News Roundup
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Gevo bags Ethanol-to-Olefins Patent
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Remember when Gevo was in a patent war with the now-defunct Butamax on isobutanol production and application processes? It turned out that Gevo had to pivot from isobutanol to producing ethanol instead. More recently, the company announced that it has…
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What am I up to these days?
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Hello blog readers, Some of you might have seen my out-of-office reply, as I am currently on my long summer hiatus before I go back to building my empire (I mean rebuilding my blog). However, I cannot resist experimenting with…
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Bio-PP and isoprene news
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Happy 1st of May! This month, I will attend the ICIS World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City (4-5 May) and the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (23-25 May), so I hope to gather new information and of course, do some…
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Forestry Products Market Update
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter recently published an update from major pine chemicals producers Kraton and Ingevity, as well as covering a company announcement from Fintoil. You can now access this information for free on this link below: Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials…
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Adhesives remain a high-growth area for bio-based chemicals developments
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Research, development and commercialisation of various bio-based adhesive technologies have steadily risen driven by factors such as low VOC and carbon emission requirements; the need to lower costs of transporting and storing hazardous substances; growing consumer preference for plant-based materials…
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State of the Renewable Chemicals Industry
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Happy New Year! Tecnon OrbiChem’s first Biomaterials issue for 2019 just came out today and my special report for this month focuses on last year’s industry restructuring and project investment overview. My key takeaway for 2018 is that the renewable…
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Tecnon OrbiChem coverage of Bioplastics/SusPolyUrethane conferences
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Tecnon OrbiChem experts have attended the two recent biopolymers conferences last month, SusPolyUrethane and the Bioplastics Business Breakfast at K2016. Below are summary of their coverage, which you can find full access at orbichem.com. Greener polyurethanes – what’s next? The growing…