Happy New Year! Tecnon OrbiChem\u2019s first Biomaterials issue for 2019 just came out today and my special report for this month focuses on last year\u2019s industry restructuring and project investment overview.<\/p>\n
My key takeaway for 2018 is that the renewable chemicals industry definitely continues to struggle especially when it comes to financing the commercialization phase of their projects. Small companies are shifting further away from commodity-type (and even semi-commodity type) products to specialty\/fine chemicals. However, investments in synthetic biology companies continue to rise and some of these companies are increasingly crossing the fibers\/textiles as well as food sectors.<\/p>\n
There are still pockets of investments for renewable chemical building blocks and we\u00a0at Tecnon OrbiChem continue to monitor this industry\u2019s commercialization developments. I will give my annual update of some of these chemical building blocks at Nova Institute\u2019s 12th International Conference on Bio-based Materials in May 2019.<\/p>\n
So before I wrap this up, I just want to share this interesting video from Resinate Materials Group about their bio-based polyols for polyurethane coatings.<\/p>\n
Also, we just received this job opening news from P2 Science. The company opened its first new manufacturing facility last year in Connecticut. If you\u2019re looking for job opportunities and at the same time promoting sustainability within the chemical industry, come check the company out!<\/p>\n
Finally, Nouryon\u00a0(formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has officially launched the third edition of its Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge.\u00a0Through this program, the company invites startups, scale-ups, university spin-outs, and other potential partners to tackle chemistry-related challenges and uncover new ways to create value for customers.<\/p>\n
The 2019 edition calls for solutions within the following areas:<\/p>\n
Sustainable bio-based surfactants for everyone\u00a0(in partnership with Unilever): Novel bio-based, non-hazardous surfactants, as well as building blocks for new surfactants
\nPerformance-boosting nanoparticles: Small-particle solutions that can make customers\u2019 products more sustainable, durable, and\/or functional
\nSensing in demanding chemical environments: Innovative sensing solutions to help Nouryon\u2019s chemical processes approach 100% resource efficiency
\nLabel-free chemistries:\u00a0Products with ingredients that require no chemical warning labeling that can safely and simultaneously control interface and fluid properties
\nPushing the frontiers of chemical innovation:\u00a0An open challenge for innovative ideas on developing more sustainable chemistry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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