Genomatica announced that additional companies have made sample parts that use BDO made with its bio-based process technology. In June, Lanxess announced that it had converted 20 tons of BDO made with Genomatica's process at their ...
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BASF, working in cooperation with TÜV SÜD (a third-party certification body), has developed an innovative mass balance approach for the use of renewable feedstocks in the integrated production. The process is available immediately ...
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US corn and soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade and RIN prices were trending lower Friday morning amid reports that the US Environmental Protection Agency would lower its biofuels blending requirements for 2014. December ...
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Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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Biofilms producer Innovia Films and Corbion Purac have jointly developed a range of transparent, biobased, temperature stable and heat resistant poly lactic acid (PLA) films. The new film is said to exhibit less shrinkage at high ...
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Novomer Inc., a sustainable materials company pioneering a family of high-performance polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide (CO2), recently announced a major new application of its catalytic ...
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A developer of chemical process technologies targeted to cost-effective production of commodity and specialty chemicals made using renewable feedstocks — has produced what it believes is the first 100-percent biobased nylon 6,6 ...
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China's fuel oil imports in August fell to a near five-year low of 1.17 million mt amid continued weak demand from both the bunker market and independent teapot refiners, according to data released late Monday by the General Administration ...
Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, has been awarded “BioNexus” status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), it was announced at the ...
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Carlsbad, Calif.-based Verdezyne, a developer of renewable nylon fiber and biobased chemicals, has been granted BioNexus status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corp. (BiotechCorp), Malaysia's primary biobased industry development agency. ...
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced today the commercial availability of Inherent C18 Diacid — a mid-chain length, bio-based diacid — that enables producers of polyamides and ...
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Wichita, Kan.-based fibers and polymers manufacturer Invista and Portugal-based computational biology company SilicoLife have agreed to work together to develop new technologies for the creation of bio-derived processes for industrial ...
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The PCI Fibres Conference 2013 will take place November 7 and 8 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, in Hong Kong. Topics include the supply of the various fiber raw materials and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region. The PCI ...
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A combination of planned and unplanned outages sent ethylene spot prices to a 2013 high of Eur1,180-1,185/mt ($1,560-1,5667/mt) FD NWE Friday, soaring by Eur98/mt on the week. Volatility of feedstocks added to upward pressure on spot ...
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On June 1, 2013, the University of Kaiserslautern (TU) established a new junior professorship "Process Development and Raw Material Change." Together with two other junior professorships, it belongs to the Chair of Thermodynamics under the ...
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