Circa Receives Approval to Sell Bio-Based Solvent in EU
YORK, UK — Biotechnology company Circa Group has received authorization from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to manufacture or import up to 100 tonnes/year of its bio-based solvent Cyrene™ in the European Union, after receiving REACH Annex VIII approval.
A chiral dipolar aprotic solvent, Cyrene was developed in conjunction with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE) at the University of York. Cyrene is a two-step conversion of waste biomass, produced at Circa's large-scale prototype plant, built in partnership with pulp and paper company Norske Skog in Tasmania, Australia.