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May 10, 2013
BASF plans to produce biobased 1,4-butanediol (BDO) using Genomatica's (San Diego) patented process, the companies announced today. The one-step fermentation process produces a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/BASF-and-Genomatica-team-up-to-produce-biosourced-BDO_51903.html May 9, 2013
Bioflex Agroindustrial (São Miguel dos Campos, Brazil) has secured 300.3 million reais ($149.5 million) in financing from the Brazilian Development Bank (Rio de Janeiro) for...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Brazilian-firm-secures-financing-toward-construction-of-commercial-scale-second-generation-bioethanol-plant_51879.html May 9, 2013
Solazyme reported a GAAP net loss of $26.5 million for its fiscal first quarter ended 31 March, down from a net loss of $16.8 million in the prior-year period. On a non-GAAP basis, the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Solazymes-loss-widens_51870.html May 3, 2013
The EU antidumping investigation into biodiesel imports from Indonesia could provoke a complaint by Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva), according to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Indonesia-may-complain-to-WTO-over-EU-biodiesel-antidumping-investigation_51754.html May 1, 2013
Five researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL; Washington) and a scientist from the Weizmann Institute of Israel (Rehovot, Israel) say they have discovered two...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/New-enzyme-research-could-result-in-less-expensive-biofuels-production_51633.html April 30, 2013
Biobased farnesene producer Amyris (Emeryville, CA) reported a net loss of $32.3 million for its fiscal first-quarter ended 31 March compared with a net loss of $94.9 million in the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Amyris-sales-slide-73-percent-on-shelving-of-biofuels_51616.html April 30, 2013
Solvay says it has decided to invest an undisclosed sum to build a production unit for the biobased nylon polymer PA6,10 at the company's site at Saint-Fons, France. The plant is...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Solvay-to-build-biobased-nylon-facility-in-France_51598.html April 30, 2013
CB&I (The Woodlands, TX) says it has been awarded a contract by Shandong Wonfull Petrochemical Group to provide the license and processing engineering design for a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/CB-and-I-announces-licensing-deal-for-acid-alkylation-unit_51599.html April 30, 2013
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI) chemists have identified an approach to using oxygen gas to convert lignin, a by-product of biofuel production, into a form...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/U-of-Wisconsin-Madison-researchers-identify-way-to-transform-biomass-waste-into-biobased-chemical-feedstock_51589.html April 29, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says they have agreed to a multi-year collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize a set of biobased...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/IFF-Amyris-sign-biobased-fragrance-ingredients-pact_51582.html April 29, 2013
The European Commission, following a vote by EU member states today, will proceed with a plan to restrict the use of three neonicotinoids used as insecticides on a variety of crops...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/European-Commission-proceeds-with-plan-to-restrict-the-use-of-neonicotinoids_51559.html April 25, 2013
The first flight in China powered by a newly developed biofuel was conducted successfully, says Sinopec. The biofuel, made from palm oil and recycled cooking oil, was used by an Airbus...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Successful-test-flight-powered-by-Sinopec-biofuel_51447.html April 25, 2013
Researchers from the University of Exeter,UK, have developed a method to produce biodiesel from E. coli bacteria, the university announced. The technology, which is still being...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/UK-researchers-develop-technology-to-produce-biodiesel-using-bacteria_51438.html April 24, 2013
Toray says it has successfully made molded components from the partially biobased PBT. Toray Industries announced today that it has successfully produced partially biobased...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Toray-produces-biobased-PBT-plans-commercial-scale-production-unit_51428.html April 23, 2013
ACC has released its chemical activity barometer (CAB) for March, showing that the US economy continues to grow slowly. On a 3-month moving average (3MMA) basis, the CAB increased 0.2%...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/statistics/ACCs-chemical-barometer-grows-in-April_51370.html April 22, 2013
Mounting consumer pressure and legislation such as plastic bag bans and global warming initiatives will increase demand for biodegradable plastics in North America, Europe, and Asia...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Demand-for-biodegradable-plastics-expected-to-grow-15-percentyear-through-2017-according-to-IHS-Chemical-report_51336.html April 22, 2013
Cefic today released an energy road map, entitled European chemistry for growth: Unlocking a competitive, low-carbon and energy-efficient future. The European Union needs secure...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Cefic-urges-EU-policy-shift-to-reducing-energy-costs-and-ensuring-chemical-industry-competitiveness_51330.html April 22, 2013
SynPol1, a consortium of 8 academic and 6 industrial institutions, has secured almost €7.5 million ($9.8 million) in funding under the EU Seventh Framework Programme to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Consortium-secures-&euro7-5-million-for-waste-to-biobased-plastics-R-and-D_51327.html April 19, 2013
TMO Renewables (Guildford, UK) and sugar producer Usina Santa Maria (Medeiros Neto, Brazil) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture to produce...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/UK-Brazil-JV-to-produce-bioethanol-from-bagasse_51305.html April 19, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA; Paris), to develop a second-generation biofuel production unit in France...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Air-Liquide-signs-contract-to-develop-second-generation-biofuel-plant-in-France_51304.html |
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