07-05-2013

Analytik Jena AG has established a new subsidiary, Analytik Jena Far East (Thailand) Ltd., giving it a presence in the Southeast Asian market. Analytik Jena AG is using this new company to bolster its activities in the Southeast Asian market, increase its regional service for the sales ...

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First additional quantities expected in November 2011

08-09-2011

In North America, Evonik Industries is doubling its capacities for producing the feed amino acid L-lysine. The two-phase expansion of the Blair, Nebraska, plant to an annual capacity of 280,000 metric tons is on track and is expected to be completed by August 2012, six months earlier than ...

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25-02-2011

CSM's subsidiary Purac and Indorama Ventures PLC (IVL) are in discussions to set up a Polylactic acid (PLA) manufacturing facility in Thailand, with an initial capacity of 10,000 tons per annum being raised to 100,000 tons per annum after developing application specific grades. This product ...

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Sustainable project to be subsidised by Bavarian State Government and BMBF

23-07-2010

Süd-Chemie AG is to build Germany´s largest plant to date for the production of climate-friendly, second-generation bioethanol, so-called cellulose ethanol, based on biotechnological processes. The total project has a volume of altogether €28 million and comprises an investment volume of ...

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COFCO, Sinopec and Novozymes to Construct Biofuel Demonstration Facility by 2011

31-05-2010

Novozymes, COFCO and Sinopec signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the next steps towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuel in China. As part of the agreement, COFCO and Sinopec will build a cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant which Novozymes will supply with enzymes. The new ...

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27-04-2010

Chemetall Surface Treatment Turkey, a unit of Rockwoood Holdings, Inc. has announced the formal opening of its production facility in Cayirova, Kocaeli, Turkey, for Friday, April 30th, 2010. The new production facility will provide enhanced capabilities to various manufacturing sectors, ...

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09-04-2010

CSM and its subsidiary Purac announced the official start of construction for its new Lactide plant in Thailand. The groundbreaking ceremony was held at the existing Purac site in Rayong, Thailand. The plant will produce monomers for bioplastics. The investment is driven by CSM’s commitment ...

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25-02-2010

This summer, Butalco will use its proprietary new yeast technology to produce biofuel from agricultural waste in a pilot plant in Southern Germany. Butalco's new microbial catalysts will enable up to 30% increased yields in cellulosic ethanol production. Cellulosic biomass, like plant waste ...

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25-01-2010

Bioamber, a joint venture between US-based DNP Green Technology andFrance-based ARD (Agro-industrie Recherches et Développements), announces the successful start-up and commissioning of the world's first bio-based succinic acid plant. Since December 2009, the plant has been producing ...

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First development candidate from the new plant for cancer indication non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

18-06-2008

Medicinal products from plants or even tobacco for health - a vision that could soon become reality. Bayer and its subsidiary Icon Genetics have together developed a new production process that can be used to produce biotech drugs in tobacco plants. A new production facility for therapeutic ...

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