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Friday, 22 April 2016

BASF opens new bio-acrylamide plant in Bradford, UK

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“BRADFORD, UK: BASF said it has opened a new world-scale bio-acrylamide (BioACM) production facility at its site in Bradford, a major investment that will help ensure long-term future of one of the UK’s largest chemical manufacturing facilities, which employs around 600 people.”

“The development of a biocatalytic manufacturing process for acrylamide started in Bradford with collaboration with Huddersfield University. Subsequent work by scientists from Britain, Germany, South Africa and US, made significant improvements to the performance of the biocatalyzed conversion technology.”


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