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15 October 201812 October 2018

DRT names Quimidroga France as its new distributor

As from 15 October, Quimidroga France EURL, a major European distributor has been appointed as DRT’s new distributor in the French market

11 October 20189 September 2021

‘Spacesuits’ protect microbes destined to live in space

Berkeley chemists developed the protective suits to extend bacteria’s lifespan with light-absorbing semiconductors to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into chemicals

10 October 20188 October 2018

Versalis: acquisition of “bio-run” companies of the Mossi & Ghisolfi Group

New business units will allow the development of an integrated technological platform of chemicals from biomass

Photanol to build demonstration plant to make chemicals from CO2 and sunlight at AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals’ Delfzijl site

Collaboration with innovative companies driving growth by developing more sustainable chemical platforms

8 October 20188 October 2018

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

They harnessed the power of evolution

18 September 201824 September 2018

Quo vadis PHAs? Plastics politics, in particular, will decide their future

Congress report on the “1st PHA platform World Congress”, 04-05 September in Cologne, Germany. Author: Michael Carus, CEO nova-Institute

12 September 20189 September 2021

The Silent Fuel: Methanol for power, fuels and chemistry in a low-carbon economy

From Switzerland comes word of a technology for methanol synthesis plants which capture CO₂ from the environment to create renewable methanol fuel

29 August 201824 August 2018

DNL units lead ‘green chemistry’ using coconut-derived products

Philippines leading chemical firm D&L Industries Inc. is going to compete the global chemistry market with its 'green initiative'

24 August 201820 August 2018

Bipartisan senate bill aims to promote innovation in American sustainable chemistry

New bill aims to encourage development of new and innovative chemicals, products and processes with an improved environmental footprint through efficient use of resources

13 August 201820 January 2019

Welcome to the ninth RoadToBio newsletter

Presentation of the latest events results, asking for your opinion on key barriers for bio-based chemicals and a little dig deeper into the dedicated polymer chemicals

9 August 20187 August 2018

Modular Metabolic Engineering for Biobased Chemical Production

Recent development of modular metabolic engineering approaches enabling the global fine-tuning of engineered pathways

8 August 20185 August 2018

Recycled Forestry Waste Could Make Cosmetics, Plastics and Biofuel

An EU project is using forestry waste to make 2,3-butanediol, a chemical with a wide range of industrial applications, from perfumes to synthetic rubber and food additives

7 August 20185 August 2018

Survey in Key barriers and hurdles – what is your opinion?

We invite you to take an active part in the project as you have the opportunity to give us your opinion and to participate in the development of the roadmap

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Imagine Chemistry winner Renmatix to develop biomass-derived additives for paint and construction

Joint development agreement to research, develop and commercialize novel products using Crysto™ Cellulose, a unique form of crystalline cellulose

6 August 20185 August 2018

Second Webinar “Bio-based sweet spots for the chemical industry – A conclusion and discussion after the second stakeholder workshop”

Find a recording of the webinar or the presented slides here

PETRONAS Chemicals Group enters MOU with Leaf for biorefinery offtake

MOU provides among other things for a study of chemical markets and commercially ready bio-technologies

3 August 20181 August 2018

LignoValue Pilot launched: Flanders first and only pilot line of bio-aromatics from lignin/wood

4.3 Million project meets the needs of various companies that have expressed an interest in innovative molecules

31 July 201828 July 2018

Researchers Discover New Enzyme Paradigm for Critical Reaction in Converting Lignin to Useful Products

New finding will help convert lignin to useful products

26 July 20189 September 2021

Renewable Carbon for Fuels and Chemicals

New political framework will support Carbon Capture & Utilization (CCU), technologies ready, investments expected

25 July 201824 July 2018

Re-starting production of Bio-based Acetic Acid from August 2018

GBL has been a pioneer in the use of Sustainable and Renewable Resources to produce chemicals

Godavari restarts bio-based acetic acid production

GBL noted strong demand from customers as they expressed the need for renewable raw materials adhering to the green chemistry principles

24 July 201820 July 2018

Bio-based solvents on the rise

Several criteria should be fulfilled in order to call a solvent ‘green’

23 July 20189 September 2021

Econic Technologies appoints new Head of Process Development

Chemical engineer David Walker will take on responsibility for Econic’s process development programmes and Customer Demonstration Facility

19 July 20189 September 2021

Use of CO2-based polyols offers more than just environmental benefits

Econic Technologies' most recent innovation allowing amounts of waste CO₂ to be incorporated into a polyol

