From the early days of coal mining in 1902 to today’s nutrition, health and sustainable living segments, DSM has certainly evolved with the times. Atul Thakrar, President of its Bio-based Products & Services, shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC Digital on their recent collaborations with companies like Evonik on sustainable salmon farming with a new algal […]
From biobased propanediol for personal care products to polymers for apparel and packages, DuPont gets the value and advantages of biomaterials and is working with ADM to create breakthrough biomaterials too. Michael Saltzberg, Business Director at DuPont Biomaterials, shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC Digital on DuPont’s approach to developing biomaterials, Zemea process tech where feedstocks […]
How to unlock the billions in this new investment stream for the bioeconomy projects you care about was the name of the game on DigestConnect this past Thursday. Cindy Thyfault, CEO of Global Biofuture Solutions and Gerard Ostheimer, Senior Advisor at Below50, shared this illuminating presentation what can be done about the least tapped into type of […]
Today, biobased mandates around the world. Where are the markets you can count on, how much can you count on? 65 countries in all, We’ll be focusing especially on new information out of Argentina, Brazil, Britain after Brexit, Canada, the European Union, China, India, Indonesia, the United States and more. Some changes because of renewed […]
At ABLC Digital in July, Margaret Lentz from the U.S. Department of Energy ‘s Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office shared this illuminating slide guide on why AI is important for the DOE, how BETO is involved, the creation of their Artificial Intelligence Exchange database to capture AI investments across DOE, their current efforts, and more.
The U.S. Department of Energy gave a timely update on their latest activities in the transportation sector at ABLC Digital in July. From the multiple pathways the DOE is pursuing for biofuels and bioenergy to opportunities in aviation, Michael Berube, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Sustainable Transportation at the U.S. Department of Energy, offers this short […]
ACE Ethanol’s facility in Stanley, Wisconsin has a D3MAX corn fiber to ethanol plant. Mark Yancey, Chief Technology Officer at D3MAX takes us on a tour of the plant, shares their startup issues and successes to date, shows us the Ace Ethanol D3MAX process integration, a look at the new Gen 1 decanters, acid mixer, WDG […]
On Monday, we reported on BioMediCan’s work in making cannabinoids without the cannabis plant, just like Impossible Foods or Beyond Meat make meat without animals. Today, the visual slide guide that looks at biosynthesis and biosynthetic cannabinoids, what that really means, the use of “oily” yeast, how they differ from Ginkgo Bioworks, Manus and others, the cannabinoid opportunity, […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development just published an issue brief as part of a series of interim outputs linked to WBCSD’s current refresh of its Vision 2050. Here are highlights from the report, highlighting 5 business model shifts that impact the bioeconomy, 12 emerging technologies like plants-based meat, genetic engineering, biosensors, artificial intelligence, energy harvesting, […]
“Staying resilient as uncertainty continues” is the name of the game for many, including Stora Enso. While they have “exceptional uncertainty and poor demand visibility for the rest of the year,” they are focused on their position as a renewable materials company from biocomposites to biobased chemicals, lignin and more. From their triple bottom line to […]
