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COVESTRO Q1 profits plunge / Core profit at Polycarbones and Polyurethanes slump / Full-year 2019 guidance confirmed	03.05.2019
AQUAFIL Initial operations at US carpet recycling facility / Recycled PA destined for Slovenian plant	16.03.2018
GENOMATICA Partnership with Aquafil to make bio-based caprolactam / Development of "Geno CPL" process to commercial-scale	31.01.2018
NOVAMONT Renewable BDO plant starts up at Bottrighe / Output 70% higher than planned / Products claimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 56% / Genomatica technology	11.10.2016
ETB CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES Funding for bio-butadiene pilot plant / Commercialisation expected within three years / Plans to license process globally	02.05.2016
ITALY Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role	02.03.2016
VERSALIS Bio-butadiene joint venture with Genomatica commences pilot-scale production / Feedstock for bio-polybutadiene	25.02.2016
BRASKEM / GENOMATICA Successful laboratory scale production of butadiene from renewable feedstocks / Milestone in collaboration	25.11.2015
BASF BDO licence agreement with Genomatica expanded / Asia-Pacific countries added / Large-scale production plant planned	29.09.2015
GENOMATICA Collaborating with Cargill to speed up biomaterials production / US agriculture specialist makes undisclosed equity investment	23.07.2015
BASF First commercial grades of "PolyTHF 1000" are made available for customer testing / Bio-based product developed from sugar-based BDO in cooperation with Genomatica	13.03.2015
BASF Butanediol capacity expansion in Geismar	23.01.2015
BUTADIENE MARKET Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report	16.10.2014
GENOMATICA Biobased processes for nylon intermediates under development / Feasibility validated / Plans to licence technology to major players in PA value chain	13.08.2014
BRASKEM Agreement with Genomatica to develop bio-based butadiene process / Genomatica butadiene programme extended into the Americas	16.01.2014
DSM Testing of bio-based BDO yields strong results / Preparation for commercial production next step	07.01.2014
BASF Commercial volumes of BDO based on dextrose now available for testing / Using Genomatica process	29.11.2013
NOVAMONT Generation 4 “Mater-Bi” from renewable oil and sugar / Genomatica process	01.07.2013
LANXESS First bio-based PBT produced in German commercial-scale plant / Genomatica's process technology utilising BDO key	26.06.2013
CORRECTION - BASF / TORAY / GENOMATICA German group purchases technology licence for renewable BDO / Japanese prepare for scale-up	15.05.2013
VERSALIS Ambitious recovery plan for Italian producer / Set to reduce commodity dependency	02.05.2013
VERSALIS JV for renewable butadiene is finalised	15.04.2013
GENOMATICA First large-scale commercial production of bio-based 1,4-butanediol / Collaboration with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products in the US	20.02.2013
BIOPLASTICS Renewable route to butadiene / Versalis, Novamont and Genomatica cooperate	26.07.2012
MITSUBISHI Agreement with Genomatica on exclusive negotiation rights for planned Asian BDO joint venture	09.03.2012

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