18 July 201818 July 2018

Developments at Anellotech Plant Bring 100% Bio-based Plastic Bottle Closer to Reality

Breakthroughs at Anellotech’s TCat-8^® pilot plant advance work on 100% bio-based plastic bottle prototypes, affirming the company’s commitment to innovative production of cost-competitive renewable chemicals

Taming the Tasmanian Devil of Polymers: lignin, the orneriest, roughest, toughest, most un-cooperative and abundant natural polymer ever

Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer in the world, has developed into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels

17 July 20189 September 2021

EU and Industry Counting on Sustainable Chemistry

CO₂ is replacing petroleum as a source for carbon in a joint effort to make the chemical industry more sustainable

13 July 201812 July 2018

1st PHA-platform World Congress

The 1^st PHA-platform World Congress will address the virtues and challenges of the new PHA-platform and will be held at September 4^th and 5^th in Cologne, Germany

11 July 20186 July 2018

LignoTech Florida plant officially opened

On 26 June LignoTech Florida’s new lignin plant in Fernandina Beach was officially opened

6 July 201820 January 2019

Welcome to the eigth RoadToBio newsletter

With this newsletter, we once more want to highlight our work on barriers that oppose an increase of bio-based resources in the chemical industry

3 July 20182 July 2018

ADM, DuPont Sign Agreement to Develop, Produce and Market Cellulase Enzymes

Initial product prototypes have proven successful in both laboratory and ethanol plant scale testing

2 July 201828 June 2018

5 Minutes With… Chris Sayner, vice president of corporate sustainability at Croda

Company keeping focus on moving to non-fossil energy largely through in-house initiatives such as biogas from side streams, landfill gas, wind and solar

29 June 201811 July 2018

Avantium to open pilot biorefinery; sights already set on commercial scale-up

Province of Groningen awards €1.8 million subsidy for pilot plant in Delfzijl

High-Performance: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

Biofuels Digest combined a recent deck from CEO Tom van Aken with an illuminating overview by CCO Zanna McPherson from ABLC 2018

28 June 201826 June 2018

Avantium begins construction of plant that spells good news for bio-plastics

Demonstration plant to advance the development of a key ingredient for the production of plastics and polyester textiles, derived from renewable sugars

27 June 201825 June 2018

Renewable chemicals building the biobased economy

Recent BIO report on the status of the biobased economy shows that progress has reached a tipping point for accelerated growth in the 21st century

21 June 201819 June 2018

The Battle for Yeast Supremacy: DSM, DuPont, Novozymes and more

Those three players and more duke it out with a dazzling slew of new products

New membrane reactors supply “green” raw materials for chemical industry

Significant increase in methanol yield from 20 to 60% to gain, when upscaling to industrial plants

18 June 20189 September 2021

“Electricity as a resource”: Green energy for sustainable chemistry

Will chemicals come from the plug sockets in future?

14 June 201813 June 2018

Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demonstration plant in the Netherlands

Market demand for MEG is expected to grow from 28 million to 50 million tons in the next 20 years

12 June 20188 June 2018

Covestro awarded in Germany-wide ideas competition – Innovation prize for plastics from plants

Research breakthrough in sustainable chemical production / Awarded on the initiative of the German government and industry

New Downy Nature Blends Helps Extend the Life of Clothes With the Power of Plants

New product provides powerful conditioning using a plant-based formula, helping to keep clothes looking newer, longer

8 June 20187 January 2019

Welcome to the seventh RoadToBio newsletter

In this newsletter we will present the highlights of our report on the qualitative analysis of stakeholders’ concerns regarding the development of bio-based products

4 June 201813 September 2018

The nova-Institut is expanding its range of information

Mailing lists with new topics

nova Session on technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)

10:00 - 16:00 h, 18 September 2018, Airport Cologne/Bonn

1 June 201829 May 2018

Bioeconomy industry experts gave a mixed outlook for biomaterials in mid-May in Cologne where about 200 stakeholder joined the 11th International Conference on Bio-based Materials

Conference showed strong growth and good prospects in some areas, in other biochemical market segments experts observe virtually collapsing developments and insolvency

29 May 201828 May 2018

Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials

A coalition of brands, ingredient manufacturers, technology developers supported by EU’s Horizon 2020 program

25 May 201823 May 2018

Focus on Renewable Chemicals Expands for Braskem

After 'green PE', Braskem's next major use of a renewable chemical is 'green' MEG - a key component of PET resins

NCGA sees great potential in bio-based chemicals from corn

Nathan Danielson telling about technology and company demands for “sustainable” products including bio-based chemicals, made from corn

24 May 201822 May 2018

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