Lygos and CJ BIO Partner on Commercial-scale Biorefinery Complex
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Lygos and CJ BIO Partner on Commercial-scale Biorefinery Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Lygos and CJ BIO Partner on Commercial-scale Biorefinery Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa

HAYWARD, Calif. & FORT DODGE, Iowa, September 10, 2024 – Lygos, a sustainable specialty chemical company, announced today the signing of an MOU agreement with global fermentation and biotechnology leader, CJ BIO, to produce and deliver commercial volumes of high-performing, sustainable products to the market. As part of the partnership, Lygos will develop a commercial-scale biorefinery complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa, combining CJ BIO’s expertise in fermentation and biotechnology with Lygos’ advanced biology, chemistry and application development technologies for high-performing, sustainable solutions.

The biorefinery complex, a series of facilities that use sustainable feedstock to create high value chemicals and materials, will utilize infrastructure and capabilities from CJ’s existing site, and Lygos will develop additional facilities and downstream operations for the production of its products. 

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Originally published by Lygos in September 2024.

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