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Forestry Products Market Update
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 newsletter also published this month a free-to-access Special Report on cellulose fibres, which is our … Continue reading
OPXBIO sells fermentation tech to Cargill
UPDATE 5/1/15: OPXBIO stated that it is closing after the transition of its technology and assets to Cargill. A comprehensive article about this is written by Biofuel Digest in this link. I am in the middle of my newsletter deadline when this announcement popped up in my email inbox. Cargill said it has now acquired … Continue reading
LanzaTech, IOC-DBT to produce omega-3 fatty acids
LanzaTech together with a research team from the IOC-DBT Center for Advanced Bio-Energy Research (an entity co-funded by India’s Department of Biotechnology and Indian Oil Corporation Limited) have developed a process that recycles CO2 emissions into omega-3 rich fatty acids. Essential nutrients, omega-3 oils, cannot be synthesized by the human body, and instead must be … Continue reading
Solazyme, AkzoNobel expand surfactant partnership
Algal oils producer, Solazyme, has expanded its algal oil supply agreement with specialty chemicals company, AkzoNobel, with a new five-year supply of up to 10,000 tons/year of Solazyme’s Tailored™ algal oil for surfactant production pending successful joint product development. The parties expect that the algal oil under the joint development agreement would be able to … Continue reading
Evonik invests in Biosynthetic Technologies
German specialty chemical company, Evonik, has closed on an equity investment in Biosynthetic Technologies, LLC (BT), a specialist in biobased lubricants headquartered in Irvine, California. BT has developed and manufactures a new class of bio-based synthetic oils called estolides that are used primarily in the passenger car motor oil and industrial lubricant sectors. Field trials have … Continue reading
Elevance, Genting in Malaysia biorefinery venture
Hello readers of the blog. I am back from vacation but I think I need another one as I go through my emails today. That being said, this email from Elevance Renewable Sciences is another good news from the company as it announced today its new 25:75 biorefinery collaboration with Genting Plantations Berhad through Genting … 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
Big green news from last week
I am back from my vacation and trying to delete/answer hundreds of emails from the past 10 days. Meanwhile, let me posts these news from last week before I start completing my presentation for next month’s ICIS World Chemical Purchasing Summit. BIO-BUTADIENE One big news is from INVISTA and life science company SilicoLife regarding their … Continue reading
INTERVIEW: OPXBIO starts funding round
It has been more than a year since the blog had the pleasure of again chatting with OPX Biotechnologies (OPXBIO) CEO Charles Eggert. Last Tuesday, Eggert mentioned that the company has started this month their plans to raise their fourth round of funding through private equity financing from new and old strategic and [or] financial … Continue reading
Solazyme partners with Sasol on erucic algal oils
The oleochemical industry is definitely getting more and more interesting as erucic acid (C22:1), traditionally sourced from high erucic rapeseed oils (HERO), can now be sourced from algal oils as is the case with Solazyme’s recent announcement. I remember the old days when I used to cover this niche market for Chemical Market Reporter. The … Continue reading