METabolic EXplorer announces the commissioning of its pilot 1,3-propanediol (PDO) production unit
METabolic EXplorer's two other proprietary products (1,2-propanediol(MPG) and butanol) are due to enter the pre pilot phase in the first half of2008. Olivier Nore, VP Industrialization at METabolic EXplorer, commented,"Pilot production is downstream of the R&D phase and will help optimize the performance levels of the bacterial strain that we have developed to produce bulk chemicals from renewable raw materials. Our new pilot production unit is now ready and I am delighted to see our first product enter this first part of the industrialisation phase earlier than planned".
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