Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
April 28, 2011 07:51 pm GMT

Genomatica Exporting Sustainable Chemicals Technology To Asia

One of the largest chemical companies in Asia, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. in Japan, has formed a partnership with San Diego, Calif.-based Genomatica, a sustainable chemicals startup, the companies revealed today. Genomatica converts sugar from corn wet mills, sugar cane and sugar beet " among other sources " into butanediol (BDO), a chemical used to make everything from the plastics in consumer electronics and cars, to the spandex and foam found in athletic shoes and apparel. The chief executive and founder of Genomatic, Christophe Schilling, explained...

Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ODZPr6_uJdY/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Techcrunch

TechCrunch is a leading technology blog, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

More About this Source Visit Techcrunch