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Monitoring the development of sustainability within the chemical industry
SAPs
Setback on bio-acrylic acid R&D progress?
In the midst of falling oil prices and cheaper petrochemical prices, Novozymes recently announced that BASF has exited its collaboration with the company and Cargill on their bio-acrylic acid project. Coincidence? Maybe. Correct me if I’m wrong but a big chemical company such as BASF could not be that shortsighted to quit long-term sustainability and raw material … Continue reading
ADM, CIC form bio-SAP JV
The blog has constantly been monitoring the developments for biobased acrylic acid but this news from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has led the blog to look for more information on starch-based (or even collagen-based) superabsorbent polymers (SAPs). SAPs is one of the main applications for acrylic acid and is mainly used in diapers and other … Continue reading