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Jun 24, 2021 | Product News
Orion Engineered Carbons has announced the commercial launch of ECORAX® Nature, a new family of products developed for rubber applications utilizing industrial grade, plant-based oils...
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Jun 22, 2021 | Industry News
LyondellBasell and Neste have announced a long-term commercial agreement under which LyondellBasell will source Neste RE™, a feedstock from Neste that has been produced from 100% renewable feedstock...
Mitsubishi Chemical has entered into a license agreement with Mura Technology pertaining to a process (HydroPRS™) for manufacturing raw materials (regenerated oils) from plastic wastes. HydroPRS™ is...
Jun 21, 2021 | Product News
Braskem develops polyethylene (PE) wax made from sugarcane ethanol. The PE wax is intended to produce adhesives, cosmetics, paints and compounds used in the transformation of thermoplastic resins...
Jun 17, 2021 | Industry News
Genomatica has licensed its GENO BDO® biomanufacturing process technology to Cargill, which is using it in its joint venture with HELM, Qore, to produce renewable 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The...
Jun 15, 2021 | Article
By Donald Rosato
Take a look at new developments in bioplastics and compounding additives allowing their use to go beyond packaging to more functional uses in automotive, industrial, and other high-end sectors...
Jun 10, 2021 | Industry News
Cargill and HELM are entering into a joint venture, Qore, to help brands replace fossil-based chemistries with bio-based intermediates. QIRA can be used for making spandex and other polyester-based...
Jun 2, 2021 | Industry News
Synthos has started cooperation with Lummus Green Circle in the further development of bio-butadiene technology. The Parties launched a Feasibility Study for a bio-butadiene plant with a production...
May 26, 2021 | Industry News
Yokohama Rubber has developed the first technology capable of efficiently producing butadiene from a biomass. The breakthrough was achieved by the “Bio-monomer Production Laboratory” jointly...
May 24, 2021 | Industry News
Neste, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons...