Amyris seeks to replicate its Brazilian farnesene plant in Australia

Queensland is in the spotlight once again. The recent Blog post (12/06/2017) on the project of a new biorefinery in Mackay (Australia) finished stating: “Additional potential biorefinery projects are expected to be announced for regional Queensland in the coming months”. The next announcement has not taken long. Amyris, Inc. (renewable products company) and the Government of Queensland (Australia) announced two days ago, their plans to develop a leading industrial biotechnology hub in Southeast Asia (Amyris press release and Government of Queensland statement ). Those plans call for developing a new plant with support from local partners to produce farnesene, which is used in cosmetic emollients, fragrances, nutraceuticals, polymers and lubricants. The proposed biorefinery would aim to produce 23,000 tons per year of that bioproduct, seeking to replicate the Amyris reference plant in Brazil. In a previous press release of Amyris, it was reported that the first industrial pro...