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IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
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DSM's BioTech Benefits Manufacturing executives love process changes that save money. Process improvements for chemical manufacturing that make use of biotechnology techniques often include a second benefit -- decreased environmental impact.   |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
John Teresko |
DuPont Does The DNA Dance Biotechnology is reshaping the world through our medicine, food, agriculture, materials and fuel. DuPont sees biotech as the ideal tool to improve productivity, quality and sustainability. |
Chemistry World
June 29, 2009
Anna Lewcock |
Going green with white biotech Industrial biotech has also been growing steadily in the chemicals sector, and in 2007 six per cent of all chemical sales were generated with the help of enzymes - so-called 'white' biotech. |
Chemistry World
August 2006
Andrew Scott |
Down on the Plastics Farm Soaring oil prices could see biomass become competitive as a source for chemicals traditionally derived from petroleum. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Bio-based chemicals on the rise in US The bio-based products and renewable chemical industry in the US is growing and offers significant economic benefits, including job creation in numerous sectors, according to the US Department of Agriculture |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Nebraska's Innovative Polymer Plant Cargill Dow's Blair site will process corn and other agricultural biomass into polymers for fabrics and food packaging materials. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2006
John Teresko |
Technology Leader Of The Year -- Winning With Sustainability Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday Jr., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commits to sustainability via science and innovation. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Power Hungry No doubt about it, manufacturing is a powerfully hungry energy consumer. But the energy landscape is changing, and manufacturers must be ready to adapt to an uncertain future. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
Chemistry World
March 2008
Maria Burke |
Green Couture Synthetic fibers are back in fashion after an ecological makeover. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Otis Port |
Not Your Father's Ethanol A new fuel -- "ethanol with a twist" -- could soon be coming to the rescue of motorists fed up with roller-coaster gasoline prices, and it should get a warm welcome from environmentalists and farmers, too. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
Giving the Green Light to Industrial Biotech The U.S. government is dangling a big carrot -- and some wheat and corn -- to encourage manufacturers to make more products from biobased materials. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Michael Arndt |
No Longer The Lab Of The World U.S. chemical plants are closing in droves as production heads abroad. |
Smithsonian
August 2006
Elizabeth Royte |
Corn Plastic to the Rescue Wal-Mart and others are going green with "biodegradable" packaging made from corn. But is this really the answer to America's throwaway culture? |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Willie D. Jones |
Termites in Your Tank Could the microbes that bugs use to digest wood be the answer to economic ethanol production? |
Wired
September 24, 2007
Evan Ratliff |
One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil Scientists have long known how to turn trees into ethanol, but doing it profitably is another matter. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Vinod Sreeharsha |
Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Raw Materials: Raw Deal Raw materials prices continue to cut into profits, and with little relief in sight, manufacturers are solidifying supplier relationships and turning toward substitute products as solutions. |
BusinessWeek
December 18, 2006
Carey & Aston |
Put A Termite In Your Tank Bio breakthroughs are promising much better ways to make ethanol. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
Building For Biofuels Uncertainty in oil prices is just one reason ethanol producers are building more plants in the U.S. |
Reason
October 2006
Ronald Bailey |
Artifact: Natural or Synthetic? Featured at a fashion show last July at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, a skirt's fabric was woven from a new compostable biotech fiber Ingeo, made from dextrose corn sugar. |
Popular Mechanics
December 17, 2009
Adam Hadhazy |
How the Manufacturing Sector Can Curtail Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increasing efficiency, which reduces emissions, also improves the bottom line, and so the manufacturing industry has already begun to think creatively about its sizable carbon footprint. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
The Green $ide Of Green Environmental sustainability has reached a new strategic level in manufacturing because it is increasingly tied to lowered costs and/or innovative products. |
Food Processing
September 2008
Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2010
Sean Milmo |
New scheme to boost bio-based chemistry The European Commission has launched an initiative to help chemical companies switch to renewable feedstocks and energy sources. |
Job Journal
August 8, 2004
Rich Heintz |
Biotech's Winning Formula for Steady Job Growth Deep pockets are creating expanding opportunities and biotechnology is helping to put America back to work. |
Food Processing
April 2007
Dave Fusaro |
ADM's Big Bet on Fuel It's always been part food company and part ingredient company, but now add fuel company to the description of Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
Food Processing
September 2007
Kate Bertrand Connolly |
Move to earth-friendly packaging A new generation of packaging materials makes it difficult not to go green. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007
Jim Getchell |
Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains. |
Food Processing
December 2007
David Feder |
It's Easier Being Green Sometimes, the wellness element of a food or beverage is what's on the outside. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2015
Andy Extance |
Chemical firms seek better grasp of biomanufacturing Hope and expectation surround the chemical industry's increasing adoption of biotechnological manufacturing -- but today, their lengthy development times and complex processes mean frustration is a major by-product. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2009
Pete Engardio |
Can the Future Be Built in America? The manufacturing exodus from the U.S. is accelerating, but smarter tax policies, low-cost loans, and industrial zones may help keep factories at home. |
Food Processing
November 2010 |
DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation For 22 years, the polymer company has honored the best in new packages. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
Chemistry World
April 2009 |
The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Daniel Grushkin |
Book Review: Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life by Marcus Wohlsen A grass-roots movement of biohackers is ready to dream up billion-dollar ideas -- in kitchens, garages, and workshops. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
Reason
January 2001
Ronald Bailey |
Dr. Strangelunch Or: Why we should learn to stop worrying and love genetically modified food... |
IndustryWeek
October 21, 2009
Preston McCreary |
Consider This -- Time for America's Second Industrial Revolution Lean principles offer the fuel to power a renaissance in American manufacturing. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Laura Howes |
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced 10.7 million pounds, in combination with 1.1 million pounds from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to fund five projects to develop new bio-based feedstocks for the chemical industry. |
Food Engineering
August 12, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 15 -- Food Engineering's E-Newsletter Kraft Foods cuts global water usage... Nestle to offer "shared value" awards... Rethinking food production in the UK... People, plant and industry news... etc. |
Food Engineering
July 11, 2008 |
Tech Flash Vol. 4 No. 9 Tainted beef watch expanded... A sure death for E. coli?... Is bio-based packaging ready for prime time?... Alcohol and caffeine don't mix... etc. |
Chemistry World
September 23, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Bio-Based Chemicals Under Environmental Scrutiny Bio-based chemicals made from renewable materials are helping to reduce the chemical industry's dependence on fossil fuels. But without vast improvements, some bio-based processes won't be any kinder to the environment than their petrochemical equivalents. |
Food Processing
October 2008
Kate Bertrand Connolly |
Wal-Mart's Scorecard Drives Sustainable Packaging The fruits of Wal-Mart's drive for sustainability are apparent in the surge of environmentally friendly packages for food and other consumer goods on its shelves. |
Food Engineering
October 4, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing Materials issues are emerging as defining factors in today's food and beverage industry. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2007
Rebecca Trager |
Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste. |
