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June 29, 2018

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

DOE, "EERE Success Story — from Breakfast to Biocrude:  Study Identifies Production Potential across Nation"  Avantium, “Avantium Starts Construction of Bio-MEG Demonstration Plant in the Netherlands” Triple Pundit, “US EPA Drops the Biofuel Ball, Energy Dept. Picks It Up”...
February 24, 2017

AkzoNobel Joins Partnership To Develop Wood To Chemicals Biorefinery

On February 9, 2017, Avantium announced a partnership with AkzoNobel (a member of the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®)), Chemport Europe, RWE Generation, and Staatsbosbeheer to develop a reference plant at the Chemie Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands.  The plant will use a new technology, referred to as the Zambezi process, for the cost-effective production of high-purity glucose from non-food biomass, including forestry residue, pulp, and agricultural...
October 14, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   Verdezyne, “Verdezyne Signs Distribution Agreement with Aceto Corporation:  Exclusive Agreement with Leading Distributor of Specialty Chemicals in the U.S. to Power Regional Sales of Verdezyne’s BIOLON® DDDA”   ?   REG, “REG Celebrates Completion of $34.5 Million Upgrade Project at Danville Biorefinery”   ?   Finance & Commerce, “Rosemount Mulls Plan to Convert Waste into Ethanol”   ?   BASF,...
March 25, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "2015 Survey of Non-Starch Ethanol and Renewable Hydrocarbon Biofuels Producers" ? CNN, "Greener Skies: Frenchman Prepares for History-Making Zero-Carbon Atlantic Flight" ? BASF, "From Biomass to Dispersions: for the First Time BASF Produces Binders for Interior Paints Based on The Mass Balance Process" ? BASF, "BASF and Avantium Intend to Establish Joint Venture" ? Bangkok Post, "B10m Allotted for Biomass Corn...