In South Africa, Sasol and General Electric together developed new water technology that will clean waste water, while also providing biogas as a by-product for power generation. This new technology, known as Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Technology, will be further developed at a new demonstration plant at Sasol’s R&D Campus in Sasolburg. One of the by-products […]
In Singapore, DSM has has joined the LIPA-Team, set up to develop an industrial process for the manufacture of endless-fiber-reinforced advanced thermoplastic composite parts. LIPA stands for “Lightweight Integrated Process Application”. DSM will contribute with materials know-how and in-depth understanding of polyamide 6 applications. DSM is launching a range of carbon fiber reinforced composites based […]
In Denmark, Novozymes reports they have been named ‘External Business Partner of the Year’ for the sixth year in a row by Proctor & Gamble. P&G has more than 82,000 suppliers and agencies and spends over USD 50 billion in sourcing from them, every year. Novozymes’ main collaboration with P&G is in developing and selling […]
In California, Solazyme announced that they will be showcasing two ingredients, Whole Algal Protein and Whole Algal Flour, at SupplySide West November 14th-15th in Las Vegas. Their Whole Algal Protein is a vegan, all-natural source of protein that is highly digestible, while the Whole Algal Flour is a multi-functional, lipid rich ingredient that can efficiently replace fat […]
In Minnesota, NatureWorks now offers three new Ingeo high performance biopolymer grades designed for injection molding and extrusion applications. They will allow formulations comparable in performance to engineering thermoplastics at a cost lower than any previous high-biobased content polymers on the market. The three new grades extend the Ingeo property range and enable users to […]
In Singapore, DSM announced another application for its EcoPaXX polyamide 410, with the adoption of this high performance bio-based engineering plastic for Salomon’s snowboard bindings made by Amer Sports. Next year, Amer Sports will debut a new range of high-end Salomon bindings for snowboards that for the first time are made from DSM’s EcoPaXX bio-based […]
In Indiana, Dow AgroSciences was honored for solutions to the agricultural industry. Its Refuge Advanced powered by SmartStax won the Best Stewardship Program. StartStax is the first single-bag solution helping growers meet regulated refuge requirements and protecting their crops from above- and below-ground pests with multiple insecticidal modes of action. This helps reduce the potential […]
In France, Global Bioenergies announced that they have achieved a major milestone with a large US-based industrial group, with whom Global hand signed a license option agreement in December of 2010. According to the terms of this agreement, a license option was granted to the industrialist for a maximum of three years. If, during these […]
In Florida, Green Earth Technologies announced the successful completion of a series of tests with its G-CLEAN Well Wake UP Remedy stimulation products in the Ananco District of the Orinoco Oil Belt in Venezuela. The Well Wake UP bio-based fluid system removes accumulated deposits of paraffin and asphaltenes in wells and increases production with minimal […]
In Finland, Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power business, the future Valmet, will supply a LignoBoost lignin separation plant to Stora Enso’s Sunila mill near Kotka. The order is one part of Stora Enso’s €32 million biorefinery project. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015. The LignoBoost plant is to be integrated with […]
