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Lummus acquires acrylic acid tech from Air Liquide
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and energy solutions, has agreed with Air Liquide Engineering & Construction to acquire licensing and marketing rights for ester grade acrylic acid technology and light and heavy acrylates process technology. This strategic…
In Italy, a bio-waste plant proves a regenerative bioeconomy is possible
Biobased goods will be an essential part of industrial decarbonisation. Yet there is growing awareness that even renewable feedstock can undermine environmental goals when sourcing is not carefully managed.
Asian giants team up to build one of the world’s largest green ammonia platform
Malaysia's Petronas' clean energy division, Gentari, and AM Green, set up by Greenko's founders, have signed definitive agreements with an affiliate of GIC to produce 5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of green ammonia by 2030. The partnership aims to…
Goodyear and Visolis to collaborate on isoprene production from recycled materials
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Visolis have announced a collaboration project to produce isoprene through the upcycling of biobased materials. Isoprene is used as a raw material in synthetic rubber, typically generated as a by-product from refining crude…
Solugen and ADM partner to scale sustainable products with new biomanufacturing facility
Solugen and ADM have announced a strategic partnership to build a new biomanufacturing facility in Marshall, Minnesota. The 500,000-square-foot facility will use ADM-provided dextrose to scale Solugen's line of lower-carbon organic acids and develop new, innovative molecules to replace existing…
Sasol Chemicals introduces biosurfactant brands for personal and home care use
Sasol Chemicals, the world's largest manufacturer of surfactants, has launched two new brands of sustainable biosurfactants, CARINEX and LIVINEX. These products are made using Holiferm's proprietary technology, which derives sophorolipids from natural palm-free oils and/or sugars. This makes them environmentally…