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Genomatica gears for biomass feedstock
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The use of waste-based feedstock is an important milestone for the renewable chemicals industry as it will further emphasize the industry’s sustainability and hopefully will lessen the cost of production in the long run (although market economics dictate that nothing…
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Sprint to use wheat-straw paper for customer mailings
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In its latest effort to optimize paper use and reduce environmental impact, Sprint will pilot a new kind of forest friendly paper for customer mailings in the coming months. The paper, made of wheat-straw byproduct, is not noticeably different to…
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LEGO Group to invest 1 Billion DKK for sustainable materials
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The LEGO Group recently announced plans to invest DKK 1 billion ($152.2 million) dedicated to research, development and implementation of new, sustainable, raw materials to manufacture LEGO® elements as well as packaging materials. Last year, the company stepped up its effort…
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Global Bioenergies, Cristal Union in bio-isobutene JV
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France-based Global Bioenergies is on a speedy roll when it comes to commercializing its bio-isobutene product. The company announced today that it has formed IBN-One, a joint venture with major European agro-industrial company, Cristal Union, to build and operate the…
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LanzaTech, China Steel to invest in ethanol facility
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I am still working on that promised surfactant article I tweeted on Monday in preparation for next week’s World Surfactants Conference hosted by ICIS and Neil Burns LLC, of which I will be attending and will be tweeting as well…
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OPXBIO sells fermentation tech to Cargill
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UPDATE 5/1/15: OPXBIO stated that it is closing after the transition of its technology and assets to Cargill. A comprehensive article about this is written by Biofuel Digest in this link. I am in the middle of my newsletter deadline…
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100% bio-based Polyurethane in the market
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I have been reporting several ongoing activities about pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI) for the past several months now at Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter. PDI is being touted as a bio-based alternative to petrochemical-based hexamethylene diisocyanate, which is used in the production…