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Novamont opened new<br />
Origo-Bi production site<br />
News<br />
The official inauguration of Mater-Biopolymer, Novamont’s newly refurbished<br />
site for the production of its biodegradable biopolyester Origo-Bi, took place on<br />
19 October, in Patrica, Italy.<br />
At the end of the preceding "The Regeneration continues" conference, the guests,<br />
including representatives of institutions, local administrations, universities and<br />
research and industrial partners of the Group, were given a tour of the plant to have<br />
an opportunity to take a closer look at the production process.<br />
In line with Novamont’s strategy of revitalizing sites that have become old and<br />
obsolete, the new Mater-Biopolymer has been converted from a former PET<br />
production plant into a modern facility for the production of biopolyesters based<br />
on renewable raw materials, using a more sustainable and low-emission process.<br />
The highly efficient plant is equipped with a complex system of utilities to minimize<br />
costs and waste through the recovery and enhancement of waste. In 2016, the site<br />
started the construction of a waste water distillation section from the process that<br />
made it possible to recover the tetrahydrofuran (THF) that is generated during the<br />
polymerization reaction, which, once distilled, is destined for the chemical and<br />
pharmaceutical industries, among other things. MT<br />
www.novamont.com<br />
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Braskem joins Europe’s Bio-based<br />
Industries Consortium (BIC)<br />
Chemicals company Braskem announces it has joined European network Biobased<br />
Industries Consortium (BIC) as a full member.<br />
BIC represents the private sector in the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking<br />
(BBI JU), a public-private partnership (PPP) with the EU worth €3.7 billion. By<br />
joining BIC, Braskem has become part of a wider network committed to bringing<br />
bio-based products to market.<br />
Established as a pillar of the European Commission Bioeconomy Strategy, BBI JU<br />
operates under EU research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. It supports<br />
the development and production of bio-based products in Europe via biorefining<br />
research and demonstration projects, including large-scale commercialisation,<br />
through investment in innovative manufacturing facilities and processes. MT<br />
www.braskem.com<br />
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Branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH<br />
BioCampus Cologne · Nattermannallee 1<br />
50829 Cologne · Germany<br />
Phone: +49 221 88 8894-00<br />
Fax: +49 221 88 88 94-99<br />
info@bio-fed.com<br />
www.bio-fed.com<br />
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