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Bio-based Products
Highlights
Page 2 Markets
Page 3 Platform Chemicals
Page 5 Speciality Chemicals
Page 7 Bioplastics
Page 9 Research
Page 11 Price Information
Page 12 Events
NNFCC Market Review
Issue Thirteen, April 2013
ach month we review the latest
news from across the global bio-
based chemicals and materials
sector for NNFCC members.
Foreword
Welcome to the April 2013 issue of our bio-
based products market review. This month Pirelli
announced it had signed an agreement with
Versalis to research the potential of guayule-
based rubber. Guayule is a desert shrub and
natural alternative to existing sources of rubber.
Global demand for rubber is predicted to grow
to around 36 million metric tons by 2020, from 26
million metric tons in 2011. But the price of
rubber has fluctuated dramatically over the
past decade, with natural rubber reaching a
peak in the summer of 2011 at $2.81/pound.
Prices have since decreased but they are still
three times higher than they were a decade
ago.
In the past, most rubber used in tyres has been
made from the latex-bearing Pará rubber tree
or synthesised from petroleum. But continued
restraints on the geographic area suitable for
natural rubber production and pressure on the
long-term supply of synthetic rubber is causing
value chain concerns. This is making bio-based
alternatives an attractive area for investment as
tyre makers look for a way of controlling volatile
raw material costs.
Pirelli are far from being the first to look at bio-
based alternatives to existing sources of rubber.
Last year Cooper Tire announced they would
be working with Yulex to develop tyres made
from guayule-based polymers.
Guayule isn’t the only alternative either. Nearly
a dozen companies are working with tyre
manufacturers to develop rubber from bio-
based isoprene. This includes the three largest
tyre manufacturers. In March 2010, Goodyear
announced they would be working with
Genencor (now DuPont) to develop tyres from
isoprene. Then a little over a year later in
October 2011 Michelin teamed up with Amyris
to develop tyres from isoprene and just last year
the world’s largest tyre manufacturer
Bridgestone announced they wereworking with
Ajinomoto to develop isoprene-based tyres.
Continue reading for the full story, as well as the
rest of themarket news.
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Markets
Source: nova-institut
Bio-based polymers production
capacity could triple by 2020
New study finds that bio-based polymers
production capacity could triple from 3.5
million tonnes in 2011 to nearly 12 million
tonnes in 2020. Bio-based drop-in PET and
PE/PP polymers and the new polymers PLA
and PHA show the fastest rates of market
growth. The lion’s share of capital investment
is expected to take place in Asia and South
America.
The study was carried out by nova-Institute in
collaboration with renowned international
experts from the field of bio-based polymers.
It is the first time that a study has looked at
every kind of bio-based polymer produced
by 247 companies at 363 locations around
the world and it examines in detail 114
companies in 135 locations. Considerably
higher production capacity was found than
in previous studies.
The bio-based polymers market represented
around 1.5 per cent of the total polymer
market in 2011. However, current producers of
bio-based polymers estimate that production
capacity will reach nearly 12 million tonnes by
2020. With an expected total polymer
production of about 400 million tonnes in
2020, the bio-based share should increase
from 1.5 per cent in 2011 to 3 per cent in 2020,
meaning that bio-based production capacity
will grow faster than overall production.
The most dynamic development is foreseen
for drop-in biopolymers, which are chemically
identical to their petrochemical counterparts
but at least partially derived from biomass.
This group is spearheaded by partly bio-
based PET (Bio-PET) whose production
capacity will reach about 5 million tonnes by
the year 2020, using bioethanol from sugar
cane. The second in this group are bio-based
polyolefins like PE and PP, also based on
bioethanol. But the capacity for “new in the
market” bio-based polymers PLA and PHA is
expected to at least quadruple between
2011 and 2020.
Most investment in new bio-based polymer
capacities will take place in Asia and South
America because of better access to
feedstock and a favourable political
framework. Europe’s share will decrease from
20 per cent to 14 per cent and North
America’s share from 15 per cent to 13 per
cent, whereas Asia’s will increase from 52 per
cent to 55 per cent and South America’s from
13 per cent to 18 per cent.
Click here for more information.
US could replace 20 per cent of
petrochemical consumption with bio-
based products over the next decade
The United States could replace 20 per cent
of petrochemical consumption with bio-
based products over the next decade – while
creating jobs and capturing a large share of
the global renewable chemical market. The
key is acting soon, before the current
technological and agricultural edge is lost to
other nations.
The findings came from a report by the Milken
Institute, in collaboration with the US
Department of Agriculture. According to their
report, "Unleashing the Power of the Bio-
Economy," experts from finance, policy and
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industry identified three major barriers to the
development of new biotechnology in the US:
 Financing new projects and bringing them
to scale: The development timetable for
bio-based chemicals is five to ten years,
longer than most new tech investors will
tolerate before seeing returns.
 Perceived market uncertainties: The
relative cost difference of bio-chemicals is
largely dependent on the cost of oil.
 Policy uncertainty and complexity: The
regulation of bio-based chemicals is
complex and sometimes seemingly more
onerous than the rules for petrochemicals,
which are subject to a number of long-
standing exemptions.
Click here for more information.
Platform Chemicals
First commercial-scale lignin plant in
25 years opens in US
A commercial-scale lignin separation plant
has been installed by Domtar at its mill in
North Carolina, US. The company claims this is
the first facility of its type in the country in over
25 years. The production of lignin began in
February, with a targeted rate of 75 tonnes a
day, for industrial applications such as a bio-
based alternative to the use of petroleum
and other fossil fuels.
The project was helped to fruition by a grant
through the Biomass Research and
Development Initiative awarded by the US
Department of Agriculture and the US
Department of Energy.
Click here for more information.
Source: ZeaChem
ZeaChem financial troubles cut work
at Ore cellulosic biorefinery
Just weeks after announcing that it made
ethanol from sawdust at a demonstration
plant in Eastern Oregon, ZeaChem has been
forced to reduce its workforce while it tries to
raise capital. ZeaChem is trying to build a
$400 million refinery to create biofuels in
Boardman, along the Columbia River.
However, the company has failed to close on
a bridge loan, leading to layoffs at the
Oregon plant as well as a lab in California
and the Colorado headquarters, the East
Oregonian reported. CEO Jim Imbler said the
Boardman facility remains staffed at a much-
reduced capacity but the company hopes to
have financing lined up in a few weeks.
