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    Second gen bio-succinic acid coming soon

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    Good afternoon here in sunny San Diego! Day 2 of the BIO World Congress in Industrial Biotechnology and our friends from Sustainability Consult sent us this news regarding BioAmber’s plans to soon use cellulosic high-purity dextrose for their bio-succinic acid in Sarnia, Canada, as well as other products (bio-BDO, bio-THF) in future planned facilities. BioAmber has…

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    DuPont Tate & Lyle, BioAmber Launch Sampling Program at UTECH

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    I am currently working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s March issue of Bio-Materials newsletter but I can’t pass up this opportunity to post this interesting announcement from DuPont Tate & Lyle and BioAmber on their efforts to jointly developed the market for bio-based polyols using DuPont’s bio-PDO (1,3 propanediol) and BioAmber’s bio-succinic acid. The two companies said they…

  • Maleic Anhydride Value Chain – World Market Overview

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    Tecnon OrbiChem is sharing this presentation on Maleic Anhdyride Market Overview for free. Why am I posting this on the blog? Because petro-based succinic acid is produced using maleic anhydride, and succinic acid’s chemical structure is similar to maleic anhdyride, so it could compete on applications where maleic anhydride is used. Ergo, if you’re in…

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    Reverdia, Covestro in succinic acid-based TPU

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    I haven’t posted much about bio-based succinic acid recently as most of my information on this space now goes directly to Tecnon OrbiChem’s BioMaterials newsletter. However, here’s a recent news from Reverdia and Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) on their collaboration on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) using Reverdia’s Biosuccinium succinic acid. Covestro will employ the bio-succinic acid…

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    Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass

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    The July Bio-materials newsletter and other deadlines that I have for Tecnon OrbiChem is done, so now I can get back to blogging. I do hope readers were able to see some of the compiled tweets that I posted from the recently-held BIO World Congress in Montreal. This Monday, I will be tweeting a bit on Jefferies’ Industrial…

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    Bio-succinic acid and PDO in polyols

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    Before I forget this news that came in last month (all the news and information I get, I write it up on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-materials newsletter first), the bio-based polyurethane sector is certainly getting a lot of buzz and developments especially with the use of bio-monomers such as succinic acid, bio-1,3 PDO, bio-BDO, etc.). I am…

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    BioAmber Reports Earnings Results

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    It is 2am in the morning and when I can’t sleep, that means it is time to blog. BioAmber released its 4Q and Full Year 2014 financial results yesterday reporting construction progress and on budget for its 30 ktpa bio-succinic acid plant in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, with a goal to be in commercial operation by…