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NatureWorks and Avantium have announced a development partnership made up to achieve a better knowledge of the properties and commercial potential of a new generation of polymers made with renewable energy.

The partnership is based on work by Avantium in monomers and polymers derived from non-food biomass and NatureWorks successful in developing a wide range of markets and products to complete their biopolymer Inge (TM). Avantium called this class of polymers with bio-origin Furanics, and the company believes that this new class of products for plastics and biofuels remains a major undertaking, as they have an effective potential in production, has a wide availability and diversity of sources biomass and has the versatility and performance of final products.

Initially, NatureWorks perform internal tests to carry out the selection of polymers Avantium into a range of applications, such as personal electronics, automotive, fiber and other applications of engineering plastics. The test period is expected to last about a year. This collaboration will facilitate the market introduction of this new generation of polymers with bio-origin, which may require years, and could be complementary to the existing portfolio Inge (TM) from NatureWorks.