{"id":25867,"date":"2015-05-07T03:15:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T01:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=25867"},"modified":"2015-05-06T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T12:41:16","slug":"cargill-acquires-opx-biotechnologies-fermentation-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/cargill-acquires-opx-biotechnologies-fermentation-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargill acquires OPX Biotechnologies\u2019 fermentation technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Minneapolis, Boulder, Colo. &#8211;\u00a0April 28, 2015 \u2013 Cargill has acquired Colorado-based OPX Biotechnologies\u2019 proprietary fermentation-based processes and systems. These technologies are used to produce bio-based chemicals from sugars for use in non-food applications such as lubricants, detergents, plastics, agrichemicals and personal care products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cargill is already a large supplier of carbohydrates and other biotech offerings. This acquisition further expands its presence in commercial fermentation products outside of food and feed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customers that make products in any of these categories will benefit from this technology acquisition because it will enable us to produce more and better solutions for them than they can get from any other company,\u201d said Cargill Corn Milling vice president, Brian Silvey. \u201cIt will also make bio-based products with extensive functionality more readily available than ingredients produced using petroleum-based or tropical oils.\u201d<br \/>\nOPXBIO will support the transition to Cargill over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sale of OPXBIO\u2019s technology to Cargill demonstrates the great progress OPXBIO has made towards product commercialization,\u201d said Mike Rosenberg, CEO of OPXBIO. \u201cCargill has all the right capabilities and experience to deliver products produced from OPXBIO\u2019s technology to customers.\u201d DecisionPoint Advisors acted as advisor to OPXBIO for this transaction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Tom Vandyck<br \/>\nPhone: 952-250-9238<br \/>\nE-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:tom_vandyck@cargill.com\" target=\"_blank\">tom_vandyck@cargill.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About Cargill<\/h3>\n<p>Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and 150 years of experience. We have 152,000 employees in 67 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work.<\/p>\n<h3>About OPXBIO<\/h3>\n<p>OPX Biotechnologies (OPXBIO) is a leader in sustainably transforming the business of chemistry. As the \u201cGood Chemistry\u201d company, OPXBIO provides more sustainable value to customers by applying its proprietary EDGE\u2122 (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology to produce economic, bio-based chemicals. OPXBIO\u2019s EDGE is versatile and enables faster, more efficient development of bioprocesses using a variety of feedstocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minneapolis, Boulder, Colo. &#8211;\u00a0April 28, 2015 \u2013 Cargill has acquired Colorado-based OPX Biotechnologies\u2019 proprietary fermentation-based processes and systems. These technologies are used to produce bio-based chemicals from sugars for use in non-food applications such as lubricants, detergents, plastics, agrichemicals and personal care products. Cargill is already a large supplier of carbohydrates and other biotech offerings. 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