cosmetics
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Amyris starts fermentation plant in Brazil
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I have not covered Amyris as much as I would like to in the past few years as the company is more focused on highly-specialised chemicals compared to the products I typically cover for Tecnon OrbiChem’s monthly Bio-Materials report. However,…
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IFF acquires DuPont’s Nutrition and Biosciences business
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International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) announced yesterday its acquisition of DuPont’s Nutrition and Biosciences (N&B) business in a Reverse Morris Trust Transaction*. The deal values the combined company at $45.4 billion on an enterprise value basis, reflecting a value of…
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GC3 and InnoCentive announce winners for Novel Green Preservatives Challenge
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I usually don’t post straight-up press releases but a blogger’s gotta do what a blogger’s gotta do… The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive have announced seven winners in the global GC3 Challenge: Developing New Preservatives for Personal Care & Household…
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Farnesene ingredients to be produced in China
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I really commend Amyris’s impressive PR machine as I keep getting constant updates from the company every month. This one is interesting as the company announced today an agreement with Phyto Tech Corp (doing business as Blue California) where its…
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Protected: Analysis: Sustainability in Household and Personal Care
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Cargill expanding in cosmetics and personal care
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We just wrapped up Tecnon OrbiChem’s Biomaterials newsletter for this month, and now I have to focus on starting my glycerine presentation for the incoming ICIS Pan American Oleochemicals conference in October. Speaking of glycerine….one of the things I sometimes monitor…
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Global Bioenergies advances bio-isobutene commercialization
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Because I like posting videos, here’s one that was just published by France-based Global Bioenergies, which is currently building its new bio-isobutene demonstration plant at Leuna, a German petrochemical/refining complex. The first run on the demo plant is expected this…