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27 May 2026

Toray and PTT Global Chemical establish 100% bio-based nylon 66 production

Cassava pulp was converted to bio-muconic, then bio-adipic acid and 100% bio-based nylon 66. Pilot saccharification, fermentation, refinement and lab polymerization.
11 May 2026

BASF Agricultural Solutions opens BioHub fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen

High double‑digit €m investment started commercial fermentation of biological crop actives (B. amyloliquefaciens, P. coprobium), boosting production flexibility and supply resilience.
30 May 2025

Kao wins GSC Incentive Award for industrial fermentative gallic acid production

Fermentative gallic acid from glucose gives doubled yield and higher purity; already used in its products and by domestic makers for boiler corrosion inhibitors; expansion to Asia and Europe planned.
5 May 2023

Dexcom to Build First European Plant in Galway, Ireland

The new facility in Galway will create up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs, supported by the Irish Government, and focus on automated, green technologies for continuous glucose monitoring.
18 July 2017

Avantium and AkzoNobel Sign Contract for Pilot Biorefinery in Delfzijl

The pilot plant will validate the Zambezi process to convert biomass into raw materials, aiming for commercial scale. Expected operational in Q2 2018, it will create about 20 jobs.
9 February 2017

AkzoNobel, Avantium, and Partners Advance Biobased Economy with New Technology

A new reference plant in Delfzijl will use Avantium's Zambezi process to convert non-food biomass into high-purity glucose and lignin, accelerating the biobased economy.

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