"Bloom grew out of work pursued by three scientists at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where they developed a process to extract lignin and cellulose from plant material - substances commonly discarded as waste, but which can be used to create high-value chemicals....Bloom has now started working with partners, including the European flavourings and chemicals giant DSM Firmenich, to develop plant-based products for use in cosmetics, perfumes, food additives and packaging.Bloom co-founder Florent Héroguel told me that its future products would be safer for users and less damaging to the environment, in terms of both carbon emissions and toxic waste.While the technology could also be used to produce liquid fuels, he said,Bloom will focus for the foreseeable future on low-volume, high-value speciality products. "That's the way to get margins in the development phase," Héroguel said....Flamini argues that his sector has opportunities to benefit as European regulators tighten standards around "forever chemicals" and other potentially toxic products....in order to gain serious scale, they will need to focus on eliminating the cost premium of their product over the existing fossil-based options."
Trechos retirados do FT de hoje em "Switzerland's Bloom hopes to lead a resurgence in biomaterials sector"