16 November 201714 November 2017 Bio-based chemicals one step closer to commercial breakthrough Braskem and Haldor Topsoe partner to validate the MOSAIK™ sugar-to-biochemicals solution for production of MEG (monoethylene glycol) in a demonstration plant
MEG(a)VENTURE: Braskem, Haldor Topsoe chase down biobased MEG in new commercial deal New partnership accelerates the development of the MOSAIK solution that forms the basis for a growing portfolio of bio-based chemicals
3 November 201727 October 2017 Building New Moss Factories New EU project will promote the environmentally friendly production of complex molecules for medicine and industry
2 November 201727 October 2017 UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business New, planned industrial scale biorefinery would convert wood into bio-monoethylene glycol (bMEG), bio-monopropylene glycol (bMPG) and lignin up to 150,000 metric tons per year
30 October 201726 October 2017 Novel and Bio-based Chemicals: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Elevance Here’s a recent slide deck from Elevance on Novel and Bio-based Chemicals Enabled by Natural Oil Metathesis
26 October 201724 October 2017 BIO Applauds Senate Introduction of Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit New legislation, if enacted, will create a targeted, short-term tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities
18 October 201718 October 2017 Mossi Ghisolfi is considering selling its business in the biofuels sector Biorefinery of Mossi Ghisolfi is the first plant in the world to be designed and built to produce bioethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops at commercial scale
16 October 201712 October 2017 The Impact of Systems Biology on Bioprocessing About the current impact of systems biology and challenges of closing the gap between bioprocessing and more traditional methods of chemical production
12 October 20179 October 2017 German researchers boost metabolism of baker’s yeast to improve yields Artificial transporter enzyme complexes improve sugar utilization in baker’s yeast
10 October 20173 October 2017 Success in succinic, succinctly: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to BioAmber Second quarter 2017 results generated BioAmber’s largest quarterly revenue ever
4 October 201729 September 2017 Eastman Licenses 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (“FDCA”) Technology to Origin Materials Origin also recently purchased an oxidation pilot plant from Eastman that will enable them to demonstrate the licensed technology
29 September 201718 September 2017 Covestro develops bio-based aniline Covestro has developed a 100% bio-based aniline using biomass feedstock
27 September 201713 September 2017 DowDuPont to spin off material science in 18 months Three new industry-leading entities in agriculture, materials science and speciality products
21 September 201712 September 2017 Targeted Microbial Development: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to biological upgrading of biomass sugars A NREL-led research team is investigating the engineering of Zymomonasfor 2,3 butanediol production
15 September 201713 September 2017 Clariant achieves best-in-class rankings in 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index Company among top four percent of companies in the global chemical sector
13 September 201711 September 2017 AkzoNobel and Itaconix to develop bio-based chelates for the detergents industry The second partnership stemming from a joint development agreement aims to develop innovative bio-based chelates for use in the detergents and cleaners markets
6 September 20174 September 2017 Kempen Insect Valley officially launched The ‘Insect Pilot Plant’ aims to upscale from lab to a pilot plant for rearing, processing and biorefinery of insects to make the transition to industrial production
14 August 201714 August 2017 Biobased building blocks: an update Biobased specialties fit the requirements of a developing industry, but require more people with know how to formulate and understand what their end market needs
9 August 20177 August 2017 Cyrene, a biosolvent, to end the use of toxic solvents Australian company Circa partnered with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE) at the University of York, UK and company Norske Skog to start industrial production in Europe
7 August 20171 August 2017 Technology could transform microalgae into bio-based chemicals to increase biofeedstock, reduce landfill waste The most common current processes to extract biochemicals from algae often degrade a large portion of the cell contents and are energy intensive
4 August 20172 August 2017 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 Key findings, market, regional and competitive insights by Inkwood Research
Bio-based xylitol lowers production costs New process from S2G BioChem aims to produce xylitol utilizing byproducts from pulp-and-paper plants and biorefineries as feedstock
21 July 201719 July 2017 Covestro makes “unprecedented achievement” with the chemical used to manufacture dyes, drugs and plastics Newly developed process uses a microorganism as a catalyst to first convert the industrial sugar into an aniline precursor
20 July 201715 February 2018 How UPM Biochemicals are maximising the opportunity found in our forests Company is successfully developing biorefinery processes to produce chemical building blocks made from wood
17 July 201713 July 2017 Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals ASU scientists harness the trial-and-error power of evolution to coax nature into revealing answer to energy challenge
12 July 201710 July 2017 CARBIOS and TechnipFMC sign a contract on PET enzymatic biorecycling Innovation will allow to produce virgin PET from plastic waste
11 July 20177 July 2017 The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Verdezyne CEO Bill Radany gave this illuminating update on Verdezyne and its milestones at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC
10 July 20176 July 2017 Project for the construction of a PDO/BA production plant on the Carling Saint-Avold platform (Moselle) Agreement with TOTAL Développement Régional (TDR) and TechnipFMC to carry out the preliminary engineering studies
Conversion of loblolly pine into BTX progresses with Anellotech’s first successful performance test at pilot plant "This operating milestone is the outcome of three years of collaborative design, project management, construction, and start-up work."
