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RENEWABLE CHEMICAL EVENTS 2025
- Jun 10-11, World Bio Markets, The Hague, Netherlands
- Jun 11-12, Future of Surfactants Summit 2025, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sept 15-16, Bio Innovations Midwest, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Sept 22-24, Renewable Materials Conference, Siegburg, Germany
- Nov 16-18, AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, Washington D.C., USA
- Nov 19-20, Advanced Recycling Conference, Cologne, Germany
- Dec 2-3, European Bioplastics Conference, Berlin, Germany
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Teknor Apex acquires Danimer
Teknor Apex Company, a global custom compounder of plastics and elastomers, has acquired the assets of Danimer Scientific, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymer technologies, through a bankruptcy auction process. The acquisition was finalized following a court-approved sale under…
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Amyris rebuilds Post-Bankruptcy
Following a year of emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Amyris is seeking to regain its footing with a renewed focus on its core competencies in sustainable ingredient manufacturing. Last month, Amyris announced that it had acquired full ownership of its…
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American Alliance for Biomanufacturing
A coalition of industry leaders has inaugurated the American Alliance for Biomanufacturing (AAB) to fortify the United States’ position in the global bioeconomy. This alliance aims to enhance U.S. capabilities in scalable, secure biomanufacturing, addressing critical challenges and opportunities in…
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2025 World Surfactants Conference Coverage
The phrase “I don’t know” was a central theme emphasized during the opening remarks at the recently held World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. The two-day event centered on the heightened uncertainty and potential disruption in the…
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US Biotech and National Security
The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has released a pivotal report highlighting the strategic importance of biotechnology to U.S. national security and expressing concern over China’s rapid advancements in this sector. The report underscores that the United States,…
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IFF and Kemira launch AlphaBio JV
IFF and specialty chemicals company Kemira launched Alpha Bio, a joint venture aimed at commercial-scale production of renewable bio-based materials with an investment value of €130 million. The Alpha Bio facility, to be located at the IFF biorefinery in Kotka,…
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Status and Outlook: Bio-based Polymers worldwide
Expert insight into capacity developments, investments, and new policy frameworks Author: Michael Carus, Founder and CEO nova-Institute (Germany) As the New Year begins, let’s take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We look at the rapidly…
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GCB On Holiday until September but see you at #BIOWC17
Dear blog readers, After 10 years of constant continued coverage of the renewable chemicals market, the blog – I might add for the first time – will be muted for the entire July and August as I try to recover…
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NatureWorks launches Performance Chemicals Division
While NatureWorks has already been working on this new business model of launching lactides-based performance chemicals a year back, the company finally made it official with a new division and product line called Vercet™, which aims to supply lactides, polyols,…
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BioAmber launches pharma-grade succinic acid
Remember the effects of dripping water into stones? That’s probably what’s happening with bio-succinic acid as it slowly chips away potential markets despite the slowdown in blockbuster applications such as PBS and 1,4 BDO. BioAmber announced today the launch of…
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EU bio-solvent project, ReSolve, launched
ReSolve, a €4.3 million EU project focused on replacing traditional, fossil-based solvents, was officially launched today. Led by the University of York, the project consortium is comprised of 11 partners from 5 different countries, including Circa Group subsidiary company Circa…
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Sodium glucarate now listed under REACH
Rivertop Renewables’ sodium glucarate has achieved registration under the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, which opens the door for the commercial deployment of products derived from sodium glucarate in markets across Europe,…
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VIDEO: Arkema celebrates 70 years of Rilsan PA11
Hello blog readers. It is unbelievable that the second half of the year is almost upon us and 2017 actually marks the 10-year anniversary of the Green Chemicals Blog (late September 2017 to be exact). It has certainly been through…
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Anellotech starts Bio-BTX pilot production tests
Bio-aromatics technology developer, Anellotech, along with its engineering partner, IFPEN/Axens, announced late last month that it has completed a successful continuous performance test of the TCat-8 pilot plant as part of unit commissioning in Silsbee, Texas. The test involved continuous…
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