Company initiatives
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New cellulosic sugar player in town
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One of the key for success for renewable chemicals players (and advanced ethanol producers) is to lower down cost for their feedstock through the use of non-food biomass. This is where cellulosic sugar and enzyme developers are hard at work…
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Jayant Agro, Mitsui, Itoh Oil on castor polyol JV
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Update 9-7-2013: Mitsui Chemicals reported on a press release that the new joint venture, which will be based in Gujarat, India, will construct a 8 ktpy castor oil-based polyol facility. Production will commence on January 2015. Mitsui said they are the…
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INVISTA’s new sustainable TERRIN™ polyols
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INVISTA has introduced a new family of aliphatic ester polyols under the brand TERRIN™. The polyols are available for samples and commercial use after successfully undergoing its first commercial trial at INVISTA’s Wilmington, N.C., manufacturing facility. All products in the…
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Green Dot launches bioplastic with MCG Biocomposites
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Kansas-based bioplastic company Green Dot Holdings LLC has partnered with MCG Biocomposites to manufacture its proprietary blend of corncob fiber and PCR (post-consumer recycled) or PIR (post-industrial recycled) plastic in several grades with up to 30% renewable material. MCG BioComposites…
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Cereplast’s bioplastic orders coming in
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Bioplastic producer Cereplast received five purchase orders totaling $450,000 from an existing customer in India for Cereplast Compostables® blown film resins. Each purchase order totals $90,000 and will be delivered throughout the remainder of 2013. The bioplastic resins will be…
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JBI, Crayola launches “COLORCYCLE” program
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This is a pretty cool (and colorful) idea! Waste plastic-to-fuel developer JBI has partnered with Crayola to convert used markers as feedstock for diesel and other liquid fuels using JBI’s Plastic2Oil (P2O) Process. The “COLORCYCLE” program will be conducted throughout…
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NYC’s biodiesel demand to rise
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New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a new law that will utilize a 5% blend of biodiesel in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year, and increasing to 20% in the near future. The measure, introduced by Councilman…