22 June 201615 February 2018 Murray McLaughlin, Bioindustrial Innovation: Canada is working on a bioeconomy strategy In this Interview Murray McLaughlin talks about bioeconomy in Canada, climate change, biomass, Green public procurement, carbon tax and other policies
16 June 201615 June 2016 The new cellulosic value chain: The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Sandy Marshall, chairman of Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, gave this overview at ABLC Feedstocks.
14 June 201613 June 2016 Ahem, it’s the chems: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sofinnova and biobased chemicals private equity Company chief Denis Luquin gave these slides on renewable chemical private equity at ABLC 2016
20 May 201612 May 2016 An exclusive interview with Mike Hartmann, Executive VP BioAmber Mike Hartmann, executive vice president of BioAmber, talks to Il Bioeconomista
19 May 201611 May 2016 BioAmber reports steady progress at Sarnia plant BioAmber Inc. has released first quarter financial results
9 May 201628 April 2016 Comet Biorefining Signs Supply Agreement With BioAmber, Announces Investment The offtake agreement is the culmination of development work performed by Comet and BioAmber
26 April 201621 April 2016 Bio-based agreement in Canada between Comet and BioAmber Dextrose to be produced from agricultural residues using Comet’s innovative technology
14 April 201612 April 2016 New platforms, new pathways: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Organic Acids, the molecules and markets Main Digest slide deck can be seen below
4 April 201623 March 2016 No pain, no gain: A Tale of Three Companies, Pacific Ethanol, BioAmber and TerraVia at a crossroads A fascinating look at the evolution in the fuels, renewable chemicals, specialty products and nutrition that make up the advanced bioeconomy
1 April 201631 March 2016 DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products and BioAmber Launch New Sampling Program at UTECH NA New Polyol sampling program to accelerate the speed to market for bio-based solutions
22 March 201621 March 2016 BioAmber reports operational progress at Sarnia plant More than 100 companies have tested and qualified the bio-succinic acid produced at Sarnia's plant
15 March 201615 March 2016 Global Bio-Based Platform Chemicals Market is Expected to Reach 18.8 Billion, by 2021 – Allied Market Research Asia-Pacific to maintain a dominant share in the bio-based platform chemicals market
3 March 201625 February 2016 From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value Chain Plant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals
23 February 201615 February 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable in Ontario BIC concludes Farm Biomass to Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable and supports Development of Commercial Project
The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016 Rankings recognize innovation and achievement in fuels, biobased chemicals and materials
18 February 201617 February 2016 BIC concludes Farm Biomass to Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable in Ontario, Canada and supports Development of Commercial Project Ontario-based farmer’s cooperative collaborating with potential partners to establish a sustainable agricultural biomass supply chain
16 February 201615 February 2016 The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Renewable chemicals, disruptive cost
15 February 201613 February 2016 Mitsui & Co. Invests Additional $CDN25 Million in BioAmber Sarnia Joint Venture to provide dedicated resources alongside BioAmber's commercial team
29 January 201625 January 2016 BioAmber Sarnia Certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and FSSC 22000 "Significant operating milestone", says Fabrice Orecchioni, BioAmber's Chief Operations Officer
BioAmber: Neue Anlage für biobasierte Bernsteinsäure erhält Qualitätszertifizierungen Unternehmen erhält Zertifizierungen gemäß ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 und FSSC 22000
20 January 201619 January 2016 2015: Renewable Chemicals Review Continued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies
18 January 201616 January 2016 BioAmber and Reverdia Sign A Non-Assert Agreement Concerning Reverdia’s Biosuccinium™ Technology Companies to continue the implementation of their respective businesses
11 January 201616 January 2016 That was the biobased year that was! NNFCC takes a look at the highlights 2015
14 December 201511 December 2015 DuPont Leaders Tout Biopolymers and Technology for Improved Sustainability Comments Delivered at International Bio Symposium
8 December 20157 December 2015 Commercializing Synthetic Biology Innovation to Tackle Climate Change and Feed a Growing Population
