Regulation
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Report: The business of safer chemistry sees upward growth
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Here is an interesting recent report from the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) and the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) about “Making the Business & Economic Case for Safer Chemistry.” The report evaluates the potential business and economic value…
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Europe explores creation of Bio-based products standards
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It will be a very busy next three weeks as I finish the March Tecnon OrbiChem Bio-Materials newsletter, attend NPE Plastics Tradeshow in Florida, celebrate my birthday in between travels, and then attend the Plant-Based Summit in France. Wish me…
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NYC bans single-use EPS foam products
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I am now working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter before next week’s American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) annual meeting in Orlando so unfortunately blog posting will be a bit slow. I have recently interviewed somebody from GlycoSurf about rhamnolipids and Penford about the industrial…
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US renewable chemicals to gain from the New US Farm Bill
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I have been working on this since February but unfortunately travel and work has further delayed me from posting this. Tecnon OrbiChem’s April Bio-Materials issue just came out yesterday and now, I have a few days of blogging before becoming…
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Webinar: USDA BioPreferred Program under new Farm Bill
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The blog is still working on my interview with Corinne Young about the new Farm Bill and some of its new benefits for the renewable chemical industry such as the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program (preferred Federal purchasing…
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ACC forms Biobased Chemistry Network
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This is good news for the renewable chemical industry in the US and hopefully will enable more acceptance for bio-based materials in the mainstream chemical supply chain. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) launched a new Biobased Chemistry Network to help…
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FTC cracks down biodegradable plastic claims
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The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced enforcement actions on several environmental marketing claims addressing biodegradable plastics. This is part of the FTC’s program to ensure compliance with the agency’s revised Green Guides. The Guides enable businesses to market their…