Press Release
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Clariant opens biotech R&D center
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Swiss specialty chemicals producer, Clariant, officially opened its new Group Biotechnology Research Center in Planegg near Munich, Germany. Clariant also has an Innovation Center located in Frankfurt. The company noted that industrial biotechnology is one of the key industries of the 21st century. Since 2006, the Group Biotechnology has successfully implemented projects in the field…
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Dell partners with SABIC for recycled carbon fibers
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It’s great to hear consumer products companies openly acknowledging their sustainability partners across the supply chain, in this case, with computer giant, Dell, announcing its partnership with SABIC for the use of reclaimed carbon fiber source materials in their Latitude and Alienware products. Dell estimates that it will prevent around 820,000 pounds of carbon fiber…
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Emery opens green polyols facility
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I will try to blog as much as I can this week before I leave for the ICIS World Oleochemicals Conference in Croatia next week. Speaking of oleochemicals, Emery Oleochemicals finally opened its new $50 million green polyols facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company claims it to be the world’s first industrial-scale facility capable of…
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Plaxica gets patents for its Optipure® Technology
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I’m off for a day to attend the Geekiest place on Earth in the next four days, the New York Comic Con! Too bad I can’t use my press pass here but maybe I’ll introduce them to the magic and wonders of renewable/green chemistry. In the meantime, let me post this brief news from Plaxica.…
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LEAF Technologies enters itaconic acid market
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I can blog again! Yay! The blog’s maintenance took far longer than expected but keeping my fingers crossed that all is right in my blog world. Meanwhile, let me post this recent news from France-based Leaf Technologies (Lesaffre Advanced Fermentation Technologies) on its R&D collaboration with Dutch DNA, a spin-out of independent research organization, TNO.…
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Corbion acquires Indian lactic acid biz
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Unfortunately, I’m in the middle of writing this month’s Bio-Materials newsletter for Tecnon OrbiChem so blog posts are brief and few. Here’s a recent announcement from Corbion Purac about its planned acquisition of Malladi Specialties Limited (MSL), a leading manufacturer in India of lactic acid and lactic acid-based derivatives such as calcium lactate, sodium lactate…
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Soy-polyols expand in Europe
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I have been covering the development of soy polyols since my journalism days at Chemical Market Reporter magazine (a loooong time ago) and one of the pioneers in this sector is Arkansas-based BioBased Technologies (BBT) LLC. The company has debuted its Agrol soy-based polyols ten years ago and now it recently announced its expansion into Europe. Beginning next…