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25 June 201920 June 2019

Neste and LyondellBasell announce commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale

24 June 201918 June 2019

Global brands open up about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable products

Christophe Schilling from Genomatica reports about a private roundtable discussion with brands at the recent World Bio Markets conference

17 June 201912 June 2019

VIDEO: Anellotech explains Bio-TCat technology

Company achieved commercially-targeted yields ints its TCat-8 pilot plant in Silsbee, Texas, during six months of continuous process operations

It’s Genomatica! Renowned San Diego bioeconomy hotshop to acquire REG Life Sciences

Successful companies increasingly switch to ingredients that reduce harm to the environment and work with partners with shared values

14 June 201911 June 2019

Avantium Technology & Markets Day: “Entering the Commercialization Phase for PEF”

Company to build 5 ktpa FDCA, PEF flagship plant

13 June 201911 June 2019

Study identifies most promising feedstocks for pyrolysis based biorefinery

A shortlist of 10 feedstocks were studied, focusing on residues from agriculture, food/feed processing and forestry

12 June 201912 June 2019

Genomatica Acquires REG Life Sciences’ Assets

Adds capabilities to meet increasing demand for sustainable products

11 June 20195 June 2019

Synthetic Version of CBD Treats Seizures in Rats

Synthetic analogue of cannabidiol proves to be cheaper and just as effective as its cannabis-derived cousin

6 June 20193 June 2019

Meet the green startup shaking up the chemicals industry

DMC Biotechnologies, a US biotechnology company, makes bio-based products using enhanced microbial fermentation

3 June 20199 September 2021

Comet Inspires Chemistry for Making Breathable Oxygen on Mars

Caltech reactor could convert CO₂ into breathable oxygen for space trips

29 May 201925 May 2019

Solugen Inc. Secures $32 Million in Series B Funding

Founders Fund Leads Latest Funding Round for Emerging Company Seeking to Decarbonize the Chemicals Industry with Bio-Based Technologies

28 May 20199 September 2021

LanzaTech aims to fuel jets and make consumer goods from recycled carbon pollution

Consumers soon could be taking flights powered by recycled carbon pollution and wearing sneakers synthesized from planet-warming waste gas

23 May 201920 May 2019

Circa Group’s Renewable Solvent Wins Environmental Leader’s Top Product 2019 Award

Cyrene^TM is made from waste cellulose and has a unique property set, including viscosity, surface tension and polarities

22 May 20199 September 2021

Is CO2 the New Fossil Fuel? A Closed Carbon Cycle for the Chemical Industry

RWTH-led research published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America" journal

16 May 201913 May 2019

DowDuPont Inc. selling out on sustainability?

Company is currently in the process of breaking up into three independent publicly traded companies

14 May 201913 May 2019

Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

Affordable, industry-compatible process produces high yields of the versatile chemical HMF

13 May 20198 May 2019

Welcome to the final RoadToBio Newsletter

We will introduce the various parts of the new Roadmap and show your opportunities and advantages to increase the bio-based share in the chemical production

Reducing energy required to convert CO2 waste into valuable resources

University of Illinois chemical engineers have assessed the technical and economic feasibility of a new electrolysis technology

10 May 20199 September 2021

Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater

New Princeton University hydrogen production process attractive for refineries and chemical industry

8 May 20193 May 2019

Expert View: Turbocharging the green chemistry revolution

Who will be the leaders that shape the sustainable value chains of the future and become the hallmark of true corporate social responsibility?

7 May 20192 May 2019

The GC3 announces 10 semi-finalists in GC3 Startup Network’s 4th Annual Technology Showcase

Ten startup companies earned the opportunity to pitch their chemicals, materials, products, and manufacturing technologies

6 May 201930 April 2019

Chinese chemical firm invests €5.5m in Danish biotech start-up to develop new biochemicals

Zhejiang NHU shows great strategic interests in expanding their biotechnology-based product portfolio by partnering with biotechnology companies

26 April 201920 April 2019

Global Chemicals Outlook

Global goal to minimize adverse impacts of chemicals and waste will not be achieved by 2020

25 April 201919 April 2019

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Awards $1.5 Million in its Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources

Maine company funds project by Biofine to produce biobased levulinic acid

24 April 201918 April 2019

Shell to leave AFPM on climate change stance

Company has been increasingly pro-active in intending to cut its carbon emissions as it moves towards the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change

17 April 201912 April 2019

How to convert wheat straw waste into green chemicals

An EU initiative has produced renewable bio-isobutene for use in various applications ranging from cosmetics to fuels

