Quick Facts
BioAmber Sarnia construction cost: approximately US $141.5 million
Capacity: 30,000 tons/year of succinic acid
World's largest succinic acid plant
Disruptive technology is lower cost than oil-based production
Markets: increasing demand for renewable building block chemicals in large global markets
Applications: examples include: plastics, paints, textiles and coatings, artificial leather, food and flavours and personal care products
Volumes specified in signed take-or-pay and sales agreements exceed annual production capacity
Approximately 300 construction jobs and 60 full-time jobs were created by the project; many of the plant operators are graduates from Lambton College
100% reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions compared to the equivalent production process that uses petroleum.
