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Companies commit $1bn to new global alliance to end plastic waste
Several top chemical and petrochemical companies, as well as consumer products companies, have formed a new organization to provide solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment especially in the ocean. The founding members of the organization called Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) include BASF, Berry Global, Braskem, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Clariant, Covestro, Dow, DSM, … Continue reading
State of the Renewable Chemicals Industry
Happy New Year! Tecnon OrbiChem’s first Biomaterials issue for 2019 just came out today and my special report for this month focuses on last year’s industry restructuring and project investment overview. My key takeaway for 2018 is that the renewable chemicals industry definitely continues to struggle especially when it comes to financing the commercialization phase … Continue reading
Attis Industries look for lignin applications
Milton, Georgia-based Attis Industries, Inc. launched a video series that will offer investors and interested parties additional information on the technologies and bio-based products offered under its Innovations division. In the video, the company discussed the current inefficiencies in biomass processing and how it is taking the next steps to double the biofuel output from … Continue reading
VIDEO: Meet Nouryon and the New DuPont
There had been so many M&As and spin-offs in the chemical industry that it is hard to keep track of them. However, I am particularly interested in these two companies, the new Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and the new DuPont as these two have been proactive in the renewable chemicals market. Nouryon was launched following the … Continue reading
VIDEOS: Bioplastic products in the news
Happy Hump Day! I might not be able to post again next week so let me put these interesting bioplastic news now before I get swept away by deadlines. NatureWorks talks about the chemistry behind Ingeo & Vercet and how lactide polyester resins are used as tackifiers in EVA hot melt adhesive applications. The ButterflyCup is reportedly … Continue reading
Renewable Chemical Programming at 2018 BIO World Congress
BIO’s 2018 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Philadelphia, July 16-19, 2018, is less than a month away! And with the tri-state region of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania ranking as one of the top markets for biotechnology and home to many startups, you won’t want to miss out on this year’s BIO World Congress. … Continue reading
ADM, DuPont starts FDME pilot facility
Just in time for my Biomaterials newsletter deadline, Archer Daniels Midland and DuPont Industrial Biosciences announced the opening of the world’s first biobased furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) pilot production facility in ADM’s Decatur, Illinois site. FDME is a building block molecule derived from fructose that can be used in various chemicals and materials production … Continue reading
VIDEO: P&G increases ‘Naturals’ product offering
Here’s an interesting video interview from the Cincinnati Business Courier, which featured Procter & Gamble (P&G) and its aim to strengthen its “All Naturals” product portfolio in areas such as detergents, household care products and even diapers. In a recent blog post by P&G, CEO David Taylor addressed the company’s progress on ‘naturals’ with a large group … Continue reading
VIDEO: Audi test drives renewable gasoline derived from bio-isobutene
Audi and Global Bioenergies recently announced a milestone test for a renewable gasoline blend called “e-benzin” (e-gasoline) fuel containing isobutene-derived compounds produced by Global Bioenergies. Around 60 litres (15.9 gal) of the e-gasoline (essentially a liquid isooctane) were produced for Audi. In the first step, Global Bioenergies produces the gaseous bio-isobutene in a demonstration plant … Continue reading
VIDEO: UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners
Renewable diesel producers such as UPM and Neste are now in the bioplastic arena as more and more of their bio-naphtha is being used as feedstock to produce biomass balanced-based monomers such as ethylene and propylene. (For more on biomass balance, check out my last blog post: VIDEO: BASF’s new biomass-balance paints for automotive ) UPM’s … Continue reading