Keyword: bio-based

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Europe Calls for Duty Free Bioethanol

18.12.2017 - In the ongoing trade negotiations between the EU and the Mercosur bloc representing South American countries, excessive duties on bioethanol have become a key issue for the...

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DSM Buys Amyris Brasil for $58 Million

23.11.2017 - DSM is buying Amyris Brasil from its long-term partner Amyris for $58 million. The acquisition includes the Brotas 1 production plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and intellectual...

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ADM Licenses Glucaric Acid Technology

02.03.2017 - US food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has signed an agreement to license bio-based glucaric acid technology from the UK’s Johnson Matthey and US bio-based...

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HCS and GEVO in LOI for Offtake Pact

15.02.2017 - HCS Group, owner of German hydrocarbons and specialty chemicals manufacturer Haltermann Carless Solutions, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a long-term definitive offtake...

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NatureWorks and BioAmber create AmberWorks

24.07.2012 - NatureWorks, a bio-plastics manufacturer, and BioAmber, a producer of bio-succinic acid, have created AmberWorks, a joint venture to bring a new family of bio-based compounded...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Natural Resource Base in the Chemical Industry, Growing Markets for Bio-Based Polymers, Lubricants and Surfactants

20.07.2012 - Bio-Based Chemicals - As raw materials become increasingly scarce and expensive and the effects of global warming become progressively evident, the scientific, business and...

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BioAmber Produces Bio-based 1,4-Butanediol

29.03.2012 - BioAmber has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multi-ton quantities of bio-succinic acid into 100% bio-based 1,4-butanediol (1...