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PEF Integrated in EU PET recycling
View article: PEF Integrated in EU PET recyclingThis is big news coming from Synvina (the JV between Avantium and BASF) as the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) – a voluntary initiative of industry organizations representing waste collectors, plastic recyclers, PET material producers and brand owners, gave an interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylene furanoate (PEF).
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€25M Granted to PEFerence the Synvina-led European Consortium for PEF
View article: €25M Granted to PEFerence the Synvina-led European Consortium for PEFIn the Netherlands, a BBI subsidy of €25 million has been granted to “PEFerence,” a consortium consisting of 11 companies including Synvina, its two JV partners Avantium (The Netherland) and BASF(Germany), Tereos Participations (France), Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co Kg (Austria), OMV Machinery Srl (Italy), Croda Nederland B.V.(The Netherlands), Nestec Sa (Switzerland) Lego…
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Synthetic Bio-Technology to Boost Green Chemicals Production by Guy Hélin
View article: Synthetic Bio-Technology to Boost Green Chemicals Production by Guy HélinThe start-up focusing on applications of micro-organisms to industry, using the tools developed initially to decode the human genes in labs.
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Bio-based Phenolics: Development of New Industrial Polymers for Fibre-Reinforced Composites and PU foams by Elena Benedetti
View article: Bio-based Phenolics: Development of New Industrial Polymers for Fibre-Reinforced Composites and PU foams by Elena BenedettiThe company started-up in 2013 and is doing R&D on organic polymers, cascading use of resources following a zero waste concept.
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Turning Dust Into Stone with Bacteria by Martin Spitznagel founder of Dust Biosolutions GmbH
View article: Turning Dust Into Stone with Bacteria by Martin Spitznagel founder of Dust Biosolutions GmbHTurning dust into stonewith bacteria by Martin Spitznagel founder of Dust Biosolutions GmbH.
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Use of Empty Fruit Bunches by Dr Eva Kraner Project mgr at Autodisplay Biotech GmbH
View article: Use of Empty Fruit Bunches by Dr Eva Kraner Project mgr at Autodisplay Biotech GmbHThe company focuses on making the production of palm oil more sustainable.
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HPX Polymers GmBH CEO Dr Uwe Bölz.
View article: HPX Polymers GmBH CEO Dr Uwe Bölz.HPX develops new bio-degradable polymers based on waste from industrial processes of renewable resources.
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How to Obtain a Greener Footprint in the Wood Based Industry by Antonio Tourino Couso
View article: How to Obtain a Greener Footprint in the Wood Based Industry by Antonio Tourino CousoFocusing on finding green alternatives to fossil based adhesives and additive incumbents e.g. formaldehyde free NAF adhesive technology based on MDI (using an MDI binding system).
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Innovative and Sustainable Solutions from the Oleochemicals Industry by Peter Greven
View article: Innovative and Sustainable Solutions from the Oleochemicals Industry by Peter GrevenThe Oleochemicals industry in EU has a turnover of approx. 4 bn€ and employs more than 10,000 employees.
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Update on Corbion-Total JV Bringing Innovation to the PLA Market by François de Bie
View article: Update on Corbion-Total JV Bringing Innovation to the PLA Market by François de Bie78 million tons of plastic are produced for single use packaging every year.
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Bio-based Polyols From Tall Oil and Rape Seed Oil for the PU Industry by Kristians Grundstoks
View article: Bio-based Polyols From Tall Oil and Rape Seed Oil for the PU Industry by Kristians GrundstoksThe Polyols market is worth 20bn USD and enjoys an 8% annual growth.
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Development of 1,5-Pentadiamine Based Polyamides by Alex Kedo
View article: Development of 1,5-Pentadiamine Based Polyamides by Alex KedoThe company is focusing on the production of novel specialty chemicals by biological techniques and replacing incumbent product by a bio-based equivalent with similar characteristics.
