Clariant

advancing 2G cellulosic ethanol platforms to feed sustainable European chemical pipelines.

Country: Switzerland
Ticker: CLN.SW

Coverage

	CN	EU	IN	US
platform-chemicals	✓	✓	✓	✓
polymers-materials	✓	✓	—	✓

Regulatorsepareachfdaefsamoa-china

Verifiable facts

Fact	Value	Source
Funding	approximately EUR 48 million (including around EUR 25 million from EU/BBI-JU/LIGNOFLAG project) for the Podari plant	advancedbiofuelsusa.info · cen.acs.org · bayfor.org · globenewswire.com
Capacity	approx. 50,000 tons per annum at Podari, Romania plant; up to 1,000 metric tons per year at Straubing, Germany precommercial plant	bayfor.org · cbe.europa.eu · globenewswire.com
Certification	ongoing certification and registration process for vinasse as fertilizer with preliminary approval	cordis.europa.eu
Regulatory approval	building permit for Podari plant received	cordis.europa.eu
Production site	Podari, Romania (closed in 2023) and Straubing, Germany (demonstration plant closed in 2023)	bayfor.org · clariant.com · globenewswire.com
Headcount	approximately 100 employees at Podari plant	biofuels-news.com · bayfor.org · globenewswire.com
Revenue	CHF 4.372 billion for Clariant's continuing businesses in 2021	globenewswire.com

Independent sources: advancedbiofuelsusa.info · bayfor.org · biofuels-news.com · cbe.europa.eu · cen.acs.org · cordis.europa.eu · globenewswire.com

Technologies

Name	Cluster	Risk
Bio-antiflammables (flame retardants)	polymers-materials	Medium	→
Biosynthetic ethylene & bio-ethylene oxide	platform-chemicals	Low	→
Biosynthetic paraffin & bio-wax	polymers-materials	Low	→

Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.

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