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Farnesene ingredients to be produced in China
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 affiliates will provide access to its fermentation manufacturing in China and provide the necessary capital … Continue reading
BASF Invests in P2 Science
BASF Venture Capital is participating with $2.5 million in a $9.55 million financing round in the U.S. renewable chemistry firm P2 Science. Headquartered in Woodbridge, Connecticut, P2 Science is a specialty chemicals company with a unique flow chemistry process that converts renewable feedstocks to high-value products and intermediates. The investment is co-led by Xeraya Capital … Continue reading
Amyris achieves $1.75/liter farnesene cost
I am currently in Dubrovnik, Croatia, covering the ICIS Oleochemicals conference, which is about to end soon. If anybody is interested in learning more about oleochemicals and pine chemicals market, I suggest attending the incoming INFOCAST Bio-based Chemicals Summit in January in San Diego where I will be moderating a panel composed of experts in … Continue reading
Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 1
Twitter coverage of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention held in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 26-31, 2015 [DGreenblogger/twitter-live-at-aci-2015″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter Live at ACI 2015: Part 1” on Storify]
Turnaround for Amyris
Despite the current water shortage (due to drought) and electricity problems in Brazil, Amyris seems to be doing well according to the company’s third quarter earnings report. Amyris said its Brotas biorefinery plant in Brazil has been running for 3 months without any unscheduled interruptions. The company expects to continue operations until the sugarcane season … Continue reading
Evolva buys Allylix
I can’t believe it is already almost the end of the year! The blog is grateful for celebrating its 7th year last November and thank you for those who continue to follow it. Let me start the month of December with this news from Switzerland-based Evolva acquiring California-based Allylix. It has been in October 2012 … Continue reading
P2 Science, Bedoukian Research in collaboration
P2 Science, Inc., a renewable chemical company, and Bedoukian Research, Inc., a flavor and fragrance (F&F) ingredient company have entered into an agreement for the development, manufacturing and marketing of F&F ingredients. The companies are currently working on products with an existing market demand and innovative new molecules, which are expected to be scaled up to production for commercial supply … Continue reading
P2 Science partners with Symrise
P2 Science Inc., a renewable chemical company, has partnered with flavors and fragrance (F&F) firm Symrise AG to joint develop and commercialize renewable F&F cosmetics ingredients. The F&F industry is reportedly increasingly looking to renewable ingredients as a key platform for growth. Products of immediate commercial interest to both companies are expected to be scaled up to production … Continue reading