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Insects are a Novel Source of Biomaterials by Nathalie Berezina
View article: Insects are a Novel Source of Biomaterials by Nathalie BerezinaYnsects started in 2011. 25 employees today. It claims to be the leader in the rapidly emerging insect based feed industry. Producing high quality chitosan to fill the gap between global demand of reportedly 20kt and 2016 production of 2.6 kt.
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Biotech Enabled Polysaccharides and Applications by Christian Lenges
View article: Biotech Enabled Polysaccharides and Applications by Christian LengesDupont Industrial Biosciences division introduced NUVOLVE* polysaccharides late 2016.
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Established and New Applications for Lignin, Hemicellulose and Cellulose by Gudbrand Rødsrud
View article: Established and New Applications for Lignin, Hemicellulose and Cellulose by Gudbrand RødsrudBorregaard has a turnover of 450 M€ and 1050 employees. Claims to operate the most advanced bio-refinery in the world to produce specialty cellulose and lignin.
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Changing Commodities into High Value Specialty Products by Tim Davies
View article: Changing Commodities into High Value Specialty Products by Tim DaviesInitial focus of the company was on bio-based butanol and acetone. Now refocused on bio-based product development though advanced fermentation process AFP* .
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5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas Kläusli
View article: 5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas KläusliAvalon Industries is focusing on the fructose > 5-HMF> FDCA route to enable furan polymers.
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Gamma-Valerolactone from Bio-Based Levulinic Acid as Alternative to Gamma Butyrolactone by Dr Marijn Rijkers
View article: Gamma-Valerolactone from Bio-Based Levulinic Acid as Alternative to Gamma Butyrolactone by Dr Marijn RijkersInnoSyn, founded on May 1st, 2017, is an R&D services spin-off from DSM to specifically focus on chemical programs to go: levulinic acid, fatty acid building blocks, lignin valorization and BIOFOREVER, the EU BBI project.
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Biosuccinium from Reverdia by Alexander Krapivin
View article: Biosuccinium from Reverdia by Alexander Krapivin10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas Kläusli
View article: 5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas KläusliCompany is focusing on the fructose > 5-HMF> FDCA route to enable furan polymers.
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Industrial Enzymes for Cellulosic Sugars and Beyond by Matti Heikkilä
View article: Industrial Enzymes for Cellulosic Sugars and Beyond by Matti HeikkiläCore competence of Metgen enzyme engineering and its strategic focus is lignocellulosic biomass in multiple segments.
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Sustainable Supply Chain and Certification 4.0 by Dr Jan Henke
View article: Sustainable Supply Chain and Certification 4.0 by Dr Jan HenkeSustainable Supply Chain and Certification 4.0 by Dr Jan Henke ISCC Systems GmbH
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Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials by Marcell Peuckert
View article: Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials by Marcell PeuckertRoundtable on sustainable Biomaterials by Marcell Peuckert from the RSB foundation
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Standardization, Labelling and Public Procurement of Bio-based Products by Lara Dammer
View article: Standardization, Labelling and Public Procurement of Bio-based Products by Lara DammerStandard is not legally binding but establishes technical specifications and requirements by consensus between the stakeholders of a sector.
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The “Bagisation” in Italy and France: a Market Engine for Bio-Based Plastics by Harald Kaeb
View article: The “Bagisation” in Italy and France: a Market Engine for Bio-Based Plastics by Harald KaebBags matter because it is a huge market of more than 2 million tons in the EU. It attracts a lot of attention by the media & NGOs and a lot of interest by politicians. It is a starting point for bioplastics. Bags are not just a product but a symbol.
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From Lignocellulose to PEF by Ed de Jong
View article: From Lignocellulose to PEF by Ed de JongLeading research group in the Netherlands with 3 main focuses: furan platform, isohexide platform and sugar biotechnology platform.
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Emerging Bio-base Economies in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Wolfgang Baltus
View article: Emerging Bio-base Economies in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Wolfgang BaltusMitrphol, the main sugar supplier in Thailand is one of the driving forces of the bio-economy locally and in Asia at large. Thailand is at the forefront of this regional development.
