Eastman Chemical Company have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Origin Materials (formerly known as Micromidas), to license its proprietary 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and FDCA derivatives production technology from renewable resources.
Origin also recently purchased an oxidation pilot plant from Eastman that will enable Origin to demonstrate the licensed technology.
FDCA has been identified by US Department of Energy as one of the top 12 bio-based building blocks and can be converted into a number of high-value chemicals or materials. FDCA can be used to produce polymer resins, films, and fibres and as a building block for plasticizers. The largest initial FDCA applications are expected to be to make 100 percent bio-based plastics, such as polyethylene furanoate (PEF) for beverage containers and food packaging.
Eastman has developed key technologies for economically competitive conversion of 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (5-HMF) and its derivatives to crude FDCA, polymer grade FDCA and polymer grade dimethylfuran-2,5-dicarboxylate (DMF). Eastman’s technology is broadly flexible in terms of feedstocks and provides efficient production of crude FDCA, polymer grade FDCA and polymer grade DMF.
“Eastman’s technology provides robust and multiple integrated engineering options for commercialization. This agreement leverages the world-class FDCA production technologies we have developed over the last several years.” Eastman is actively pursuing a broad intellectual property strategy with dozens of US and foreign patents awarded or pending,” said Eastman’s Damon Warmack, senior VP of corporate development and chemical intermediates.
Eastman Chemical Company have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Origin Materials (formerly known as Micromidas), to license its proprietary 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and FDCA derivatives production technology from renewable resources.
Origin also recently purchased an oxidation pilot plant from Eastman that will enable Origin to demonstrate the licensed technology.
FDCA has been identified by US Department of Energy as one of the top 12 bio-based building blocks and can be converted into a number of high-value chemicals or materials. FDCA can be used to produce polymer resins, films, and fibres and as a building block for plasticizers. The largest initial FDCA applications are expected to be to make 100 percent bio-based plastics, such as polyethylene furanoate (PEF) for beverage containers and food packaging.
Eastman has developed key technologies for economically competitive conversion of 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (5-HMF) and its derivatives to crude FDCA, polymer grade FDCA and polymer grade dimethylfuran-2,5-dicarboxylate (DMF). Eastman’s technology is broadly flexible in terms of feedstocks and provides efficient production of crude FDCA, polymer grade FDCA and polymer grade DMF.
“Eastman’s technology provides robust and multiple integrated engineering options for commercialization. This agreement leverages the world-class FDCA production technologies we have developed over the last several years.” Eastman is actively pursuing a broad intellectual property strategy with dozens of US and foreign patents awarded or pending,” said Eastman’s Damon Warmack, senior VP of corporate development and chemical intermediates.
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