Construction of Origin's biomass to carbon negative chemicals plant continues in Sarnia, Ontario. Origin Materials is building the plant to demonstrate its technology for producing chemicals from biomass – such as sawdust – for use in making carbon negative plastic and other products.
More than 80 people gathered at the Lambton College Event Centre Thursday to work on the long-term project of building Canada's bio-economy. They came from across the country, representing industries, agencies and governments, to attend the second annual BioDesign conference hosted by the college and Sarnia-based Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC.)
Origin Materials, the leading carbon negative materials company, has announced its commitment to the commercial manufacture of the chemical 5-chloromethyl furfural (CMF). The company has also announced the appointment of Dr. Robin Gibson as Director of Business Development.
Origin Materials has developed a way to make recyclable plastic bottles from wood waste —instead of petroleum. The company extracts cellulose from wood to make paraxylene, a chemical used to manufacture PET bottles — PET bottles are usually made from petroleum and natural gas.
Bloomberg: Beverage giants Pepsi, Danone and Nestle plan to sell water in recyclable plastic bottles made from lumber scraps.
The alliance, a research consortium developed by Danone, Nestle Waters, and Origin Materials, is making progress on developing and introducing a 100% bio-based PET beverage bottle.
Sarnia, Ontario is known for being an oil town, full of refineries and chemical factories — but signs of a greener future are appearing.
Bioplastics may offer one solution to the plastic predicament — and a West Sacramento company is leading the way.
Origin Materials, the world's leading carbon-negative materials company, has licensed production technology for 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and related derivatives from Eastman Chemical.
R&D Partnership to Accelerate Food and Beverage Industry Breakthrough