Designer yeast turns sugar into lucrative chemical 3-HP

Researcher Teresa Martin assembles the motor on the DasBox bioreactor used for the yeast fermentation in the CABBI study. / SOURCE: Julie Wurth/CABBI

February 12, 2026

BY Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Fischbach, Budzinski introduce bill creating tax incentives for biobased chemicals, materials

By Erin Krueger

April 13, 2026

Chemicals Policy Business

Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on March 27 introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act, which aims to create tax incentives to support the production of biobased chemicals and materials.

By Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

April 06, 2026

Biochar Research

A research team at Shenyang Agricultural University has developed a highly efficient biochar-supported catalyst that can convert biomass-derived chemicals into valuable industrial products under remarkably mild conditions.

By OMV

March 27, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research Business

OMV has partnered with Technical University of Leoben to establish a one-of-a-kind research facility where various process routes to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are being researched and developed.

By Ecostrat

March 19, 2026

Business Chemicals Biogas Advanced Biofuels

Ecostrat Inc. and the BMI Group on March 12 announced a collaboration to leverage BDO Zone Ratings to ‘ready-state’ BMI’s legacy pulp and paper assets across Canada for next-generation investment in the bioeconomy.

By thyssenkrupp Uhde

March 10, 2026

Chemicals Business

thyssenkrupp Uhde has been awarded a contract by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels to perform an integration and optimization study for NSF’s biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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