"These are the kinds of things that can
happen when you're running a startup. Our
team is very excited, and business is going to
work. There's a reason this isn't for the faint of
heart," said Imbler.
Click here for more information.
Myriant and Bayegan partner to
commercialise bio-based chemicals
Myriant Corporation, a global renewable
chemicals company located in the US, and
Bayegan Group, an international chemical
production and trading company based in
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Turkey, have announced a collaboration
agreement to commercialise Myriant's bio-
succinic acid in markets across the Middle
East, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Under the terms of the agreement, Bayegan
has committed to annually purchase a pre-
determined amount of Myriant's bio-succinic
acid for supply to customers in the Middle
East, Eastern Europe and Africa. In addition,
Myriant has granted exclusive distribution
rights of bio-succinic acid to Bayegan in these
areas. The two companies have also agreed
to negotiate a potential joint venture to build
a bio-succinic acid plant in Turkey subject to
certain commercial milestones being met.
Click here for more information.
Purac to acquire BIRD Engineering
Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, has announced
that it has entered into an agreement to
acquire Dutch company BIRD Engineering.
BIRD Engineering is a biotech contract
research company, specifically in the field of
industrial microbiology. BIRD has experience
with various micro-organisms, mostly bacteria
and yeasts, and has expertise in the field of
the development of new strains, and
development of fermentation processes. The
acquisition will include the intellectual
property and 7 key employees of BIRD
Engineering. BIRD Recruitment, a division of
BIRD Engineering B.V. will not be part of the
acquisition.
Click here for more information.
Direvo reaches milestone in
consolidated bioprocessing of
lignocellulose to lactic acid
Industrial biotechnology company Direvo has
announced that it has successfully built up a
processing chain from pre-treatment through
fermentation to downstream processing for a
consolidated bioprocess for making lactic
acid from lignocellulose. Up until now, there
has not been any known consolidated
bioprocess for producing lactic acid from
lignocellulose, the company said.
Using pre-treated Miscanthus grass, Direvo
fermented lactic acid on pilot scale in a
single-step-synthesis. Direvo was further able
to show that the important step of
downstream processing of free lactic acid in
the fermentation matrix can be realised
efficiently by standardised procedures.
On the basis of this proof-of-concept, the next
development stage to raise competitiveness
in a commercial environment will be to
increase the yield of lactic acid.
Click here for more information.
Source: SEKAB
Davy Process Technology Ltd and
SEKAB E-Technology AB Form
Strategic Partnership
British-based Davy Process Technology
Limited, a Johnson Matthey company, and
SEKAB, a leading player in the field of the
ethanol based chemicals and biofuels, have
announced that they are embarking on a
collaboration to develop and market
CelluTech™, SEKAB’s lignocellulosic based
biorefinery technology.
The technologies that constitute CelluTech™
were developed by SEKAB E-Technology in
collaboration with Swedish universities.
International experts have rated the
CelluTechTM process among the most
advanced methods to treat lignocellulosic
biomass in the world. The platform is flexible
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and can be adapted to a variety of raw
materials such as wood, straw, corn residues
and bagasse.
Click here for more information.
Bio-XCell and METabolic EXplorer
review progress on plan to build a
PDO plant in Malaysia
METabolic EXplorer, a green chemistry
company that specialises in the development
of bioprocesses for the production of
chemical compounds used in a wide range
of everyday products, and Malaysian Bio-
XCell, the developer of the Bio-XCell
biotechnology park and ecosystem in the
Iskandar region of Malaysia, have reviewed
the progress made so far on plans to build a
PDO plant in Malaysia.
An analysis of the issues addressed over the
past two months has prompted Bio-XCell and
METabolic EXplorer to agree on the
conditions in which the project can be
resumed and pursued. The issues in question
mainly concern the reorganisation of the
engineering aspects. Accordingly, the two
partners are determined to press ahead with
plans to open a METabolic EXplorer plant in
Malaysia and will do everything necessary to
adjust the contractual framework before end
of May 2013, in order to resume operations by
September 2013.
Click here for more information.
Anellotech announces ability to
produce large volume samples of bio-
derived benzene and toluene
Anellotech, a technology-based company
focusing on producing low-cost green drop-in
versions of widely used petrochemicals
directly from non-food biomass such as wood,
bagasse and corn stover, has announced
that it plans to make available large
quantities of green benzene and toluene to
strategic partners for downstream product
development purposes before the end of
2013.
Anellotech is the developer of a
thermochemical catalytic fast pyrolysis
(CFPTM) process for making aromatics
directly from non-food biomass. By pyrolyzing
biomass in the presence of a catalyst, the
volatiles produced during the pyrolysis
process can be converted into aromatic
hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and
xylenes (BTX).
Click here for more information.
Speciality Chemicals
Versalis signs agreement with Pirelli for
joint research project on guayule-
based natural rubber
Versalis and Pirelli have entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding to kick off a
joint research project for the use of guayule-
based natural rubber in tyre production. The
project will run over a period of three years.
On an exclusivity basis, Versalis will provide an
innovative range of guayule-based natural
rubber materials, while Pirelli will carry out trial
tests to validate the performance of the
materials for tire production. As soon as new
industrial quantities become available,
Versalis will supply Pirelli with guayule-based
natural rubber to complement the current set
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of synthetic rubber that Versalis is already
supplying to Pirelli for the production of
conventional tyres.
The agreement with Pirelli follows the
partnership between Versalis and Yulex for
guayule production and for the construction
of an industrial complex to be based in
Southern Europe.
Click here for more information.
Akzo Nobel and Solvay cooperate on
renewable solvents
Solvay and Akzo Nobel have announced a
partnership for the usage of bio-based
chemicals within AkzoNobel formulations of
paints and coatings.
"This partnership demonstrates that
sustainable development is not only an
ethical attitude from companies but also a
means of doing business and creating value
for our customers and our businesses.” said
Solvay Coatis President Vincent Kamel.
The agreement concerns widely used
oxygenated solvents, specifically bio-Butanol
and bio-Acetone and their derivatives, and
the Solvay Coatis Augeo family of solvents.
Solvent volumes of up to 10 kiloton per year
are targeted by 2017.
Click here for more information.
Amyris and Firmenich announce
expansion of collaboration in flavours
& fragrances
Amyris and flavours and fragrances company
Firmenich have announced a ‘significant’
expansion of their collaboration to develop
and commercialise renewable ingredients for
the flavours and fragrances market.