7 July 20176 July 2017 Genomatica delivers on plant performance guarantees Novamont confirms Bottrighe plant meets performance parameters
Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From Brownies Hydrocarbon oils from Botryococcus braunii algae to be researched as a renewable fuel source
6 July 20174 July 2017 N-butanol and beyond: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Biologics CEO Sean Sutcliffe gave this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC
5 July 20173 July 2017 BIO Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit New legislation will help U.S. companies capture their fair share of worldwide growth in renewable chemical production
In search of lowest cost hydrocarbons: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies CEO Marc Delcourt gave this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC
30 June 201728 June 2017 University of Minnesota: Biorenewable Alternative to Polyacrylates By using bio-renewable materials, this method offers potential sustainable alternatives
26 June 201722 June 2017 New Biomaterials Showcase Biosuccinium® as Front-runner with Winning Footprint Innovative Biosuccinium®-based polyurethanes have a significant share of bio-based content and will enable more sustainable products
13 June 201711 August 2020 Makin’ Money in Muddy Waters with a Magic Molecule Wisconsin researcher converts biomass into three viable products, in one step
31 May 201729 May 2017 Ultra-High Yield Para-Xylene from Biomass-Derived 2,5-Dimethylfuran Using ethylene with DMF (from fructose) may provide a more economical method of para-xylene production
30 May 201724 May 2017 First success in scaling up the Isobutene process in the Leuna Demo plant Delivery to partners of the first batches of Isobutene for testing is expected in June timeframe
29 May 20179 September 2021 Neuartiges Verfahren setzt Standard bei platinfreien Elektrokatalysatoren zur Synthese von molekularem Wasserstoff Elektrokatalytische Erzeugung von Wasserstoff durch Wasserspaltung stellt das effektivste Verfahren für die zukünftige Wasserstoffökonomie dar
23 May 201719 May 2017 The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioprivileged Molecules and creating value from biomass Presentation given at ABLC 2017 is looking at petroleum’s platform molecules and the advantaged alternatives available via biomass
19 May 201728 April 2018 The Digest’s 2017 Muti-Slide Guide to Bioprivileged Molecules and creating value from biomass Iowa State professor Brett Shanks head of the Center for Biorenewable Chemicals looking at petroleum’s platform molecules and the advantaged alternatives available via biomass
18 May 201716 May 2017 Why Sustainable Chemicals? The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Capricorn Venture Partner’s Sustainable Chemistry Fund CVP’s Babette Pettersen gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC 2017 in Washington, DC
DICP Researchers Develop Efficient Multifunctional Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation to Gasoline Catalyst exhibited 78% selectivity to C5–C11 as well as low CH4 and CO selectivity under industrial relevant conditions
15 May 201728 April 2017 Discovery could transform industries Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics
9 May 201728 April 2017 Glycosaminoglycan-based hydrogels for a better treatment of chronic wounds The hydrogels allow for the reduction of inflammatory reactions in ways that promise new treatment modalities for patients suffering from chronic cutaneous wounds
8 May 201728 April 2017 China to work through 250 million ton corn stockpile in five years COFCO Biochemical will boost its annual corn processing capacity to more than 10 million tonnes by 2020
21 April 201718 April 2017 New route to FDCA: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen’s chemo-enzymatic process Chemo-enzymatic process leads to oxidized forms of 5-HMF
13 April 201711 April 2017 New tool launched to monitor bio-based materials in the chemical industry AkzoNobel, ABT and EY join forces to encourage more transparent, sustainable chemistry
