Shortages of medical face masks were just one problem we faced this year, but Celluair tackled it head on by using nanocellulose materials for face masks enabling it to decouple from the traditional supply chain, thereby eliminating the bottlenecks in the supply of chemicals and materials used. Instead of fossil fuel based raw material, Celluair […]
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials may have started in biofuels, but their latest work to transform the chemicals and polymers industry by ensuring sustainability is of note and goes across the supply chain. For example, RSB-certified bio-naphtha is mixed with virgin fossil naphtha from UPM when it enters the INEOS O&P supply chain in Germany and […]
As part 2 of the seawater-to-fuels discussion from DigestConnect last week, get an insider look at the breakthroughs the U.S. Navy project to produce renewable fuels from seawater using synthetic biology, as shared by Professor Nigel Scrutton of the UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub. Details on how synthetic biology is being used to engineer microbes for fine and […]
W2X sounds like a new rock band name, but it’s what Brightmark’s CEO, Bob Powell, talked about at last week’s DigestConnect on fuels and plastics from dairy and MSW wastes. How do the technologies work? What are the economics? Where are the markets? When are projects coming online? Who’s joining in on the RNG and plastics-from-waste future?
Even with the craziness of 2020, Amyris had above market growth rate with a YTD consumer revenue growth of +220% and a YTD product revenue of +72%. How? Maybe it’s the $60 million invested per year in R&D? Or its their deliverance of 4 new molecules at scale surpassing their target of 2 or 3? […]
If you missed yesterday’s DigestConnect webinar, check out the U.S. Navy’s new gambit and get an inside look at the U.S. Navy’s breakthroughs to produce renewable fuels from seawater using synthetic biology. How does the technology work? What’s the future? Find out what Dr. Patric Rose from the Office of Naval Research Gloal has to say.
With plans to be fully circular, Covestro is on top of alternative raw materials like biomass, CO2, used materials and waste that can replace fossil resources. For example, their biobased car top coat is just one way to lower CO2 footprint of automotive products. Find out their ambitions to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by […]
Taking on the global plastic waste issue is not easy, but NexantECA is up for it and tackling it with thermal plastic waste conversion technologies. The production of feedstocks for olefins gives value to “unrecyclable” plastics and the production of methanol and naphtha creates the potential for a circular economy. Dive into the details of […]
Q3 2020 was rough for many companies, but not for Neste who recorded a solid quarter despite COVID-19. “Renewable Products was very resilient and improved its sales margin and sales volume compared to the corresponding period last year. Oil Products continued to suffer from a very weak refining market caused by the global COVID-19 related […]
What’s the bottom line of the election results for the bioeconomy? Get the latest look at the U.S. election results and what they mean for bioeconomy mandates, regulatory policy, EPA, carbon prices, financing, R&D, key legislators, ballot measures, state races, a look at potential new Cabinet officials in the New Year, policy stability for the […]