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Production capacities of Bio-based polymers by Michael Carus
View article: Production capacities of Bio-based polymers by Michael Carus10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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Markets of Bio-Based Building Blocks by Philippa Davies
View article: Markets of Bio-Based Building Blocks by Philippa DaviesGraph showing again the decorrelation between the oil price and the price of dextrose in the US to the detriment of the latter in the last two years. Ethylene and propylene prices are actually lower than the price of dextrose in the US and Asia.
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Policy Updates for the Bio-Economy by Pierre-Alain Schieb
View article: Policy Updates for the Bio-Economy by Pierre-Alain SchiebMain policy issues highlighted in the 2003 report on Bio-economy in Europe are still around but being gradually addressed by BBI JU and the fostering of R&D expenses beyond the health sector which used to capture 83% of them.
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From Renewable Feedstock to Bio-based Solutions – by Lars Börger
View article: From Renewable Feedstock to Bio-based Solutions – by Lars BörgerNeste, 12bn€ turnover and 5000 employees in 15 countries, has started its migration out of big oil . The largest shareholder is still the Finnish state with a 50,1% stake.
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Societal ROI of Bio-Based Chemicals and Materials by Dr Willem Sederel
View article: Societal ROI of Bio-Based Chemicals and Materials by Dr Willem SederelThe study is the result of a joint effort by Deloitte, Nova Institute and Delta
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Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU EU): Public -Private Partnership to Support the Transition to a Bio-Based Economy by Pilar Llorente
View article: Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU EU): Public -Private Partnership to Support the Transition to a Bio-Based Economy by Pilar Llorente10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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The Brain Behind Avantium’s YXY Technology
View article: The Brain Behind Avantium’s YXY TechnologyEvery day, hundreds of millions of plastic bottles are sold around the world, imposing a heavy burden on the environment. Aside from post-consumer plastic waste issues, these bottles rely on fossil-fuel-derived chemicals, require a significant amount of energy for production and leave behind a considerable CO2 footprint.
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Biomass to Bio-Butadiene: New Low-Cost Sustainable Sources to Produce Butadiene.
View article: Biomass to Bio-Butadiene: New Low-Cost Sustainable Sources to Produce Butadiene.Synthetic rubber and plastics – used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriads of other products – are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from fossil carbon sources, petroleum or natural gas.
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Metgen Invents Novel Chemo-Enzymatic Route to FDCA
View article: Metgen Invents Novel Chemo-Enzymatic Route to FDCAMetGen Oy, based in Kaarina – Finland, has invented a revolutionary chemo-enzymatic pathway that enables streamlined processes towards platform chemicals like 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) also known as dehydromucic acid.
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Award Bio-Based Material 2017
View article: Award Bio-Based Material 2017The top 6 candidates are….
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European Parliament recognizes the contribution of bioplastics to the EU circular economy.
View article: European Parliament recognizes the contribution of bioplastics to the EU circular economy.The plenary’s vote on amendments of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive encourages Member States to support the use of bio-based materials for the production of packaging and to improve market conditions for such materials and products.
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Rennovia enters pilot stage of its bio-based 1.6- hexanediol (HDO) platform, accelerating the race to bio-nylon
View article: Rennovia enters pilot stage of its bio-based 1.6- hexanediol (HDO) platform, accelerating the race to bio-nylonRennovia, CA (USA) has successfully commissioned and is operating its pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol process. 1,6-HDO is a platform intermediate to several commodity chemicals with over $20 billion global market value, including hexamethylenediamine (HMD), adipic acid (AA), and caprolactam.
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Toyota Goes Bioplastics Navigation System
View article: Toyota Goes Bioplastics Navigation SystemDENSO Corporation (Japan) has been conducting research and development on plant-derived plastic materials, which are based on plant molecular structures, in order to reduce impacts on the environment.
