nova-Institute to host chemical industry defossilisation summit
The Renewable Materials Conference will take place from 22 to 24 September in Siegburg, near Cologne, Germany, and online. Hosted by nova-Institute, this year's event carries the theme "Defossilisation through…
New tech turns ethanol waste into bio-acetone
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem have announced a new technology platform that lets corn ethanol producers generate bio-acetone alongside their ethanol output. The system combines an engineered yeast…
Covestro coordinates EU project for continuous bio-based aniline
Covestro has launched Bio4PURConti, an EU-funded project aiming to build the world's first continuous production process for bio-based aniline. Covestro is coordinating the initiative as project lead. Aniline is a…
Claros raises $55M to scale up PFAS destruction technology
Claros Technologies has closed a $55 million Series B financing round. The funding will accelerate global rollout of the company's PFAS destruction technology. Claros focuses on destroying PFAS, the so-called…
Catalyxx to build renewable chemicals plant in Portugal
Catalyxx has chosen Sines, Portugal, as the site for its first commercial-scale plant. The facility, called Catalyxx Ibérica, will convert bioethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol. These are low-carbon alternatives…
Whisky waste powers new cosmetic ingredient
Celtic Renewables has partnered with Evonik to bring a new bio-based ingredient to cosmetics. The material is called ECOHANCE Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient used in skincare and personal care…
Michelin ResiCare partners with IMCD to distribute bio-based 5-HMF across Europe
Michelin ResiCare has signed a distribution partnership with IMCD Europe to widen access to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, or 5-HMF, a bio-sourced molecule made from renewable feedstocks. The move is designed to speed…
Niber Technologies partners with BRAIND on brand strategy
Niber Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with BRAIND, a consultancy specializing in ingredient brand strategy. The company is Southeast Asia's first industrial-scale manufacturer of PFAS-free electrospun nanofiber membranes. As…
Michelin and Axens in talks to scale bio-based molecule 5-HMF globally
Michelin ResiCare and Axens have entered exclusive negotiations toward a strategic partnership to industrialise and commercialise 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). It's a bio-based platform molecule with broad applications in green chemistry. 5-HMF…