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Origin Materials announces startup of Origin 1, first commercial CMF plant

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Origin Materials, a carbon negative materials company ( earlier post ), has begun startup of Origin 1, the first commercial CMF plant, located in Sarnia, Ontario, in-line with prior guidance. The commercialization of a molecule like CMF is historic, on the order of an ethylene.

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DiviGas closes $3.6M seed round to support commercialization of next-gen membrane for H2 separation

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million seed round to support the commercialization of a new next-generation polymeric hydrogen separation membrane. DiviGas’ membrane, Divi-H, effectively tackles these two problems, with a new polymer composition inside modules containing tens of thousands of polymeric hollow fibers. Start-up DiviGas has announced a $3.6-million

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Linde and Shell team up to commercialize lower-carbon technology for ethylene: E-ODH

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Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry; its worldwide production exceeds that of any other organic compound. Ethylene is the raw material used in the manufacture of polymers such as polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) as well as fibers and other organic chemicals.

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ORNL, Cincinnati Inc. partner to develop commercial large-scale polymer additive manufacturing system

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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with Cincinnati Incorporated , a manufacturer of high quality machine tools located in Harrison, Ohio, to develop a large-scale polymer additive manufacturing (3-D printing) system. The partnership agreement supports the Department’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.

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NatureWorks and BioAmber form Amberworks JV to commercialize new bio-based polymers

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Biopolymers company NatureWorks (invested in by Cargill and PTT Chemical) and BioAmber, a next-generation chemicals company and a market leader in the commercialization of bio-succinic acid ( earlier post ), have formed AmberWorks, a joint venture to bring new performance bio-based polymer compositions to market.

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Grafoid Inc. and Rutgers University to jointly develop and commercialize polymer and non-polymer technology graphene applications

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and Rutgers University AMIPP Advanced Polymer Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop jointly graphene technology applications related to both polymer and non-polymer applications. One of its aims is to set a universal standard for the mass production of graphene for industrial applications.

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Braskem joins Amyris and Michelin to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of renewable isoprene

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This collaboration was initiated to develop and commercialize renewable isoprene, sourced from various biomass as an additional sustainable pathway to produce isoprene. Amyris will share its rights to commercialize the renewable isoprene technology developed under this collaboration with Braskem. Earlier post.)

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