In Singapore, plastics giant Dow and cling-film maker Thong Guan have introduced a biobased polyethylene plastic stretch film for the Asia-Pacific market. Under the terms of their collaboration, Thong Guan will be using Dow’s biobased linear low-density polyethylene resin made from tall oil, a residue of paper production, to produce the Nano Bio range of […]
In California, vegan collagen maker Geltor has reportedly raised $90 million. An individual familiar with the situation revealed the financing to Tech Crunch, but did not identify the lead investor. Geltor’s products allow cosmetics, skincare, and food companies to replace lanolin from wool grease, squalene from shark liver oil, and gelatin from animal byproducts with […]
In Italy, NextChem and LanzaTech signed an agreement to license the “Waste to Ethanol” process line. As. Result NextChem expands its circular economy and chemical recycling technologies, adding circular ethanol technology to circular hydrogen and circular methanol production technologies (currently in the engineering phase), based on the chemical recycling of plastic and dry waste. The […]
In Washington, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released new biodiesel estimates in the State Energy Data System (SEDS), EIA’s comprehensive source for annual state energy statistics. Previously, EIA published national-level biodiesel data as well as state- and plant-level biodiesel plant production capacity. New SEDS estimates include annual biodiesel production and consumption data by […]
In Bulgaria, Clariant, and Eta Bio, a company of the Pavlovi family, running a leading business in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria, announced that a license agreement for the sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology has been signed. Eta Bio has been recently established with the purpose to construct, own and operate a full-scale commercial plant for […]
In Illinois, Brownfield Ag News reports an expert believes a “new normal” has been established as demonstrated by ethanol production slipping two weeks ago. He says that production is around 12 to 14% below average at the moment which is in line with reduced driving in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the pandemic situation […]
In Iowa, Gasworld reports POET believes CO2 production has stabilized and the market is being adequately served as ethanol producers come back online following the drastic drop in demand following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that saw production collapse by 50%. Although CO2 production dropped, demand also dropped significantly too due to the closure […]
In Canada, local press reports that public opposition is building up against Cielo’s planned C$30 million waste-to-renewable diesel facility. Paterson Grain filed a formal submission to Cypress County’s municipal planning commission saying the proposed facility would potentially risk its nearby operations due to “potential chemical exposure” leading to “severe and long-lasting implications.” Cielo has responded […]
In Brazil, an optical fiber made of agar has been produced at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. This device is edible, biocompatible and biodegradable. It can be used in vivo for body structure imaging, localized light delivery in phototherapy or optogenetics (e.g., stimulating neurons with light to study […]
In Indonesia, the Secretariat of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) acknowledges the statement by the European Commissioner for Trade on behalf of the European Commission in response to parliamentary question E-001194/2020, which may indicate a new willingness by Europe to collaborate with palm oil producing countries to foster an even more sustainable supply chain. The […]