Under a previous agreement established in
November 2010, Firmenich funded Amyris’s
research and development to produce up to
three flavours and fragrances ingredients,
with an initial fragrance oil targeted for
commercialisation in early 2014.
The new collaboration agreement provides
Firmenich with exclusive access to the Amyris
technology platform for the flavours and
fragrances market in exchange for significant
funding over the next six years. Under the new
agreement, Amyris and Firmenich will jointly
select additional target flavours and
fragrances ingredients that Amyris will
develop and manufacture. Firmenich will
market and distribute any ingredients resulting
from the collaboration exclusively in the
flavours and fragrances market. Both parties
will share in the economic value derived from
the sale of these ingredients.
Click here for more information.
Start-up to use University of Minnesota
technology to manufacture bio-based
methylmethacrylate
Start-up Ascenix BioTechnologies have
announced plans to commercialise
production methods to synthesise chemicals
from renewable feedstocks. The start-up
predicts this new bio-based process,
developed by University of Minnesota
researchers, will be more economical and
environmentally friendly. The process yields
drop-in chemicals comparable in
performance to those created using
petroleum-based materials.
Although the process could be applied to the
production of biofuels and myriad chemicals,
the start-up’s initial focus is on
methylmethacrylate (MMA), a chemical used
to make acrylic glass, paints and coatings,
automotive parts and electronics. Global
production of the chemical is more than 6
billion pounds per year.
Click here for more information.
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Codexis announces next generation
CodeXyme® cellulase enzymes
Codexis, a developer of engineered enzymes
for pharmaceutical, biofuel and chemical
production, has announced the launch of
CodeXyme® 4 and CodeXyme® 4X cellulase
enzyme packages for use in producing
cellulosic sugar for production of biofuels and
bio-based chemicals.
Codexis’ latest generation of advanced
cellulase enzymes, CodeXyme® 4 for dilute
acid pretreatments and CodeXyme® 4X for
hydrothermal pretreatments, exhibits
excellent performance, converting up to 85
per cent of available fermentable sugars at
high biomass and low enzyme loads.
Combined with high strain productivity using
the CodeXporter® enzyme production
system, this allows for a cost-in-use that the
company believes will be among the lowest
available once in full-scale commercial
production.
Click here for more information.
Bioplastics
Polymers
Newlight partners with Biomer to
expand sales of ‘greenhouse gas-
derived’ PHA plastics
Newlight Technologies and Biomer have
announced that the two companies have
executed a partnership to expand sales of
‘greenhouse gas-derived’ PHA plastics. Under
the terms of the partnership, Newlight has
acquired the rights to Biomer's intellectual
property, including for the functional
modification of PHA’s.
Newlight will combine the company's high
yield greenhouse gas-to-PHA conversion and
functionalisation technologies with Biomer's
expertise in the functional modification of
PHA plastics to generate high-performance,
cost-effective, sustainable PHA materials.
Click here for more information.
Perstorp and Purac in partnership to
develop caprolactone lactide co-
polymers
Purac, a leader in natural food preservation
and bio-based chemicals, has announced a
partnership with Perstorp to develop
caprolactone lactide co-polymers for plastic,
coatings and adhesive markets.
Combining the complementary strengths of
Perstorp in specialty products for coatings
and plastics with Purac in renewable lactic
acid based chemicals has already resulted in
partly renewable caprolactone lactide co-
products. Possible uses for this new
caprolactone lactide co-polymer include
polyols for coatings, adhesives, sealants and
elastomers, and for biodegradable plastics
and hot-melt adhesives. The new co-polymer
will be launched to the market in 2013.
Click here for more information.
Packaging
Metabolix signs distribution and PHA
supply agreements with Tianjin
GreenBio Materials Co. Ltd
Bioscience company Metabolix have
announced they have entered into a
distribution agreement with Tianjin GreenBio
Materials, a biomaterials company based in
Tianjin, China.
Under the terms of the agreement, Metabolix
will distribute GreenBio's SoGreen™ heat
shrink film in Europe and will be the exclusive
distributor in the Americas. In addition to a
distribution relationship, Metabolix and
GreenBio have also signed a supply
agreement for PHA biopolymers. Under the
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arrangement, GreenBio will supply PHA resins
to Metabolix, which will extend the range and
availability of the Company's PHA products.
Click here for more information.
Bags
Source: Bio-buddy
Custom Bioplastics to market the new
Bio-buddy dog waste bag using
Cardia’s biohybrid technology
US-based Custom Bioplastics have launched
the new “Bio-buddy™ dog waste bag”
developed using Cardia’s Biohybrid™
technology. The new “Bio-buddy™ dog
waste bag” is now being manufactured and
marketed into the US and online by Custom
Bioplastics, a US manufacturer of blown and
cast film plastic packaging located in the
Pacific Northwest.
Custom Bioplastics new Biohybrid™ Bio-buddy
dog waste bag are made with a
combination of recycled resin and Cardia’s
Biohybrid technology. The plant starch in
Biohybrid lessens the total carbon footprint of
the bag along with creating a bag that is soft
and silky to the touch. This introduction is the
result of a desire of Custom Bioplastics to
provide a dog waste bag that follows the
newly issued FTC Green Guidelines and laws
being enacted in California.
Click here for more information.
Breville goes green with Cardia
compostable juicer bags
Cardia has announced that Breville Group
Limited, a global designer and manufacturer
of small kitchen appliances will purchase and
market Cardia’s compostable “juicer bags”
as part of its Juicer accessory offering to
consumers. The 100 per cent compostable
“Clean & Green™” juicer pulp bags are part
of Breville’s campaign to encourage
environmentally-friendly waste disposal
practices. The agreement is expected to
generate strong sales for Cardia.
Click here for more information.
Health
Source: Etavonni
Etavonni Products launches
FrozenPeaz® hot and cold therapy
packs
Etavonni Products has launched its
FrozenPeaz® hot and cold therapy packs
made with DuPont Tate & Lyle’s Zemea®
propanediol. FrozenPeaz® products deliver
flexible hot and cold therapy to relieve pain
and assist in recovery from minor injuries or
post-surgery rehabilitation. Benefits of this
product include safe and non-toxic delivery
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of long-lasting hot and cold therapy, with
flexibility like a bag of frozen vegetables. The
Clear Ice™ Solution (made from Zemea®) is a
natural, 100 per cent plant-based alternative
to petroleum and glycerin-based gels.
