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ABT launches new bio-ECH brand EPINITY™
This is an excerpt from this month’s bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) coverage on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials report. Advanced Biochemical Thailand (ABT) launched its new product brand EPINITY™ for its glycerine-based ECH to position the product’s unique value proposition and sustainability benefits. ABT pioneered the large-scale production of glycerine-based ECH worldwide using the EPICEROL® process 10 years … Continue reading
Protected: Presentation: Next Generation Glycerine Application
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Protected: Elevance abandons Natchez biorefinery plans
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MeadWestvaco spins off specialty chemicals business
In the pine chemicals world, MeadWestvaco (MWV), a major packaging company, announced its intention to spin-off its specialty chemicals business as an independent publicly traded entity. The spinoff is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. MWV reported that it remains open to other value-creating alternatives for the specialty chemicals business throughout this process. MWV … Continue reading
UPDATED: Iowa State University in glycerine-based adhesives R&D
The world is again awash with glycerine this year because of growing biodiesel mandates from Southeast Asia and Argentina (not to mention biofuel tax incentives and mandates in the US). Throughout the years that the blog covered the oleochemical industry, there had been developments, albeit a bit slow, for new uses of glycerine and the … Continue reading
IncBio to supply biodiesel plant in Greece
IncBio, a Portuguese engineering company, who specializes in state of the art fully automated industrial ultrasonic biodiesel plants, has signed a contract with SPA Renewables S.A, to supply an 8,000 ton/year biodiesel plant, to be installed in Corinth, Greece.This plant will use IncBio’s ultrasonic reactors to produce EN14214 Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil UCO, collected … Continue reading
Aemetis Approved for NASDAQ Listing
Aemetis, Inc., based in Cupertino, California, announced that its common stock will begin trading on Friday, June 6, 2014, on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the “AMTXD” ticker symbol. After the company completes its market transition period on June 10, 2014, the NASDAQ ticker symbol will be “AMTX”. Aemetis owns and operates a 60 … Continue reading
REG enters industrial biotech with LS9 acquisition
I just finished listening to the conference call of this unexpected news about US biodiesel company, Renewable Energy Group (REG), acquiring LS9 for a purchase price of up to $61.5 million in stock and cash. Perhaps, this news could be the signal of further consolidation within the renewable chemicals industry? REG plans to expand into … Continue reading
U.S. Soy Demand Gets Boost from Biodiesel
According to research commissioned by soybean farmers in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota through their state soy checkoff boards, biodiesel contributed to a $15 billion increase in soybean-oil revenues between 2006 and 2012. Over that time period, this raised the price of soybeans by 74 cents per bushel. Soy-checkoff-funded research on biodiesel’s environmental … Continue reading
NYC’s biodiesel demand to rise
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a new law that will utilize a 5% blend of biodiesel in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year, and increasing to 20% in the near future. The measure, introduced by Councilman Jim Gennaro, codifies the city’s existing use of biodiesel blends in the city’s fleet of … Continue reading