Leading the “Bio-Chem Renaissance”: Top CPG Companies Drive Demand for Green Biosurfactant Ingredients
Supplier Locus Performance Ingredients doubles production capacity to meet growing interest for cleaner product formulations
Biosurfactants Highlighted as A Top Technology in S&P Global Energy Awards
As operators search for new oilfield chemistries, S&P Global Platts is recognizing biosurfactants as a top green technology that can improve sustainability, increase profitability of current well operations and minimize new drilling. The solutions were developed by Locus Bio-Energy Solutions® (Locus BE), which has been named a finalist in the 2020 S&P Global Energy Awards for two categories: “Rising Star Company” and “Emerging Technology of the Year”.
Red Herring Selects Locus Agricultural Solutions as A Top 100 North America Winner
Locus Agricultural Solutions has been selected as a winner for one of the technology industry’s most prestigious prizes: Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award. The B Corp™-certified, one of only six agtech companies on the list, was chosen for its award-winning solutions that successfully address climate change, farm profitability and food security.
Locus AG Named A New 50 to Watch by Cleantech Group for Farming Solutions That Combat the Climate Crisis
Agtech B Corp™ Locus Agricultural Solutions has been named a top startup in Cleantech Group’s New 50 to Watch List for developing climate solutions that accelerate carbon farming efforts.
SUSTAIN Biosurfactant Technology Revives U.S. Shale by Boosting Initial Completion Oil Production
SUSTAIN is the newest addition to Locus BE’s portfolio of award-winning biosurfactant solutions for upstream oil applications, which have received global recognition for their ability to maximize production, cut costs and help operators do more with less.
Why ICIS Highlighted Biosurfactant Technology from Locus FS in the World Surfactants Awards
A technology breakthrough is making it possible to cost-effectively reduce worldwide chemical surfactant reliance for the first time. Production methods developed by Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS) are driving a global shift to the use of high-performing biosurfactants customized to directly replace surfactants in key global industries—with a 37% lower carbon footprint.
Why ICIS Highlighted Biosurfactant Technology from Locus FS in the World Surfactants Awards
A technology breakthrough is making it possible to cost-effectively reduce worldwide chemical surfactant reliance for the first time. Production methods developed by Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS) are driving a global shift to the use of high-performing biosurfactants customized to directly replace surfactants in key global industries—with a 37% lower carbon footprint.
Locus Bio-Energy Solutions Receives ISO 9001 Accreditation for Biosurfactant Production Process
Locus Bio-Energy Solutions™ (Locus BE) has received ISO 9001 accreditation for the proprietary fermentation processes used to produce its award-winning biosurfactants for oilfield applications. The accreditation confirms Locus BE operates with quality management systems that ensure the oil innovation company can consistently meet customer demands, and validates the quality and consistency of its patented technology and green EOR well treatments—which outperform synthetic chemicals in recovering oil at a fraction of the dosage rate and cost.
Locus Performance Ingredients™ Launches Ferma™ Line of Sophorolipids (INCI: Glycolipids) to Replace Chemical Surfactants in Personal Care Formulations
Locus Performance Ingredients™ is launching its first product line to replace petrochemical surfactants in personal care formulations.
Branded as Ferma™, the pure Sophorolipid series of biosurfactants provide safer and more sustainable ingredient options with 5-25 times better performance—enabling lower usage rates and reducing carbon footprint by a minimum of 37%.
Locus FS Replaces Chemicals and Improves Sustainability in CPG Market With Launch of Performance Ingredients Company
Locus Fermentation Solutions is expanding its award-winning green technology into the Consumer Packaged Goods market with the launch of a new operating company, Locus Performance Ingredients that will replace toxic and palm-based chemicals and maximize product sustainability.