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NEWS
Novamont Starts Construction
of a Demo Plant
In October 2016, on the occasion of the
last edition of K, the no. 1 fair for the
plastics and rubber industry, Novamont
had announced the development of a
proprietary technology for the production of
hydroxymethylfurfural acid, furandicarboxylic
acid and a series of polymers for captive use.
Backing up its words with action, Novamont has now announced a 10 million-euro investment programme,
as part of the expansion and diversification of its production plant in Terni, for the construction of
a demonstration plant dedicated to a new monomer of vegetable origin derived from sugars (2.5
furandicarboxylic or FDCA).
FDCA is a platform for multiple applications and Novamont will use it as a raw material for the synthesis
of polyesters and biodegradable and compostable biomaterials. This will enable the production of fifthgeneration
MATER-BI as well as a series of products with oxygen and carbon dioxide barrier properties for
the food packaging sector.
In this way Novamont is continuing its
process of innovation in the bioeconomy
sector by way of a new proprietary
technology. Similarly, the range of
biodegradable and compostable polymers
and polymeric alloys that are to be produced,
offering high performance under actual use
conditions, are also proprietary.
The investment was made possible with
the support of Invitalia, the Italian agency
for inward investment and economic
development under the Ministry of the
Economy, which is financing the project with
subsidies of 5.8 million euros (5 million in
a subsidised loan and an unsecured loan for
the remainder).
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