{"id":169,"date":"2021-10-20T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirius-consultancy.com\/?p=169"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:21:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:21:20","slug":"genomatica-to-scale-bio-nylon-50-fold-with-acquafil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirius-consultancy.com\/genomatica-to-scale-bio-nylon-50-fold-with-acquafil\/","title":{"rendered":"Genomatica to scale bio-nylon 50-fold with Acquafil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Clean manufacturing leader&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.genomatica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genomatica<\/a>&nbsp;signed a deal with Aquafil to build a demonstration scale facility to produce 100% renewable nylon-6. Responding to surging consumer interest in sustainable products, the material will go to leading global brands eager to explore and develop renewable products. The deal is a 50-fold expansion over previous production levels and represents significant acceleration toward commercializing renewably-sourced nylon-6 \u2014 a material that is poised to reshape a $960 billion textile industry, Genomatica CEO Christophe Shilling says.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on technology development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Genomatica and Aquafil will work together to implement and refine their respective technology contributions through this demonstration program and create large quantities of bio-nylon. Aquafil will build and operate the downstream operations of this large-scale demonstration plant at its facility in Slovenia, where it will convert Genomatica\u2019s bio-based precursor to commercial-quality bio-nylon-6 yarns, films and engineered plastics. The produced material will be used to develop renewably-sourced products, replacing traditional nylon that generates upwards of 60 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Under this agreement, initial volumes of bio-nylon ingredients will be available in the latter half of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/sirius-consultancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aquafil.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sirius-consultancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aquafil.jpg 422w, https:\/\/sirius-consultancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aquafil-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Genomatica previously scaled technology for BDO with Novamont<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Genomatica has a track-record of &nbsp;successfully scaling technology from idea to commercialization stage. In a seperate development, for instance, Genomatica&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Novamont-opens-world%E2%80%99s-first-commercial-plant-for-bio-production-of-a-major-intermediate-chemical-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teamed with bioplastics leader Novamont<\/a>&nbsp;to open the world\u2019s first commercial plant for bio-based BDO, with a capacity of 30,000 tons annually.<a href=\"https:\/\/siriusconsultancy.nl\/#linkedin\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clean manufacturing leader&nbsp;Genomatica&nbsp;signed a deal with Aquafil to build a demonstration scale facility to produce 100% renewable nylon-6. 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