Thailand approves Braskem-SCGC biobased ethylene plant

In Thailand, Braskem Siam Co., Ltd. has received approval from the Thailand Board of Investment for a 19.3 billion baht ($526 million), 200,000 tons/year...

Solugen awarded $214M loan guarantee for Bioforge

In Houston, Solugen has secured a conditional, $213.6-million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Loan Programs Office funds will support construction...

DMC links with Danone and Michelin on precision fermentation

In France, food multinational Danone, tire maker Michelin, biobased chemicals producer DMC Biotechnologies and Crédit Agricole Centre France have agreed to invest over €16...

Suzano takes stake in Lenzing

In Austria, pulp producer Suzano has agreed to acquire a 15% stake in Lenzing, a global supplier of cellulosic fibers for the textile and...

Treat Fido and Felix to these sustainable pet brands

In New York, lifestyle media company Green Matters has given sustainable pet parents a comprehensive list of the latest and greatest in sustainable dog...

Airbus tests biobased fiber helicopter panels

In the Netherlands, Airbus has developed a prototype helicopter nose panel using biobased fibers. The fibers were produced from acrylonitrile that was manufactured using...

Modern Meadow sells its beauty and biomedical units

In New Jersey, Modern Meadow has sold its beauty and biomedical divisions to HTL Biotechnology for an undisclosed sum. Modern Meadow cited a strategic...

BASF joins consortium using cow stomach microbes and CO2 to produce fumarate

In Germany,  chemicals giant BASF has joined FUMBIO, a joint research project that aims to leverage bacterium isolated from the rumen of a Holstein...

Trillium chooses INEOS site for biobased acrylonitrile demo plant

In Tennessee, Trillium Renewable Chemicals has chosen the INEOS Green Lake site, located in Port Lavaca, Texas, for its first demonstration-scale plant to produce...

Godavari opens biobutanol and ethers plant in Maharashtra

In India, Godavari Biorefineries has begun operations at a new biobased specialty chemicals plant at Sakarwadi, Maharashtra. The Somaiya Group subsidiary says the new plant will...

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