Zemea® propanediol is made from corn
sugar through fermentation and developed
for use in the cosmetics and personal care
market. It is a high-performance,
environmentally sustainable alternative to
petroleum-based glycols and glycerin, where
the product’s lack of skin irritation, improved
moisturisation and excellent aesthetic
properties are benefits. Zemea® is approved
as a natural ingredient by Ecocert and the
Natural Products Association; is certified 100
per cent bio-based by the US Department of
Agriculture.
Click here for more information.
Research
UK Minister for Universities and Science David
Willets with Synthace CEO Sean Ward at the
UCL Advanced Center for Biochemical
Engineering, Source: Synthace
Synthace awarded £500,000 TSB
Synthetic Biology Grant
University College London spin-out Synthace
has announced the receipt of a highly
competitive Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
award, ‘Rapid Engineering of Cellular
Factories’, in collaboration with University
College London and University of
Manchester.
The Synthace project will integrate several
novel technologies as reusable components,
including the highly controlled import and
export of chemicals from a cell, and the
ability to rapidly tune the amount of each
part used to assist in the production of a
chemical inside of a cell.
Together with the other technologies in the
Synthace platform, it enables the engineering
of a cell which can convert low value
feedstocks such as vegetable oils into much
higher value chemicals such as
pharmaceutical ingredients, fragrances, and
pigments.
Click here for more information.
Green Biologics is awarded grant
funding to advance the industrial
application of synthetic biology
Green Biologics, a British industrial
biotechnology company focused on the
production of biobutanol and other C4
chemicals from a range of sustainable and
renewable feedstocks, has announced it has
been awarded grant funding from the TSB,
the UK’s innovation agency, to engineer a
novel bacterial host for biobutanol
production.
The project is in collaboration with the
Clostridia Research Group (CRG) at the
University of Nottingham which is funded by
the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council (BBSRC). The total project
costs are £492k made up from contributions
by Green Biologics (£62k), TSB (£185k) and
BBSRC (£245k). The project duration is 18
months and due to commence on 1st May
2013.
The partners aim to develop a novel bacterial
host for the production of 1-butanol from
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renewable feedstocks. The strategy focuses
on the modification of a clostridium species
(Clostridium pasteurianum) for the fast
growing renewable chemicals market. This
microbe has many desirable features that
make it an attractive fermentation host (fast
growth rates, robustness and good butanol
tolerance) but suffers from technical
limitations. In this project, the partners will
deploy advanced molecular biology tools for
clostridia and introduce synthetic metabolic
pathways that increase the range of
feedstocks and also improve butanol
production.
Click here for more information.
New Paper: Current progress on bio-
based polymers and their future
trends, in Progress in Biomaterials
This article reviews the recent trends,
developments, and future applications of bio-
based polymers produced from renewable
resources. Bio-based polymers are attracting
increased attention due to environmental
concerns and the realisation that global
petroleum resources are finite. Bio-based
polymers not only replace existing polymers in
a number of applications but also provide
new combinations of properties for new
applications.
A range of bio-based polymers are presented
in this review, focusing on general methods of
production, properties, and commercial
applications. The review examines the
technological and future challenges
discussed in bringing these materials to a
wide range of applications, together with
potential solutions, as well as discusses the
major industry players who are bringing these
materials to the market.
Click here for more information.
Source: Resources, Conservation & Recycling
New paper: Critical aspects in the life
cycle assessment (LCA) of bio-based
materials – Reviewing methodologies
and deriving recommendations, in
Resources, Conservation & Recycling
Concerns over non-renewable fossil fuel
supply and climate change have been
driving the Renaissance of bio-based
materials. To substantiate environmental
claims, the impacts of bio-based materials
are typically quantified by applying life cycle
assessment (LCA).
The internationally agreed LCA standards
provide generic recommendations on how to
evaluate the environmental impacts of
products and services but do not address
details that are specifically relevant for the life
cycles of bio-based materials. This paper
provides an overview of key issues and
methodologies explicitly pertinent to the LCA
of bio-based materials. The authors argue
that the treatment of biogenic carbon
storage is critical for quantifying the
greenhouse gas emissions of bio-based
materials in comparison with petrochemical
materials.
Click here for more information.
New Book Chapter: The Transition to a
Bio-Based Chemical Industry
Transition Management from a
Geographical Point of View
Management Principles of Sustainable
Industrial Chemistry: Theories, Concepts and
Industrial Examples for Achieving Sustainable
Chemical Products and Processes from a
Non-Technological Viewpoint.
Click here for more information.
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Price Information
Item Price, US$ (Mar 08) Price, US$ (Mar 13) % Price Increase
Crude oil (petroleum, barrel) 101.84 ↑ 107.66 5.71
Maize (corn, metric ton) 233.85 ↓ 302.50 29.36
Sugar (pound) 0.1288 ↓ 0.1821 41.38
Rapeseed oil (metric ton) 1640.50 ↑ 1217.64 -25.78
Soybean oil (metric ton) 1321.27 ↑ 1131.98 -14.33
Ethanol (gallon) 2.31 ↓ 2.45 0.61
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Crude Oil (petroleum), simple average of three spot prices; Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate,
and the Dubai Fateh. Historic ethanol prices available at www.neo.ne.gov/statshtml/66.html
Arrows indicate rise (↑), constant (–) or fall (↓) from previous month.
For details on the nature of these commodities please see www.indexmundi.com/commodities
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Events
*NEW* Life Cycle Assessment
Workshops, 10-11 Apr 2013 in York, UK
www.nnfcc.co.uk/events/new-partnership-
providing-lca-workshops
Following the success of our previous Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA) workshops, NNFCC
and North Energy bring you two new training
workshops providing you with insight into how
LCA’s work and their applications.
Renewable Plastics Conference, 16-17
Apr 2013 in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
www.renewable-plastics.com
Now in its 4th year, the Renewable Plastics
Conference will examine how the renewable
plastics industry will evolve in the future. Over
the two days, we will provide you with current
essential information on the key issues
surrounding this area and an update on
recent technological developments.
Dr John Williams, Head of Materials at
NNFCC, will be chairing the conference and
also speaking about "Bioplastics in an
economically challenging climate”.
NNFCC members receive a 15 per cent
discount off the usual delegate rates. Email
enquiries@nnfcc.co.uk to receive the special
promotional code.
