R-PET price premium over virgin widens to new record high
Rising price trend for all other recycled plastic types. R-PET price premium over virgin PET widens to new record high, an article in Sustainable Plastics says. Clear R-PET…
Sulzer to supply technology for the new Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material’s plant
Swiss Fluid engineering firm Sulzer said it has been awarded by Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material to supply technology and key equipment for its polylactic acid (PLA) production facility…
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Kaneka to boost PHBH production capacity in Japan
Kaneka Corporation has announced plans to significantly increase production capacity in Japan for the biodegradable, bio-based PHBH resin it produces and markets under the brand…
Prime Polymer launches Japan’s first commercial production and shipment of biomass PP
Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo, Japan) recently announced that its subsidiary Prime Polymer (Tokyo, Japan) has become the first company in Japan to commercially produce and ship…
Avantium making progress towards investment in Delfzijl plant
Avantium, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has completed the application validation for its plant-based glycols plantMEG™ and plantMPG™ produced in the Ray Technology™ demonstration plant in Chemie Park…
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AFYREN, Genomatica, Novamont and Chaincraft driving force behind new biotech solutions
Corporate action on climate change is partly driven by a desire to get ahead of upcoming legislation. Reputation is also a major factor: it never…
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NatureWorks Passes Final Authorization Milestone for New Fully Integrated Ingeo PLA Manufacturing Plant in Thailand
NatureWorks has passed the final authorization milestone by parent companies Cargill and GC International Corporation, a subsidiary of PTT Group, for a new Ingeo PLA manufacturing facility…
Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking
The Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) is a 4 bio € partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BBIC). Its goal is to stimulate…
Genomatica to scale bio-nylon 50-fold with Acquafil
Clean manufacturing leader Genomatica signed a deal with Aquafil to build a demonstration scale facility to produce 100% renewable nylon-6. Responding to surging consumer interest in sustainable…
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Genomatica licenced its GENO BDO® process to Cargill
Genomatica, a leader in enabling clean manufacturing, announced it has licensed its GENO BDO® biomanufacturing process technology to Cargill, which is using it in its newly-announced joint venture with HELM,…