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Avantium completes IPO and heads for first commercial plant to produce FDCA
View article: Avantium completes IPO and heads for first commercial plant to produce FDCAIn the Netherlands, Avantium completed its highly-anticipated initial public offering, raising $109.5M (€103M) via the sale of 9,401,793 shares at $11.70 (€11) per share, giving the company a market capitalization of $294M (€277M). Trading will begin on March 15th 2017 on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels under the symbol AVTX.
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PepsiCo and Danimer Partner on Bio-degradable Film Resins
View article: PepsiCo and Danimer Partner on Bio-degradable Film ResinsDanimer Scientific, GA USA and PepsiCo, Inc. NY USA have announced an agreement that includes development of Danimer Scientifics’ biodegradable film resins to meet the sustainable flexible packaging requirements of PepsiCo’s global food and beverage business.
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Plans Advancing for Comet’s Sarnia Cellulosic Sugar Plant
View article: Plans Advancing for Comet’s Sarnia Cellulosic Sugar PlantComet Biorefining has begun detailed design work for a manufacturing plant it plans to build in Sarnia (Canada) to turn corn stalks and leaves, as well as wheat straw, into sugar for industrial uses.
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Total Corbion PLA Formally Starts Up Operations
View article: Total Corbion PLA Formally Starts Up OperationsTotal Corbion PLA announced on March 2, 2017 the official launch of its operations to produce and market Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) polymers. As announced by its parent companies Total ( France)and Corbion (The Netherlands) last November, the new company is a 50/50 joint venture based in the Netherlands.
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VTT Develops CatLignin, a Reactive Lignin for Wood Adhesives
View article: VTT Develops CatLignin, a Reactive Lignin for Wood AdhesivesVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed technology known as “CatLignin” to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams to be used as a replacement for toxic phenol compounds in wood adhesives that are widely used in wood products and furniture.
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Thyssenkrupp PLAneo Technology Converts Lactic Acid into PLA
View article: Thyssenkrupp PLAneo Technology Converts Lactic Acid into PLAThe company announced that it is building the first industrial demo plant of its patented PLAneo® technology in Changchun, China.
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Leaf Resources and Novozymes Join Forces in the Conversion of Biomass to Functional Sugars
View article: Leaf Resources and Novozymes Join Forces in the Conversion of Biomass to Functional SugarsLeaf Resources (Australia) is focused on making sustainable products from plant biomass. It has developed a patented biomass pretreatment process called GLYCELL*, which uses glycerine to economically produce cellulosic sugars.
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European Bioplastics Conference, Berlin November 2016 – Summary
View article: European Bioplastics Conference, Berlin November 2016 – SummaryThis year edition of the European Bioplastics Conference was rich in content, especially for what concerns new molecules and new sugar platforms. Its specific waste management angle was able to cast light on the end of life of bioplastics and their specific role in transitioning from a linear to a circular economy, be it for…
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Bio-Based Polyamides
View article: Bio-Based PolyamidesHere’s a reproduction of an excellent digest issued by my dear collegue Doris de Guzman from Tecnon OrbiChem on the bio-polyamides sector, a high-potential area for bio-based chemicals.
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Corbion and Total Form a Joint Venture
View article: Corbion and Total Form a Joint VentureA week after breaking ground on its PLA plant in Thaïland, Corbion (The Netherlands) announces it forms a Joint Venture with Total (France) in bioplastics.
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BASF and Avantium form Synvina, a Biobased Chemicals JV
View article: BASF and Avantium form Synvina, a Biobased Chemicals JVBASF (Germany) and Avantium (NL) have formed a joint venture for the production and marketing of furan-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing of polyethylene-furanoate (PEF) based on the new chemical building block FDCA.
