Evonik & BioAmber join hands to produce industrial chemicals from bio-based succinic acid

摘要

EVONIK Industries' Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with US based BioAmber Inc. on a long term cooperation for the development and manufacturing of catalysts for making BDO (1,4- butanediol), THF (tetrahydrofurane) and GBL (gamma -butyrolactone) from bio-based succinic acid. BDO, THF and GBL are large volume industrial chemicals used in a wide range of applications including polymers, paints, ad-hesives and solvents. The global market for these products currently made from petrochemicals is $4 billion.