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GreenFlame™ Heats Up Ahead of Grilling Season

High-performance, green charcoal lighter fluid secures additional retail commitments and receives pitmaster recognition at premier industry event

Ashland, Virginia and Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. (April 11, 2017)
Green Biologics, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable specialty chemicals company, announced today growing retail interest in and positive industry reception for GreenFlame™,a USDA BioPreferred® certified, natural, clean burning fuel. Since its launch earlier this year, the product has garnered multiple retail commitments, including Kroger, Safeway and Bristol Farms, and received high praise at the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo (HPBExpo), an industry-leading event for the grilling and outdoors industries that brings together everyone from novice grillers to award-winning pitmasters. …

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Green Biologics Named No. 12 in Biofuels Digest’s 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy

Renewable chemicals company rises 10 spots in annual industry rankings

Ashland, Virginia and Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. (March 7, 2017)
Green Biologics, Inc. , the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, announced today that it was named the No. 12 hottest company in this year’s 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy (Hot 50). The rankings, which are compiled by Biofuels Digest, a leading daily news publication on the pulse of the biofuels and biochemical industries, were announced last week in Washington D.C. at ABLC 2017 and mark a significant advancement for the company as compared to last year’s competition, in which Green Biologics held the No. 22 spot. …

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Jungbunzlauer and Green Biologics Partner on Bio-Based Plasticizers

Renewable Tributyl Citrate and Acetyl Tributyl Citrate is Focus of Collaboration

Ashland, Virginia and Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. (February 14, 2017)
Green Biologics, Inc. , the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, announced today an exclusive collaboration with Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH, the German operating unit of Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG in Basel, Switzerland. In February 2017, Jungbunzlauer received its first shipment of 100 percent renewable BioPure™ n-butanol from Green Biologics’ production facility in Little Falls, Minnesota. Jungbunzlauer aims to produce bio-based CITROFOL® BI (tributyl citrate) and bio-based CITROFOL® BII (acetyl tributyl citrate) for its customers with commercial shipments beginning next month. …

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Green Biologics Acquires GreenFlame™ Brand, Inks Kroger as First Retail Partner for Sustainable Charcoal Lighter Fluid

Largest grocery retailer by revenue signs on to offer Green Biologics’ first high performance, bio-based product for consumers

Ashland, Virginia and Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. (January 31, 2017)
Green Biologics, Inc. , the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, today announces the acquisition of the GreenFlame™ brand and the associated intellectual property. GreenFlame™ is a USDA BioPreferred® certified, natural, clean burning fuel with a range of potential end uses, from charcoal lighter fluid to torch & camping fuels, and food warming products. Kroger, the largest grocery retailer by revenue in the United States, will serve as Green Biologics’ first retail partner for the GreenFlame™ charcoal lighter fluid. …

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Green Biologics Recognized as a Clean Technology Leader by Two Prestigious Industry Awards

Specialty chemicals company named in the 2017 Global Cleantech 100 and a 2016 Global Clean Energy Award winner

Ashland, Virginia and Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. (January 25, 2017)
Green Biologics, Inc. – , the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, today announced that it has been named to the prestigious 2017 Global Cleantech 100 and recognized in the 2016 Global Clean Energy Awards as the Best Renewable Specialty Chemical Company – UK. Both highly-selective awards programs honor companies worldwide for efforts aimed at tackling today’s energy challenges and contributions to a more sustainable future. Green Biologics was recognized for its Clostridium fermentation platform, which uses sustainable feedstocks to produce high-performance chemicals, such as n-butanol and acetone. These high-value chemicals provide a renewable alternative to conventional petrochemical-based commodities for a growing number of consumer and industrial applications. …

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