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Xinhuarun and Reverdia Partner to Develop Microcellular Bio-based PU Foam for Shoe Soles
View article: Xinhuarun and Reverdia Partner to Develop Microcellular Bio-based PU Foam for Shoe SolesReverdia (the JV between Roquette, France and Royal DSM, Holland) and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology (China) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium™-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams. These new microcellular foams will be used in soles for footwear and further applications.
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K 2016 Breakfast What has changed?
View article: K 2016 Breakfast What has changed?Here’s a reproduction of Karen Laird’s article from the website of the Kunststoff, the biggest global show on plastics, and bio-plastics, taking place every third year in Düsseldorf (Germany). Enjoy!
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RENMATIX Receives Push by Total and Bill Gates
View article: RENMATIX Receives Push by Total and Bill GatesRenmatix announced it recently benefited from a $14 million investment led by Bill Gates and Total, which will reportedly help drive towards the first wave of Renmatix licensees building Plantrose®-enabled biorefineries in diverse global markets such as Canada, India, Malaysia, the US, etc.
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$770B Renewable Chemicals and Materials by 2020
View article: $770B Renewable Chemicals and Materials by 2020The Biotechnology Innovation Organization released a landmark report entitled “Advancing the Bio-based Economy: Renewable Chemical Biorefinery Commercialization, Progress, and Market Opportunities, 2016 and beyond”
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NESTE and IKEA Take Leadership in Bio-based Home Furniture
View article: NESTE and IKEA Take Leadership in Bio-based Home FurnitureNESTE and IKEA join forces to industrialize and lead the trend of renewable bio-based materials for home furnishing plastic products.
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S2G Biochemicals Starts Commercialization of Bio-based Glycols
View article: S2G Biochemicals Starts Commercialization of Bio-based GlycolsS2G Biochemicals (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) announced last month that it has successfully initiated commercial production of bio-based Monopropylene Glycols (MPGs) using glycerine at the Memphis, Tennessee USA site of S2G’s operating partner, Pennakem LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Specialty Chemicals Group Minafin (France).
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French Launch First Bio-Isobutene Plant With l’Oreal
View article: French Launch First Bio-Isobutene Plant With l’OrealThe French public investment program PIA provides €9 million funding to Global Bioenergies and IBN-One for a bio-isobutene plant project involving Cristal Union as partner supplier and L’Oréal as partner customer.
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Deinove Receives Award at Worldwide Innovation Challenge
View article: Deinove Receives Award at Worldwide Innovation ChallengeDEINOVE received an award for its DEINOPLAST Program at the Worldwide Innovation Challenge organized by the French Public Investment Bank (BPI). DEINOVE located in Montpellier France is an industrial biotech company which develops innovative processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals, using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains.
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Mitsui Chemicals’s Do Green Sunglasses Made from Plant-Derived Materials
View article: Mitsui Chemicals’s Do Green Sunglasses Made from Plant-Derived MaterialsMitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Japan) announced the successful development of Do Green™ sunglasses which use plant-derived frames and plant-derived bio-based ophthalmic lens materials.
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Corbion Starts New PLA Plant in 2018
View article: Corbion Starts New PLA Plant in 2018In order to further accelerate market acceptance of PLA, Corbion has already sold pre‐marketing volumes of PLA.Following their positive launch in the European and Pacific markets, these PLA resins will now be extended to the North American markets.
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Biochemtex and Valmet Convert Lignin to Bio-Chemicals
View article: Biochemtex and Valmet Convert Lignin to Bio-ChemicalsValmet – a Finnish leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries – and Biochemtex, a subsidiary of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, announced they will combine their technology and know how to leapfrog the conversion of lignin into bio-chemicals.
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Reverdia’s bio-succinic acid finds application in paints
View article: Reverdia’s bio-succinic acid finds application in paintsDuring the 2016 BIO World Congress in San Diego, Reverdia (Italy), the dedicated JV belonging to Roquette France and Royal DSM (The Netherlands) announced that its BIOSUCCINIUM® succinic acid, in combination with Roquette’s POLYSORB® isosorbide, is being used in paints and coatings by the well-known European producer Mader.
