1,4-Butanediol news

All news on 1,4-Butanediol (also known as Butane-1,4-diol and Butanediol): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies in Europe.

29 September 2016
First Industrial-Scale Bio-Butanediol Plant Opens
The new plant produces 30,000 tonnes/year of bio-butanediol, cutting CO2 emissions by 50%. It revitalizes an abandoned site, creating jobs and advancing bioplastics and chemical sustainability.
25 June 2013
Lanxess Converts 20 Tons of Bio-based BDO into PBT at Commercial Scale
The bio-based PBT produced met all quality standards of petro-based PBT. The process uses renewable sugars and fits into the strategy of 'Green Mobility' for applications in automotive and electronics.
20 January 2012
Novamont and Genomatica Form JV for European BDO Plant
The JV will convert an Adria, Italy facility to produce 40 million pounds of BDO annually from renewable feedstocks, with production starting in 2013. A second plant using biomass sugars is planned.

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