Bio-based feedstock get a big boost

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CONSTRUCTION NOW IS UNDERWAY ON A 100-million plant at Loudon,Tenn.,to make 1,3 propanediol(PDO)from corn.DuPont,Wilmington,Del.,and Tate & Lyle,London,have formed a joint venture,DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts,Wilmington,to build and operate the 100-mllion-lb./yr-capacity facility.Output of so-called Bio-PDO should begin in mid-2006 and ramp up as demand requires."The world is in a position today where we can no longer afford to rely solely on oil and oil-derived products to sustain us," noted Charles O.Holliday,Jr.,chairman of DuPont."Biology-based solutions offer us the opportunity to transform economies by creating new,high-performance bio-materials that use less energy to manufacture,are preferred by our customers and are better for the long-term health of our economy and environment."