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GFBiochemicals Makes a Bold Move Into the US market
View article: GFBiochemicals Makes a Bold Move Into the US marketGFBiochemicals acquired the assets and intellectual properties of Segetis, the main levulinic acid derivatives producer in the US market.
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Revolutionary 100% bio-based and bio-degradable milk brick
View article: Revolutionary 100% bio-based and bio-degradable milk brickThe truly revolutionary 100%bio-based and bio-degradable milk brick: a reality stemming from a partnership between the Tampere University of Technology (Finland) and Bio-On (Italy).
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9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2
View article: 9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Closing the carbon cycle (Dr Christopher Gürtler, Covestro Germany) Amongst the dream of green chemistry, “use carbon as a raw material” stands at the top of the list. Use CO2 to make sustainable plastics is a dream come true thanks to the co-work of Covestro with the…
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Winner of the Biobased Material of the Year 2016
View article: Winner of the Biobased Material of the Year 2016And the winner is Orineo – Touch of Nature – from Belgium.
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Solegear Acquires Ex-Tech Plastics Bioplastics Division
View article: Solegear Acquires Ex-Tech Plastics Bioplastics DivisionSolegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has entered into a definitive agreement with Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc.(Richmond, IL,USA), a manufacturer of extruded plastic sheets, to acquire 100% of Ex-Tech’sbioplastics division for $1.33 million in common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.20 per share.
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FDCA Boosted by BASF and Avantium – The JV Project
View article: FDCA Boosted by BASF and Avantium – The JV ProjectDuring the World Bio-market Conference in Amsterdam, corridors and networking sessions were buzzing with the big announcement by BASF and Avantium confirming that they have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) which is made from plant-based industrial sugars.
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Elevance and Versalis Pioneers a Second-Generation Biorefinery Technology
View article: Elevance and Versalis Pioneers a Second-Generation Biorefinery TechnologyIn collaboration with several partners, including the special contribution of Versalis (Italy) under a strategic partnership started in 2014, Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. (USA) has successfully completed the scale-up of a second-generation bio-refinery technology of the company’s olefin metathesis technology using ethylene and natural feedstock.
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Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2016”: “Top 6” candidates nominated!
View article: Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2016”: “Top 6” candidates nominated!Highlights of the worldwide Bioeconomy: Policy and Markets – Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Biorefineries and Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2016”: “Top 6” candidates nominated!
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Growth Prospect for Bioplastics Production Capacity for Next Five Years
View article: Growth Prospect for Bioplastics Production Capacity for Next Five YearsThe global bioplastics production capacity is set to increase from around 1.7 million metric tons in 2014 to approximately 7.8 million metric tons in 2019.
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DUPONT and ADM Change the Game in Bio-Based Industry
View article: DUPONT and ADM Change the Game in Bio-Based IndustryDupont & ADM collaboration will change the game in the bio-based industry
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Biobased Economy in Europe: Slow But Steady
View article: Biobased Economy in Europe: Slow But SteadyIn a recent article, Diederik van der Hoeven from Biobased Press reported about a meeting ‘Agri meets chemicals’ at Rabobank (Utrecht, NL) early November where he picked up signals of bio-economy in Europe moving forward ‘ slow but steady’.
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Another biobased dicarboxylic acid comes into commercial production, by Verdezyne
View article: Another biobased dicarboxylic acid comes into commercial production, by VerdezyneAt EFIB in Brussels last month, Tom Beardslee proudly presented Verdezyne’s achievements in the production of biobased chemicals.
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European Bioplastics Conference – Day 2 (Nov 6)
View article: European Bioplastics Conference – Day 2 (Nov 6)1 – Sustainability at IKea by Per Stoltz, Sustainability Manager “Waste of resources is the biggest illness of mankind” Ingmar Kamprad founder of Ikea. Ikea has now the size to be a game changer and is very conscious about its social responsibility. It took 15 years to have all the suppliers adhere to the code of…
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European Bioplastics Conference – Day 1 (Nov 5)
View article: European Bioplastics Conference – Day 1 (Nov 5)The conference started with the introduction speech of European Bioplastics’s chairman, François de Bie, who thanked the participants for their loyalty to the event and gave the floor to the first keynote speaker. Here are the most important takeaways of the first day, Nov.5.
