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Protected: ZeaChem cellulosic ethanol RINs registered
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USDA’s BioPreferred Program back in business
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It is good to hear that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program web portal is open again for companies to apply for the voluntary USDA Certified Biobased Product label. Up-to-date, the agency said about 900 individual products have received the USDA label and that there are there are currently 9,000 designated biobased products…
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Protected: European project to improve PLA production
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Europe to invest €3.8bn in the biobased economy
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The European Commission proposed a €3.8 billion Public Private Partnership (PPP) on Biobased Industries, in order to accelerate the commercialization of biobased products in Europe. The European Commission will invest €1 billion and the industry €2.8 billion, from 2014 to 2020, to boost market uptake of new biobased products that are “made in Europe”. The…
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Styrene Under Fire Again – New York City Bans Polystyrene Food Packaging From July 2015
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On 12 June 2013, the New York City Council passed an amendment to an existing law that effectively bans polystyrene food packaging from 1 July 2015. The legislation says that from this date, “…no food service establishment, mobile food commissary or store shall sell or provide single service articles that consist of expanded polystyrene.” The…
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Russia in Bio Movement
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The blog is wondering what’s the potential market for bio-based products and chemicals in Russia given that DSM and Purac just separately announced bio-based activities within the region. Dutch biobased chemicals firm Purac briefly stated that it has signed a cooperation agreement with technology firm ROTEC, a subsidiary of private Russian financial firm RENOVA Group,…