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ThyssenKrupp investing in industrial biotechnology – Focus on processes for production of biodegradable plastics

Europe’s first multi-purpose fermentation plant for the continuous production of bio-based chemicals is being inaugurated in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt/Germany today. Built at a cost of around 20 million euros, the facility will enable ThyssenKrupp to further expand its research and development activities in the area of biochemicals based on renewable raw materials. Among other things, these …