BioAmber Inc. has recruited Mario Saucier to serve as its Chief Financial Officer, effective January 4, 2016.

Green Biologics Ltd., a UK-based industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, was approved for membership to the American Chemistry Council (ACC) on November 5.

Solvay’s Epicerol^® has won the JEC Asia 2015 Innovation Award for bio-based ECH for more sustainable epoxy resins.

Emery Oleochemicals LLC has earned the Certified Biobased Product Label granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for six products from the company’s EMEROX^® range of renewable-based polyols.

GFBiochemicals has appointed three new senior team members as the company gains momentum producing levulinic acid at commercial scale.

Biobased chemical company GFBiochemicals has started commercial production at its levulinic acid plant in Caserta, Italy.

AkzoNobel announced the sale of its biomaterials technology to Ashland Inc.

Royal DSM has hired Atul Thakrar to head its Bio-based Products & Services unit.

At the beginning of May, the Chemistry of Advanced Materials council of the Top Sector Chemistry gave the green light for nine new projects in the Biobased Performance Materials (BPM) program. Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, together with 25 partners, will be focusing on materials made from plant-based raw materials.

Based on its recent analysis of the European plasticizers market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized chemical company Oxea with the 2014 European Non-Phthalate Plasticizers Product Leadership Award.