Partnership
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More off-take bio deal with Vinmar
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Vinmar is on a roll when it comes to doing off-take supply deals in the renewables sector. After the BioAmber bio-succinic acid deal, Vinmar recently announced that it has signed a 20-year contract for 19 billion pounds of AirCarbon PHA…
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DuPont’s cellulosic ethanol tech in China
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DuPont announced a licensing deal with Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry Co. Ltd. (NTL) for the use of DuPont’s cellulosic ethanol technology and its Accelerase enzymes for the production of renewable biofuel from leftover biomass on Jilin Province’s corn farms….
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Bio-succinic acid and PDO in polyols
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Before I forget this news that came in last month (all the news and information I get, I write it up on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-materials newsletter first), the bio-based polyurethane sector is certainly getting a lot of buzz and developments especially…
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Avantium partners with Tereos
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For years, major agribusinesses have been partnering (although more muted now in the US) with renewable chemical companies e.g. Bunge with Solazyme; ADM with its previous partnerships with Metabolix and recent investments in Rennovia; Cargill with its NatureWorks subsidiary and investments…
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Verdezyne partners for European bio-DDDA sales
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Off-take supply agreements seem to be the trend these days in the renewable chemical markets, first with BioAmber and Vinmar, and now with this recent news from industrial biotech company, Verdezyne. Verdezyne announced that it has signed an agreement with…
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Gevo partners with FCStone for corn supply
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Gevo has entered into an agreement with FCStone Merchant Services, LLC to originate and supply corn for Gevo’s plant in Luverne, Minn. Engaging FCStone to conduct Gevo’s corn purchasing at Luverne is expected to free up more than $1 million of…
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BASF expands sustainability tools with thinkstep partnership
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BASF and thinkstep will collaborate in the marketing of the Sustainable Solution Steering method developed by BASF for sustainable portfolio management. thinkstep specializes in the development and marketing of sustainability software and has many years of experience as a sustainability assessment consultant….