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Global Bioenergies, Cristal Union in bio-isobutene JV
France-based Global Bioenergies is on a speedy roll when it comes to commercializing its bio-isobutene product. The company announced today that it has formed IBN-One, a joint venture with major European agro-industrial company, Cristal Union, to build and operate the first plant in France, with a capacity of 50 ktpa, that will convert sugar to … Continue reading
Global Bioenergies hits bio-methacrylic acid milestone
So while the bio-acrylic acid development and commercialization seem to have stalled a bit (see my recent post), France-based Global Bioenergies announced that it has reached its first milestone in the development of bio-based methacrylic acid (trademarked under BioMA+) using renewable isobutene feedstock. Methacrylic acid is a key intermediate in acrylic paints. This milestone resulted … Continue reading
Global Bioenergies produces isobutene in pilot scale
Global Bioenergies announces having successfully carried out the first isobutene production trial in its industrial pilot of Pomacle-Bazancourt. Delivered on the Pomacle-Bazancourt site in July, the industrial pilot installation has since been taken through a series of mechanical and functional validations. A production run was initiated on November 3rd, 2014, and resulted in the very first production of fermentative isobutene in … Continue reading
Global Bioenergies commercialization in momentum
France-based renewable chemicals company, Global Bioenergies, has speeded up its commercialization plans as it sets up its new industrial fermentation pilot unit in Pomacle, France, which is expected to be commissioned by the end of September, and be ready for a first fermentation run producing bio-based isobutene by the end of the year. The pilot … Continue reading