In Connecticut, Georgia Gulf and Galata Chemicals announced a collaborative effort to develop a line of flexible bio-based PVC compounds containing Drapex Alpha, a primary plasticizer produced from renewable feedstocks by Galata. The bio-based vinyl compounds are suitable for wire and cable, medical uses and a range of general-purpose customer needs in the area of […]
In Canada, GreenAngel has entered into an advisory agreement to assist Mazza Innovation in its corporate finance and technology commercialization activities in exchange for up to 480,000 Mazza shares, representing approximately 10% of the issued shares in the company. Mazza is developing a novel pressurized low polarity water extraction technology to acquire high-value phytochemicals from […]
In France, BioAmber has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multi-ton quantities of bio-succinic acid into 100% bio-based 1,4-butanediol, tetrahydrofuran, and gamma-butyrolactone. Using bio-succinic acid made at its French facility as a starting material, BioAmber successfully completed a 1,4-BDO production campaign in collaboration with one of the world’s leading […]
In Massachussets, Myriant reports they have made progress towards the production of cost-competitive bio-acrylic acid made from renewable feedstocks. Myriant has filed for patent protection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its bio-acrylic acid process and will immediately initiate scale-up activities to provide product samples to customers in the second half of […]
In China, Symphony Environmental Tech. and newly formed Super Success International have signed a 20 year exclusive distribution agreement for China. The agreement is for d2w and d2detector technologies. Symphony’s d2w technology uses oxo-biodegradation to change plastic so that it can be bioassimilated in a fashion similar to a leaf in open environments. The CEO […]
In Virginia, the NSF is calling for proposals for biological and chemical technologies, with a deadline of June 19, 2012. The proposals must deal with the potential for commercialization of the innovation and how it would lead ultimately to revenue generation. It is important that the proposed technology increase the competitive capability of industry, be […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that sugar producers and operators, along with the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board have agreed to an R&D worth 300 million baht to improve product quality and reach. The research projects are looking to improve yields by developing disease and drought resistant strains of sugar cane, with […]
In Michigan, BASF announced they are entering a six layer, compostable packaging structure in this year’s NPE2012 international plastics exposition in Orlando, Florida. This packaging structure from BASF Corporation is a prototype for snack bags but has the potential to be used in many other applications. The structure is not only completely compostable but also […]
In New York, SunMaxx Solar, a vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, announced the launch of a custom Glycol XT, a 50/50 mixture of 1,3-Propanediol and water. With a long list of advantages, including a lower price, this heat transfer fluid has a higher thermal conductivity than standard propylene glycol, while maintaining […]
In China, Celanese Corporation has received the government approvals necessary to modify and enhance its existing integrated acetyl facility at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park. The unit, based on Celanese TCX ethanol process technology, is expected to startup in mid-2013. The new ethanol production is expected to increase the overall profitability of the facility by […]
