Arkema and Catalyxx Launch Partnership for Low-Carbon, Bio-Based Acrylic Resins
Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.
bio-based chemicals
Neste, Marubeni and Resonac to Collaborate on Renewable Chemicals in Japan
Neste, Marubeni and Resonac have agreed to cooperate on the production of renewable olefins and derivatives. The cooperation involves Neste RE, a Neste-produced renewable raw material, being used to manufacture products at leading Japanese chemical company Resonac’s Oita Complex in Japan. Marubeni, a major Japanese general trading and investment conglomerate, will coordinate all logistical arrangements from Neste to Resonac, the partners said.
Revolutionizing Green Chemical Production with Ultrasound
Biorefining allows low-carbon feedstocks – such as lignocellulosic biomass – to be processed into intermediate chemicals that can be made into renewable plastics for the automotive industry. Sonichem has developed a breakthrough biorefinery technique that uses ultrasonic energy alongside mild organic acids to fractionate softwood sawdust into hemicellulose sugars, microcrystalline cellulose and high-quality lignin.
DMC Opens New Lab in North Carolina
DMC Biotechnologies announced a new 880 square meter (9,500 square foot) metabolic engineering and fermentation facility in North Carolina, to support a team of scientists advancing DMC products and active collaborations.
Sinarmas CEPSA Expands Bio-based Chemicals
Sinarmas CEPSA, a 50:50 joint venture between Spanish CEPSA and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singaporean palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources – a subsidiary of Sinar Mas – to expand bio-based chemicals production.