Biochemicals and Bioplastics 2013,
19-20 Jun 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany
www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/eu-
cbc1.asp
Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013 summit will be
valuable to anyone who needs a
comprehensive overview of progress in the
biochemical industry and what are the latest
technological advancements and which
Biorenewable market segment are the most
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NNFCC Market Review bio based products issue thirteen april 2013

  • 1. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 1 of 12 Bio-based Products Highlights Page 2 Markets Page 3 Platform Chemicals Page 5 Speciality Chemicals Page 7 Bioplastics Page 9 Research Page 11 Price Information Page 12 Events NNFCC Market Review Issue Thirteen, April 2013 ach month we review the latest news from across the global bio- based chemicals and materials sector for NNFCC members. Foreword Welcome to the April 2013 issue of our bio- based products market review. This month Pirelli announced it had signed an agreement with Versalis to research the potential of guayule- based rubber. Guayule is a desert shrub and natural alternative to existing sources of rubber. Global demand for rubber is predicted to grow to around 36 million metric tons by 2020, from 26 million metric tons in 2011. But the price of rubber has fluctuated dramatically over the past decade, with natural rubber reaching a peak in the summer of 2011 at $2.81/pound. Prices have since decreased but they are still three times higher than they were a decade ago. In the past, most rubber used in tyres has been made from the latex-bearing Pará rubber tree or synthesised from petroleum. But continued restraints on the geographic area suitable for natural rubber production and pressure on the long-term supply of synthetic rubber is causing value chain concerns. This is making bio-based alternatives an attractive area for investment as tyre makers look for a way of controlling volatile raw material costs. Pirelli are far from being the first to look at bio- based alternatives to existing sources of rubber. Last year Cooper Tire announced they would be working with Yulex to develop tyres made from guayule-based polymers. Guayule isn’t the only alternative either. Nearly a dozen companies are working with tyre manufacturers to develop rubber from bio- based isoprene. This includes the three largest tyre manufacturers. In March 2010, Goodyear announced they would be working with Genencor (now DuPont) to develop tyres from isoprene. Then a little over a year later in October 2011 Michelin teamed up with Amyris to develop tyres from isoprene and just last year the world’s largest tyre manufacturer Bridgestone announced they wereworking with Ajinomoto to develop isoprene-based tyres. Continue reading for the full story, as well as the rest of themarket news. E
  • 2. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 2 of 12 Markets Source: nova-institut Bio-based polymers production capacity could triple by 2020 New study finds that bio-based polymers production capacity could triple from 3.5 million tonnes in 2011 to nearly 12 million tonnes in 2020. Bio-based drop-in PET and PE/PP polymers and the new polymers PLA and PHA show the fastest rates of market growth. The lion’s share of capital investment is expected to take place in Asia and South America. The study was carried out by nova-Institute in collaboration with renowned international experts from the field of bio-based polymers. It is the first time that a study has looked at every kind of bio-based polymer produced by 247 companies at 363 locations around the world and it examines in detail 114 companies in 135 locations. Considerably higher production capacity was found than in previous studies. The bio-based polymers market represented around 1.5 per cent of the total polymer market in 2011. However, current producers of bio-based polymers estimate that production capacity will reach nearly 12 million tonnes by 2020. With an expected total polymer production of about 400 million tonnes in 2020, the bio-based share should increase from 1.5 per cent in 2011 to 3 per cent in 2020, meaning that bio-based production capacity will grow faster than overall production. The most dynamic development is foreseen for drop-in biopolymers, which are chemically identical to their petrochemical counterparts but at least partially derived from biomass. This group is spearheaded by partly bio- based PET (Bio-PET) whose production capacity will reach about 5 million tonnes by the year 2020, using bioethanol from sugar cane. The second in this group are bio-based polyolefins like PE and PP, also based on bioethanol. But the capacity for “new in the market” bio-based polymers PLA and PHA is expected to at least quadruple between 2011 and 2020. Most investment in new bio-based polymer capacities will take place in Asia and South America because of better access to feedstock and a favourable political framework. Europe’s share will decrease from 20 per cent to 14 per cent and North America’s share from 15 per cent to 13 per cent, whereas Asia’s will increase from 52 per cent to 55 per cent and South America’s from 13 per cent to 18 per cent. Click here for more information. US could replace 20 per cent of petrochemical consumption with bio- based products over the next decade The United States could replace 20 per cent of petrochemical consumption with bio- based products over the next decade – while creating jobs and capturing a large share of the global renewable chemical market. The key is acting soon, before the current technological and agricultural edge is lost to other nations. The findings came from a report by the Milken Institute, in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture. According to their report, "Unleashing the Power of the Bio- Economy," experts from finance, policy and
  • 3. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 3 of 12 industry identified three major barriers to the development of new biotechnology in the US:  Financing new projects and bringing them to scale: The development timetable for bio-based chemicals is five to ten years, longer than most new tech investors will tolerate before seeing returns.  Perceived market uncertainties: The relative cost difference of bio-chemicals is largely dependent on the cost of oil.  Policy uncertainty and complexity: The regulation of bio-based chemicals is complex and sometimes seemingly more onerous than the rules for petrochemicals, which are subject to a number of long- standing exemptions. Click here for more information. Platform Chemicals First commercial-scale lignin plant in 25 years opens in US A commercial-scale lignin separation plant has been installed by Domtar at its mill in North Carolina, US. The company claims this is the first facility of its type in the country in over 25 years. The production of lignin began in February, with a targeted rate of 75 tonnes a day, for industrial applications such as a bio- based alternative to the use of petroleum and other fossil fuels. The project was helped to fruition by a grant through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative awarded by the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Energy. Click here for more information. Source: ZeaChem ZeaChem financial troubles cut work at Ore cellulosic biorefinery Just weeks after announcing that it made ethanol from sawdust at a demonstration plant in Eastern Oregon, ZeaChem has been forced to reduce its workforce while it tries to raise capital. ZeaChem is trying to build a $400 million refinery to create biofuels in Boardman, along the Columbia River. However, the company has failed to close on a bridge loan, leading to layoffs at the Oregon plant as well as a lab in California and the Colorado headquarters, the East Oregonian reported. CEO Jim Imbler said the Boardman facility remains staffed at a much- reduced capacity but the company hopes to have financing lined up in a few weeks. "These are the kinds of things that can happen when you're running a startup. Our team is very excited, and business is going to work. There's a reason this isn't for the faint of heart," said Imbler. Click here for more information. Myriant and Bayegan partner to commercialise bio-based chemicals Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company located in the US, and Bayegan Group, an international chemical production and trading company based in
