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Virent, Inc
Virent is creating the low carbon chemicals and fuels the world demands using a wide range of naturally-occurring, renewable resources. Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers. The products are drop-in …
Profile
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Biorefining, Energy, Textiles & leather
- Topics
- Plant-based meat, dairy & egg
- Role
- Services / consulting — “…ies, focusing on catalysis, engineering services, and advanced materials to enable low-carbon chemicals, fuels…”
- Parent / group
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Virent is a renewable energy company that uses catalytic technology to convert plant-based sugars into drop-in sustainable aviation fuels, bio-based chemicals, and plastics.
- Found via
- Geno; Solugen
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
This company does not publish its products or services — we find out through an introduction.
News & status 6
- 2025-01 Latest status: In January 2025, Virent closed its research facility in Madison, Wisconsin, and moved all commercialization activities into its parent company, Marathon Petroleum Corporation. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-03-31 Marathon Petroleum Beats Executive’s ERISA, Contract LawsuitVirent Inc. is a company involved in a dispute with a former executive over severance benefits after Marathon Petroleum acquired Virent; the court ruled she did not meet the “good reason” criterion for severance and granted summary judgment for Marathon and …
- 2026-04-21 Virent, Shell partner to make hydrogen from glycerin | Biomass MagazineVirent, in partnership with Shell, is working on converting glycerin into hydrogen, highlighting a collaboration between a renewable chemicals company and a major oil major to advance hydrogen production from glycerin. One or two sentences: Virent and Shell …
- 2026-07-22 United Airlines operates first-ever passenger flight with an engine powered by 100% SAF – GreenAir NewsVirent, Inc. is positioned as a key innovator in 100% SAF, supplying BioForm SAK for 100% SAF flights and demonstrating that such fuels can be compatible with existing aviation fleets and infrastructure. The company has developed data showing cleaner burning …
- 2025-01-21 Biobased MilestonesVirent, in collaboration with Virdia, is developing cellulosic fuel production from pine biomass, with jet fuel passing strict Air Force Research Laboratory tests and the pair aiming to scale up gasoline and jet fuel production from sugars.
- 2026-04-08 Processing Journal | Gevo Announces New Leadership AppointmentsGevo’s leadership announcement highlights Dave Kettner’s prior role as President and General Counsel of Virent, Inc., noting his experience in legal affairs, corporate strategy, governance, and government relations and his work helping Virent advance toward …
- 2025-01-21 Virent Chemical Used In Coke BottleVirent, Inc. has developed a biobased p-xylene used in Coca-Cola’s demonstration-scale PET bottles derived entirely from plant material, signaling progress toward biobased sources for the terephthalic acid component of PET.
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 6
| parent | Marathon Petroleum Corporation |
| investor | Advantage Capital |
| investor | Atrium Capital |
| investor | BIRD Foundation |
| investor | Clarevia Ventures |
| investor | Honda Xcelerator Ventures |
Partners & deals 2
| counterparty | Marathon Petroleum Corporation …In January 2025, Virent closed its research facility in Madison, Wisconsin, and moved all commercialization activities into its parent company, Marathon Petroleum Corporation.… |
| off-taker / supply agreement | JM’s process technologies …latform. The effort targets a commercial facility and long-term commercialization through offtake commitments, leveraging JM’s process technologies and engineering capabilities to acceler… |
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