RELEASED ON 12/02/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Genomatica (San Francisco) says its biobased 1,4-butanediol (BDO) production process has been proven at commercial-scale. In partnership with DuPontTate & LyleBio Products—a joint venture between DuPont and agribusiness firm Tate & Lyle that produces biobased 1,3 propanediol at Loudon, TN—Genomatica says over 2,000 m.t. of BDO was produced over a 5-week period. “This was a sizable commercial-scale production campaign,” says Christophe Schilling, Genomatica CEO. “Partnering with DuPontTate & Lyle brought us biochemical process know-how at significant scale to make the leap from demonstration to commercial volumes. The success of this campaign is a significant milestone for our technology and for the biochemical industry.”

SOURCE Chemweek's Business Daily

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