After winning AkzoNobel’s Imagine Chemistry Challenge in 2017, on July 24, 2018, AkzoNobel, a member of the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®), and Renmatrix announced a decision jointly to develop biomass-based performance additives to improve architectural paints and construction materials. Valuable to green chemistry building blocks, Renmatrix uses techniques that involve converting biomass into cellulosic sugars and bio-fractions. AkzoNobel has agreed to research, develop, and commercialize new products using a form of the newest bio-fraction isolated by Renmatrix: CrytoTM Cellulose, which is a form of crystalline cellulose. The plan is for their joint work to develop a wide range of cellulose-based materials for commercial use.
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