specialty chemicals

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Solvay collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks

This is a piece of interesting news from Solvay  on the recent announcement of its collaboration with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks on the development of sustainable biopolymers as well as other specialty chemicals and materials that can be used from home and personal care to agriculture and food. As part of this partnership, Solvay … Continue reading »

Restructuring in the pine chemicals market continues

Early this year, I wrote a special report on the ongoing restructuring within the global pine chemicals industry (yes, it is free to access) and I guess one of the biggest transactions to date (if not the biggest in the pine chemicals market) is this recent announcement on the acquisition of Kraton Corporation by South … Continue reading »

AkzoNobel opens Imagine Chemistry 2018 challenge

AkzoNobel’s Imagine Chemistry challenge is now open as an opportunity for startup and scale-up firms and researchers to solve real industry challenges  and create sustainable business opportunities in chemistry. The overall winners will be awarded joint development agreements with AkzoNobel to help bring their ideas to market. The 2018 edition calls for solutions within the … 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 »

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 »

Elevance starts shipment from Indonesia biorefinery

Elevance Renewable Sciences and Wilmar International announced that they have begun shipping commercial products, including novel specialty chemicals, to customers worldwide from their first world-scale joint venture biorefinery located in Gresik, Indonesia, which started operations this year. The biorefinery, which has a capacity of 180 ktpy (400m lbs) and expandable to 360 ktpy, is Elevance’s … Continue reading »

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