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Europe launches Forest-based Chemicals Collaboration
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I have reported in June on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter about this newly-launched Valchem project, which received €13.1 million funding from the European Union to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of an integrated biochemical process covering the whole chain…
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Biofuel, Biorefinery, Company initiatives, Energy, Feedstock, Government, Investments, News Roundup, PartnershipExpanding cellulosic ethanol production worldwide
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It felt like everybody was in a group hug when I attended a biofuel panel discussion at the recently-held World Bio Markets USA with POET-DSM, GranBio and Abengoa Bioenergy in attendance. Abengoa had its grand opening celebration last month with…
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Dyadic collaborates with CIMV
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Dyadic International has signed a collaboration agreement to commercialize second generation biofuel and bio-based chemical technology with Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale (“CIMV”). CIMV’s patented approach of separating the three main components of plant material allows both production of…
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M&G forms JV with Anhui Guozhen
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials Issue 11 newsletter is now done and out, and we have some interesting news that came from China. In the meantime, there were also several recent announcements that came out and I will post some of them…
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BIOME VIDEO: Lignin as bioplastic feedstock
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Hello from the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Initiative’s (ACSGCI) 18th annual Green Chemistry & Engineering conference. I will be listening this morning to a presentation about lignin bio-oil as styrene alternative from researchers at the Department of Biomolecular Engineering,…
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Borregaard gets bio-based chems R&D grant
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Borregaard has received a pledge for a NOK 12.4 million ($2.04m) grant from Innovation Norway to be used over three years in the field of innovation projects based on products from biomass. The funds come from the Government’s package of…
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Beta Renewables starts cellulosic ethanol facility
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The momentum for commercial cellulosic ethanol facility start-ups is going strong and this one from Beta Renewables is considered a big one as the company opened its 25m gal/year (75m liters/year) cellulosic ethanol facility in Crescentino, Italy. The facility is…