Bio-succinic Acid Wins Biofuels Digest Chemical Of The Year Award

24-Feb-2015 - Biofuels Digest gave its Chemical of the Year award to bio-succinic acid, naming producers BioAmberand Reverdia. Reverdia’s 10,000 tons/year commercial Biosuccinium™ plant was credited as well as its Biosuccinium™ licensing offering. Biofuels Digest wrote, “The acid was the first non-fossil ...

Evonik and BioAmber Partner on Catalysts for Sustainable Chemicals Made from Bio-Based Succinic Acid

26-Jul-2012 - Evonik Industries’ Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with US based BioAmber Inc. on a long term cooperation for the development and manufacturing of catalysts for making BDO (1,4- butanediol), THF (tetrahydrofurane) and GBL (gamma – butyrolactone) from bio-based succinic acid. BDO, THF ...

LANXESS strengthens commitment to renewable raw materials with investment in BioAmber

Companies have developed phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid

24-Feb-2012 - LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to renewable raw materials by investing USD 10 million in U.S. company BioAmber, Inc. as part of a private placement. Together, the two companies have developed plasticizers, whose cost-effectiveness and safety profile make them sustainable alternatives to ...

LANXESS expands portfolio with bio-based plasticizers

24-Oct-2011 - LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to renewable raw materials. The aims to produce phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid from 2012 onwards. Its strategic partner is the U.S. company BioAmber, Inc. Together, the two companies are developing plasticizers, whose ...

BioAmber Wins ICIS Innovation Award for Best Business Innovation

19-Oct-2011 - BioAmber, Inc. has been awarded a 2011 ICIS Innovation Award, winning the Best Business Innovation category for the development and commercialization of its biobased succinic acid platform. BioAmber joins an elite group of past winners that includes Huntsman in 2010 and DSM in 2009.BioAmber ...

Bioamber Commissions World's First Renewable Succinic Acid Plant

25-Jan-2010 - Bioamber, a joint venture between US-based DNP Green Technology andFrance-based ARD (Agro-industrie Recherches et Développements), announces the successful start-up and commissioning of the world's first bio-based succinic acid plant. Since December 2009, the plant has been producing renewable ...