Holiferm and Sasol Chemicals Expand Collaboration to Develop and Market Sustainable Surfactants
January 25 2023 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership will expand product portfolio to
include two additional fermentation-based biosurfactants
Holiferm Limited and Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol
Ltd. (JSE: SOL; NYSE: SSL), announced today a collaboration to
produce and market rhamnolipids and mannosylerythritol lipids
(MELs). This collaboration expands the partnership announced in
March 2022 between the two companies to develop and commercialise
another biosurfactant product, sophorolipids.
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The partnership will use Holiferm’s proprietary technology to
develop the fermentation-derived biosurfactants. Sasol and Holiferm
will develop and commercialise formulations and applications for
the new molecules.
Biosurfactants use natural materials to produce surfactants,
which are key ingredients in detergents, cleaning products and
personal care products. Sophorolipids, rhamnolipids and MELs are
all glycolipids made through fermentation, using yeast or bacteria
to convert vegetable oils and/or sugars into final product. The
Holiferm process offers an extensive reduction in carbon footprint
compared with conventional surfactants.
“The imminent commercial launch of our second and third products
validates Holiferm’s process to develop process technologies to
produce chemicals from natural raw materials and enable their broad
commercialisation,” said Vicky De Groof, Chief Technical Officer of
Holiferm. “It is also a testament to the exceptional work of the
laboratory team.”
“By expanding our product portfolio from sophorolipids to
include rhamnolipids and MELs, we aim to provide our customers a
platform of solutions based solely on biosurfactants,” said Silke
Hoppe, Vice President of Essential Care Chemicals for Sasol
Chemicals. “Their carbon footprint as well as their mildness and
high performance places these products in a leading position in
today’s biosurfactant market.”
Since March 2022, Sasol and Holiferm have collaborated on
research and development into accelerating innovation to help meet
the growing demand for sustainable solutions in primary
surfactants. This has now been expanded to include developing
processes to manufacture rhamnolipids and MELs. The companies’
joint aspiration is to prepare for testing at pilot plant scale,
before they begin a full manufacturing process at Holiferm’s
Wallasey plant.
About Holiferm Limited
Holiferm Limited is based in the North West of the United
Kingdom with sites in Manchester, Daresbury and Wallasey. It was
founded on the back of patented fermentation with integrated
gravity separation technology developed at the University of
Manchester. As a company we aim to disrupt the market and replace
petrochemicals with our naturally produced biochemicals. Our first
solution, biosurfactants have applications in many cleaning
products including cosmetics, skin care, shower gels and surface
cleansers.
About Sasol Chemicals
Sasol Chemicals is a solutions provider focused on
sustainability, circularity and specialties. It fulfills its
purpose of “Innovating for a better world” by offering a broad,
state-of-the-art portfolio of specialty and commodity chemicals for
a wide range of applications and industries.
Our solutions are used by more than 6,500 customers, in 118
countries, in countless products that improve the quality of life
for people around the world. They also provide the building blocks
for a sustainable future by helping reduce energy usage, waste and
packaging, and by providing solutions to the renewable energy
industry.
Sasol Chemicals is a business of Sasol Limited, a leading
chemicals and energy company focused on creating sustainable value
for our stakeholders. For more information, visit the Sasol
Chemicals website.
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