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FSI seeks partners for bio-based aspartic acid production
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British Columbia-based Flexible Solutions International, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymers for oil extraction, detergent ingredients and water treatment as well as crop nutrient availability chemistry, is seeking partners to help the company achieve its goal of producing polyaspartate…
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Chromatin develops farnesene-enriched sorghum
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Good news for Amyris. Agbiotech company Chromatin has created sorghum plants containing elevated levels of the energy-rich compound farnesene. This milestone achievement was supported in part by the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, “Plants Engineered To Replace Oil” (PETRO). Like…
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Givaudan to acquire Soliance
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Givaudan has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of the shares of Soliance SA and its subsidiaries. Soliance is currently a division of ARD (Agro Industrie Recherches & Développements). Soliance provides innovative cosmetic solutions to its international clients and…
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Elevance’s bio-lube basestock now available worldwide
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Elevance Renewable Sciences expanded commercial availability of Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 worldwide. The base stock’s high viscosity index of 160 is reportedly an improvement over both Group IV and Group V synthetic base stocks. Data also indicated Elevance Aria™ WTP 40…
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Scotland launches new industrial biotechnology center
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Funded by the Scottish Funding Council and supported by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise, the new Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has been launched, involving all 13 Scottish Higher Education Institutions that are active in biotechnology research and…
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Elevance picks URS for Natchez Biorefinery
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I am still working on the Elevance-Versalis press releases, and hoping to score some additional information from the companies. In the meantime, let me post this earlier news from Elevance about its Natchez plant activities. Elevance Renewable Sciences has selected…
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Maverick Biofuels is Now Maverick Synfuels
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Maverick Biofuels has changed its name to Maverick Synfuels to reflect the company’s growth strategy for producing synthetic fuels and chemicals from low-value feedstocks and waste streams. Maverick builds modular production platforms based on unique combinations of thermochemical and methanol…