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NatCap webinar to explore nature risk in the chemicals sector
NatCap will host a webinar next month examining how chemical companies are addressing nature-related risks. The event brings together sustainability leaders from BASF and Clariant. Sebastian Leape, chief executive of NatCap, will lead the discussion. He will be joined by…
Ginkgo Bioworks, Acies Bio bring engineered fungus to Europe
Ginkgo Bioworks is bringing its engineered fungus technology to Europe. The company has licensed its Aspergillus niger strains to Acies Bio, a contract manufacturer based in Slovenia. The deal gives European customers a single path from strain access to full-scale…
FatHopes Energy strengthens biofuel feedstock logistics
FatHopes Energy has expanded its logistics fleet in Malaysia. The company has acquired additional prime movers from Hap Seng Truck Sdn Bhd. The vehicles are purpose-built for feedstock transport. They meet national engineering requirements. FatHopes will deploy them across its…
Verde Biomaterials scales biomass process
Verde Biomaterials has completed a major scale-up of its biomaterials process. The company moved from lab-scale trials to pilot-scale production over the past several months. The process started at the bench. Researchers used just 20 grams of agricultural residue biomass.…
Again acquires Geno to unite AI design with biomanufacturing
Biomanufacturing company Again has acquired Genomatica, known as Geno, in a deal announced from Copenhagen and San Diego. The acquisition combines Again's biomanufacturing scale-up expertise with Geno's AI-driven discovery and design platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Geno…
Hyosung to build sugarcane-based bio-material production in Vietnam
Hyosung Group is expanding beyond its core spandex business into bio-based materials, using sugarcane as a feedstock for a new production system in Vietnam. The move builds on decades of expertise from Hyosung TNC, the world's leading spandex producer, as…