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Attis Industries look for lignin applications
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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…
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VIDEO: Meet Nouryon and the New DuPont
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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…
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VIDEOS: Bioplastic products in the news
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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…
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Renewable Chemical Programming at 2018 BIO World Congress
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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.…
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ADM, DuPont starts FDME pilot facility
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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…
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VIDEO: P&G increases ‘Naturals’ product offering
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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…
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VIDEO: Audi test drives renewable gasoline derived from bio-isobutene
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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…