Doris de Guzman

Doris is widely recognized as an initiator of green chemistry industry reporting, covering the sector for 20 years. She provides expert analysis on a wide range of pertinent subjects including oleochemicals, biopolymers, industrial biotechnology, biofuels and other renewable chemical products.

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Circular Economy: Beyond Recycle, Reuse & Reduce

Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse, recovery and recycling of resources. In Europe, the bioeconomy and circular economy are being combined to address the issues of climate change and resource...

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Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce

Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse, recovery and recycling of resources. In Europe, the...

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Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroads

In the wake of Covid-19, governments globally are turning their attention to the bioeconomy. Poised at a historic crossroads, they seek to manage...

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Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak

Pyrolysis is the thermal degradation/decomposition process that occurs in the absence of oxygen, which results in the production of pyrolytic liquid...

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Funding Heats Up For Biotech Material Developers

Funding, investments and grants continue to soar for biotech materials developers, especially after several successful IPOs from companies such as...

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More Biofuels, Bio-Based Naphtha Production Ahead

I can barely keep up with news and capacity announcement on renewable diesel/HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), so I’ll just mention two big ones that...

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Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Producers Step Up in Response to Covid-19 Crisis

As some chemical companies ramped up their production of ingredients for sanitising and disinfectant products, several biofuel companies and...

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A New Decade of Optimistic Opportunities for the Renewable Chemicals Industry

The bio-based chemicals industry marks the end of a decade with a roller coaster ride. Only very few start-up companies were able to trudge through...

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