Biotech company ChainCraft to locate in port of Amsterdam
ChainCraft has chosen the port of Amsterdam as the site to build a demonstration plant in which biomass will be converted into fatty acids for use in animal feed.
The biomass will initially consist of agricultural residuals, such as sugar beet and potato cuttings and peels. It may also be possible to use organic waste in the future.
The fatty acids are currently extracted from palm oil and fossil oil. The technology applied by ChainCraft makes it possible to replace these fatty acids with ones that are produced in an entirely circular way.
This will bring about a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. The realisation of the plant at this scale is unique in the world and represents a breakthrough in greening the chemical industry.
The construction of the demonstration plant follows a successful pilot that was conducted in the port of Amsterdam. This pilot was supported by a grant from the former DIHA fund (Port of Amsterdam Sustainability and Innovation Fund).
ChainCraft’s ambition is to realise a full-scale commercial plant that is ten times larger than this demonstration plant within a few years.