17 August 202314 August 2023 Origin Materials and Sustainea Launch Strategic Partnership to Develop 100% Bio-Based Materials Sustainea and Origin Materials signed a partnership agreement to develop 100% bio-based PET and polyesters, leveraging Sustainea’s bioMEG and Origin Materials’ bio-based PTA and FDCA
11 November 202211 November 2022 Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launch Sustainea New brand aims to be the global leader in the bioMEG market; project involves the construction of three industrial plants with annual production capacity of 700,000 tons of renewable MEG
Braskem + Sojitz: Neues Joint Venture vermarktet Bio-MEG unter dem Brand “Sustainea” Drei neue Werke zur Produktion von Bio-MEG und Bio-MPG mit Kapazitäten für insgesamt rund 700.000 Jahrestonnen geplant
2 November 202231 October 2022 Biobasierte Kunststoffe: Braskem investiert in Kooperationen und weitet Kapazität aus Die Menge der in Brasilien produzierten Biopolymere liegt aktuell bei rund 200.000 Tonnen pro Jahr, die auf 260.000 Tonnen gesteigert werden sollen – bis hin zu einer Million in 2030
Braskem invests in capacity expansion and partnerships for the production of biobased plastics Around 200,000 tons of biopolymers per year are produced in Brazil but will expand to 260,000 tons and in 2030, this amount is expected to increase to one million tons
22 June 202215 June 2022 Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised world In the mid 2000s a PNNL researchers team discovered a metal catalyst with a soluble base co-catalyst, which converted plant-based, seed-oil-derived glycerol and plant sugar alcohols into MPG
22 April 202221 April 2022 Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.
Braskem + Sojitz: JV-Gründung für Bio-MEG Die endgültige Investitionsentscheidung für den Bau des ersten Werks soll im kommenden Jahr fallen, die Inbetriebnahme dieser Anlage ist dann für 2025 vorgesehen
14 April 202213 April 2022 Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage
5 April 202230 March 2022 Bio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities?
11 October 20179 October 2017 Braskem renews contract with Sojitz Pla-Net for the supply Green Plastic Partnership will increase the availability of renewable products in the region, serving more than 100 customers and different markets
29 June 201621 June 2016 Hot Prospects for Chemicals from Biomass A major theme of 21st Century industrial development will be replacement of fossil resources by renewable resources in the production of fuels and chemicals
8 December 20147 December 2014 UPC, Myriant and Sojitz jointly develop bio-succinic acid based plasticizers Chemical manufacturers are turning to Myriant's bio-succinic acid as a key feedstock for producing high-value, bio-based specialty chemicals and bio-products
17 October 201416 October 2014 More bio-succinic acid commercialization milestones Doris de Guzman about bio-succinic acid news
10 July 2012 More Japanese firms in green chems Toray, Sojitz, Showa Denko & Co. put of plant-based chemicals
1 December 2011 Sojitz to market and sell Myriant’s succinic acid Myriant currently building a 13,600 tonne succinic acid plant
8 November 2011 Myriant and Sojitz form Partnership for green Chemicals Collaborate in the sales and marketing of biobased succinic acid