In California, Origin Materials and Sustainea Bioglycols, a joint venture between Braskem and Sojitz Corporation, announced a strategic partnership with the aim of advancing biobased materials produced using Origin’s technology platform and Sustainea’s biobased glycol products and market expertise. As part of the partnership, Sustainea signed two multi-year capacity reservation agreements to purchase renewable chemicals […]
In California, Origin Materials announced a strategic partnership with Proman centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s fuels capabilities and expertise. As part of the partnership, Proman and Origin Materials signed an agreement to explore the production and global distribution of low-carbon biofuels. “We are excited to partner with Proman, a […]
In California, Origin Materials, Inc. and Proman, a global leader in natural gas-derived products and one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, announced a strategic partnership centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s worldwide fuels capabilities and expertise. As part of the partnership, Proman and Origin Materials signed an agreement […]
In California, Terphane, a specialist manufacturer of polyester films, has partnered with Origin Materials to advance the development of biobased, biaxially oriented polyethylene furanoate. The deal includes a multi-year capacity reservation pact, wherein Terphane commits to procuring renewable PEF from Origin to convert into BOPEF. Applications for the stretched biopolymer film include food and beverage […]
In California, Origin Materials and Husky Technologies announced a milestone in the commercialization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) incorporating the sustainable chemical FDCA for advanced packaging and other applications. Origin said it successfully polymerized the bio-based sustainable chemical FDCA into the common recyclable plastic, PET, and Husky molded the resulting “PET/F” hybrid polymer into preforms that […]
In California, Origin Materials and Husky Technologies have reached a milestone in developing polyethylene terephthalate incorporating biobased furandicarboxylic acid for advanced packaging and other applications. Origin successfully polymerized FDCA into PET, and Husky molded the resulting PET/F hybrid polymer into preforms that were then blown into bottles. The companies used Husky’s injection molding technologies and […]
In Ontario, biobased chemicals producer Origin Materials has announced the startup of Origin 1, which is hailed as the world’s first commercial chloromethyl furfural plant. Using wood residues as feedstock, the Sarnia plant will supply intermediate chemicals and materials to various industries, including clothing, textiles, plastics, packaging, automotive parts, and tires. CMF can be used […]
In California, Origin Materials, Inc. and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the mass production of bio-based materials to explore initiatives related to the rapid commercialization of low-carbon, bio-based materials. Initiatives include evaluating the use of existing Indorama Ventures’ units in the United States with some modification to commercially produce […]
In California, Origin Materials announced a strategic partnership with Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a producer of virgin and recycled PET resins, to accelerate the mass production of biobased materials. Under the agreement, both companies committed to explore initiatives related to the rapid commercialization of low-carbon, biobased materials. Initiatives include evaluating the use of existing […]
In California, Origin Materials announced it has produced carbon black blends that perform at or exceed the level of traditional fossil-based carbon black for N660, a widely used and technically demanding performance specification for automotive tires and mechanical rubber goods. The bench-scale achievement validates the potential for Origin’s sustainable, biobased, low-carbon carbon black to be […]
