{"id":16431,"date":"2013-03-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20130311-03n"},"modified":"2013-03-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:00:00","slug":"newlight-partners-with-biomer-to-expand-sales-of-greenhouse-gas-derived-pha-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/newlight-partners-with-biomer-to-expand-sales-of-greenhouse-gas-derived-pha-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Newlight Partners With Biomer To Expand Sales of Greenhouse Gas-Derived PHA Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Newlight Technologies and Biomer announced today that the two companies have executed a partnership to expand sales of greenhouse gas-based PHA plastics. Under the terms of the partnership, Newlight has acquired the rights to Biomer&#8217;s intellectual property, including for the functional modification of PHAs.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Under the partnership, Newlight will combine the company&#8217;s high yield greenhouse gas-to-PHA conversion and functionalization technologies with Biomer&#8217;s expertise in the functional modification of PHA plastics to generate high-performance, cost-effective, sustainable PHA materials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biomer has been a leader in the field of PHA for many years, and we are honored to build on this legacy,&#8221; said Newlight CEO, Mark Herrema. &#8220;By combining Biomer&#8217;s unique intellectual property with Newlight&#8217;s high yield gas-to-plastic conversion and functionalization technologies, we have an opportunity to fundamentally transform the sustainable materials market, and we intend to do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Newlight&#8217;s high yield technology opens the door to a new cost structure for the production of PHAs that will enable us to leverage our functionalization portfolio to expand sales in new markets,&#8221; said Urs Haenggi, Founder and President of Biomer. &#8220;We are pleased to partner with Newlight, and look forward to a bright future together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><b>About Newlight<\/b><br \/>Founded in 2003, Newlight has developed breakthrough technology to convert greenhouse gas into high-performance, sustainable PHA plastics at high yield. Newlight&#8217;s carbon capture technology is operable using a wide range of gas sources, including greenhouse gases derived from landfills, digesters, wastewater facilities, and energy facilities, and offers a market-driven path to simultaneously reduce both petroleum consumption and atmospheric carbon while increasing the use of sustainable materials. <\/p>\n<p>Newlight is currently selling the company&#8217;s greenhouse gas-derived PHA plastics to customers with applications ranging from films to furniture parts to storage containers, including an $8 billion consumer goods manufacturer and one of the largest classroom and office furniture manufacturers in the United States. Newlight holds nine issued or allowed patents and hundreds of patent-pending claims on the company&#8217;s high yield carbon capture technology, and is in the process of significantly expanding production.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Biomer<\/b>  <br \/>Founded in 1993, Biomer has focused from the company&#8217;s inception on &#8220;transforming&#8221; PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) biopolymers into high-performance bioplastics. Today, Biomer offers a range of PHA grades, including grades designed specifically for outdoor applications (including leisure and sports applications) as well as high-demand technical applications, such as low creep and impact resistant technical parts.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Newlight Technologies and Biomer announced today that the two companies have executed a partnership to expand sales of greenhouse gas-based PHA plastics. 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