The bio-based materials and chemicals (BBMC) industry continues to grow, while increasingly strict regulatory environments and changing consumer attitudes are redefining expectations for companies to utilize bio-based alternatives (see the September 16, 2015 LRMCJ), suggesting that this growth wi...
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News Commentary | November 20, 2020
Bio‑based nylon has been a holy grail for polymer developers, as it's widely used in products like apparel where consumers and brands value sustainable materials – but previous efforts, such as adipic acid routes from Verdezyne and Rennovia, have flopped based on poor economics. Now, Genomatica is ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | July 29, 2021
Offers an alternative way of producing chemicals through fermentation that it claims is more sustainable Differentiates through its capability to design the fermentation processes for scale‑up while steadily bringing down the cost Its first commercial product is 1,4‑butanediol (BDO), which it... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | February 25, 2022
The global demand for MMA (methyl methacrylate) exceeded 6.8 million tonnes in 2020. But MMA producers have been slow to adopt biobased feedstocks, as they've done with precursors for more common plastics like polyethylene and polypropylene. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and its subsidiary ... Not part of subscription