16 July 2018
ABOUT BIO-ON
Bio-On S.p.A.,
an Italian Intellectual Property Company (IPC),
operates in the bioplastic sector
conducting applied research and development
of modern bio-fermentation technologies
in the field of eco-sustainable
and completely naturally biodegradable materials.
In particular, Bio-O n develops industrial applications
through the creation of product characterisations,
components and plastic items.
Since February 2015, Bio-On S.p.A. has also been operating
in the development of natural and sustainable chemicals
for the future.
VIDEO
Bio-On has developed an exclusive process
for the production of a family of polymers called
PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates)
from agricultural waste
(including molasses and sugar cane and sugar beet syrups).
The bioplastic produced in this way is able to replace
the main families of traditional plastics
in terms of performance, thermo-mechanical properties
and versatility.
Bio-On PHAs
can be classified as
100% natural and completely biodegradable:
this has been certified
by Vincotte
and by USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture).
The Issuer's strategy envisages the marketing of licenses
for PHAs production and related ancillary services,
the development of R&D
(also through new collaborations with universities,
research centres and industrial partners),
as well as the realisation of industrial plants designed by Bio-On.
Contact
Bio-on S.p.A.
Operational & Administrative Offices Via Santa Margherita al Colle 10/3 40136 Bologna Italy ph.: +39(0)51392336
Registered Office Via Dante 7/b 40016 San Giorgio di Piano Bologna Italy ph.:+39(0)51893001
P.IVA: 02740251208
Bio-on Plants SRL
Via Legnana 1900
Castel San Pietro Terme località Gaiana
Bologna
Italy
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ABOUT PHA
Polyhydroxyalkanoate ( PHA ),
a linear polyester naturally occurring
as a result of bacterial fermentation of sugar.
This family can bring together
more than 100 differing monomers
to produce materials whose properties vary very greatly.
Thermoplastic or elastomeric materials
can be created with melting points ranging
from 40 to more than 180°C.
VIDEO
MINERV-PHA is a high-performance PHA biopolymer.
MINERV-PHA is endowed with optimal thermal properties.
Production needs which range from -10°C to a +180°C
can be met through characterization.
This product is particularly suitable
for injection and extrusion methods
for the production of objects.
It takes the place of highly pollutant materials
such as PET, PP, PE, HDPE and LDPE .
Using MINERV PHAs
(Polyhydroxyalkanoates developed using beets)
Bio-on has identified the possibility of producing
a new family of naturally biodegradable polyesters
derived from sugar beets.
The MINERV PHAs logo identifies the product
that will in turn be marked and protected
by their specific characterization
and subsequently sold or licensed to third parties.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates or PHAs
is a linear polyester produced in nature
by bacterial fermentation of sugar.
More than 100 different monomers can be joined
by this family to create materials
with extremely different properties.
Thermoplastic or elastomeric materials can be created
with melting points ranging from 40 to 180° C.
MINERV-PHA is a high-performance PHAs biopolymer.
MINERV "spheres" in white represent
the MINERV-PHAs biopolymer obtained from sugar beets.
These elements are the result of bacteria nourished by beet juices.
Recovery is the next step in the process (recovery of PHAs)
when Polyhydroxyalkanoates are recovered and separated
from the rest of the organic material of the cell.
All waste materials (small amounts) are put back into
the production cycle to feed new bacterial colonies
along with the intermediate beet juice (exclusive Bio-on patent).
The Bio-on technology was designed
to respect and enhance the eco
and bio character of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
There are two platform products: PHB, poly-hydroxy-butirate PHBVV, poly-hydroxy-butirate-valerate-valerate.
DETAILS
BIO -ON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FIRST TEST PHASE FOR THE SPECIAL BIOPLASTIC PRODUCTION FACILITY
INAUGURATED ON 20 JUNE
All tests on machines and software In 2018 about 150 tons of micro powders in special PHAs bioplastic will be produced and marketed for the cosmetics industry. The current annual production capacity is 1,000 tons. "Respecting the timeline is fundamental," Bio-on thanks the 50 suppliers' companies who have made possible to create the most modern production hub in the world for the production of bioplastics.
Bio-on ,
operating in the sector of bioplastic of high quality
and listed on the AIM segment of the Italian Stock Market
- Borsa Italiana,
announces that it has successfully completed
the first test phase on the plants of the new production hub
inaugurated on 20 June 2018
at Castel San Pietro Terme near Bologna.
This is the first owned factory to produce special
bioplastic PHAs,
100% natural and biodegradable,
for advanced product niches with high added value such as
microscopic beads (microbeads)
for the cosmetics industry.
The total investment for the production center
and for the new research laboratories is 20 million euros.
Marco Astorri,
President and CEO of Bio-on
«We are extremely satisfied and we want to thank the 50 companies
that allowed the construction of this factory
that represents an excellence of
the Made in Italy
and the beginning of
a new era for the worldwide green chemistry»
In recent days, Bio-on has completed 100% of the
FAT (Factory Acceptance Test)
which consist of a series of checks
carried out together with suppliers on the machines,
both mechanical and software.
At the same time, another important test phase known as
SAT (Site Acceptance Test)
is under way since the beginning of June
and then will pass to
the Pre-Commissioning / Commissioning phase
after the summer,
a set of procedures to make the plant work continuously
in accordance with the project timelines.
So far, all tests have been successful and performed on schedule.
Riccardo Casoni,
director of Bio-on Plants ,
«As announced on June 20th during the inauguration, we expect to be fully operational by autumn
- the division of Bio-on responsible for the production unit -
and to be able to produce and to market
as early as 2018
a quantity of PHAs micro powders of about 150 tons».
