Keyword: 4-Butanediol

Chemistry & Life Sciences

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

19.11.2015 - 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...

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BASF and Genomatica Expand Renewable BDO Pact

25.09.2015 - German chemical giant BASF and US biotech firm Genomatica have expanded the scope of their license agreement for production of renewable 1,4-butanediol using Genomatica’s patented...

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Ashland Signs Distribution Agreement with Büfa Group

05.02.2015 - Ashland Performance Materials has announced Büfa Chemikalien and Vivochem as official sales partners for its Intermediates and Solvents Business for Germany, Belgium and the...

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BioAmber Produces Bio-based 1,4-Butanediol

29.03.2012 - BioAmber has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multi-ton quantities of bio-succinic acid into 100% bio-based 1,4-butanediol (1...