In South Korea, The Asset reports that Singapore-headquartered fund manager Hillhouse Investment has purchased South Korean biodiesel maker SK Eco Prime from Hahn & Company. Hahn & Company bought the SK Chemical biodiesel unit less than four years ago for around $340 million and created SK Eco Prime before had purchasing the biodiesel raw material […]
In South Korea, synthetic, non-biodegradable plastics are major sources of environmental pollution and have prompted a rising interest in sustainable, biodegradable alternatives derived from natural polymers. “Tara gum,” derived from the seeds of the tara tree (Caesalpinia spinosa), stands out as a promising solution. This natural, water-soluble substance contains polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates), including the widely used […]
In South Korea, LG Chem and Eni subsidiary Enilive have signed a joint venture agreement for a new biorefinery at Daesan. The two first announced that they were evaluating a biorefinery project in September last year, and formation of a JV is the next step toward a final investment decision. The facility would process about […]
In South Korea, LG Chem and Enilive moved a further step forward to the final investment decision on the project of a new biorefinery in South Korea by signing the joint venture agreement. The agreement has been signed in Rome by Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, and LG Chem CEO, Shin Hak-cheol. Last September, Enilive (a […]
In South Korea, Korean Air has partnered with Yusen Logistics, a global logistics company, to further promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the air cargo industry. The two companies signed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Cooperation Program Agreement at the Yusen Logistics headquarters in Tokyo. Yusen Logistics is the airline’s first cargo SAF […]
In South Korea, a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has successfully developed high-performance microbial strains producing a variety of compounds, including succinic acid, biodegradable plastics, biofuels, and natural products using systems metabolic engineering tools and strategies. The research team predicted that if bio-based polyamide production technology, which is […]
In South Korea, DL E&C Co., Ltd announced on December 13 that it had signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) for its sustainable aviation fuel production business using KBR’s ATJ (Alcohol to Jet) technology, PureSAFSM. This agreement marks the first step for both companies to increase their market share in […]
In South Korea, SABIC and CJ CheilJedang have developed ready-to-eat rice packaging bowls made with 25% certified renewable polypropylene. The innovative packaging, a part of CJ’s Hetbahn brand, uses food-contact grade TRUCIRCLE™ certified renewable PP resins produced by SABIC. The rigid bowls are manufactured using sheet extrusion and thermoforming for ready-to-eat-rice packaging formats in Asia […]
In South Korea, electrochemical catalysts used in water splitting often show poor performance due to low electrical conductance of (oxy)hydroxide species produced in situ. To overcome this challenge, researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in Korea have now designed an electrode with Schottky Junction formed at the interface of metallic Ni-W5N4 and semiconducting […]
