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UK firm plans biobutanol plant in India

September 22, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Green Biologics seeks £3.5M to commercialize renewable biochemical that can be used in biofuels, plastics and polymers. Full Story »

Genomatica develops novel bioplastic

September 16, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Stealth company unveils an energy efficient process to make key plastic component without petrochemicals. Full Story »

Researchers claim chemistry breakthrough for environmental cleanup

August 18, 2008 - by Lee Bruno - Tetra-Amido Macrocyclic Ligands (TAMLs) may have potential for remediating environmental problems.
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Lighting, biofuels lead funding pack

March 20, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Cash flows for efficient lighting and cellulosic ethanol, but one company's offering gets cut, along with nine other deals spotted over the past week. Full Story »

India experimenting with fungal fertilizer

March 12, 2008 - by Dallas Kachan - Fungus mycorrhizae appears to reduce costs without affecting India's crop yields, while also enriching soil in marginal farmlands. Full Story »

Cleantech cash goes in all directions

March 6, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - An electric car maker, a battery supplier and an ocean iron fertilization company are just some of the firms that made deals over the past week. Full Story »

SiGNa Chemistry catalyzes deal with Exxon Mobil

March 4, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A licensing deal from Exxon Mobil boosts SiGNa's nanotechnology-based green chemistry offerings in the rubber and polymers space. Full Story »

Metabolix to engineer oilseed crop for bioplastic

February 8, 2008 - by Dallas Kachan - Metabolix wants to boost feedstock for its Telles/Mirel partnership with ADM. Full Story »

Energy efficient lighting brightens with cash

December 20, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - Three lighting companies pull in funds, with 10 other deals hitting our radar over the past seven days. Full Story »

Largest bioplastic facility in the world announced

December 10, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - A new Cereplast plant in Indiana is to produce half a billion pounds a year of renewable plastic when it ramps to full production in 2010. Full Story »
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