28 November 202425 November 2024 Henkel und Celanese kooperieren für nachhaltigen Klebstoff Partnerschaft zur Verbesserung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Emulsionsproduktion durch den Einsatz von Materialien auf Basis von Kohlenstoffabscheidung
23 May 202417 May 2024 Celanese Receives American Chemistry Council’s 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award for Achievements in Circularity The company earned the award in the “Circularity” category for its active carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its manufacturing site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
6 May 20243 May 2024 LanzaJet Announces Investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Supporting Continued Company Growth Microsoft’s Latest Investment Supports Scaling and Global Deployment of LanzaJet’s Technology for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Renewable Diesel
2 April 202425 March 2024 Celanese Achieves ISCC CFC Certification for Low Carbon CCU Methanol Newly Certified Methanol Demonstrates a Greater than 70% Reduction in Carbon Footprint
8 February 20241 February 2024 Linde Starts up Supply of Clean Hydrogen and Captured Carbon Dioxide to Celanese Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with other carbon dioxide sources, as feedstock to produce green methanol
22 January 202412 January 2024 Celanese begins carbon capture and utilization operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility The Now Operational Project is One of the Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World
18 October 202312 October 2023 Final Investment Decision on Green Hydrogen and HVO/SAF projects Galp has taken the final investment decision on two large scale projects to reduce the carbon footprint of the Sines refinery and of its products
21 June 202316 June 2023 Asahi Kasei and Mitsui establish supply and procurement system for bio-methanol Asahi Kasei plans to use the bio-methanol procured from Mitsui to produce engineering plastics in Japan with a lower carbon footprint than the current product lineup
Asahi Kasei: Biomethanol von Mitsui für die Herstellung von massebilanziertem Polyacetal Asahi Kasei will das von Mitsui bezogene Biomethanol für die Herstellung von massebilanzierten technischen Kunststoffen, insbesondere Polyacetal, verwenden
3 March 202328 February 2023 Celanese and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to Form Food Ingredients Joint Venture; Extend Existing Fairway Methanol LLC Joint Venture Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, announced today two joint venture (JV) actions with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to extend their longstanding strategic partnership
23 February 202317 February 2023 Citroniq Chemicals LLC and Mitsui Plastics, Inc. Sign a Letter of Intent Large-scale supply agreement for sustainable polypropylene is marking the beginning of a long-term alliance between the two companies
2 January 202321 December 2022 Japan’s Mitsui eyes building $550m U.S. bioplastics plant Bio-PET factory, one of world's largest, would cut carbon emissions tied to drink bottles
23 December 202220 December 2022 LanzaJet Marks Major Milestone on its Freedom Pines Fuels Construction Soperton, GA Facility will be First Ethanol Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility in the World
12 October 202210 October 2022 Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI Corporation und Mitsubishi Corporation beschließen Zusammenarbeit zum Aufbau einer Lieferkette für erneuerbare Kunststoffe Neste arbeitet an einem Lieferkettenprojekt für erneuerbare Kunststoffe mit, und als Ergebnis unterstützen die Unternehmen den Übergang zu einer Gesellschaft mit niedrigen CO2-Emissionen und den Zielen der Kunststoffindustrie zur Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen
8 July 20225 July 2022 Circular plastics for green growth markets To make circular solutions in the product portfolio even more recognizable to customers in the future, Covestro has developed the brand "CQ" concept which stands for "Circular Intelligence" and indicates the alternative raw material base for the company's products if it is at least 25 percent
Zirkuläre Kunststoffe für grüne Wachstumsmärkte Um zirkuläre Lösungen für Kunden künftig noch besser erkennbar zu machen, hat Covestro das Konzept "CQ" entwickelt, was für "Circular Intelligence" steht und für jeweilige Produkte des Unternehmens die alternative Rohstoffbasis anzeigt, wenn sie mindestens 25 Prozent beträgt
29 March 20225 April 2022 RICEWAVE ™ is an eco-friendly resin material made from upcycled, non-edible rice Dubbed RICEWAVE was conceived when Meuble, Biomass Resin Holdings, and Mitsui & Co Plastics Ltd. set out to create a renewable alternative to polyethylene
23 February 202217 February 2022 Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, complete first delivery of certified renewable raw materials in Asia ISCC Plus certified mass balanced phenol and acetone based on bio-feedstock
Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals und Mitsui & Co., Ltd schließen erste Lieferung von zertifiziert nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Asien ab ISCC Plus-zertifiziert massenbilanziertes Phenol und Aceton auf Basis von Bio-Rohstoffen
21 January 202220 January 2022 LanzaJet Secures $50M in Funding from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund LanzaJet partners with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to enable the transition towards net-zero sustainable fuels
20 January 202217 January 2022 Origin Materials and Mitsui Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Mitsui signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
29 April 20214 August 2021 Celanese Expands Methanol Production at Clear Lake Facility Methanol production expected to expand to 125% of original capacity
21 April 20219 September 2021 Shell Invests in LanzaJet Shell’s investment further enables LanzaJet’s global growth and aligns with Shell’s strategy to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050
7 April 20219 September 2021 Celanese to Expand Capacity and Utilize Recycled CO2 for Methanol Production at Clear Lake, Texas Facility Expansion of methanol production from recycled CO2 supports environmental targets
11 February 20219 September 2021 Commercial CCU Plant using LanzaTech Technology Receives RSB Advanced Products Certification Carbon Recycling Facility leads the way in production of sustainable materials with world leading certification
30 September 20209 September 2021 LanzaTech eyes two more spin-off companies Company is planning to use its core technology to create two other businesses
16 June 202012 June 2020 LanzaJet Takes Off! Innovative Sustainable Fuel Technology and Investment Structure to Accelerate Commercialization, Regional Job Growth, and Carbon reduction
DEM-COM: LanzaJet takes off on non-stop flight to scale New LanzaTech spin-off launched with investments from Suncor Energy and Mitsui & Co. about $15 million and $10 million, respectively, to establish the new venture
19 November 201914 November 2019 Avantium opens branch office in Japan to reinforce high-value market for PEF Japan is considered to be the key market for introducing innovative and advanced materials - and the new Avantium Japan branch office will provide local support
16 May 201814 May 2018 Bio-Based Chemicals Market Research Report – Forecast to 2023 Industrial chemicals segment is likely to dominate the market due to extensive demand from various end uses like engineered polymers, composites, additives, and others
17 November 201715 November 2017 New BioAmber CEO outlines near-term priorities to enable growth Company now owns 100 percent of the Sarnia, Ontario, production facility
21 August 201717 August 2017 BioAmber announces record revenues for the second quarter 2017 and purchase of Mitsui equity stake in Sarnia Joint Venture BioAmber entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Mitsui & Co., Ltd.'s entire minority equity position in the Sarnia manufacturing joint venture
4 August 20172 August 2017 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 Key findings, market, regional and competitive insights by Inkwood Research
16 June 201713 June 2017 The Sexy 7: The bio markets and apps in PET, PX, PEF, PLA, PHA, PBS, and PE 200,200 downloads for the DOE’s classic report on value-added chemicals — but some hot molecules are missing!
22 May 201715 May 2017 BioAmber and the Charm of Making Sales of bio-succinic acid were $2.1 million, a 46% increase over the same period last year
22 March 201717 March 2017 Sofinnova Partners announces the successful IPO of Avantium, a front runner in renewable chemistry, which raises €103 M on Euronext Funds raised will be used to further commercialise Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes
Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercial The company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF
16 February 201715 February 2017 Avantium goes IPO: aims for €100 million in Amsterdam, Brussels Float Here’s our 10-minute version of the filing, slightly re-organized to make sense to Earthlings instead of aliens from the Planet Prospectus
18 January 201716 January 2017 Amber Waves of Gain: BioAmber, CJ CheilJedang to launch Asian JV for bio-succinic Some Digest's editors background views
22 November 201618 November 2016 Canada’s ‘chemical valley’ city looks to lure green investment BioAmber is now weighing whether to build a second facility in Sarnia that is six times bigger than its first, or set up shop in Louisiana
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
11 May 20163 May 2016 Low cost oil environment sparks focus on performance for BioMaterials Performance has become a key factor in the biomaterials environment
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
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
21 March 201618 March 2016 The renewable plastic bottle goes commercial: BASF and Avantium to establish JV for biobased plastics, chemicals Mitsui expected to play a role
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
16 December 201516 December 2015 Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emerges In Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF