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EPA announces 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; green chemistry market opportunity projected to be $98.5B by 2020, about 2% of total market

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Genomatica expects Bio-BDO to be competitive at oil prices of $45 per barrel or at natural gas prices of $3.50 Greener reaction conditions: Kraton Performance Polymers, LLC, Houston, Texas. Kraton has developed a family of halogen-free, high-flow, polymer membranes made using less solvent. per million Btu.

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CAR releases study on use of bio-based materials in automotive sector; potential for the Great Lakes Region

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The report defines bio-based materials as industrial products made from renewable agricultural and forestry feedstocks, which can include wood, grasses, and crops, as well as wastes and residues. These materials may replace fabrics, adhesives, reinforcement fibers, polymers, and other, more conventional, materials.

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Frost & Sullivan: market for lightweight materials in automobiles to reach $95.34B in 2017

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As an example, the end-of-life directive in Europe compels automakers to minimize the waste created when a vehicle reaches the end of its useful life. High-performance Polymers (PA11, PA12, PA46, PPA, PPS, PEEK). These laws.also challenge OEMs to find innovative solutions to comply with them and still stay profitable. Polypropylene.

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Virent Receives Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for BioForming Process to Produce Biohydrocarbon Fuels

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Preliminary analysis suggests that Virent’s BioForming process can compete economically with petroleum-based fuels and chemicals at crude oil prices of $60 a barrel. An independent panel of technical experts convened by the American Chemical Society selected the winners from nearly 100 nominated technologies.

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