LANXESS unveils biodegradable cosmetic esters
LANXESS has launched Cosmelin, a new line of readily biodegradable esters for the cosmetics and personal care industry. The products target makers of skin care, hair care, sun care and…
Hyosung ferments sugarcane into bio-BDO
Hyosung TNC has started commercial production of bio-based 1,4-butanediol (bio-BDO) in Vietnam. The South Korean textile maker uses fermentation to make the chemical from sugarcane-derived sugars. This replaces the fossil-based…
Via Verde targets farm waste for biomethane
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has made its first move into Italian biomethane. Its ABF II fund is backing Via Verde, a platform that turns agricultural waste into renewable gas. Via…
Avantium launches €55 M rights offering to fund its FDCA plant
Avantium has launched a €55.45 million rights offering. The Dutch company says the money will cover a working capital shortfall and fund the ramp-up of its FDCA Flagship Plant in…
Michelin ResiCare to make a bio-based monomer by fermentation
France is about to make a bio-based molecule at industrial scale. Michelin ResiCare is building the production line at Ajinomoto's site in Nesle, in the Somme region. It is part…
Verbio opens large-scale plant for rapeseed-based chemicals
Verbio has commissioned what it calls the world's first large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester. The facility sits at its Bitterfeld site. The company invested nearly EUR 100…
Scaling rarity: Lab-grown perfumes ease industry risks
Fermented fragrances can mitigate supply risks
BNP Paribas and EIF back AFYREN with €12.5M Venture Debt facility
AFYREN, a French green chemistry company specializing in bio-based organic acids, has secured a €12.5 million venture debt facility provided by BNP Paribas. The financing is supported by the European…
UK biotech firms merge biosurfactant businesses
Holiferm and Organica UK have announced a strategic combination, backed by continued partnership with Sadorp. The deal joins Holiferm's biosurfactant technology with Organica's formulation and manufacturing capabilities. Holiferm develops nature-derived…