The new production center
has a yearly production capacity of 1,000 tons
that can be doubled quickly.
«Respecting the project deadlines and being able to increase
the production is fundamental
since it does not escape anyone that
t he new European directive on the reduction of pollution
caused by traditional plastic,
which the European Parliament will have to approve in September,
will open a huge market for biodegradable plastics.
And Bio-on has a unique competitive advantage
since our bioplastic is 100% biodegradable
not only on land but also in water».
More than 40 suppliers and 10 companies have worked on
the construction site to create the most modern production center
in the world for the production of bioplastics.
The companies that supplied the products are:
WALTER TOSTO S.P.A. fermenters and tanks
in carbon steel and stainless steel,
SOLARIS BIOTECHNOLOGY vegetative fermenters,
SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY clarifiers,
HARI microfiltration plants,
C.F.T. S.p.A. PARMA sterilization systems,
SICCADANIA A/S DENMARK spray drier,
M C2 BOLOGNA salts dosing systems,
SELIP Spa fiberglass tanks,
CAMPI Ferrara carbon steel tanks and tube bundle heat exchangers,
FLOWSERVE Milano centrifugal pumps,
ENVIROGEN GROUP ITALY S.p.A. PESCANTINA air and steam filters,
LEWA PASSIRANA DI RHO dosing pumps,
KELVION PARMA plate heat exchangers,
ATLAS COPCO S.p.A. compressors,
MAVAG AG SWITZERLAND foam separators,
ACMA SERVICE mixing and storage plants,
ADUE di Squeri D. & C S.p.A. sugar dissolving plants,
SOC. COOP BIL ANCIAI CAMPOGALLIANO weighs,
B. PITTALUGA & C static mixers,
CARRARO SRL SEGRATE desuperheaters,
MAEG COSTRUZIONI S.p.A. metallic carpentry,
SCHINDLER S.p.A. freight elevator,
SEA S.p.A. transformers,
SIEMENS DCS systems,
PAGANI PACKAGING packaging machines,
OMAC srl volumetric pumps,
PANTALONE Srl galvanized and carbon steel pipes and fittings,
CIMS scrl building works, BEA Srl tie rods and nuts,
SPIRALIT Milano gaskets,
RACCORTUBI S.p.A. stainless steel pipes and fittings,
NEW SGUASSERO pipes and fittings PVC + FG,
SCAM TPE cooling towers,
SIAD S.p.A. Nitrogen plants,
BANCOLINI SYMBOL industrial printers sw,
SAMSON control valves,
KSB ITALIA manual valves,
GEMUE Srl valves for sterile lines,
ALFA VALVES valves on-off.
The companies that have worked in the building site are:
ZIRONDELLI & REGAZZI electrical systems,
SITIE IMPIANTI INDUSTRIALI SPA electrical and instrumental plants,
MEGA Srl industrial automation,
SICURITALIA S.p.A. anti-intrusion systems,
EUROVER Ravenna painting,
ENERTECH , mechanical processing ,
CIMS scrl construction,
WELDING DUE BI S.p.A. mechanical assembly,
TIM S.p.A. phone and data,
HERA S.p.A.trigeneration.
Some numbers on the plant and on the works:
40 suppliers of equipment 10 companies that have made the plant on site Piling of the plant area with 380 piles of 30m high each 1500 m2 of container rooms 45,000 working hours in the last two months 3000 m3 of concrete 420,000 kg of reinforcement iron 600,000 kg of mounted metal structural work
The first product from the plant of Castel San Pietro Terme will be
Minerv Bio Cosmetics,
the micro bioplastic beads for the cosmetic industry
to replace the current plastic particles derived from
petroleum, polluting and non-biodegradable.
These microscopic beads (microbeads),
which are used as thickeners or stabilizers
in the most common products such as
lipsticks, lip gloss,
mascara, eyeliner, glazes, creams, shampoos,
bubble baths and even toothpastes,
pollute the environment because once dissolved in water,
after the normal rinsing,
they enter forever in the natural cycle:
planktons of seas and rivers swallow these plastic particles
introducing them in the food chain.
This pollution is so serious that the US first decided to ban
the use of polymers obtained from petroleum in body care products
by law (Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015).
A decision recently followed by other countries
such as Canada, UK, Sweden and France,
or announced as in Ireland, Netherlands, Italy
and others (the ban on using products containing microbeads
has been implemented differently and starting
from different dates in the listed countries.
Source: Bio-on processing, Wikipedia and BeatTheMicrobeads.org).
The use in cosmetic products of the bioplastic Minerv Bio Cosmetics
eliminates these pollutants
because the micro particles of bioplastic
are naturally biodegradable in water
and therefore do not enter the food chain.
Not only that, the biopolymer developed in Bio-on laboratories is,
in the decomposition phase,
a nutrient for some microorganisms and plants present in nature.
So, the benefit to the environment is double.
All the Minerv PHAs bioplastics (polyhydroxyalkanoates)
developed by Bio-on are made from renewable plant sources
with no competition with food supply chains.
They guarantee the same thermo-mechanical properties
as conventional plastics with the advantage
of being 100% eco-sustainable and naturally biodegradable.
VIDEO
On July 14, 2018, a new video was published describing
the work done in just 10 months
for the construction of the Castel San Pietro Terme plant
Issuer Bio-On S.p.A. via Dante 7/b 40016 San Giorgio di Piano (BO) Marco Astorri Tel: +39 051 893001 info@bio-on.it
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