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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: VIrent Photo Votes for 2015-16

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: VIrent Photo Votes for 2015-16

September 28, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Virent in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.  

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for September 28, 2015

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for September 28, 2015

September 27, 2015 |

Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company,” said Digest editor Jim Lane, “in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate a fun, positive […]

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100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

September 14, 2015 |

Since introducing PlantBottle packaging – the first-ever fully recyclable PET plastic bottle made partially from plants – Coca-Cola has distributed more than 25 billion of the bottles to thirsty consumers in 37 countries. The breakthrough technology also has helped catalyze a movement to redirect the entire polyester fiber and plastic resin industry toward a renewable […]

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Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant Bottle 

Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant Bottle 

June 4, 2015 |

Production goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan. News has arrived from Europe that Coca-Cola is displaying 100% bio-based content Plant Bottles produced using paraxylene produced at Virent’s Madison, Wisconsin demonstration plant — the first demonstration scale production of a PET plastic bottle […]

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Virent: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Virent: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

January 26, 2015 |

Virent is in the business of replacing crude oil by applying clever chemistry to create the fuels and chemicals the world demands using a wide range of naturally-occurring, renewable resources. Virent’s patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based sugars into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, […]

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Virent signs to provide renewable PET to PTC group, including Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz

Virent signs to provide renewable PET to PTC group, including Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz

November 3, 2014 |

In Wisconsin, Virent and the PlantPET Technology Collaborative (PTC) have signed an Expression of Interest that provides individual members of the PTC an option on preferred access to Virent’s 100% plant-based BioFormPX paraxylene (PX) to be produced at the company’s first industrial manufacturing facility. The plant-based PX, when combined with existing PET technology, allows manufacturers […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for October 10, 2014

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for October 10, 2014

October 12, 2014 |

Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company — in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate a fun, positive […]

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On the Move in the Bioeconomy: Virent, MHG, Renewable Fuels Association

On the Move in the Bioeconomy: Virent, MHG, Renewable Fuels Association

October 6, 2014 |

In Georgia, MHG, the holding company for innovative biopolymer entities Meredian Inc. and DaniMer Scientific, announced that Michael N. Mang has joined the company and will be taking on the role of Director of Materials Technology.   Prior to joining MHG, Mang served as the Director of Product Technology and Application Development at Myriant Corporation, […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes 10/6/2014

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes 10/6/2014

October 5, 2014 |

Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company — in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate a fun, positive […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for the week of September 8, 2014

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for the week of September 8, 2014

September 14, 2014 |

Here are the winning photo votes chosen for the week starting 9/1/14 in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company — in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate […]

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