{"id":156140,"date":"2025-01-10T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=156140"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:51:15","slug":"sustainea-and-primient-to-collaborate-on-400-million-u-s-bio-meg-facility-in-lafayette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sustainea-and-primient-to-collaborate-on-400-million-u-s-bio-meg-facility-in-lafayette\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainea and Primient to collaborate on $400 million U.S. Bio-MEG facility in Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Sustainea, an innovative company dedicated to manufacturing sustainable chemicals with a low-carbon footprint, is planning to invest $400 million in Lafayette, Indiana. In collaboration with local company Primient, who will supply corn-based dextrose precursors, Sustainea will convert this renewable feedstock into Bio-MEG (monoethylene glycol) \u2014 a key chemical intermediate used in everyday products from food containers to footwear.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University\u2019s College of Engineering, particularly through the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR) and Leading Energy-Transition Advances and Pathways to Sustainability<\/a> (LEAPS) programs, is driving the transformation of Indiana and Lafayette into a leading hub for sustainable chemical and fuel production. By leveraging the region\u2019s strengths \u2014 renewable energy resources, smart energy distribution, carbon capture and sequestration technologies, and a thriving biomanufacturing landscape \u2013 the university is positioning Lafayette as a focal point for sustainable biomanufacturing in the Midwest. This ecosystem makes Indiana the ideal location for companies committed to building a sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainea noted that Primient has proven to be a strategic partner and long-term ally, with strong operational synergies and shared values. In a recent statement, Gustavo Sergi, CEO of Sustainea, affirmed that the Lafayette plant, which will rely on high energy-efficient and low-carbon dextrose, is expected to uniquely position Sustainea\u2019s Bio-MEG for both sustainability and competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPurdue University, with its renowned ecosystem and commitment to sustainability, provides an ideal environment for Sustainea\u2019s growth and innovation in bio-manufacturing,\u201d said Gustavo Sergi.<\/strong> \u201cOur collaboration with Purdue on advancing the Bio-MEG project highlights the university\u2019s strengths and our shared vision. We\u2019re also excited about exploring future projects together to establish Sustainea as a global leader in sustainable chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Moses, Greater Lafayette Commerce vice president<\/strong> for economic and workforce development, said that with a global emphasis growing on sustainability issues, \u201cwe have some significant advantages, including Purdue and its CISTAR and LEAPS programs, which Professor Fabio Ribeiro leads. The whole ag-bioscience sector holds great potential for our region and the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe look forward to partnering with Sustainea and other forward-thinking companies to advance innovations in renewable manufacturing and establish Lafayette as a model for sustainable industrial growth,\u201d said Ribeiro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The company plans to break ground on its new Indiana operation following the finalization of engineering and final investment decision and expects to begin production in 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sustainea, an innovative company dedicated to manufacturing sustainable chemicals with a low-carbon footprint, is planning to invest $400 million in Lafayette, Indiana. In collaboration with local company Primient, who will supply corn-based dextrose precursors, Sustainea will convert this renewable feedstock into Bio-MEG (monoethylene glycol) \u2014 a key chemical intermediate used in everyday products from food containers to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":156157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Sustainea, an innovative company dedicated to manufacturing sustainable chemicals with a low-carbon footprint, is planning to invest $400 million in Lafayette, Indiana. In collaboration with local company Primient, who will supply corn-based dextrose precursors","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5838,22464,5714,17299,20225,10408],"supplier":[25468,21099,2641,22563],"class_list":["post-156140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioeconomy","tag-biofeedstock","tag-biofuels","tag-biomanufacturing","tag-biomeg","tag-greenchemistry","supplier-cistar-center-for-innovative-and-strategic-transformation-of-alkane-resources","supplier-primient-covation-llc","supplier-purdue-university","supplier-sustainea-bioglycols"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156140"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=156140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}