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EUBP Conference & Bioplastics Award 2015
View article: EUBP Conference & Bioplastics Award 2015The 10th European Bioplastics Conference will open in a week from now in Berlin. I will be attending the two days, November 5 and 6, and report on the conference. On this occasion the winner of the 10th Global Bioplastics Award will be announced. The Global Bioplastics Award recognizes innovation, success and achievements by manufacturers,…
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Bio-On and Moore Capital Agree to Build a PHA Plant in Brazil
View article: Bio-On and Moore Capital Agree to Build a PHA Plant in BrazilBio-On sign a 2nd license agreement with Moore Capital to build a 10,000 ton PHA bioplastic production plant in Brazil after its first licence agreement with Cristal Union to build a 5,000 to PHA plant in France.
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TECNARO Develops, Produces and Markets Lignin Based ARBOFORM®
View article: TECNARO Develops, Produces and Markets Lignin Based ARBOFORM®Named after latin arbor, tree, Arboform™ is a sustainable thermoplastic material made of 100% renewable raw materials, with a lignin matrix, a by-product of cellulose pulping process.
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New Copolymer for Hot Melt Adhesives With More Than 80% Renewable Content
View article: New Copolymer for Hot Melt Adhesives With More Than 80% Renewable ContentPerstorp (Sweden) and Corbion (NL) have announced a breakthrough innovation for adhesives resulting from a partnership agreement both companies signed in 2011.
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Newlight and Vinmar Bet on Carbon-Negative Plastic
View article: Newlight and Vinmar Bet on Carbon-Negative PlasticThis article was written by Barbara Grady and published on August 31st 2015 in GreenBiz. It mentions the same huge volumes as in our previous article published on July 29th 2015.
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TerraVerdae’s Waste to PHA Production Scale-Up Completed
View article: TerraVerdae’s Waste to PHA Production Scale-Up CompletedTerraVerdae BioWorks Inc (Canada) develops biodegradable bioplastics, specifically polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), biobased chemicals and bioactives from environmentally sustainable, single carbon methanol feedstocks.
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Biodegradable Plastics will Grow 10.8% Per Year
View article: Biodegradable Plastics will Grow 10.8% Per YearMarketsandMarkets is one of the top firms in terms of premium market research. M&M specializes in consulting assignments and business research across high growth markets, cutting edge technologies and latest applications.
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Producing Bio-Sourced Biodegradable Plastic Just Got Cheaper and Greener
View article: Producing Bio-Sourced Biodegradable Plastic Just Got Cheaper and GreenerBiosourced, biodegradable, biocompatible and fit for 3D printing, polylactic acid PLA seems to earn the pole position in the bioplastics market race. Yet, PLA is not yet considered a full alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics such as Polyethylene Terephtalate (PET) or Polystyrene (PS), as it is costly to produce.
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Vinmar Signs Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Deal with Newlight Technologies
View article: Vinmar Signs Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Deal with Newlight TechnologiesAfter the BioAmber (Canada) bio-succinic acid deal, Vinmar (Houston-TX) recently announced that it has signed a 20-year contract for up to 8,5 billion tons of AirCarbon™ PHA from Newlight Technologies (California) over 20 years.
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Turning Thistles Into Plastics – The Matrica Complex
View article: Turning Thistles Into Plastics – The Matrica ComplexNovamont and Versalis-ENI (Italy) opened their innovative green chemistry “Matrica” complex in Sardinia just a year ago. A new “third generation biorefinery” started production in Porto Torres – Sardinia (Italy) just a year ago.
