In Arizona, Bioplastics International now has a US Patent Pending for the world’s first and only water-soluble sugar cane Polyvinyl Alcohol, to replace a large portion of the world’s plastics, to instantly stop plastic pollution. Polyvinyl Alcohol, or PVA, is a hydrophilic, synthetic polymer, which dissolves in any kind of water, however, is stronger than […]
In New York, Carnegie Fabrics has launched biobased fabrics for outdoor upholstery. Made from sugarcane, the Outdoor Biobased Xorel line is carbon-positive, 90% renewable, and durable enough for outdoor use. “Sourced from rapidly renewable sugar cane, the material has a significantly lower environmental footprint than any fossil fuel-derived product,” Carnegie Fabrics tells design publication dezeen. […]
In Australia, University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products. By zeroing in on a specific enzyme, a UQ team working in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has sped up the slowest step in processing sugar into […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that following China’s approval of two of its genetically modified sugarcane varieties that are resistant to stem-boring pests, the Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira believes that approvals will start to pick up the pace. For the current 2022/23 season, area planted to GMO cane in Brazil has doubled to 70,000 hectares, but […]
In Brazil, National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million for UISA Geo Biogás S/A to build an industrial unit to produce biomethane and electricity from sugarcane residues, in Nova Olympia (MT). In the first phase, the plant will produce up to 11.4 million Nm³/year of biogas and up […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports the government has set out a three-year roadmap to start blending 5% sugarcane-based ethanol with gasoline, starting first in just a few provinces—in the capital of Jakarta and East Java—and then rolling it out later. The roll out will be followed by scaling up to 10% in the medium term and […]
In Egypt, Praj Industries Limited announced it has entered into an MoU with Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (ESIIC) of Egypt to set up 1st and 2nd Generation ethanol projects in Egypt. Praj and ESIIC will develop infrastructure, help formulate policy framework, and create awareness etc. to mainstream bioeconomy. Sugarcane bagasse and rice straw […]
In Brazil, Braskem, the largest resin producer in the Americas and the world’s leading biopolymer producer, expands its production of I’m greenTM biopolymers; biobased plastics made from sugarcane. This exemplifies Braskem’s commitment to the circular economy and its ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050 and marks an important step towards a global change in […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Datagro data shows sugarcane production is expected to jump next season to 590 million metric tons in 2023/24 that kicks off in April as the crop continues to recover from drought and deep freeze impacts. The figure compares to 542 million tons expected for the current season. Although ethanol production is […]
In India, counter to what the transportation minister has been pushing—that the sugar industry should focus on ethanol rather than sugar production—the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that the oil minister says sugar producers should look to diversify their ethanol feedstocks due to sugarcane’s water intensity. He said that waste-based feedstocks were preferred to sugarcane […]
