CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY Group Sustainable development Activities and products Why join us? Our news Candidate Your profile MARKET Plant chemistry and fermentation An essential partner in the development of plant chemistry and bioplastics, Tereos is helping to decrease the chemicals industry’s reliance on fossil resources, reduce its environmental footprint and make its processes cleaner. Key figures 10% of raw materials used in the chemicals industry in France are of plant origin 240K tonnes of plant protein produced by Tereos Solid expertise in green chemistry Tereos is renowned for its expertise in plant chemistry, which makes it possible to replace fossil carbon by plant-based carbon to produced biosourced materials. Thanks to its agricultural shareholding, the Group enjoys easy access to biomass, the biodegradable portion of waste products and residues of biological origin, the use of which enables the production of a large number of chemical products. Several ingredients derived from agricultural raw materials, such as potato starch, dextrose and liquid sorbitol, are used in the composition of biosourced plastic materials, e.g. polyurethanes, adhesives, coatings, detergents, etc. Tereos is also playing a part in R&D focused on the bioethanol of tomorrow through its involvement in a number of projects, including Futurol, for the development of a production process for second-generation bioethanol from ligno-cellulose materials; Biocore, a European project seeking to develop complex biomass plant-based refinery; and Probio3, for the production of oils through a fermentation process. BioButterfly, a project in partnership with Michelin to produce biosourced tyres This project aims to develop biosourced butadiene as a substitute for traditional butadiene, an oil-based product used in the composition of tyres. Thanks to this partnership, bio-butadiene will be produced from plant-derived raw materials resulting from the production of beet sugar. The aim is to commission a pilot industrial operation by 2020. This demonstrator will validate the key phases of the process and its feasibility while confirming the desirability of deploying it on an industrial scale. Featured raw materials Sugar beet Discover Corn Discover Wheat Discover Discover our other markets Food and Drink Animal Feed Energies Paper and corrugated cardboard Pharmaceuticals Your contacts Credits Legal notices Personal data Cookies Configures cookies management EN We use certain cookies or similar technologies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site, as well as to improve the quality of your experience on this site. By clicking "Allow", you allow these cookies, but you can change these preferences at any time in the Cookie Settings. To personalise your preferences or to refuse cookies, select "Personalise". Please note that blocking certain types of cookies could affect your use of the website and some of its features. To learn more about our cookie policy, or to change your cookie preferences, see our "Cookie Policy". Allow Disallow Personalise