7 December 20153 December 2015 BioAmber Commits to Action on Climate Change BioAmber Joins 140 Companies in the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
1 December 201528 November 2015 Biobased materials embrace improvements Quick overview into big players achievements in the bioplastics and biochemicals sector
25 November 201524 November 2015 Succinic Acid Market Analysis By Application And Segment, Forecasts to 2022 Emerging economies of Asia Pacific to trigger demand for resin, coating, and polyurethanes, which is expected to drive industry growth
24 November 201523 November 2015 Biobased polymers too have long lead times, says Jan Ravenstijn PBS market will grow strongly because of increasing markets in countries like China
20 November 201518 November 2015 Biobased economy: slow but steady Development of the international sugar market for biobased chemical industries
19 November 201518 November 2015 World Green/Bio-Based Solvents Market – Opportunities and Forecast, 2014-2020 Asia Pacific will be the fastest growing market, North America continues dominating due to intense awareness among the consumers for the adoption of green solvents
18 November 201517 November 2015 Another biobased dicarboxylic acid moves toward commercial production, by Verdezyne Company will be first selling biobased dodecanedioic acid in the market
11 November 201510 November 2015 Bioplastics are key to unlock Europe’s potential for a ressource-efficient economy 10th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts more than 350 experts from around the world
EU: Biokunststoffe sind Schlüsseltechnologie für eine ressourcen-effiziente Wirtschaft 10. European Bioplastics Konferenz zieht mehr als 350 Experten aus aller Welt an
10 November 20159 November 2015 Reverdia, Covestro in succinic acid-based TPU Recent news from Reverdia and Covestro on their collaboration on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) using Reverdia’s Biosuccinium succinic acid
30 October 201528 October 2015 Succinic acid biorefineries BioRefineries Blog will open soon a new section focused on summarizing the information available about the commercial and pilot plants of the most promising Biobased Chemical Building Blocks
29 October 201526 October 2015 More guts needed for the bioeconomy Let’s finally show some more ‘guts’ in Europe in order to get the wider bioeconomy going
22 October 201519 October 2015 Nachhaltigkeit: zwischen Theorie und Praxis Wann sind Herstellung und Anwendung eines Kunststoffs oder einer anderen Substanz überhaupt nachhaltig?
15 October 201513 October 2015 An interview with CEFIC and Evonik on the future for biobased and chemistry Interview with Pierre Barthelemy, CEFIC and Henrike Gebhardt, Evonik
13 October 201512 October 2015 BioAmber now shipping bio-succinic acid to customers Proprietary yeast biotechnology also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality
9 October 20158 October 2015 BioAmber: “operating at commercial scale” in Sarnia, “shipping to customers” Ultra-secret yeast tech also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality, BioAmber reports
29 September 201528 September 2015 The Building Block Builders: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Company intend to build and operate two additional facilities in Thailand and Brazil
23 September 201521 September 2015 The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced Bioeconomy Mandates and national consumption
15 September 201512 September 2015 Preliminary programme of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference announced 10th edition of the conference will take place on 5/6 November 2015 in Berlin
14 September 201526 November 2015 New High Biocontent Biopolymers Some of the pioneering big players and their hits
21 August 201518 August 2015 BioAmber: Neues Werk in Ontario produziert erneuerbare Chemikalien aus Zucker Kanadischer Chemiekonzern BioAmber eröffnete Anfang August 2015 ein neues Werk zur Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien
11 August 201510 August 2015 Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass Progress in commercialization/development of several renewable chemicals that were candidates under the US DOE’s 2004 Top Value Added Biomass-based Chemicals
10 August 201510 August 2015 BioAmber announces opening of world’s largest succinic acid plant in Sarnia Facility uses biotechnology to produce sustainable chemicals from sugar
7 August 20156 August 2015 BioAmber to begin commercial operations at Sarnia this quarter Facility in Sarnia, Ontario, is currently undergoing commissioning, with commercial operations expected to begin this quarter