  • 4. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 4 of 12 Turkey, have announced a collaboration agreement to commercialise Myriant's bio- succinic acid in markets across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayegan has committed to annually purchase a pre- determined amount of Myriant's bio-succinic acid for supply to customers in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. In addition, Myriant has granted exclusive distribution rights of bio-succinic acid to Bayegan in these areas. The two companies have also agreed to negotiate a potential joint venture to build a bio-succinic acid plant in Turkey subject to certain commercial milestones being met. Click here for more information. Purac to acquire BIRD Engineering Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dutch company BIRD Engineering. BIRD Engineering is a biotech contract research company, specifically in the field of industrial microbiology. BIRD has experience with various micro-organisms, mostly bacteria and yeasts, and has expertise in the field of the development of new strains, and development of fermentation processes. The acquisition will include the intellectual property and 7 key employees of BIRD Engineering. BIRD Recruitment, a division of BIRD Engineering B.V. will not be part of the acquisition. Click here for more information. Direvo reaches milestone in consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose to lactic acid Industrial biotechnology company Direvo has announced that it has successfully built up a processing chain from pre-treatment through fermentation to downstream processing for a consolidated bioprocess for making lactic acid from lignocellulose. Up until now, there has not been any known consolidated bioprocess for producing lactic acid from lignocellulose, the company said. Using pre-treated Miscanthus grass, Direvo fermented lactic acid on pilot scale in a single-step-synthesis. Direvo was further able to show that the important step of downstream processing of free lactic acid in the fermentation matrix can be realised efficiently by standardised procedures. On the basis of this proof-of-concept, the next development stage to raise competitiveness in a commercial environment will be to increase the yield of lactic acid. Click here for more information. Source: SEKAB Davy Process Technology Ltd and SEKAB E-Technology AB Form Strategic Partnership British-based Davy Process Technology Limited, a Johnson Matthey company, and SEKAB, a leading player in the field of the ethanol based chemicals and biofuels, have announced that they are embarking on a collaboration to develop and market CelluTech™, SEKAB’s lignocellulosic based biorefinery technology. The technologies that constitute CelluTech™ were developed by SEKAB E-Technology in collaboration with Swedish universities. International experts have rated the CelluTechTM process among the most advanced methods to treat lignocellulosic biomass in the world. The platform is flexible
  • 5. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 5 of 12 and can be adapted to a variety of raw materials such as wood, straw, corn residues and bagasse. Click here for more information. Bio-XCell and METabolic EXplorer review progress on plan to build a PDO plant in Malaysia METabolic EXplorer, a green chemistry company that specialises in the development of bioprocesses for the production of chemical compounds used in a wide range of everyday products, and Malaysian Bio- XCell, the developer of the Bio-XCell biotechnology park and ecosystem in the Iskandar region of Malaysia, have reviewed the progress made so far on plans to build a PDO plant in Malaysia. An analysis of the issues addressed over the past two months has prompted Bio-XCell and METabolic EXplorer to agree on the conditions in which the project can be resumed and pursued. The issues in question mainly concern the reorganisation of the engineering aspects. Accordingly, the two partners are determined to press ahead with plans to open a METabolic EXplorer plant in Malaysia and will do everything necessary to adjust the contractual framework before end of May 2013, in order to resume operations by September 2013. Click here for more information. Anellotech announces ability to produce large volume samples of bio- derived benzene and toluene Anellotech, a technology-based company focusing on producing low-cost green drop-in versions of widely used petrochemicals directly from non-food biomass such as wood, bagasse and corn stover, has announced that it plans to make available large quantities of green benzene and toluene to strategic partners for downstream product development purposes before the end of 2013. Anellotech is the developer of a thermochemical catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFPTM) process for making aromatics directly from non-food biomass. By pyrolyzing biomass in the presence of a catalyst, the volatiles produced during the pyrolysis process can be converted into aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX). Click here for more information. Speciality Chemicals Versalis signs agreement with Pirelli for joint research project on guayule- based natural rubber Versalis and Pirelli have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to kick off a joint research project for the use of guayule- based natural rubber in tyre production. The project will run over a period of three years. On an exclusivity basis, Versalis will provide an innovative range of guayule-based natural rubber materials, while Pirelli will carry out trial tests to validate the performance of the materials for tire production. As soon as new industrial quantities become available, Versalis will supply Pirelli with guayule-based natural rubber to complement the current set
  • 6. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 6 of 12 of synthetic rubber that Versalis is already supplying to Pirelli for the production of conventional tyres. The agreement with Pirelli follows the partnership between Versalis and Yulex for guayule production and for the construction of an industrial complex to be based in Southern Europe. Click here for more information. Akzo Nobel and Solvay cooperate on renewable solvents Solvay and Akzo Nobel have announced a partnership for the usage of bio-based chemicals within AkzoNobel formulations of paints and coatings. "This partnership demonstrates that sustainable development is not only an ethical attitude from companies but also a means of doing business and creating value for our customers and our businesses.” said Solvay Coatis President Vincent Kamel. The agreement concerns widely used oxygenated solvents, specifically bio-Butanol and bio-Acetone and their derivatives, and the Solvay Coatis Augeo family of solvents. Solvent volumes of up to 10 kiloton per year are targeted by 2017. Click here for more information. Amyris and Firmenich announce expansion of collaboration in flavours & fragrances Amyris and flavours and fragrances company Firmenich have announced a ‘significant’ expansion of their collaboration to develop and commercialise renewable ingredients for the flavours and fragrances market. Under a previous agreement established in November 2010, Firmenich funded Amyris’s research and development to produce up to three flavours and fragrances ingredients, with an initial fragrance oil targeted for commercialisation in early 2014. The new collaboration agreement provides Firmenich with exclusive access to the Amyris technology platform for the flavours and fragrances market in exchange for significant funding over the next six years. Under the new agreement, Amyris and Firmenich will jointly select additional target flavours and fragrances ingredients that Amyris will develop and manufacture. Firmenich will market and distribute any ingredients resulting from the collaboration exclusively in the flavours and fragrances market. Both parties will share in the economic value derived from the sale of these ingredients. Click here for more information. Start-up to use University of Minnesota technology to manufacture bio-based methylmethacrylate Start-up Ascenix BioTechnologies have announced plans to commercialise production methods to synthesise chemicals from renewable feedstocks. The start-up predicts this new bio-based process, developed by University of Minnesota researchers, will be more economical and environmentally friendly. The process yields drop-in chemicals comparable in performance to those created using petroleum-based materials. Although the process could be applied to the production of biofuels and myriad chemicals, the start-up’s initial focus is on methylmethacrylate (MMA), a chemical used to make acrylic glass, paints and coatings, automotive parts and electronics. Global production of the chemical is more than 6 billion pounds per year. Click here for more information.
