Piedmont Chemical Launches Renewable Polyester Polyols
WILMINGTON, DE/QUINCY, MA - Piedmont Chemical (Piedmont), High Point, NC, announced a new offering of renewable, sustainable polyester polyols. Piedmont combines Susterra® propanediol from DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products (DTL) with bio-succinic acid from Myriant Corp. (Myriant), Quincy, MA, to produce high-purity, 100 percent bio-based polyols that are functionally equal and cost-competitive with petroleum-derived polyols without requiring green-price premiums. The polyol formulations, which are made from renewable resources, enable the production of eco-friendly, sustainable products. The technical specification and polyol samples will be available by year-end for urethane producers looking to utilize “green polyols” for their end-market applications.
DTL commercially produces Susterra in Loudon, TN, with a capacity of 140 million lbs per year. The plant has been operational since November 2006. Myriant will begin commercial production of bio-succinic acid in the first quarter 2013 in Lake Providence, LA, with a capacity of 30 million lbs per year.