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Myriant signs distribution agreement with BCD Chemie
Tweet In Massachusetts, Myriant has signed a distribution agreement with Hamburg, Germany-based BCD Chemie, one of the major European chemical distributors. BCD Chemie will market and distribute Myriant’s bio-succinic acid and Myrifilm solvent in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Myriant’s Myrifilm solvent is a bio-based, broad spectrum, low odor and high-efficiency coalescing solvent with zero VOC. [...]
UOF researchers engineer new E. coli strain that can produce succinic acid
Tweet In Florida, the University of Florida News reports that researchers have engineered an E.coli bacterial strain named XW 136. The new strain can use sugarcane bagassse sourced sugars to produce over 30 gr/liter of succinate. The article quotes Xuan Wang, who was the lead author of the study which was printed in the March [...]
Metabolix inks distribution, PHA Supply pact with Tianjin GreenBio Materials
Tweet Metabolix to Distribute Tianjin GreenBio’s SoGreen Heat Shrink Film in the U.S. and Europe In Massachusetts, Metabolix announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Tianjin GreenBio Materials, based in Tianjin, China. Under the terms of the agreement, Metabolix will distribute GreenBio’s SoGreen heat shrink film in Europe and will be the [...]
Succinic, meet traction: Myriant, Bayegan Group partner to commercialize renewable chemicals
Tweet Biosuccinic acid pioneer Myriant finds new offtake partner for EMEA markets. In Massachusetts, Myriant Corporation and Bayegan Group announced a broad collaboration agreement to commercialize Myriant’s bio-succinic acid in markets across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayegan has committed to annually purchase a pre-determined amount of Myriant’s [...]
Solazyme and Mitsui ink a $20M, multi-year pact to develop tailored algal oils
Tweet New suite of sustainable, highly functional oils brings significant breakthroughs to the oleochemicals and functional fluids industries In California, Solazyme and Mitsui announced that they have entered into a $20 million multi-year agreement to jointly develop a suite of triglyceride oils for use primarily in the oleochemical industry. The agreement includes further development of [...]
Top Molecules: The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased List – what’s worked out?
Tweet 136,000 downloads later – let’s look at why this DOE paper on renewable chemicals from 2004 is such an enduring hit, and which of its 12 target molecules are looking like winners. It may not have a sexy title, and certainly won’t give Tom Cruise and Top Gun a run for their money — [...]
6 Bellwether Biobased Projects for 2013
Tweet Biobased – Mirage or reality? When these 6 projects open for business (or not) in 2013, you’ll know for sure. Advanced, renewable chemicals and biobased materials are on the march, say the supporters. Next-generation biofuels are a debacle, according to a chorus of skeptics including the editorial page writers of the Wall Street Journal. [...]
Top 10 Biobased Predictions for 2013
Tweet How big, how different will biobased become in 2013? We peer down into the Petri Dish to see what we think 2013 will bring. As the sunset of 2012 gives way to the dawn of 2013, here at the Digest we resist the holiday temptation to look back over the challenges and highlights of [...]
Special Asia Biobased Report
Tweet There’s only one complete region for biobased where abundant feedstock, lack of oil & gas production, rising energy demand and supportive government policy come together — and that is Asia. Biobased – from fuels to nutraceuticals, Asia has it all going — and in many cases, well out of first gear and the foot [...]
Piedmont Chemical launches renewable polyols
Tweet In Delaware and Massachusetts, Piedmont Chemical announced a new offering of renewable, sustainable polyester polyols building-block chemical intermediates used in the production of urethane foams, coatings, adhesives and sealants. Piedmont combines Susterra propanediol from DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products with bio-succinic acid from Myriant produce high-purity, 100 percent bio-based polyols that are functionally [...]
