Press Release
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Chemtex, Murphy Brown in cellulosic feedstock supply deal
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Chemtex International and Murphy Brown LLC signed a long term agreement for the supply of purpose grown energy crops and residues to be used as cellulosic feedstock in Project Alpha, Chemtex’s Cellulosic Ethanol facility planned for Clinton, North Carolina. The…
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Sapphire Energy, Linde expand partnership
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Algae oil developer Sapphire Energy, Inc. and industrial gas producer the Linde Group have expanded their partnership to commercialize a new industrial scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. The companies will refine the hydrothermal treatment…
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DuPont Tate & Lyle’s bio-PDO use as food ingredient
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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company has launched its first ingredient for the U.S. food market with its Zemea® USP propanediol as a natural solvent and humectant that can be used to replace petroleum-based propylene glycol or glycerin in…
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Omya, NewPage to build a PCC plant
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NewPage Corporation (NewPage) and Omya have entered into a long-term supply agreement to build a Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) plant, located at the NewPage Escanaba paper mill site in Michigan. PCC is an essential raw material used in the papermaking process…
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Global Bioenergies raised EUR 23m in new shares
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France-based industrial biotechnology company Global Bioenergies have successfully raised a final gross value of EUR 23 million resulting in the creation of 927,419 new shares after it launched its capital increase on June 27 when the company decided to fully…
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European project to improve PLA production
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The Technological Institute of Plastics AIMPLAS, along with eleven other enterprises and technological European centers, has launched the InnoREX project, financed by the Seventh Framework Program funds and coordinated by the German Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology – ICT. The 42-month…
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DSM’s EcoPaXX in aluminum windows
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DSM has launched the use of its EcoPaXX® Polyamide 4.10, a polymer with a bio-based content of 70% in insulating profiles of aluminum window frames. Many insulating profiles currently uses PA 6.6, which provide a thermal break that contributes to the…