Investments
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TMO Renewables to produce PLA
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An official from UK-based cellulosic ethanol developer/producer TMO Renewables announced today it is expanding its portfolio to include polylactic acid (PLA) that will be produced at their Dunsfold Airfield site near Guildford, Surrey, starting the fourth quarter of 2014. This…
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INTERVIEW: OPXBIO starts funding round
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It has been more than a year since the blog had the pleasure of again chatting with OPX Biotechnologies (OPXBIO) CEO Charles Eggert. Last Tuesday, Eggert mentioned that the company has started this month their plans to raise their fourth…
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Amyris to get $60m funding from Temasek
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Amyris has entered a deal for the sale of convertible notes in a private placement for up to $60 million in cash proceeds. Amyris’s largest stockholders, Temasek, agreed to purchase $35 million of the notes in an initial tranche and, at…
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Solazyme partners with Sasol on erucic algal oils
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The oleochemical industry is definitely getting more and more interesting as erucic acid (C22:1), traditionally sourced from high erucic rapeseed oils (HERO), can now be sourced from algal oils as is the case with Solazyme’s recent announcement. I remember the…
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New report on succinic, itaconic acids and FDCA
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I’m trying to cram a lot of work this week before my ‘no-internet’ vacation arrives this Saturday. By the way, I will be presenting next month September 13 at the ICIS World Chemical Purchasing Summit in Boston about the bio-based…
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INEOS Bio ships cellulosic ethanol
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INEOS Bio’s recent announcement of its cellulosic ethanol production at its Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida, has created a big buzz in the biofuels sector. INEOS Bio said their first ethanol shipments will be released this month….
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BioAmber Interview at NYSE
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Before I start with this post, I just wanted to say thank you for those companies who have already subscribed to Tecnon Orbichem’s new Bio-Materials & Intermediates service! We are thrilled to have very many positive response within a short…