Investments
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Butamax prepares for bio-isobutanol commercialization
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I have often heard the market potential for bio-isobutanol but the problem is, it’s expensive and Gevo seems to be the only producer in town. Maybe this will change as Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and…
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Avantium IPO raises €103 M on Euronext
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Avantium has successfully raised €103 million from its initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Bruxelles, and was reportedly oversubscribed multiple times, according to European venture capital firm, Soffinova Capital IV, the main shareholder after the IPO. Avantium’s…
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BASF Invests in P2 Science
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BASF Venture Capital is participating with $2.5 million in a $9.55 million financing round in the U.S. renewable chemistry firm P2 Science. Headquartered in Woodbridge, Connecticut, P2 Science is a specialty chemicals company with a unique flow chemistry process that…
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New rhamnolipid producer in town
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Dear blog readers, Unfortunately, I am still having several blog-IT issues and it might take a while to fix it (being a non-tech that I am). An “alternative fact” is that the Trump Administration is now shutting down environment-related blogging sites…
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LEAF opens new yeast facility and launches new product
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Leaf – Lesaffre Advanced Fermentations has inaugurated its the new Lesaffre Yeast Corporation drying facility in Headland, Alabama, last week, which is reportedly the company’s first yeast drying facility in the United States. The drying facility is located in Headland,…
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Avantium acquires Liquid Light
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Interesting news from Avantium but in short-to-medium term, this could complete the company’s (and its partners’) goal of sustainable polymers offering (e.g. CO2-based MEG + FDCA = PEF). Avantium announced today that it has acquired the assets of US-based Liquid…
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Cargill, Calysta to build gas fermentation facility
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Cargill and Calysta, Inc., along with several third-party institutions, plan to invest in reportedly the world’s largest gas fermentation facility in Memphis, Tenn. to produce Calysta’s FeedKind® protein, a family of sustainable, traceable nutritional ingredients for fish, livestock and pets. The…