1 March 201727 February 2017The pile-on for bionylon: ADM, Rennovia, JM accelerate the chaseLicense agreement to provide catalyst and process technology for catalytic production of bio-based glucaric acid
11 October 201610 October 2016Who has won the 2016 Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards?Club Coffee LP were honoured with their 100% compostable pods for single serve coffee
21 September 201619 September 2016Who is shortlisted for the Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards 2016?Winners will be announced at Bio-Based Live in San Francisco on 27th September
3 August 201628 July 2016Rivertop Renewables’ Sodium Glucarate Meets EPA’s “Safer Choice” CriteriaHigh-performing, cost-effective corrosion inhibitor is safer for families, pets, workplaces, neighborhoods, and the environment
14 April 20167 April 2016What Renewable Chemistry Can Learn from the Karate KidBy Mike Knauf, CEO, Rivertop Renewables
New platforms, new pathways: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Organic Acids, the molecules and marketsMain Digest slide deck can be seen below
7 April 20165 April 2016Rivertop Renewables and DTI Exceed Nameplate Capacity of First Glucarate Production FacilityBenchmark tests prove higher volumes than initial forecast; plant receives “Recommended” rating after first customer audit
20 January 201619 January 20162015: Renewable Chemicals ReviewContinued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies
14 January 201613 January 2016Biodegradable chemicals, renewable, abundant, low cost: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Rivertop RenewablesRivertop has developed a way to make glucaric acid, glucarates and other biodegradable chemicals
28 October 201526 October 2015NNFCC Market Review: Biobased Products, Issue 43, October 2015Welcome to the October 2015 issue of the NNFCC Biobased Products Market Review
16 October 201514 October 2015Rivertop Renewables and DTI announce commercial production of glucaric acidSuccessful startup of DTI’s Danville production facility with Rivertop’s proprietary oxidation process technology
19 June 201518 June 2015Avantium partners with TereosExclusive partnership agreement to produce an alternative to PET called polyethylene furanoate (PEF) made from 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) in Lillebonne, France
8 May 20157 May 2015The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased Molecules – what became of them?Take a look back at a DOE paper that sparked so much interest
5 March 20154 March 2015The bioeconomy speaks Dutch: today starts in Amsterdam the World Bio MarketsToday starts in Amsterdam the 10th annual World Bio Markets, an event which will focus on three bioeconomy core topics: biofuels, bio-based chemicals and feedstock supply, security and selection
8 January 20157 January 20152014: Renewable chemicals reviewDoris de Guzman's overview shows 2014 was the year for cellulosic ethanol and marketing milestones for bio-succinic acid
15 December 201415 December 2014Rivertop Renewables begins construction of commercial plantContract manufacturing agreement with DTI speeds Rivertop’s time to market for its novel performance chemicals
17 November 201414 November 2014‘The 40 Hottest Smaller Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy’ for 2014-15Liquid Light, Virent, Rivertop Renewables, NexSteppe took top slots in rankings
11 August 20148 August 2014Route 6,6: Is bio-based the new highway to the old nylon?If you get hip to this nylon tip, and take a California trip, you’ll get a kick from Genomatica’s new route to 6,6
4 June 20143 June 2014Green chemicals investment roundupLast month saw a lot of successful financing announcements
25 April 201424 April 2014ABLC buzzes about finance, government actions, chemicals, carbon, and technology advancesAs ABLC completes its second day, companies, agencies, financiers step forward to detail advances toward scale, new programs.
16 April 201415 April 2014Bio-based chemicals: Rivertop Renewables has raised $26 million from Cargill and others investorsRivertop to accelerate commercialization of novel, sustainable chemicals for consumer products and industrial applications
31 January 201430 January 2014It’s 2014: Feel the pressure, turn up the heat, and get crackingHydrotreating, catalytic cracking, pyrolysis, metathesis, supercritical, and catalytic reforming
12 June 2013Novel Chemicals – More than a Faster HorseMike Knauf about the incredible developments and innovations in bio-based chemicals and products
8 January 2013Top 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
19 April 2012Coca Cola and Dow Chemical Among Companies to Bring Consumer Focus to 2012 World Congress on Industrial BiotechnologyThe world's largest industrial biotechnology Conference for bio-based products, biofuels, renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients, and biomass opens doors in Orlando
