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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…
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Attending this year’s ACI Meeting
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Let’s talk about oleochemicals and biobased surfactants, industries that I have been covering for more than 14 years (and still trying to learn about it). If you want to know the global who’s who in these industries, there is no…
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Twitter Coverage: ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals 2014
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[DGreenblogger/icis-pan-american-oleochemicals-conference” target=”_blank”>View the story “ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals Conference 2014” on Storify]
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners
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This year’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included Solazyme and Amyris. Solazyme won the 2014 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award for its microalgal fermentation-based tailored oils. Solazyme’s engineered microalgae can produce oils tailored…
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1st ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals Conference
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Everybody who has been following me since my 12-year stint in ICIS knows that I always have this love/frustrated relationship with the oleochemicals market. Frustrated because it is a very difficult market to understand with so many feedstock, products, co-products,…
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Roquette Green Chemistry & Fermentation Symposium 2014
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[View the story “Roquette Green Chemistry & Fermentation Symposium 2014” on Storify]
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Pine Chemicals GHG study now available
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It has been awhile since I last covered the tall oil market that includes crude tall oil (CTO), tall oil rosin (TOR), and tall oil fatty acid (TOFA). In my past experience, it has been difficult to get information on…