{"id":43224,"date":"2017-06-06T06:51:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T04:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasticsnews.com%2Farticle%2F20170524%2FNEWS%2F170529960%2Fcargill-acquires-biobased-polyols"},"modified":"2017-05-31T12:15:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T10:15:21","slug":"cargill-strengthens-its-bio-industrial-offerings-with-acquisition-of-biobased-technologies-polyols-product-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/cargill-strengthens-its-bio-industrial-offerings-with-acquisition-of-biobased-technologies-polyols-product-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargill strengthens its bio-industrial offerings with acquisition of BioBased Technologies&#8217; polyols product lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cargill has bolstered its biobased polyol product offerings by purchasing Rogers, Arkansas-based BioBased Technologies\u2019<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> vegetable-based polyol product line, Agrol,<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and other assets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cargill\u2019s Industrial Specialties business and BioBased Technologies are leaders in the development of soybean-based polyols that replace petroleum-based polyols enabling manufacturers to create more sustainable products for their consumers. Cargill\u2019s BiOH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> product line produces biobased polyols in various flexible foam markets, including bedding, furniture and automotive seats. BioBased Technologies provides natural polyols to the foam sector and other industrial markets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43310\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43310\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/inpage-biobased-technologies-agrol-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cargill\u2019s BiOH\u00ae product line produces biobased polyols in various flexible foam markets, including bedding, furniture and automotive seats. BioBased Technologies provides natural polyols to the foam sector and other industrial markets.   \" width=\"273\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/05\/inpage-biobased-technologies-agrol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/05\/inpage-biobased-technologies-agrol-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2017\/05\/inpage-biobased-technologies-agrol-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cargill\u2019s BiOH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> product line produces biobased polyols in various flexible foam markets, including bedding, furniture and automotive seats. BioBased Technologies provides natural polyols to the foam sector and other industrial markets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCombining assets and expertise of BioBased Technologies and Cargill will allow us to bring new innovations to our customers, while also expanding our offerings to serve new customers and other markets,\u201d said Eric Kuckhoff, general manager for Cargill Industrial Specialties in North America.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition pairs BioBased Technologies\u2019 unique processing model with Cargill\u2019s global manufacturing capabilities and leverages the sustainable chemistry expertise of the two organizations. Going forward, Cargill can offer customers products that incorporate higher levels of natural polyols which reduces dependence on petroleum polyols, without sacrificing performance. Further, the acquisition will enable Cargill to expand into applications beyond the foam market, such as elastomers, sealants, coatings, binders and adhesives enabling increased sustainability efforts across those industries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you combine Cargill\u2019s size and resources with BioBased Technologies\u2019 expertise, we are going to make substantial advances in the renewable chemistry sector in the years and decades ahead,\u201d said Amy Sorrell, former chief executive officer of BioBased Technologies,and now Commercial Manager for Cargill Industrial Specialties. \u201cWhen you have both BiOH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and Agrol<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> at your fingertips, there are tremendous opportunities in sustainable polyurethane applications for our customers and the markets we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cargill has bolstered its biobased polyol product offerings by purchasing Rogers, Arkansas-based BioBased Technologies\u2019\u00ae vegetable-based polyol product line, Agrol,\u00ae and other assets. Cargill\u2019s Industrial Specialties business and BioBased Technologies are leaders in the development of soybean-based polyols that replace petroleum-based polyols enabling manufacturers to create more sustainable products for their consumers. 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