16 April 201912 April 2019

Technology shown to turn municipal wastewater algae into specialty chemicals for biofuels, bioplastics

Startup receives support from two environmental accelerator programs

Succinic acid, once a biobased chemical star, is barely being made

The fermentation-derived molecule, conceived in an era of high oil prices, became a victim of the shale revolution

15 April 201910 April 2019

Nouryon launches bio-based polymer for ‘weightless’ hair styling

New polymer is a result of Nouryon’s exclusive global supply agreement with Itaconix to market bio-based polymers to customers in the personal care market

12 April 20199 April 2019

BioSafe Systems Offers a Superior Glyphosate Alternative Herbicide with AXXE®

AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide^®is perfect for use in schools, playgrounds, hospitals, daycares, HOA’s, commercial and residential landscapes

10 April 20195 April 2019

Covestro and Genomatica launch partnership for sustainable growth

High-performance materials from plants

Kaneka Belgium nominated for the essenscia Innovation Award 2019

Company developed a revolutionary sustainable packaging material, which is not only recyclable through composting, but as well biodegradable

9 April 20194 April 2019

Avantium: Demo-Anlage zur Produktion von Bio-MEG in Delfzijl

Bio-basierte MEG-Produktion gilt als Alternative mit einem hohen Wachstumspotenzial

Braskem launches new partially renewable solvent

New product containing biobased carbon, is part of the oxygenated solvents group

8 April 20193 April 2019

NC Partnering Newsletter 3/2019

Vesa Mikkonen from Kaicell Fibres will tell about some evolving ways to control the salinity level in biorefineries

3 April 201929 March 2019

Clariant launches first bio-based version of Pigment Red 254

Industry’s most widely-used red pigment now pioneering as a more environmentally compatible version based on the renewably-sourced bio-succinic acid

The Chemical Industry Says Goodbye to Fossil Fuels

A new paper by the nova-Institute sets out the path towards sustainability for the chemical industry

1 April 201927 March 2019

Yeast could prove game-changer in medicine

Reprogrammed yeasts can recycle agricultural crops and waste into bio-molecules to be used as building blocks for various applications

27 March 201927 March 2019

Facilitating the shift to sustainable solutions

Perstorp is extending its lead by announcing several new renewable product families at the European Coating Show 2019

22 March 201920 March 2019

AFYREN and the SPI industrial projects fund, operated by Bpifrance, announce the creation of an industrial company, AFYREN NEOXY

Companies unveil new organic acids biomolecule JV to help press ahead with bio-based plant

21 March 20199 September 2021

Winners of innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2019” by Covestro and nova-Institute chosen

First-time innovation award “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2019” goes to Carbicrete (Canada) for cement-free carbon-negative concrete. The second winner is Nordic Blue Crude (Norway), with synthetic kerosene, petrol and diesel, and the third winner is b.fab (Germany) with an innovative biotechnology based on synthetic biology

Paper waste as building block for the circular economy

Cell-U-Value project shows how industry can become more carbon neutral

20 March 201915 March 2019

Lygos Awarded Three Innovation Research Grants to Advance Applications for its Portfolio of Sustainable Specialty Biochemicals

Latest funding from DOE, USDA and NSF further validates company’s commitment to replacing toxic petrochemicals, reclaiming local manufacturing and reviving industrial chemical innovation

Production begins at Sebacic Oman’s project in Duqm

Operational start of the Sebacic Refinery is paving the way for Duqm to enter the era of heavy industries

18 March 201913 March 2019

Green biorefinery technologies based on waste biomass

Turning waste streams from being environmental threats into valuable resources could make a real difference for our planet and those that live on it

15 March 201911 March 2019

First Plant in the Works to Turn Dairy Byproducts Into Plastics

Supported by the EU project AgriChemWhey, Glanbia Ireland plans to scale up biorefinery technology

High Tide for Brontide – Genomatica’s Butylene Glycol and its markets

Company comes with an affordable way to make BG from renewable sources

14 March 20198 March 2019

Sustainable, solar-driven chemical manufacturing

Modestino and NYU Tandon doctoral student Daniela Blanco review challenges and opportunities facing the global chemical industry to decrease carbon emissions

13 March 20197 March 2019

Inolex Establishes Largest Ingredient Portfolio of USDA Certified Biobased Products Available in Personal Care

More than half of the products contain 100% certified biobased content and 90% contain 80–100% certified biobased content

12 March 20197 March 2019

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