochems R&D partnership
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A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) to promote joint research and collaboration in biomass-to-chemicals platform. The collaboration will build on the collective and complementary strengths…
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BASF launches bio-polyamides for monofilaments
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BASF is now globally offering its sebacic acid-based Ultramid® S Balance in a version for monofilament applications. The high performance polyamide 6.10, partly based on renewable resources, is available in various viscosities. In compounded and glass-fiber reinforced versions, BASF has…
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Segetis starts levulinic acid pilot production
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Update 10/12/13: Avantium said the company’s YXY technology platform now also included methyl levulinate (ML), an intermediate that can be further converted into levulinic acid . ML can reportedly be produced cost-effectively in tunable volumes ranging from kilotons to around 10,000…
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Solazyme’s algal oils in lubricants
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Solazyme announced its entry into the textile lubricants market through a commercial supply agreement with Goulston Technologies Inc., a global producer of high-performance fiber lubricants. Goulston expects to commercialize a new class of sustainable textile lubricant products using Solazyme’s renewable…