PURAC announces a new bio-based initiative to help companies replace or reduce the amount of petrochemicals in their products. PURAC’s bio-based initiative grew out of the growing market demand for green products. Sustainability is the new reality in the chemical industry as companies move away from depletable resources and consumers choose products on the basis of their environmental friendliness.

“We have created renewable, bio-based alternatives to petroleum-based chemicals,” explains Gerrit Vreeman, president, PURAC America. “Using our proven fermentation technology, we manufacture a range of naturally derived products to replace or reduce solvents, acids and salts derived from non-renewable sources that help companies work toward achieving their long-term sustainability goals.”

PURAC’s natural lactic acid and derivatives offer sustainable, economical and multifunctional solutions for a variety of industries: industrial cleaning, solvent cleaning, polymers, oil field chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints and inks, metal fluid chemicals, micro electronics, and agrochemicals.

PURAC’s lactic acid can successfully replace phosphoric, hydrochloric and other inorganic or petrochemical acids. PURAC’s lactate esters can be used to replace traditional petrochemical based solvents.  Recently PURAC expanded its product portfolio with L- and D- lactide. These cyclic monomers can be used as building blocks for biobased chemicals, oligomeric or polymeric products. This will allow our customers to increase the biocontent of their final product.

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