24 January 2012
Overview
Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, and Avantium
entered into a partnership to jointly develop
a range of new bio-based polyamides targeting
a variety of applications
This partnership expands and completes
the previously announced development agreement in
the field of bio-based engineering plastics between
Solvay and Avantium.
Building on the newly combined forces fo Rhodia and Solvay,
the extended relationship offers the partners
a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of compositons
and applications based on Avantium's YXY technology in
the larger Polyamide filed
Frame of joint development
The companies will explore the market potential of
polyamide compositions on the basis of YXY building blocks.
Produced from renewable and bio-based feedstock,
these compositions are expected
* to exhibit superior environmental profile and
* at the same time to deliver application performances
at a competitive cost.
Use and Apppliation
Rhodia wil test these polyamides for fibers and
engineering appliations in various areas such as
* consumer goods
* automotive
* electronic materials
Rhodia and Avantium have entered into a multi-year,
exclusive collaboration towards commercialization of
these new polyamides
Avantium's Technology platform
YXY is Avantium's brand name of family of green building blocks
for making materials and fuels that can compete on both
price and performance with oil based alternatives, and
which have a superior environmental footprint.
Based on Avantium's patented technology to
convert biomass into funaric building blocks,
YXY can be implemented in
existing chemical production assets.
Rhodia
* This collaboration perfectly fits with Rhodia's
strategy to deliver new sustainable products to
the markets, and will combine know-how in polyamides
with Avantium's YXY technology to produce
building blocks for green materials.
* This open innovation partnership is inspiring for
the teams and will deliver breakthrough in the
development of bio-based competitive polyamides
Avantium
* Rhodia is a world leading player in the development,
manufacturing and supply of polyamides.
* Avantium will work with Rhodia on developing performing,
sustainable and competitive solutions for a
broad range of customers.
* Together with Avantium's existing partnerships in polyamides,
Avantium are now completely covering all application areas for
polyamides on basis of green building blocks.
