Chempolis firma un acuerdo con el i3L para fomentar el crecimiento de la bioeconomía indonesa

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Se prevé que la capacidad de producción de biopolímeros en Asia se incremente de 190.000 hasta 480.000 toneladas por año desde el 2010 hasta el 2015. Esta afirmación podía leerse en un artículo que ICIS publicaba la pasada semana (http://bit.ly/1tqhy3A) y nos da una idea del gran potencial que presenta este mercado. No es extraño, por tanto, que la empresa finlandesa Chempolis haya decidido ampliar su presencia en el continente asiático a través de la firma de un memorándum de entendimiento con el Indonesia International Institute for Life-Sciences (i3L). Se trata de un acuerdo para que ambas partes promuevan proyectos de biorrefinerías comerciales. En este sentido, han decidido constituir un centro tecnológico enfocado en investigar aspectos técnicos, económicos, sociales y políticos del desarrollo de biorrefinerías sostenibles que catalicen el crecimiento de la bioeconomía en indonesia. De acuerdo con Pasi Rousu, presidente de Chempolis para Asia Pacífico y Américas, Indonesia posee un enorme potencial para el biorrefino.

Chempolis (http://www.chempolis.com/) ha desarrollado una tecnología de biorrefino a la que denomina fomircobioTM que se basa en el fraccionamiento selectivo de la biomasa y en la generación de múltiples coproductos de una forma sostenible: biocombustibles avanzados, azúcares celulósicos, lignina, compuestos químicos plataforma y biocarbón. Su portfolio de soluciones abarca varios sectores: biomasa, aceite, azúcar, alcohol, químico y pulpa y papel. El i3L (http://www.i3l.ac.id/index/en) es un instituto de investigación y educación con sede en Yakarta que constituye una verdadera red de facultades, empresas del sector privado y centros de investigación con reconocimiento internacional.

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