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(Plastemart) -- Amyris Inc. has
signed a collaboration agreement with Kuraray Co. Ltd. to develop innovative
polymers from Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon building block made using
Amyris’s technology. Under the agreement, Kuraray will use Biofene to replace
petroleum-derived feedstock such as butadiene and isoprene in the production of
specified classes of high-performing polymers. Upon successful completion of the
technical development program for the first polymer, Amyris and Kuraray will
enter into a supply agreement for Kuraray’s exclusive use of Biofene in the
manufacturing and commercialization of these polymer products.
“We are very excited to partner with Amyris, a leading renewable products
company, to develop innovative polymer products with Biofene,” said Yasuhiro
Yamamoto, director and senior executive officer of Kuraray. “We are confident
the new Biofene polymer products will become important additions to our product
portfolio and be an integral part of our growth strategy.” “We are committed to
bringing innovative, high-performing and sustainable products to the polymers
market,” said John Melo, CEO of Amyris.
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