Ascend launches performance biochemicals, PA66
Ascend Performance Materials has announced the production of acrylonitrile, hexamethylene diamine, adipic acid, and nylon 6,6 using feedstocks derived from used cooking oil. This initiative is part of the company's…
Viridis Chemical to relocate renewable chemicals plant to Peoria, Illinois
Viridis Chemical has announced plans to relocate its renewable chemicals plant from Columbus, Nebraska, to Peoria, Illinois. The company specializes in biobased and low-carbon chemical technologies and has received the…
The fungi and microbes that break down forever chemicals
Forever chemicals, also known as PFAS, are one of the biggest environmental health hazards of the modern era. Yet emerging biobased techniques could offer new tools without the disadvantages of…
MetGen integration with NewEnergyBlue will create full array of biochemicals refined from agricultural waste
Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Kaarina, Finland November 18, 2024—NewEnergyBlue, the clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into highly decarbonized biofuels and biochemicals, and MetGen, the Finnish pioneer in…
Royal Avebe and ChainCraft announce strategic collaboration to convert residual potato juice into circular chemicals
ChainCraft, a pioneer in the production of circular chemicals and Royal Avebe, a global leader in potato-based starch and protein innovations, are proud to announce a huge step towards a…
EPA classifies Micropep’s peptide-based biofungicide as ‘biochemical-like’ active ingredient
Micropep Technologies, a leader in micropeptide technology for agriculture applications has received a significant regulatory milestone from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has classified Micropep's peptide-based biofungicide…
Evonik manufactures first product from world’s first industrial-scale rhamnolipid biosurfactant plant
Evonik has manufactured the first product from its industrial-scale facility for sustainable biosurfactants that has been completed ahead of schedule at its site in Slovakia. The new plant is the…