SHOWA DENKO

Biopolyester production ceased amid declining market prices

CLARIANT

High-performance pigments based on bio-succinic acid / Feedstock from Myriant

PEOPLE

Myriant: CEO steps down / COO takes his place

PTT CHEMICAL

Thai petrochemicals group invests USD 150m into US bioplastics producer NatureWorks / Plans to build world's second “Ingeo” facility in Thailand

DSM / ROQUETTE

Commercial scale plant for bio-based succinic acid to start up next year / Europe's largest facility

PTT

Thai petrochemicals giant invests USD 60m in US bio-based chemicals producer / World's largest succinic acid plant to be built / Joint venture to be established to pioneer green technologies in Thailand and Asia