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Tate & Lyle To Make Farnesene For Amyris

by Melody Voith
November 15, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 46

Food ingredients company Tate & Lyle will manufacture farnesene from sugar under contract for renewable chemicals and fuels firm Amyris at its facility in Decatur, Ill. Amyris will market the farnesene as a transportation fuel and as a specialty chemical for detergents, cosmetics, and industrial lubricants. Amyris also has plans to make farnesene in Brazil. Separately, Amyris and the Swiss firm Firmenich will collaborate on the development of a biobased flavor and fragrance ingredient to be manufactured by Amyris.

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