BDO
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BioAmber partners with JM Davy for bio-BDO/THF
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Hello blog readers. It is a bit difficult adjusting from a back-to-back trips for two weeks but hopefully I’ll be able to post a summary of my tweets from the Plant Based Summit soon. In the meantime, here’s a recent…
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INVISTA, Eucodis Bioscience on enzymes collaboration
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INVISTA has been very active this year in pushing through its industrial biotechnology projects and the blog just recently posted its recent announcement about expanding the company’s collaboration with LanzaTech and commercialization of its bio-based LYCRA® spandex. Last week, INVISTA and…
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INVISTA to soon sell bio-based LYCRA® fiber
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INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand, introduces the only commercial offering of a bio-derived spandex available globally and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments. Spandex is also known as elastane in Europe and other parts…
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BioAmber, Vinmar on a 100ktpa bio-BDO plant
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Here’s an exciting news from bio-succinic acid producer BioAmber. The company announced yesterday afternoon that it is planning to build a 100,000 ton/year bio-BDO plant somewhere in North America to be commissioned in 2017. The company has signed a take-or-pay contract…
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BASF produces first bio-BDO commercial volumes
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BASF has produced its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material, and is offering this product to customers for testing and commercial use. The production process relies on a patented fermentation technology from Genomatica. The fermentation process…
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DSM increases bioplastic activities
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Major chemical firms BASF and DSM seem to be significantly increasing their presence in the bioplastic arena especially this year. DSM and Genomatica last week announced that it has tested and approved the use of Genomatica’s bio-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO) in its Arnitel®…