{"id":119753,"date":"2022-12-12T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=119753"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T10:25:13","slug":"successful-scale-up-of-pomacle-commercial-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/successful-scale-up-of-pomacle-commercial-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful scale-up of Pomacle commercial unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Bioenergies announces that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational. All units (biological isobutene production, purification, condensation and packaging) have been validated and are now in operation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Ollivier,<\/strong> Global Bioenergies\u2019 Chief Technical Officer, said: \u201cAn industrial project is invariably an adventure. This is especially so in these troubled times. Nevertheless, we were able to successfully build and commission the unit in very good conditions. We are now producing about 1 tonne of isobutene per week. I would like to congratulate the entire Global Bioenergies team, who made this success possible.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Bioenergies plans to sell purified isobutene for use in cosmetics and high value-added fuel applications that can cover what remains a very high production cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Bioenergies will also convert some of the isobutene produced, via an established chain of tollers, into cosmetic-grade isododecane for sale to major cosmetic companies under the trademark Isonaturane<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;12. The scale-up of this downstream chain was executed in parallel to the start of operations at the Pomacle unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Daphne Galvez<\/strong>, Global Bioenergies\u2019 Head of Sales, said: \u201cWe will produce Isonaturane<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a012 by campaigns. The first batch, which will be delivered in a few months, has already been sold in full, and our commercial discussions are now focusing on subsequent batches.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Marc Delcourt<\/strong>, Global Bioenergies\u2019 Chief Executive Officer, said: \u201cThe primary purpose of this unit is to generate revenue. Its second purpose is to pave the way in commercial, technical and regulatory terms for the 2025 launch of a new unit destined to produce 2,000 tonnes of isobutene and derivatives per year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/12\/image-6-400x144.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> Global Bioenergies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About GLOBAL BIOENERGIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Bioenergies converts plant-derived resources into compounds used in the cosmetics industry, as well as the energy and materials sectors. After launching the first long-lasting and natural make-up brand LAST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2021, Global Bioenergies is now marketing Isonaturane<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;12, its key ingredient, to major cosmetics companies to improve the naturalness of their formulas whilst improving their carbon footprint. In the long run, Global Bioenergies is also aiming at cutting CO2 emissions in the aviation and road sector and thereby curb global warming. Global Bioenergies is listed on Euronext Growth Paris (FR0011052257 &#8211; ALGBE).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Bioenergies announces that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational. All units (biological isobutene production, purification, condensation and packaging) have been validated and are now in operation.\u00a0 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Ollivier, Global Bioenergies\u2019 Chief Technical Officer, said: \u201cAn industrial project is invariably an adventure. 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