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Introducing: PLA-based biaxially oriented film
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In PLA news, BI-AX International, a packaging film and sheet specialist, has launched an entirely new line of its Evlon biaxially oriented sheet products developed in collaboration with NatureWorks. This new biobased sheet made from Ingeo biopolymer reportedly provides a competitive alternative to…
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Green Biologics joins ACC
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If a renewable chemical company wants to be integrated in the chemical supply chain, I guess it is better to join trade organizations who know the supply chain inside and out. Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. based industrial biotechnology and…
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North Face develops coat from biotech silk
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Coming from the recent SynBioBeta conference, I may not be able to understand some of the technicalities of gene modification but I do understand the potential economics on some of these technologies being churned out of the lab. One of…
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Dyadic sells enzyme assets to DuPont
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The blog is trying to catch up to several big news announced earlier this month and one of them is DuPont Industrial Biosciences’ purchase of Dyadic International’s enzyme and technology assets including its C1 platform, a fungal expression technology for…
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Senate introduced Renewable Chems Tax Incentive Law
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced that Senators Stabenow (D-MI), Coons (D-DE) and Franken (D-MN) has introduced S. 2271, the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for…
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2015 American Cleaning Institute Sustainability Report
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I have been covering the cleaning industry since 2000 because of its connection to the oleochemicals market. The cleaning industry has been one of the front runners in their approach towards sustainability given their products’ role towards health, cleanliness and…
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Reverdia, Covestro in succinic acid-based TPU
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I haven’t posted much about bio-based succinic acid recently as most of my information on this space now goes directly to Tecnon OrbiChem’s BioMaterials newsletter. However, here’s a recent news from Reverdia and Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) on their collaboration…