9 June 202116 June 2021Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC dealCompany will be a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and will continue to make other filings with the SEC in line with public company requirements
23 November 201820 November 2018Duckweed takes off in nutrition space as well as biofuel and bioenergyVersatile crop, often mistaken for algae, is high in protein and starch and is more digestible than pea, soy, or algae protein
25 January 201723 January 2017Bioplastics: disruptive shift to comeBiobased materials show a stable growth world-wide, according to nova-Institute and European Bioplastics
1 July 201621 June 2016Novamont’s bio-based butanediol plant will be on stream by the next SeptemberThe plant of Bottrighe di Adria will be the first facility in the world capable of producing butanediol (BDO) directly from sugars (30 thousand tons yearly)
24 February 201623 February 2016Ajinomoto launches Innovation Alliance ProgramCompany looking for open innovation opportunities in the area of fermentation, bio-based materials or biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology
25 January 201622 January 2016Concrete, an unlikely marine allyArginine added to concrete promoting algae growth
10 July 2012More Japanese firms in green chemsToray, Sojitz, Showa Denko & Co. put of plant-based chemicals
31 May 2012Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Bridgestone Corp. – Jointly developing synthetic rubber from biomassPioneering new field with world's most advanced fermentation technology
20 February 2012Ajinomoto and Toray to Conduct Joint Research on Biobased NylonJoint research for manufacturing the nylon raw material 1,5-pentanediamine (1,5-PD) from amino acid lysine
12 December 2011Renewable chemicals welcome outlet for molassesIndications for 2011/12 point to a record molasses production: most of the growth in Europe and Asia
