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DSM and Roquette to Commercialize Bio-based Succinic Acid Process
Mar 9DSM and French starch producer Roquette announced they will jointly commercialize an innovative fermentation process to produce succinic acid. The process will be piloted at the Roquette site in Lestrem, France by the end of this year (2009), with full commercialization seen by 2011-2012. If successful, this will be a major step for White Biotechnology,replacing a petrochemical-based process with a greener, fermentation process. Read the new story here.
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