In Colorado, Gevo stated that the patent infringement suit that Butamax Advanced Biofuels filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Delaware is without merit. The new lawsuit asserts infringement of Butamax’s newly issued U.S. Patent No. 7,993,889, which stems from the same application as the patent that Butamax asserted in a pending lawsuit, […]
In Minnesota, NatureWorks has been nominated as a Leader of Change, an award instituted by the Foundation for Social Change and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The award recognizes visionary executives of companies, financial institutions, and advocacy groups that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the pursuit of sustainability whereby environmental and social performance […]
In Germany, BASF and Purac have started negotiations to form a joint venture for the production of bio-based succinic acid. The two companies have been conducting research since 2009, which has lead to a sustainable and efficient manufacturing process based on a proprietary microorganism. The two companies are looking to have a 25,000 ton fermentation […]
In Minnesota, Cortex has announced the commercial availability of EcoOcean, a new bioplastic that offers flexibility and strength; commercial and low-temperature backyard compostability, 77% annually renewable raw material content, anaerobic and marine biodegradability. Moris Miksic, Cortex CEO, states, “EcoOcean will revolutionize the use of flexible packaging, especially in coastal areas of the world.”
In New York, large mergers and acquisitions in the global chemicals industry helped drive the total value of deals to over $14 billion in the second quarter of 2011, according to PwC US. The quarter recorded four mega deals, or deals worth $1 billion or more, for a combined total value of $10.6 billion – […]
In Michigan, Algal Scientific is reportedly seeking $3 million to complete demonstration plants to make algae for the removal of pollutants from industrial sewage, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus. Geoff Horst, Algals Chief Science Officer, stated, “We are focused primarily on cleaning up a customer’s wastewater… The revenue generated from the biomass is really just gravy […]
In the Netherlands, AkzoNobel is acquiring China’s Boxing Oleochemicals, which will be integrated into AkzoNobel’s Surface Chemistry unit. The unit manufactures bio-polymer and synthetic additives with uses ranging from home and personal care to asphalt road paving. The completion of the transaction is subject to closing conditions, including the approval of the Chinese authorities, and […]
In Massachusetts, Telles and Metabolix have teamed with Billerud Tenova Bioplastics to launch a new commercial line of biobased film solutions. Tenova will use Mirel P5001, a compostable, high biobased film grade resin, to develop and introduce a new line of compostable bags and packaging solutions across Europe.
In California, Amyris announced a collaboration agreement with Kuraray to use Amyris Biofene to replace petroleum-derived feedstock such as butadiene and isoprene in the production of specified classes of high-performing polymers. Upon successful completion of the technical development program for the first polymer, Amyris and Kuraray will enter into a supply agreement for Kuraray’s exclusive […]
In Germany, Lanxess reports they have signed the United Nations Global Compact, committing to a 10 percent reduction in specific CO2 emissions and specific energy consumption for each business segment by 2015. Moreover, emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are also to be cut by 30 percent worldwide by 2015. Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of […]
