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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 of polyurethanes. With the introduction of PDI in the market, it is now possible to…
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VIDEO: Toyota Fueled by Bullsh*t
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I don’t usually gush about media releases (sorry PR folks!) but I do love this one from Toyota, which was released today, I guess in honor of Earth Day. Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. This 3-minute video features…
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Elevance partners with E-360 for lube customers support
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. expanded its customer support and service capabilities for Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 synthetic base stock customers in the United States and Europe through a collaboration with E-360, Inc. E-360’s presence in Europe significantly expands Elevance’s ability to respond to customer needs for its new synthetic base stock — from initial interest…
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Dow Launches 2025 Sustainability Goals
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I received this email from the Dow Chemical Company about its new 2025 Sustainability Goals which reportedly is “designed to develop breakthrough product innovations, positively impact the lives of 1 billion people, and deliver $1 billion in cost savings or new cash flow for the Company by valuing nature in business decisions.” Dow’s seven 2025…
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Walmart launches sustainable shopping online
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I have finally finished my 56-page Tecnon OrbiChem Bio-materials newsletter and the March Chemical Profile was all about polybutylene succinate (PBS). Charles Fryer, who worked on the Chemical Profile, was able to interview PTT MCC last month. I hope subscribers will be happy with the results! Meanwhile, let’s go back to blogging and there were…
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Bio-On and Pizzoli to build potato waste-based PHA plant
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Italian renewable chemicals developer, Bio-on S.p.A., and Pizzoli S.p.A., Italy’s largest operator in the potato sector, will collaborate to build the nation’s first PHAs bioplastic production plant using waste product from the potato agro-industrial process. The facility is expected to produce producing 2,000 ton/year of PHAs, expanding to 4,000 ton/year in the future. Following an…
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Rennovia, Johnson Matthey in catalyst R&D
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Specialty renewable chemicals developer, Rennovia Inc., has entered a joint development agreement with engineering and process technology firm, Johnson Matthey, for the co-development and manufacture of catalysts to be used in the scale-up and commercialization of Rennovia’s process for the production of bio-based glucaric acid and adipic acid. This agreement, for the co-development and manufacture of catalysts, builds upon…