MetGen licenses technology to New Zealand’s Futurity to produce bioproducts from lignin
Category: Fuels
In New Zealand, Futurity, whose mission is to outperform oil with trees through the production of advanced chemicals and materials from plantation forestry in New Zealand has finalized a licensing agreement with the Finnish company MetGen Oy. Cooperation will allow the development of a full range of high value lignin-based products including resins and adhesives, foams, composites, bio-based chemicals and polymers to meet the growing needs of a fast-changing world.
The license is for MetGen’s METNIN™ technology platform which facilitates the enzymatic break down of Futurity’s lignin into its fundamental component parts.
Category: Fuels