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Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks
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The exit of key players, restructuring of production capacities worldwide, a shrinking pool of new start-up companies but also burgeoning discovery and increasing production of new building blocks Tecnon OrbiChem and the nova-Institute release their latest “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building…
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VIDEO: Biodegradable shoe Super Bowl Ad
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I forgot to post this after seeing it during one of the Super Bowl commercials. According to Saucony (pronounced sock-a-knee), the company aims to have no plastics, no plastic derivatives and not even bio-plastics in its biodegradable sneakers. The company…
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Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Investments, Partnership, Press Release, Products, R&D, studies and reportsIs levulinic acid making a comeback?
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It has been a while since we last heard any activities in the levulinic acid space especially as there are not many players developing end-market applications in this field aside from GF Biochemicals, which has (or had?) a 10 ktpa…
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China to ban single-use plastic products
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission recently announced the country’s five-year plan to control plastic pollution by banning production, consumption and sales of single-use plastic products; actively promote alternative plastic products; standardize plastic waste recycling; and establish management systems for…
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ADM, P2 Science collaborate in bio-based specialty chems R&D
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ADM and P2 Science, Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that intends to build on both companies’ expertise in the field of chemistry and renewable materials derived from plants. The MOU proposes the companies will work together in…
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US DOE Announces Nearly $15 Million for CO2 Utilization Projects
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has announced up to $15 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002186, Novel Concepts for the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide…
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Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Energy, Environment, Government, Investments, Press Release, Processing, R&D, Recycle, Regulation, studies and reportsThe European Green Deal Roadmap
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The European Commission recently announced The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. The…