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Oleon Inaugurates New R&D Lab in Malaysia
View article: Oleon Inaugurates New R&D Lab in MalaysiaOLEON, the Oleo-Chemicals branch of the AVRIL agro-industrial group (ex-Sofiproteol – France) inaugurates new R&D lab in Malaysia. Moussa Naciri, CEO of Oleon, recently announced the inauguration of a new research center in Port Klang Malaysia: “To deal with specific market requirements more effectively, we are opening a research centre at Port Klang in Malaysia,…
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Australian technology for super high oleic safflower oil
View article: Australian technology for super high oleic safflower oilGO Resources Pty Ltd (GO) – a new Australian Cleantech company – has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to commercialize its technology to produce super high oleic safflower oil (SHOSO) for the high-value industrial oil market.
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Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking Will Invest 120 Mln Eur to Boost EU Bio-Economy
View article: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking Will Invest 120 Mln Eur to Boost EU Bio-EconomyThe Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), has approved the funding of 10 projects for a total of €120 million to boost the EU capacity to stimulate growth and jobs via a more circular, low carbon and sustainable bioeconomy.
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Metabolic Explorer and SK Chemicals Optimize their Partnership
View article: Metabolic Explorer and SK Chemicals Optimize their PartnershipMETabolic EXplorer (France) and SK Chemicals (South Korea) recently issued an update about their 1,3-propanediol (PDO) industrialization project in Ulsan (Republic of Korea). The two partners have decided to further collaborate to optimize the integration and extension of the first PDO project on the existing petrochemical complex and conduct engineering activities for the first commercial…
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Exclusive Interview with Michael Carus (Nova-Institute)
View article: Exclusive Interview with Michael Carus (Nova-Institute)Exclusive Interview with Michael Carus from Nova Institute
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Avantium Partners with Tereos
View article: Avantium Partners with TereosFor years, major global agribusiness companies have been partnering with chemical companies strategically engaged into changing their business models to sustainable plant based chemistry.
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Bioplastics Breakthrough in Cosmetics, Agriculture and Toys
View article: Bioplastics Breakthrough in Cosmetics, Agriculture and ToysThe recent NPE Plastics tradeshow held in Orlando, Florida, USA, evidenced a greater acceptance of bio-based plastics and additives as several companies launched or highlighted bio-derived materials at the show.
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What’s the Future of Bioplastics as Commodity Packaging?
View article: What’s the Future of Bioplastics as Commodity Packaging?The Biobased Packaging conference (BioPAC), which took place mid-May in Amsterdam, was both informative and disappointing. It was informative because it illustrated many diverse ideas and potential roles of bioplastics in commodity packaging end-use applications.
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Solegear and Columbia Plastics Tie-Up to Bring Polysole Bioplastics to North American Market
View article: Solegear and Columbia Plastics Tie-Up to Bring Polysole Bioplastics to North American MarketSolegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. based in Vancouver, BC (USA) and Columbia Plastics Ltd., a custom injection molding company based in Surrey, BC (USA), have come into an agreement to work together and jointly market products made with Solegear’s proprietary Polysole® bioplastics
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NatureWorks Moves into 3D printing and Disrupts Filament Industry
View article: NatureWorks Moves into 3D printing and Disrupts Filament IndustryWhilst Corbion (NL) is strategically moving downstream from lactic acid into polylactic acid (PLA) to become second supplier, the pioneer PLA supplier in commercial quantities, NatureWorks, based in Minnesota (USA), is pushing its leadership position forward.
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Corbion Signs LOI for PLA Polymerization Plant
View article: Corbion Signs LOI for PLA Polymerization PlantCorbion (NL) announces that it has signed letters of intent for one-third of the volume of a 75,000 metric Tons per annum PLA polymerization plant. Corbion reaches the next milestone to enter the polylactic acid (PLA) market as set out in its “Disciplined Value Creation” strategy announced on October 30, 2014. Corbion is accelerating its…
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