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DEXTROSE CHEMISTRY

Solugen and ADM plan new biomanufacturing facility

in US

US-based biochemicals firm, Solu- tinue to support plant-based solu-
gen, and nutrition giant, ADM, have tions spanning sustainable packaging,
announced a strategic partnership to pharma, plant health, construction,
scale a range of plant-based speciality fermentation, and home & personal care,”
chemicals and bio-based building block said Mr. Chris Cuddy, President of
molecules in a new manufacturing ADM’s Carbohydrate Solutions business.
facility in Marshall, Minnesota (USA).
Solugen plans to begin offsite con-
Under the terms of the agree- struction this year and on-site construc-
ment, Solugen will build a new tion in early 2024. The initial phase,
500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing tion materials, cleaning, personal care, scheduled to start up in the first half of
facility adjacent to ADM’s existing corn and other sectors. 2025, is expected to create at least 40
complex in Marshall. The facility will permanent jobs and another 100 tempo-
utilise ADM-provided dextrose to scale “The strategic partnership with rary construction jobs during commis-
its current line of lower-carbon organic ADM will allow Solugen to bring our sioning.
acids and develop new molecules to re- chemienzymatic process to a commer-
place existing fossil fuel-based materi- cial scale and meet existing customer “The initial phase of the project will
als. The facility will employ Solugen’s demand for our high-performance, significantly increase Solugen’s manu-
‘Bioforge’ manufacturing platform that cost-competitive, sustainable pro- facturing capacity, which is critical for
uses a chemienzymatic process (lever- ducts,” said Mr. Gaurab Chakrabarti, commercialising our existing line of
aging a novel combination of computa- co-Founder and CEO of Solugen. “As molecules and kicks off plans for a multi-
tionally engineered enzymes and metal one of the few scaled-up and de-risked phase large-scale US Bioforge build-
catalysts) to convert plant-derived sub- biomanufacturing assets in the coun- out,” said Mr. Sean Hunt, Co-Founder
stances into essential materials that try, Solugen’s ‘Bioforge’ platform is and CTO of Solugen. “The increase in
have historically been made from fossil helping bolster domestic capabilities capacity will also free up our Houston
fuels – all with no or low emissions and and supply chains that are critical in operation for research and development
waste. ensuring the US reaches its ambitious efforts into additional molecules and
climate targets.” market applications,” he added. With a
The companies also plan to collab- robust and cost-competitive supply of
orate on commercialisation opportuni- “ADM is one of the largest dextrose corn, alongside advanced corn-to-dex-
ties of these biomaterials for a range producers in the world, and this strate- trose conversion technology, Marshall
of applications including energy, gic partnership will allow us to further is the ideal location to support the scale
water treatment, agriculture, construc- diversify our product stream as we con- of Solugen’s products.

Eigenmann & Veronelli opens new application lab

for personal care and paints

Eigenmann & Veronelli (EV), the and suppliers throughout the EMEA to now include paint & coatings, and
Italy-based distributor of speciality region. beauty & personal care, in addition to
chemicals and food ingredients, has its existing technical capabilities in the
announced the opening of a new beauty & Located in Bresso, near Milan, food sector.
personal care, and paint & coatings Italy, the new 230 square metre labora-
laboratory to serve its customers tory expands EV’s technical capabilities “The opening of the EV Group

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