{"id":42132,"date":"2017-04-20T06:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T04:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenchemicalsblog.com%2F2017%2F04%2F11%2Frennovia-starts-16-hdo-pilot-production%2F"},"modified":"2017-04-18T13:59:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T11:59:18","slug":"rennovia-starts-16-hdo-pilot-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/rennovia-starts-16-hdo-pilot-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Rennovia starts 1,6 HDO pilot production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As I\u2019ve mentioned in my previous post, there had been so many news late last month that it was hard to catch up. I am about to have my first 2017 vacation tomorrow, so I am trying to post a bit before I leave.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one from Rennovia which recently announced the successful commissioning of its pilot plant for the production of sugar-based 1,6-hexanediol (1,6-HDO).<\/p>\n<p>1,6-HDO is a specialty chemical widely used in a variety of formulated products, including coatings, adhesives, and elastomers. Rennovia\u2019s novel production process employs its proprietary catalyst technology and is projected to provide 1,6-HDO with drop-in performance properties. This bio-based product is anticipated to have greatly reduced greenhouse gas and environmental impacts versus petroleum-based 1,6-HDO. In addition, Rennovia\u2019s 1,6-HDO is a platform intermediate to several commodity chemicals with over $20 billion market value, including hexamethylenediamine (HMD), adipic acid, and caprolactam.<\/p>\n<p>The completion of key piloting activities and the development of a 1,6-HDO commercial design package are anticipated by the end of this year. Rennovia is reportedly in active discussions with a number of potential strategic partners to support the commercialization of 1,6-HDO and downstream products. Archer Daniel Midlands Company (ADM), a current investor in the company, has expressed strong interest in supporting Rennovia\u2019s commercialization of these products through feedstock supply and co-investment value chain partnering.<\/p>\n<p>This news was reported last month at Tecnon OrbiChem\u2019s Biomaterials newsletter, which included expanded market information on HMD, adipic acid and caprolactam.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, next month is going to be a very active schedule for the Biomaterials team. We will be attending the following conferences in May. Let us know if you are interested in scheduling a meeting on the following events below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nova Institute Biobased Materials conference in Cologne Germany \u2013 Philippa Davies, the business manager handling the Biomaterials newsletter, will give a presentation on overview of the current developments and commercialisation of bio-based chemical building blocks as part of Tecnon OrbiChem\u2019s report for Nova Institute\u2019s 2017 Biopolymers report.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit in New York City \u2013 Doris de Guzman is attending this conference<\/li>\n<li>APIC in Sapporo, Japan \u2013 several Tecnon OrbiChem experts (Charles Fryer, Roger Lee, Doris de Guzman, Gillian Tweddle) will be presenting on topics such as bio-based chemicals, bioeconomy overview, CO<sub>2<\/sub>-based chemical feedstock and Bio-MEG technologies as part of the Chemical Marketing Seminar at the incoming Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference this year.<\/li>\n<li>Innoplast bioplastic conference in New Jersey \u2013 Doris de Guzman is attending this conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019ve mentioned in my previous post, there had been so many news late last month that it was hard to catch up. 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