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An interview with Takashi Matsumoto, Business Director AGC Vinythai. “The bioconomy can have a real impact on how we make and consume products in Asia” – IL BIOECONOMISTA

Takashi Matsumoto, Business Director at AGC Vinythai, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this exclusive interview with us Mr Matsumoto talks about his company and the future development of bioeconomy in Thailand. “Climate action is urgent in Thailand as we are already living with the effects of climate change including flash floods, heavy rain and extreme temperatures, also in rainy season.“

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Paper First

100% bio-based coatings are now one step closer as AGC Vinythai’s research project with Prof. Mojgan Nejad at Michigan State University (MSU) moves into its next phase. For this second phase, the partners are joined by allnex, a global leader in industrial coatings, resins and additives.

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AGC Vinythai and Michigan State University’s Prof. Mojgan Nejad are working alongside allnex to increase the biobased content of epoxy resins and coatings by replacing the traditional bisphenol A (BPA) with lignin.

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Value chain cooperation for 100% bio-based resins

Interview about an innovation partnership between academia and industry to create 100% bio-based epoxy resins from AGC's bio-based Epichlorohydrin epinity and lignin. Featuring Sustainability Consult's Kathryn Sheridan as interviewer, Michigan State University’s Professor Mojgan Nejad, AGC Vinythai’s Prakit Sangthonganotai and allnex’s Florian Lunzer.

The process to make epinity

Using plant-based materials to reduce carbon and utilise waste products from other industries, epinity offers new possibilities and provides an alternative to petrochemical products. With a range of uses across sectors, bio-based epinity makes more sustainable products possible.

How using epinity helps ZEON improve their product sustainability

Bioeconomy communicator Kathryn Sheridan talks to Zhiyi Bao, Business Manager of ACM and ECO, and Lori Carson, HSE Director from ZEON Chemicals about their long-term partnership with AGC Vinythai and how using bio-based Epichlorohydrin improves the sustainability of their products.

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Unlocking the potential of bio-based value chains

An interview with Pan-usa Kongmunwattana, Sales & Marketing Manager at ABT (Advanced Biochemical Thailand), where we discuss ECH (Epichlorohydrin) from renewable carbon, its applications, how it compares to petro-based ECH and the importance of standards and certification.