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Biobased Chemicals

Ford and Origin collaborate on auto materials

by Alexander H. Tullo
June 18, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 23

 

A photo of an Origin Materials production facility.
Credit: Origin Materials
Origin aims to make chemicals from lignocellulosic feedstock.

Origin Materials and Ford Motor say they will collaborate to make new materials that will “drive decarbonization in the automotive industry.” Origin Materials, which is going pubic in a $1.8 billion merger with a special purpose acquisition company, is developing a process to convert lignocellulosic biomass into a chemical intermediate, chloromethyl furfural. From this platform, Origin and Ford want to develop polyethylene terephthalate, pigments, and fillers for automotive applications.

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