DuPont, ADM Receive Energy Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award
DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced they have received the Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award from Platts Global Energy.
DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) recently announced they have received the Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award from Platts Global Energy for their platform technology to produce a bio-based monomer, furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME). The process could reportedly expand the materials landscape with novel, high-performance renewable materials. The technology has applications in packaging, textiles, engineering plastics and other industries.
“FDME is a game-changing platform technology that will enable a variety of renewable, high-performance chemicals and polymers with applications across a broad range of industries,” said Michael Saltzberg, global business director for Biomaterials at DuPont. “We are honored to receive this recognition alongside our partner, ADM, as we continue our work to help industries address the challenge of improving the environmental footprint of their supply chains and offering sustainable choices to their downstream customers.”