In Massachusetts, chemicals company Novomer Inc. announced plans to open a new innovation center in Rochester, New York with a move in date of December as it works on commercializing a family of competitively priced bio-based chemicals and high-performance polymers from ethanol and low-cost carbon monoxide. The facility, named the Novomer Innovation Center, is designed to meet the expanding demands of the company’s growing bio-based chemicals business. All equipment, production assets, and employees will be transferred from the existing product development and pilot operations location in Rochester to the new 26,000 sq ft facility. The larger facility will house technology research, product development activities, and a COEth Process demonstration unit to make customer samples for a variety of products.
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