Category: Chems & Materials
Codexis, Merck ink 3-year extention of R&D partnership
Share In California, Codexis announced a three-year extension of its catalyst and process development collaboration with Merck to develop enzymes for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing. As the collaboration enters its sixth year, Merck will continue to use Codexis’ enzyme products to develop more cost- and resource-efficient manufacturing processes for its therapeutic candidates. The initial agreement [...]
EPA OK’s MBI-005 bioherbicide from Marrone Bio Innovations
Share In California, Marrone Bio Innovations reported that the EPA has approved MBI-005, a broad-spectrum selective bioherbicide for potential use on a variety of crops, turf and ornamentals. MBI-005 is produced by a Streptomyces species that kills weeds. Field tests have shown that when mixed with leading chemical herbicides, MBI-005 increases their effectiveness, allowing for [...]
Georgia Gulf, Segetis partner to launch bio-based flexible PVC compounds
Share In Georgia, Georgia Gulf Corporation announced an agreement with Segetis to offer a new flexible vinyl compound based on Javelin technology bio-plasticizers. This is the second collaboration to develop bio-based flexible PVC compounds announced in 2012 by Georgia Gulf. The Segetis bio-based plasticizers are built on an exciting new platform of cellulosic-based levulinic ketals, [...]
Blue Marble Biomaterials wins kosher, food grade quality control certifications for bio-based products
Share In Montana, Blue Marble Biomaterials’ natural flavor and fragrance facility in Missoula has achieved kosher certification and food grade quality control for its natural ester, thioester, and extract products. Each product is guaranteed to be vegan, allergen-free, and produced using no genetically modified organisms. The company also certifies that all products are produced using [...]
Kenactiv launches sustainable Activāt Fiber Technologies platform
Share In Arizona, Kenactiv Innovations announced the launch of its Activāt Fiber Technologies platform to meet rapidly increasing demand for sustainable fiber products by the textile, automotive, healthcare, plastics, packaging and consumer products industries. Activāt applies Kenactiv’s innovative and customizable processing and treatments to kenaf, jute and flax fibers to create sustainable solutions for manufacturers [...]
Wickers FR T-shirts win USDA Biobased label
Share In New York, Wickers Performance Wear, producer of performance fabrics for fire resistant base layer garments, has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product label for its Wickers FR T-shirts. The USDA Certified Biobased Product label verifies that the Wickers FR T-shirts contain 97% of renewable biobased ingredients which meets or exceeds prescribed USDA standards. [...]
Brenntag tapped to market Zemea propanediol in India
Share In Delaware, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announced that they have appointed Brenntag India as their distributor for Zemea propanediol in India. Zemea is a natural, 100 percent biobased ingredient made from corn sugar through fermentation and developed for use in the cosmetics and personal care market. It is an environmentally sustainable alternative [...]
Vertichem to acquire Thesis Chemistry
Share In Canada, Toronto-based Vertichem Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Thesis Chemistry, an Ohio, US headquartered company with operations in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Thesis is currently commercializing its technology platform for the production of vanillin (the active component of vanilla flavoring) and aromatic aldehydes from plant lignin. The company is also developing more advanced [...]
Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium adds Lignol, advanced biofuels developer
Share In Canada, Lignol Energy Corporation that it has become a member of the Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium, which is comprised for some 40 organizations with a common interest in the development and commercial deployment of new carbon fiber and composite materials. Members include some of the world’s leading chemicals, materials and auto-manufacturing [...]
Bio-based bandages may take the sting out of removing them
Share In Pennsylvania, Penn State food scientists report that a process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products. Lingyan Kong, graduate student, used a solvent to dissolve the starch into a fluid that [...]
