Press Release
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BASF explores CO2-based syngas production
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For several years now, BASF has been working on using carbon dioxide as feedstock for chemical manufacture. The company announced last week that alongside its partners Linde Group (a major industrial gas producer) and engineering firm ThyssenKrupp, the companies are…
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Compostable coffee capsules from BASF
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Since the end of 2012, the Swiss Coffee Company is offering coffee in compostable plastic capsules in an aroma-type barrier packaging together with coffee machines in Switzerland under the brand name beanarella. The capsules are made from BASF’s compostable plastic…
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Bunge, TRT dissolves oilseed JV
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US agribusiness Bunge and Twin Rivers Technologies Enterprises de Transformation de Graines Oleagineuses du Quebec Inc. (TRT ETGO) a subsidiary of oleochemical firm TRT Holdings Inc., which in turn is a subsidiary of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV), has…
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Evonik’s biobased polyamide in racing cars
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Evonik’s biobased VESTAMID® Terra polyamide has been tested in a multi-layer tube systems of a racing car RED Motorsport’s Lotus Exige, which took place in the Touring Car Championships TCC of the Deutscher Motorsport Verband DMV at the Hockenheimring on…
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Sustainable Refining launches veggie Base Oils
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Sustainable Refining LLC has launched its renewable bio-based line of Cutting, Hydraulic and Bar & Chain Oils for industrial and commercial use. The based oils are manufactured using a 100% vegetable oil blend refined with proprietary additives giving them the…
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Penford Introduces biopolymers in Paper Coatings
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Penford Products, a division of Penford Corporation has launched Pen-cote PR, a new biopolymer product line made to replace protein in paper coatings. Pen-cote PR, available in both dry and liquid form, was developed using Penford’s proprietary PenFlex™ technology, which…
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University of Liverpool gets biobased chems R&D funds
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The University of Liverpool has been awarded funding to develop the next generation of renewable chemicals from biomass to use in the manufacture of materials, plastics, solvents and pharmaceuticals. The £1.8million project, which is in collaboration with the University of York,…