  • 7. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 7 of 12 Codexis announces next generation CodeXyme® cellulase enzymes Codexis, a developer of engineered enzymes for pharmaceutical, biofuel and chemical production, has announced the launch of CodeXyme® 4 and CodeXyme® 4X cellulase enzyme packages for use in producing cellulosic sugar for production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Codexis’ latest generation of advanced cellulase enzymes, CodeXyme® 4 for dilute acid pretreatments and CodeXyme® 4X for hydrothermal pretreatments, exhibits excellent performance, converting up to 85 per cent of available fermentable sugars at high biomass and low enzyme loads. Combined with high strain productivity using the CodeXporter® enzyme production system, this allows for a cost-in-use that the company believes will be among the lowest available once in full-scale commercial production. Click here for more information. Bioplastics Polymers Newlight partners with Biomer to expand sales of ‘greenhouse gas- derived’ PHA plastics Newlight Technologies and Biomer have announced that the two companies have executed a partnership to expand sales of ‘greenhouse gas-derived’ PHA plastics. Under the terms of the partnership, Newlight has acquired the rights to Biomer's intellectual property, including for the functional modification of PHA’s. Newlight will combine the company's high yield greenhouse gas-to-PHA conversion and functionalisation technologies with Biomer's expertise in the functional modification of PHA plastics to generate high-performance, cost-effective, sustainable PHA materials. Click here for more information. Perstorp and Purac in partnership to develop caprolactone lactide co- polymers Purac, a leader in natural food preservation and bio-based chemicals, has announced a partnership with Perstorp to develop caprolactone lactide co-polymers for plastic, coatings and adhesive markets. Combining the complementary strengths of Perstorp in specialty products for coatings and plastics with Purac in renewable lactic acid based chemicals has already resulted in partly renewable caprolactone lactide co- products. Possible uses for this new caprolactone lactide co-polymer include polyols for coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers, and for biodegradable plastics and hot-melt adhesives. The new co-polymer will be launched to the market in 2013. Click here for more information. Packaging Metabolix signs distribution and PHA supply agreements with Tianjin GreenBio Materials Co. Ltd Bioscience company Metabolix have announced they have entered into a distribution agreement with Tianjin GreenBio Materials, a biomaterials company based in Tianjin, China. Under the terms of the agreement, Metabolix will distribute GreenBio's SoGreen™ heat shrink film in Europe and will be the exclusive distributor in the Americas. In addition to a distribution relationship, Metabolix and GreenBio have also signed a supply agreement for PHA biopolymers. Under the
  • 8. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 8 of 12 arrangement, GreenBio will supply PHA resins to Metabolix, which will extend the range and availability of the Company's PHA products. Click here for more information. Bags Source: Bio-buddy Custom Bioplastics to market the new Bio-buddy dog waste bag using Cardia’s biohybrid technology US-based Custom Bioplastics have launched the new “Bio-buddy™ dog waste bag” developed using Cardia’s Biohybrid™ technology. The new “Bio-buddy™ dog waste bag” is now being manufactured and marketed into the US and online by Custom Bioplastics, a US manufacturer of blown and cast film plastic packaging located in the Pacific Northwest. Custom Bioplastics new Biohybrid™ Bio-buddy dog waste bag are made with a combination of recycled resin and Cardia’s Biohybrid technology. The plant starch in Biohybrid lessens the total carbon footprint of the bag along with creating a bag that is soft and silky to the touch. This introduction is the result of a desire of Custom Bioplastics to provide a dog waste bag that follows the newly issued FTC Green Guidelines and laws being enacted in California. Click here for more information. Breville goes green with Cardia compostable juicer bags Cardia has announced that Breville Group Limited, a global designer and manufacturer of small kitchen appliances will purchase and market Cardia’s compostable “juicer bags” as part of its Juicer accessory offering to consumers. The 100 per cent compostable “Clean & Green™” juicer pulp bags are part of Breville’s campaign to encourage environmentally-friendly waste disposal practices. The agreement is expected to generate strong sales for Cardia. Click here for more information. Health Source: Etavonni Etavonni Products launches FrozenPeaz® hot and cold therapy packs Etavonni Products has launched its FrozenPeaz® hot and cold therapy packs made with DuPont Tate & Lyle’s Zemea® propanediol. FrozenPeaz® products deliver flexible hot and cold therapy to relieve pain and assist in recovery from minor injuries or post-surgery rehabilitation. Benefits of this product include safe and non-toxic delivery
  • 9. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 9 of 12 of long-lasting hot and cold therapy, with flexibility like a bag of frozen vegetables. The Clear Ice™ Solution (made from Zemea®) is a natural, 100 per cent plant-based alternative to petroleum and glycerin-based gels. Zemea® propanediol is made from corn sugar through fermentation and developed for use in the cosmetics and personal care market. It is a high-performance, environmentally sustainable alternative to petroleum-based glycols and glycerin, where the product’s lack of skin irritation, improved moisturisation and excellent aesthetic properties are benefits. Zemea® is approved as a natural ingredient by Ecocert and the Natural Products Association; is certified 100 per cent bio-based by the US Department of Agriculture. Click here for more information. Research UK Minister for Universities and Science David Willets with Synthace CEO Sean Ward at the UCL Advanced Center for Biochemical Engineering, Source: Synthace Synthace awarded £500,000 TSB Synthetic Biology Grant University College London spin-out Synthace has announced the receipt of a highly competitive Technology Strategy Board (TSB) award, ‘Rapid Engineering of Cellular Factories’, in collaboration with University College London and University of Manchester. The Synthace project will integrate several novel technologies as reusable components, including the highly controlled import and export of chemicals from a cell, and the ability to rapidly tune the amount of each part used to assist in the production of a chemical inside of a cell. Together with the other technologies in the Synthace platform, it enables the engineering of a cell which can convert low value feedstocks such as vegetable oils into much higher value chemicals such as pharmaceutical ingredients, fragrances, and pigments. Click here for more information. Green Biologics is awarded grant funding to advance the industrial application of synthetic biology Green Biologics, a British industrial biotechnology company focused on the production of biobutanol and other C4 chemicals from a range of sustainable and renewable feedstocks, has announced it has been awarded grant funding from the TSB, the UK’s innovation agency, to engineer a novel bacterial host for biobutanol production. The project is in collaboration with the Clostridia Research Group (CRG) at the University of Nottingham which is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The total project costs are £492k made up from contributions by Green Biologics (£62k), TSB (£185k) and BBSRC (£245k). The project duration is 18 months and due to commence on 1st May 2013. The partners aim to develop a novel bacterial host for the production of 1-butanol from
