Conference
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Solazyme still faces production challenges at Moema
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I wonder how long the petrochemical industry had perfected its processing technologies before it was able to reach an economical, efficient level? Unfortunately, investors today are not too forgiving when new, untested technologies from public companies are facing commercialization challenges. Solazyme is now going through this stage and their stocks had plunged from $11.79 a…
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Twitter Live ACI 2015: Part 3
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Twitter coverage of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention held in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 26-31, 2015 [DGreenblogger/twitter-live-aci-2015-part-3″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter Live ACI 2015: Part 3” on Storify]
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Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 2
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Twitter coverage of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention held in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 26-31, 2015 [DGreenblogger/twitter-live-at-aci-2015-part-2″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 2” on Storify]
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Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 1
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Twitter coverage of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention held in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 26-31, 2015 [DGreenblogger/twitter-live-at-aci-2015″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 1” on Storify]
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Cleaning industry emphasizes sustainability as top agenda
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I do hope you recently read my Tecnon OrbiChem colleague, Philippa Davies’ recent article on the impact of low crude oil price on bio-based chemicals projects, with insights taken from her attendance this week at the ICDC Downstream Chemical Conference in India, which was jointly organized by Tecnon OrbiChem and Elite++. As for me, I…
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What is the future for the bio-chemical industry with crude oil below $50?
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4 February 2015 update: Crude continues to be volatile, jumping to above $50/bbl before relaxing to around $48/bbl on 4 February. And some biomaterials manufacturers are competitive at this crude price level. BioAmber has stated in a 6 November earnings call addressing the issue of lower crude oil pricing, that $5 per bushel, oil prices would have…
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Company Movements News
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Hope you’re enjoying the start of your weekend. We are expecting another snowstorm coming into New York this Saturday and I can’t wait to have a brief respite from the wintry weather next week when I fly to Florida to attend the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Convention. In the meantime, let me posts some recent…
