Kurita America and Solugen to Develop New Carbon-Negative Products for industrial Water Treatment
17 Julio 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global
provider of industrial water treatment solutions, today announced a
collaboration with Solugen, a bio-based chemical manufacturer, to
develop a suite of new carbon-negative water treatment products.
These innovative solutions will introduce high-performing,
bio-based substitutes to phosphorus and other petroleum derived
additives currently on the market.
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Members of Kurita America and Solugen
teams at the groundbreaking event for Solugen's Bioforge Marshall
in Marshall, MN, where innovative products supporting this
collaboration will be produced. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are very excited to expand our partnership with Solugen to
create innovative technologies that tackle many of the challenges
of traditional water treatment programs,” said Mike Mowbray, senior
vice president of the Marketing and Technology Group for Kurita
America. “This collaboration will significantly enhance our
existing CSV (creating shared value) business that helps customers
achieve sustainability goals.”
Kurita’s CSV business, one of the company’s fastest growing
segments, focuses on products, technologies, and business models
that save water, reduce CO2 emissions, and minimize industrial
waste while improving plant productivity for customers. One of the
recently developed product lines is the Tower NG series of cooling
products, which replaces most of the traditional water treatment
chemistries with a combination of the latest polymer technology and
Solugen’s proprietary biodegradable corrosion inhibitor. By
leveraging innovative bio-based solutions, the Tower NG series
eliminates the dependence on traditional organo-phosphonates while
providing equivalent or better results for deposit and corrosion
control.
“Kurita’s shared vision for driving sustainability through
innovative solutions makes them an ideal partner for expanding the
use of Solugen’s carbon-negative products,” said Gaurab
Chakrabarti, chief executive officer of Solugen. “We look forward
to the collective impact we will have in providing the water
treatment industry with decarbonized solutions that don’t sacrifice
on performance.”
About Kurita Established in 1949, the Kurita Group is one
of the largest water treatment providers in the world with
approximately 8000 employees located across 35 countries and
R&D centers in Japan, Germany, and Singapore. Kurita is
dedicated to creating shared value for customers and society
through the development of sustainable business practices and
technologies. For more information about Kurita America visit
https://www.kuritaamerica.com. For more information about the
Kurita Group visit https://www.kurita.co.jp/english/.
About Solugen Solugen’s novel chemienzymatic
manufacturing process converts dextrose (corn sugar) into chemicals
traditionally derived from fossil fuels. The Houston-based company
recently broke ground on a new 500,000 sf biomanufacturing facility
in Marshall, Minnesota, which will produce the innovative products
to support this collaboration. For more information about Solugen
visit www.Solugen.com. For media inquiries, please contact
media@solugen.com.
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Deborah deLambert, Kurita America d.delambert@kurita-water.com
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