{"id":161135,"date":"2025-04-07T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=161135"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:07:17","slug":"iff-and-kemira-form-joint-venture-to-produce-sustainable-biobased-materials-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/iff-and-kemira-form-joint-venture-to-produce-sustainable-biobased-materials-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"IFF and Kemira Form Joint Venture To Produce Sustainable Biobased Materials at Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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IFF<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE:IFF) and\u00a0Kemira<\/a>\u00a0announced the formation of\u00a0Alpha Bio<\/a>, a joint venture aimed at commercial-scale production of renewable biobased materials. With an investment of approximately \u20ac130 million, the Alpha Bio facility will start production in late 2027, converting up to 44,000 MT of plant sugars to bioproducts, including high-performance biopolymers for use in various applications, such as home and personal care and industrial solutions. Alpha Bio\u2019s production will use IFF\u2019s\u00a0Designed Enzymatic Biomaterial\u2122<\/a>\u00a0(DEB) platform technology, integrated at the IFF biorefinery in Kotka,\u00a0Finland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Our partnership with Kemira has reached a significant milestone, enabling us to scale the production of groundbreaking biobased materials to meet the large and growing demand for high-performing and sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived polymers,” said\u00a0Erik Fyrwald, IFF CEO.<\/strong> “IFF\u2019s DEB technology not only guarantees superior purity and consistency compared to traditional biopolymers but also enhances performance across various applications. This innovative approach allows us to combine biodegradability and material sustainability while maintaining cost efficiency and the high performance our customers expect.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

IFF\u2019s DEB platform leverages biotechnology by using plant-based sugars and enzymes under mild process conditions to create biobased materials, which can be tailored for specific product applications. This allows manufacturers to replace traditional fossil-based synthetic polymers with more sustainable alternatives. This highly efficient enzymatic polymerization process converts plant sugars to biopolymers, offering superior purity and consistency compared to conventional synthetic polymers. These tailored biopolymers enhance product performance across diverse applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSince 2020, we\u2019ve been collaborating with IFF using the DEB platform technology, which has allowed us to bring sustainable innovation to our key markets,\u201d said\u00a0Antti Salminen, CEO, Kemira Oyj.<\/strong> \u201cThe new joint venture will build on this initial success, enabling us to scale up production and provide new performance-competitive alternatives to fossil-based products in key markets, including paper and board packaging, paper coatings, and water treatment, while continuing to develop opportunities across other growth markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Operating as an independent entity in Kotka,\u00a0Finland, the joint venture will manufacture a specific line of products enabled by DEB technology for exclusive use by IFF and Kemira. The creation of\u00a0Alpha Bio\u00a0is expected to generate approximately 30 direct new jobs in the Kotka area with additional job creation during the project\u2019s construction phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About IFF\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF), we make joy through science, creativity, and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products\u2014advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience. Learn more at\u00a0iff.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Kemira\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. We deliver tailored products and services to improve the product quality, processes, and resource efficiency of our diverse range of customers. Our focus is on water treatment, as well as on fiber and renewable solutions \u2013 enabling sustainability transformation for our customers. In 2024, Kemira reported annual revenue of\u00a0EUR 2.9 billion\u00a0with a global team of some 4,700 colleagues. Kemira is listed on the Nasdaq,\u00a0Helsinki. More information:\u00a0www.kemira.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 2025\u00a0International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.\u00a0(IFF). IFF, the IFF Logo, and all trademarks and service marks denoted with \u2122, \u2120 or\u00a0\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0are owned by IFF or affiliates of IFF unless otherwise noted. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IFF\u00a0(NYSE:IFF) and\u00a0Kemira\u00a0announced the formation of\u00a0Alpha Bio, a joint venture aimed at commercial-scale production of renewable biobased materials. With an investment of approximately \u20ac130 million, the Alpha Bio facility will start production in late 2027, converting up to 44,000 MT of plant sugars to bioproducts, including high-performance biopolymers for use in various applications, such as home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":161148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Joint venture Alpha Bio will use IFF\u2019s proprietary Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials\u2122 technology to provide high-performance, sustainable alternatives to fossil-based ingredients ","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[11270,5838,8793,6026,6195,5831,5796,5840,7105],"supplier":[22652,4427],"class_list":["post-161135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biodegradability","tag-bioeconomy","tag-biomaterials","tag-biopolymers","tag-bioproducts","tag-biorefinery","tag-biotechnology","tag-enzymes","tag-packaging","supplier-iff-international-flavors-fragrances-inc","supplier-kemira-oyj"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161135","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=161135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161135"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=161135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}