On June 3, 2015, Virent announced the incorporation of its bio-based paraxylene (bio-PX) into the world’s first demonstration-scale production of a PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based materials (dubbed "PlantBottle"). In this project, Virent works together with Coca-Cola and Far Eas...
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Company Profile | April 04, 2022
Virent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation Converts biobased feedstocks into fuels and aromatic chemicals via an aqueous‑phase catalytic process; products are drop‑in replacements for petroleum‑based fuels and chemicals Claims to be able to use the same catalytic ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | April 08, 2022
Produces CMF and hydrothermal carbon (HTC) from wood chips; develops routes for CMF derivatives like TPA for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and FDCA for polyethylene furanoate (PEF) Primarily targets CMF as an intermediate for biobased PET production as well as specialty chemicals and ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | April 26, 2022
Develops a metal catalyst platform for producing chemicals like β‑propiolactone (BPL) by combining ethylene oxide (EO) with carbon monoxide (CO) Since 2019, has pivoted from targeting acrylic acid as an end‑product to targeting poly(3‑hydroxypropionate) (P3HP), a type of PHA Claims its ... Not part of subscription