{"id":40329,"date":"2017-02-03T07:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=40329"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T13:35:36","slug":"akzonobel-signs-cooperation-agreement-on-bio-based-polymer-technology-with-itaconix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/akzonobel-signs-cooperation-agreement-on-bio-based-polymer-technology-with-itaconix\/","title":{"rendered":"AkzoNobel signs cooperation agreement on bio-based polymer technology with Itaconix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AkzoNobel has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities for the production of bio-based polymers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>With this agreement, AkzoNobel will pursue the development and commercialization of bio-based polymers. Itaconix will contribute a proprietary polymerization technology to turn itaconic acid \u2013 obtained from sugars through fermentation \u2013 into polymers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis innovation enables the production of polymers from renewable ingredients, which fits closely with our Planet Possible sustainability agenda of doing more with less,\u201d explained Peter Nieuwenhuizen, RD&amp;I Director for AkzoNobel\u2019s Specialty Chemicals business. \u201cThese bio-based polymers offer unique properties in applications essential to our everyday lives, ranging from water quality to cleaning and hygiene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Itaconix is a US subsidiary of Revolymer, which is also working with AkzoNobel on a marine coatings project. Kevin Matthews, CEO of Revolymer, said: \u201cAkzoNobel has worldwide capabilities to utilize our itaconic acid polymers in many application areas. We believe this agreement is an important step for the further development of bio-based chemistry on a large scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nieuwenhuizen added that the deal is the latest example of AkzoNobel\u2019s commitment to fostering innovation and approaching the topic in an open and collaborative way.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the company launched <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginechemistry.akzonobel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Imagine Chemistry<\/a>, an open innovation challenge aimed at start-ups and chemistry professionals to find new opportunities for innovation and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AkzoNobel has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities for the production of bio-based polymers. With this agreement, AkzoNobel will pursue the development and commercialization of bio-based polymers. Itaconix will contribute a proprietary polymerization technology to turn itaconic acid \u2013 obtained from sugars through fermentation \u2013 into polymers. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[6026,10408],"supplier":[752,4266,4758,13072,1616,3528,2920],"class_list":["post-40329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biopolymers","tag-greenchemistry","supplier-akzonobel-corporate","supplier-itaconix","supplier-lineo","supplier-revolymer","supplier-swedish-industrial-design-foundation-svid","supplier-university-of-birmingham","supplier-vincotte"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40329","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=40329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40329"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=40329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}