LANXESS

First bio-based PBT produced in German commercial-scale plant / Genomatica's process technology utilising BDO key

CORRECTION - BASF / TORAY / GENOMATICA

German group purchases technology licence for renewable BDO / Japanese prepare for scale-up

VERSALIS

Ambitious recovery plan for Italian producer / Set to reduce commodity dependency

VERSALIS

JV for renewable butadiene is finalised

GENOMATICA

First large-scale commercial production of bio-based 1,4-butanediol / Collaboration with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products in the US

BIOPLASTICS

Renewable route to butadiene / Versalis, Novamont and Genomatica cooperate

MITSUBISHI

Agreement with Genomatica on exclusive negotiation rights for planned Asian BDO joint venture

NOVAMONT

Acquisition of Bioitalia's amino acid plant / Facility to be converted into “Mater-Bi” production site

BIOAMBER

Ontario picked as location for first North American succinic acid plant / Facility to turn out biobased butanediol as well

GENOMATICA

Cooperating with Novamont on bio-based butanediol / Commercial production scheduled to kick off in late 2012 / Inroads into renewable butadiene

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL

Agreement with Genomatica to build bio-BDO plant in Asia / First commercial bio-BDO plant in the region