Archive - The Polymerist

Or trying to keep it at bay

Jun 28, 2022 •

See Ya Later FDA (as in tomorrow)

My time at FDA was over...and now it is back.

Feb 18 •

Zymergen's Implosion

I try and understand why

Aug 13, 2021 •

Making Money From Lignin

How MetGen might actually make this happen in the 21st century

Apr 25, 2023 •

Deep Dive into DuPont

Not as special as you might think.

Feb 20, 2024 •

Searching For Spice

The next industrial revolution will depend on unlocking new resources or making the ones we have now more useful.

Apr 5 •

The Last 3 Years

Distilling what I've learned over the last three years of writing the newsletter.

Jul 26, 2023 •

Oil Companies Placing Big Bets On Pyrolysis Oil

The future of circular plastics?

Oct 15, 2021 •

The Chemical Company Of The Future

On why I think Solugen could be a home run.

Nov 30, 2021 •

Bioeconomy Basics

Feedstocks for the 21st century

Apr 18, 2023 •

The Decline of Industrial American Science

Maybe less decline and more of a course change?

Mar 22 •

Commercializing is Viability

Going through the process is it. Scale hopefully follows later.

Nov 27, 2023 •

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