2 November 202330 October 2023 Firms plan pilot plants for biobased acrylic acid They all hope to succeed despite false starts to commercialize the process, but there are only few successful - Companies still have more work to do before they can compete with the petrochemical production
20 January 201619 January 2016 2015: Renewable Chemicals Review Continued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies
17 December 201516 December 2015 The Future of Lego Bricks is Bio-Based Forsaking its partnership with Shell, the Lego Group now wants to reduce its environmental impact and use sustainable materials
8 December 20157 December 2015 Commercializing Synthetic Biology Innovation to Tackle Climate Change and Feed a Growing Population
29 June 201526 June 2015 LEGO commits $150M to search for sustainable alternative plastics $150 million, 100+ employees, a new sustainable materials center, and a commitment to move off fossil fuels dependency by 2030
8 May 20157 May 2015 The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased Molecules – what became of them? Take a look back at a DOE paper that sparked so much interest
7 May 20156 May 2015 Cargill acquires OPX Biotechnologies’ fermentation technology Transaction enabling company to produce bio-based chemicals from sugars for use in non-food applications
25 April 201424 April 2014 ABLC buzzes about finance, government actions, chemicals, carbon, and technology advances As ABLC completes its second day, companies, agencies, financiers step forward to detail advances toward scale, new programs.
12 March 201411 March 2014 New Network to Advocate for Biobased Chemistry The American Chemistry Council helps educate policymakers on how to create effective and workable regulatory programs for the growing biobased chemistry industry
21 January 201420 January 2014 Butamax, Iogen, OPX Bio, Green Biologics C-Level execs commit to ABLC 2014 Addressing Building Fermentation Technologies into great companies
14 May 2013 Evonik Industries und OPX Biotechnologies entwickeln gemeinsam biobasierte Chemieprodukte Konzern soll bei der Erweiterung seines Portfolios auch durch Technologie-Plattform EDGE™ unterstützt werden
8 January 2013 Top Molecules: The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased List – what’s worked out? 136,000 downloads later – let’s look at why this DOE paper on renewable chemicals from 2004 is such an enduring hit, and which of its 12 target molecules are looking like winners
30 October 2012 Biofuels Digest honored: The 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials for 2012-13 are announced
3 October 2012 The Cleantech 100 list Renewable chemicals, biobased feedstock, intermediates technologies surge
2 April 2012 OPXBIO achieves key production milestone for bioacrylic The company successfully demonstrated its fermentation process for bio-based acrylic acid at the 3,000-liter scale
7 July 2011 OPXBIO Raises $36.5 Million to Accelerate Commercialization of Renewable Chemicals US Renewables Group Leads Investor Syndicate
11 April 2011 Dow and OPXBIO Collaborating on Renewable Route to Acrylic Acid Companies Focus on Commercial Viability of Production Process Using Renewable Feedstocks
1 March 2011 The Brew Barons: Masters of advanced fermentation, driving the redefinition of biofuels: Pt 2 Will the new fermentation technologies completely shatter preconceptions about biofuels and bio-based products -
14 February 2011 OPXBIO Rapidly Achieves BioAcrylic Commercial Goals Pilot Scale Results Confirm Sustainable Business Profit Opportunity
