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Michelin to build €60 Mn 5-HMF plant in France by 2026
Jun 04 2025
Michelin announces the construction of an initial industrial demonstration unit for the 5-HMF molecule. This bio-sourced and non-toxic molecule can replace ingredients derived from fossil fuels in a wide variety of industrial fields. This unit, which will be located on the Osiris platform in Péage en Roussillon, France, will have an annual production capacity of 3,000 metric tons, making this site the largest production site in the world for this molecule.


