‘Industry first’: Genomatica creates bio-based nylon
30/01/2020
Biobased chemicals company Genomatica has achieved what it describes as a “new milestone” for nylon: it has produced the first tonne of nylon 6 from plants, rather than crude oil. The German company teamed up with yarn maker Aquafil at the start of 2018 to create caprolactam, a key ingredient of nylon, from plant-based renewable ingredients. It...
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