In California, Amyris unveiled EvoShield, its new product line of industrial lubricants. EvoShield lubricants are a family of renewably-sourced solutions designed to satisfy the most advanced lubrication challenges without compromising quality or performance. EvoShield lubricants will be formulated from NovaSpecTM renewably-sourced synthetic base oils, derived from Amyris’s Biofene and produced by Novvi, Amyris’s joint venture […]
In Germany, FKur told Packaging Digest that they will be presenting a transparent injection moldable grade cellulose acetate product at Fakuma 2011. Denise Winkelmann of FkuR is quoted as saying, “Biograde V 2091 is our latest development of the cellulose acetate based Biograde products. Within the packaging sector it allows for the realisation of diverse […]
In California, Genomatica, Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed $100 million initial public offering of shares of its common stock. All shares of the common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by Genomatica. […]
In California, Aurora Algae has raised another $22 million, bringing its total fund raise to $72 million so far. The company has moved away from being a biofuels pure play to focusing on nutraceuticals. The newest funding round will go towards the building of its first commercial scale plant in Australia. The company is currently […]
In California, Genomatica announced its successful production of pound quantities of butadiene made from renewable feedstocks. This achievement confirms the technical viability of Genomatica’s bio-based manufacturing process for the dedicated, on-purpose production of butadiene. Butadiene is one of the seven basic chemicals at the core of the chemical industry and is an important ingredient used […]
In California, Amyris has signed a multi-year supply agreement for several hundred tons of Amyris renewable squalane with Nikko Chemicals for distribution in the Japanese market. Amyris and Nikko Chemicals are exploring additional Biofene-based cosmetic commercialization opportunities as part of Nikko’s GCS+E (Green, Clean, Sustainable + Economy) strategy, which puts environmental concerns at the heart […]
In North Dakota, NDSU researchers have developed a family of resins from renewable raw materials, creating resins that eliminate hazardous components such as formaldehyde and bisphenol-A. The resins are based on sucrose and vegetable oils, and can be varied to perform in many applications and industries. The resins developed can be made from from sugarbeets, […]
In California, BioSolar’s BioBacksheet reports that they are collaborating with multiple PV panel manufacturers to introduce PV panels incorporating BioBacksheet at the upcoming GovGreen Conference. The conference is intended for the benefit of government purchasing personnel so they can be introduced to products which are green in nature, and is scheduled for November 30th to […]
In California, Amyris announced the commissioning of its third industrial-scale facility for the production of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. The production plant is located in Decatur, Ill., at a Tate & Lyle facility. Amyris plans to sell Biofene directly for use in industrial applications or to apply simple chemical finishing steps to Biofene to form […]
In Israel, Hebrew University graduate student Shaul Lapidot has developed a method to produce industrial foams from nano-crystalline cellulose derived from papermill waste. The NCC is than processed into composite foams for industrial applications such as replacements for synthetic foams.
