METabolic EXplorer Announces that its Butanol Programme has Moved

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In order to prepare this major step forward towards the muchanticipated industrialization of its technologies, METabolicEXplorer has decided to commit earlier additional resources and addright now extra capacity to its pre-industrial pilot facilities.These investments will enable a 50% increase in the company'spre-industrial pilot development capabilities. The goal of thiscapacity increase is to maintain the pre-industrial developmentmomentum for all its in-house products in parallel.
After one year as a listed company and with the scientific,bioinformatics and industrial skills of over 80 staff, METabolicExplorer has clearly demonstrated its commitment to the practicaldevelopment of alternatives to petrochemicals.
Created in 1999, METabolic EXplorer is a biochemical company. Thecompany's goal is to help industrial manufacturing businesses tochange, on the long-term, the way they produce their goods bymoving away from ever-scarcer, petrochemical-derived feedstocks.
By exploiting the tried and tested principle of industrialfermentation, METabolic EXplorer offers ways of circumventingtodays burdensome and expensive petrochemical processes via the useof an extensive range of renewable and sustainable raw materials.By optimizing the yield of non-pathogenic bacteria in a controlled,confined environment, the company is contributing to themanufacture of chemical compounds which are then incorporated in awide range of everyday items (such as paints, solvents plastics andtextiles) and specialized products like surgical thread and animalfeed. This alternative solution (implemented via the development ofrenewable bioprocesses) is currently focused on 5 products, with amarket worth an estimated $14 billion. This will be enforcedthrough non-exclusive industrial alliances and joint-ventures withchemical companies worldwide. METabolic EXplorer is based inClermont-Ferrand, France and is listed in Paris (Eurolist B,METEX).
The elements included in this communication may containforward-looking statements subject to certain risks anduncertainties. Actual results of the company may differ materiallyfrom those indicated in the forward-looking statements because ofdifferent risks factors described in the company's document dereference.