Partnership

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Dow is back in bio-based ethylene action

So I had a presentation last Wednesday at the Renewable Materials Conference in Germany, and in one of my slides, I talked about “The Force”. I did not realize how really strong the Force is until I heard this news from Dow Chemical today announcing their supply agreement with New Energy Blue for bio-based ethylene … Continue reading »

Bio-PP and isoprene news

Happy 1st of May! This month, I will attend the ICIS World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City (4-5 May) and the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (23-25 May), so I hope to gather new information and of course, do some networking and interviews. The information I want to share on this post is an interesting … Continue reading »

Gevo, LG Chem on ethanol-based propylene partnership

Sugar-based chemicals and fuels technology developer Gevo recently announced a joint development agreement with chemicals company LG Chem (based in South Korea) for the development of bio-propylene using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology. Gevo’s ETO technology uses low-carbon ethanol to produce renewable olefins, such as bio-propylene, which can be used for sustainable chemicals and fuels, including … Continue reading »

Solvay collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks

This is a piece of interesting news from Solvay  on the recent announcement of its collaboration with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks on the development of sustainable biopolymers as well as other specialty chemicals and materials that can be used from home and personal care to agriculture and food. As part of this partnership, Solvay … Continue reading »

Avantium, Origin Materials form FDCA deal

I asked an AI program to create a blog post of Avantium and Origin Materials’ recent press release about their FDCA partnership deal, and this is what came up: —- Avantium, a leading technology company, has recently announced a partnership with Origin Materials, a sustainable materials company, to accelerate the mass production of FDCA and … Continue reading »

Gucci to establish “Circular Made in Italy”

I’ve always been advocating on the blog about luxury brands taking the lead to test the waters in using renewable chemicals, ingredients, materials and packaging, especially since they can easily afford to pay high premiums for low-volume, sustainable products. Gucci has long been doing this, as far as I recall. I reported on a blog … Continue reading »

Bio-BDO and Succinic Acid Updates

My schedule this October is so tight, but I need to squeeze in these two announcements because it’s rare these days to receive information on bio-based succinic acid and bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO). This brief news a month ago about TechnipEnergies acquiring DSM’s Biosuccinium® technology is very interesting to me, given that is currently the only … Continue reading »

PHA and PLA partnerships

I’ve been attending the 7th World PLA Congress this week reacquainting myself with the polylactic acid (PLA) and lactic acid/lactide markets. According to the 2021 Nova Institute data, the global market size for PLA last year (in terms of capacity) is at 450 ktpa although engineering and process technology firm Uhde Inventa Fischer thinks that … Continue reading »

Lygos to merge with FSI

Sorry for the lack of post but I am preparing to give presentations for two conferences in the next three weeks located on two different continents. I am not sure if I’m ready to go back into the live conference frenzy given my already tight schedule for my Bio-Materials reporting at Tecnon OrbiChem (among other … Continue reading »

Bio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight

Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities? This month alone, sugarcane ethanol-based ethylene producer Braskem announced the establishment of a joint venture company with Japan-based Sojitz Corporation to produce biomass-derived monoethylene glycol (MEG) and monopropylene glycol (MPG).  The companies plan to make a … Continue reading »

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