  • 10. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 10 of 12 renewable feedstocks. The strategy focuses on the modification of a clostridium species (Clostridium pasteurianum) for the fast growing renewable chemicals market. This microbe has many desirable features that make it an attractive fermentation host (fast growth rates, robustness and good butanol tolerance) but suffers from technical limitations. In this project, the partners will deploy advanced molecular biology tools for clostridia and introduce synthetic metabolic pathways that increase the range of feedstocks and also improve butanol production. Click here for more information. New Paper: Current progress on bio- based polymers and their future trends, in Progress in Biomaterials This article reviews the recent trends, developments, and future applications of bio- based polymers produced from renewable resources. Bio-based polymers are attracting increased attention due to environmental concerns and the realisation that global petroleum resources are finite. Bio-based polymers not only replace existing polymers in a number of applications but also provide new combinations of properties for new applications. A range of bio-based polymers are presented in this review, focusing on general methods of production, properties, and commercial applications. The review examines the technological and future challenges discussed in bringing these materials to a wide range of applications, together with potential solutions, as well as discusses the major industry players who are bringing these materials to the market. Click here for more information. Source: Resources, Conservation & Recycling New paper: Critical aspects in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of bio-based materials – Reviewing methodologies and deriving recommendations, in Resources, Conservation & Recycling Concerns over non-renewable fossil fuel supply and climate change have been driving the Renaissance of bio-based materials. To substantiate environmental claims, the impacts of bio-based materials are typically quantified by applying life cycle assessment (LCA). The internationally agreed LCA standards provide generic recommendations on how to evaluate the environmental impacts of products and services but do not address details that are specifically relevant for the life cycles of bio-based materials. This paper provides an overview of key issues and methodologies explicitly pertinent to the LCA of bio-based materials. The authors argue that the treatment of biogenic carbon storage is critical for quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions of bio-based materials in comparison with petrochemical materials. Click here for more information. New Book Chapter: The Transition to a Bio-Based Chemical Industry Transition Management from a Geographical Point of View Management Principles of Sustainable Industrial Chemistry: Theories, Concepts and Industrial Examples for Achieving Sustainable Chemical Products and Processes from a Non-Technological Viewpoint. Click here for more information.
  • 11. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 11 of 12 Price Information Item Price, US$ (Mar 08) Price, US$ (Mar 13) % Price Increase Crude oil (petroleum, barrel) 101.84 ↑ 107.66 5.71 Maize (corn, metric ton) 233.85 ↓ 302.50 29.36 Sugar (pound) 0.1288 ↓ 0.1821 41.38 Rapeseed oil (metric ton) 1640.50 ↑ 1217.64 -25.78 Soybean oil (metric ton) 1321.27 ↑ 1131.98 -14.33 Ethanol (gallon) 2.31 ↓ 2.45 0.61 For details on indexes please see www.indexmundi.com/commodities Crude Oil (petroleum), simple average of three spot prices; Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate, and the Dubai Fateh. Historic ethanol prices available at www.neo.ne.gov/statshtml/66.html Arrows indicate rise (↑), constant (–) or fall (↓) from previous month. For details on the nature of these commodities please see www.indexmundi.com/commodities 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Feb-98 Feb-99 Feb-00 Feb-01 Feb-02 Feb-03 Feb-04 Feb-05 Feb-06 Feb-07 Feb-08 Feb-09 Feb-10 Feb-11 Feb-12 Feb-13 Priceindex(relativeterms) Comparisonof Price Indexes (2005 = 100) Agricultural Raw Materials Food Crude Oil (Petroleum)
  • 12. NNFCC Market Review, April 2013, Page 12 of 12 Events *NEW* Life Cycle Assessment Workshops, 10-11 Apr 2013 in York, UK www.nnfcc.co.uk/events/new-partnership- providing-lca-workshops Following the success of our previous Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) workshops, NNFCC and North Energy bring you two new training workshops providing you with insight into how LCA’s work and their applications. Renewable Plastics Conference, 16-17 Apr 2013 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.renewable-plastics.com Now in its 4th year, the Renewable Plastics Conference will examine how the renewable plastics industry will evolve in the future. Over the two days, we will provide you with current essential information on the key issues surrounding this area and an update on recent technological developments. Dr John Williams, Head of Materials at NNFCC, will be chairing the conference and also speaking about "Bioplastics in an economically challenging climate”. NNFCC members receive a 15 per cent discount off the usual delegate rates. Email enquiries@nnfcc.co.uk to receive the special promotional code. Biochemicals and Bioplastics 2013, 19-20 Jun 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/eu- cbc1.asp Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013 summit will be valuable to anyone who needs a comprehensive overview of progress in the biochemical industry and what are the latest technological advancements and which Biorenewable market segment are the most promising in the next 10 years. Dr John Williams, Head of Materials at NNFCC, will be speaking on bio-based feedstock opportunities and biomass process innovations. NNFCC members receive a 15 per cent discount off the usual delegate rates. Email enquiries@nnfcc.co.uk to receive the special promotional code. Credits and Disclaimer NNFCC Market Review is edited by Dr Matthew Aylott for NNFCC members. Feedback is welcome. The Review has been compiled in good faith and NNFCC does not accept responsibility for any inaccuracies or the products or services shown. NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants NNFCC, Biocentre, Phone: +44 (0)1904 435182 York Science Park, Fax: +44 (0)1904 435345 Innovation Way, E: enquiries@nnfcc.co.uk Heslington, York, Web: www.nnfcc.co.uk YO10 5DG.