25 October 201620 October 2016 Croda: New $170M Delaware River chemical plant First plant of its kind in North America to manufacture 100-percent renewable non-ionic surfactants
8 October 20166 October 2016 Ginkgo Bioworks and Genomatica forge alliance to accelerate commercialization of more sustainable high-volume chemicals Delivers the full package to chemical producers to cost-effectively make many mainstream chemicals
Green Biologics selects Caldic as its EU distribution partner Green Biologics announced EMEA biochemical distribution deal
26 September 201615 February 2018 Biobased Economy opportunities for North-Netherlands Renewable resources for the regional production of ‘green’ chemicals, plastics and animal feed
Method for biotechnological production of aminolevulinic acid via 1-precursor methanol PROvendis, University of Bielefeld offering access to rights for commercial use and opportunity for further co-development
21 September 201619 September 2016 Renmatix Secures $14M Investment from Bill Gates and Total, the Global Energy Major, In Concert with Signing of 1 Million Ton Cellulosic Sugar License According to Gates, Renmatix provides an innovative process that is an exciting pathway to pursue
Who is shortlisted for the Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards 2016? Winners will be announced at Bio-Based Live in San Francisco on 27th September
15 September 201614 September 2016 New pilot-scale facility opens to create high-value products from municipal waste Wilson Bio-Chemical have opened their Micro Autoclave Fibre Production Plant for turning municipal solid waste into biomass fibre that can be converted into a range of useful products
9 September 20165 September 2016 Polyol made from canola oil leading to new greener products Spray foam, wall and roofing panels among newly created environmentally-friendly products being commercialized thanks to new conversion process
29 August 201625 August 2016 Bio-Based Innovations Awards comes to the USA to honour more pioneers in the circular economy Now open for entries: Bio-Based Innovation Awards 2016 - Americas Edition
25 August 201623 August 2016 Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries University of South Florida researchers found three strains of fungi to be effective at extracting metals from other types of waste products
22 August 201618 August 2016 The Building Block Builders: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Bio-succinic giant secured funding to construct of their next global-scale facility in Sarnia, Ontario
19 August 201618 August 2016 When amber means caution but BioAmber means go: progress, prospects for the Sarnia’s Sultans of Succinic About five key BioAmber trends and the venture’s progress
18 August 201616 August 2016 Amyris: The New Colossus aims to unlock its Golden Door Company sees 33% of its immediate growth coming from the health care sector
17 August 201615 August 2016 “Muttenz is home to the world’s largest plant for the production of 5-HMF from biomass” i-net interview with Thomas Fischer about how biomass sugar and water can be converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)
9 August 20168 August 2016 Fast-growth cyanobacteria have allure for biofuel, chemical production When the going gets tough, the tough get growing
Olive oil waste yields molecules useful in chemical and food industries New process to produce biosurfactants more cheaply than current production methods
2 August 20161 August 2016 Tim Dummer, VP Rennovia: The industry will migrate to widespread adoption of bioproducts Tim Dummer, company's VP Commercialization giving an exclusive interview to Il Bioeconomista
BioPreferred Partner Spotlight: Verdezyne Asking Tom Beardslee, Ph.D., VP of R&D about the biobased innovations at Verdezyne
25 July 201622 July 2016 Bio-based platform chemicals market is expected to reach $18.8 billion by 2021 according to new research report Asia-Pacific accounted for the highest consumption of bio-based platform chemicals across the globe in 2015
13 July 201612 July 2016 Replacing oil with wood for the production of chemicals Wood as a replacement for petrochemicals must be used to the greatest extent possible to be viable
7 July 20169 September 2021 Clariant supports Carbon2Chem project for the reduction of industrial CO2 emissions Company provides methanol catalysts and the necessary application know-how to the project
4 July 20162 July 2016 PTT Plc to develop biochemical products over the next five years in Thailand Commercial run is expected to start in the second half of 2016
Blue Marble Biomaterials Receives key food-grade safety OK Company certified by SCS Global Services (SCS) under the internationally recognized Safe Quality Food (SQF) standard
1 July 201630 June 2016 Industrielle Biotechnologie: Europäische Forschungsverbünde gestartet BMEL fördert Beteiligung deutscher Partner über ERA-IB-2
27 June 201624 June 2016 Biobased chemicals will develop beyond the obvious VTT researchers showing new perspectives on the biobased economy
23 June 201622 June 2016 Sweet smell of success: Greenyug, ADM taking biobased chemicals to scale Greenyug, commercializing its Ethyl Acetate technology through a joint venture
22 June 201621 June 2016 Verdezyne Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Award from the EPA Recognizes “Landmark Green Chemistry Technology”
21 June 20169 September 2021 Premiere for new raw material: Covestro launches industrial production of plastics using carbon dioxide Production plant opens in Dormagen - Innovative foam components manufactured with 20 percent CO2
Start-Up White Dog Labs wins DOE Grant for technology that could dramatically increase biochemicals yield while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions Company will debut high feedstock-utilization technology, MixoFerm™, at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Milwaukee on June 21st.
17 June 201615 June 2016 Synthetic Biology – The next renewables frontier? More and more interests focusing on microbial genome engineering tools for chemicals production
Chemists settle longstanding debate on how methane is made biologically Understanding how microbes generate methane might help scientists find ways to control pollution or make fuels
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
13 May 20164 May 2016 Valmet and Biochemtex to collaborate in developing technology for lignin derived biochemicals Valmet and Biochemtex will start to cooperate in the field of conversion of lignin into biochemicals
29 April 201628 April 2016 Twitter Recap: Nova Institut Bio-Materials Conference 2016 Tecnon OrbiChem presented its Bio-based chemicals overview at the 9th Nova Institut International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, Germany
27 April 201621 April 2016 Acme-Hardesty and Green Biologics, Inc. Announce Distribution Agreement Renewable, bio-based chemicals widening Acme-Hardesty’s product line based on renewable palm and castor feedstock
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
Kläusli, Ava Biochem: The bioeconomy is the biggest chance we have to decarbonise our world Thomas Kläusli, Chief Marketing Officer at AVA Biochem and AVA-CO2, talks to Il Bioeconomista
25 April 201621 April 2016 Paints Launched By Mäder Based On Reverdia’s Biosuccinium™ Innovative paint range responds to growing consumer demand for safe and environmentally friendly products
20 April 201618 April 2016 The Bioeconomy: The Netherlands in Pole Position Which three main measures Europe needs to foster the growth of the bioeconomy?
15 April 201615 February 2018 9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2 Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)
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
CO2 should be a sustainable business DTU received seven million DKK from VILLUM FONDEN to find new and more effective solutions
13 April 201612 April 2016 Evolva gains exclusive license to develop and commercialise nootkatone globally for pest control Evolva also signs broader nootkatone collaboration agreement with CDC
12 April 20167 April 2016 Biorizon scales up its bio-aromatics research again Commercially promising results for the conversion of wood, sugars and lignin
7 April 20165 April 2016 Rivertop Renewables and DTI Exceed Nameplate Capacity of First Glucarate Production Facility Benchmark tests prove higher volumes than initial forecast; plant receives “Recommended” rating after first customer audit
6 April 20165 April 2016 RUB researchers use cyanobacteria for the production of chemicals Green cell factories supply energy
5 April 20161 April 2016 Better use of entire biomass of willow Joint project of VTT and Aalto University exploiting properties and most suitable application areas
1 April 201631 March 2016 Aemetis acquires license from LanzaTech with California rights for advanced bioethanol First step will be an eight million gallon processing unit planned by the end of 2017
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
