31 March 201630 March 2016 Amyris Brotas Plant Sold Out for 2017-2020 Farnesene Volume Project for Dedicated Flavors & Fragrances Initiated
30 March 201630 March 2016 Neol Bio: waste to green chemicals New Spanisch Start-up company to produce high value oils from a wide range of biomass waste
Ad Smolders Joins Reverdia As Operations Director DSM-Expert to lead Reverdia’s operations to manufacturing low pH yeast plants technology
29 March 201629 March 2016 Deinove and Arbiom join forces to develop a “carbon-free” chemical industry Companies to produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria
Corbion’s product and applications development lab: firing on all cylinders Corbion opens advanced R&D and applications laboratory in the Netherlands
23 March 201622 March 2016 GFBiochemicals wins Bio-Based Product Innovation of the Year award at World Bio Market Business Awards Ceremony 2016 Company honored for its unique set of proprietary technologies in processing cellulosic feedstock
22 March 201621 March 2016 Iowa Senate OKs subsidy for renewable chemical industry Legislation aiming to attract investments in renewable chemical manufacturing and advanced biorefining
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 201621 March 2016 Reverdia Wins Bio Business Award for Leading Bio-Based Packaging Partnership Company's Biosuccinium™ technology to help develop bio-based and biodegradable plastic packaging
18 March 201617 March 2016 BASF and Avantium intend to establish joint venture Collaboration for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from renewable resources
17 March 201616 March 2016 Southeast Asia Promising Hub for Emerging Bio-based Chemicals Emerging bio-based material and chemical technologies now see big potential opportunities in nations like Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, says Lux Research
Amyris reports strong fourth quarter renewable product sales Company entered 2016 with key commitments in place for farnesene applications
16 March 201615 March 2016 Disruptive renewable chemicals: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Rennovia Company focusing production of specialty chemicals from renewable feedstocks
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
Vithal Castor Polyols: Produktion von Bio-Polyolen aus Rizinusöl Geplant ist Produktion von rund 8.000 Tonnen Bio-Polyolen im Jahr
Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds
14 March 201611 March 2016 Compostable Biopolymers made from renewable resources – Biesterfeld to distribute Nurel’s INZEA® New, bio-based polymers can be processed by injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming
11 March 20169 March 2016 Comet Biorefining Awarded $10.9 Million SDTC Grant for Bio-Based Chemicals Plant Comet's dextrose sugar to help reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
7 March 20164 March 2016 Maleic Anhydride Value Chain – World Market Overview In the bio-based succinic acid business you have to know the maleic anhydride market
Stimulating Investment To Grow the Biobased Economy The challenge our industry faces right now is to continue building investment in the biobased economy
4 March 20163 March 2016 Mitsui Chemicals: Opening Ceremony for Bio-Polyol Joint Venture in India Company integrated its polyurethane business with Korean SKC Co., Ltd. to form MCNS
3 March 20162 March 2016 Der Treibstoff aus der Sonne Texanische Forscher entwickeln Verfahren für nachhaltige Herstellung von flüssigen Kohlenwasserstoffen
2 March 20161 March 2016 An Agenda to Mainstream Green Chemistry Mainstreaming Green Chemistry is the vital component to discovering the differentiated technologies of tomorrow
29 February 201626 February 2016 Unlocking the Promise of Bio-Based Plastics Circular economy: a systemic approach to the use of renewable feedstocks and the re-use of materials through recycling
USU Biological Engineer Patents Method to Make Natural Blue Dye Synthesized tint from a bacterial strain offering a promising alternative to synthetic dyes used to color jeans, leather, food and paper
26 February 201625 February 2016 Oman-India joint venture building world’s biggest Sebacic acid project in Duqm Entire production will be exported to Europe, the United States, China and Japan
Sebacic Oman: Arabisch-indisches JV für Sebacinsäure gegründet Vorprodukt für Bio-Polyamid wird nach Europa geliefert
25 February 201624 February 2016 300 million tons of US biomass is used today for fuels and chemicals Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2016, Day 2
Column: Biochemicals and biomaterials are attracting investments Market for bioplastics expected to triple by 2018, with large share of capacity increase in Asia
23 February 201622 February 2016 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016 Rankings recognize innovation and achievement in fuels, biobased chemicals and materials
From sawdust to petrol Dutch researchers develop simultaneous extraction of lignin from wood, convert into chemicals
22 February 201619 February 2016 GFBiochemicals acquires leading levulinic acid derivatives producer Segetis and enters the US market Segetis to establish a direct presence in USA under GFBiochemicals Americas
Tax credit could spur biochemical revolution White paper report for Iowa's incentives to promote renewable innovations
19 February 201618 February 2016 Comet Biorefining To Build First Commercial Biomass Sugar Plant In Sarnia, Ontario Targets Sustainable Bio-based Chemicals Market
17 February 201616 February 2016 ‘Exploding’ sugar beet cells for faster fermentation ERA-NET innovation project ChemBeet to develop a very promising technology in which cells are exploded to create a faster and cheaper fermentation process
15 February 201613 February 2016 Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
Mitsui & Co. Invests Additional $CDN25 Million in BioAmber Sarnia Joint Venture to provide dedicated resources alongside BioAmber's commercial team
8 February 20165 February 2016 Croda achieves milestone in construction of Delaware renewable-surfactants plant New factory to produce ethylene oxide from bio-ethanol for the creation of new renewable surfactants
2 February 20162 February 2016 Global Bioenergies completes €6.5m private placement to help fund isobutene development Proceeds of the placement to enable the company to fully transition into the commercial phase
29 January 201628 January 2016 Plant-based enzyme to provide new opportunities for EU industry An EU-funded project has pioneered a new enzyme that will herald major benefits for the European chemicals industry
27 January 201626 January 2016 INVISTA receives patent for bio-derived raw materials technology developed through collaboration with Arzeda Patent provides innovative solutions to potentially increase the global supply of bio-derived chemicals
26 January 201625 January 2016 Corridor releases major renewable chemicals report; calls on Legislature to act Cultivation Corridor and IowaBio make major announcement and support statewide economic development incentive
25 January 201622 January 2016 DuPont Industrial Biosciences and ADM Announce Breakthrough Platform Technology for Long Sought-After Molecule Opens Up Vast Landscape of Bio-based Materials Offerings
22 January 201621 January 2016 Joule Unlimited: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide Transformative Helioculture platform directly and continuously converts sunlight and waste CO2 to infrastructure-ready diesel, ethanol or commodity chemicals
Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materials Large petrochemical players are building ethane crackers to make ethylene
21 January 201620 January 2016 Australien: Hungrige Bakterien sollen Schmutzwasser säubern Wissenschaftler wollen mithilfe von Mikroorganismen ein altbekanntes Verfahren noch ökologischer machen
Anellotech and Suntory Enter Next Phase of Strategic Partnership to Develop 100 Percent Bio-Based Plastics for Sustainable Beverage Bottles Construction completed, installation to commence on fully-integrated development and testing facility on plan to be operational in 2016
20 January 201619 January 2016 Bioeconomy in Europe Global look shows considerable growth of products related to bioeconomy
2015: Renewable Chemicals Review Continued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies
