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Niagara Bottling adding plant in DSM collaborates with SABIC

South Carolina and UPM Biofuels to create

bio-based Dyneema fiber
iagara Bottling LLC is expanding again, investing $70
Nmillion to establish an operation in Florence, S.C.
The company is building a 502,320-square-foot bottled oyal DSM, SABIC and UPM Biofuels have recently
water factory that will employ 70 people within five Rannounced a partnership to create bio-based
years, according to the South Carolina Department of Dyneema®. The partnership between the three
ompanies aims to create bio-based Dyneema® by
converting it to bio-based feedstock. The transition will
leverage SABIC’s ground-breaking TRUCIRCLE™ solutions
for certified renewable products.
With this effort, DSM is delivering on its commitment
to improving the sustainability footprint of Dyneema®,
moving towards a circular, bio-based economy.It is
important to note that Dyneema® is considered to be
the world’s strongest fiber. It is known that in December
2019, DSM had already announced its targets regarding
sustainability for the Dyneema® high-performance
fibers.The newly formed partnership is a critical
step to realize the goal of sourcing approximately 60
Commerce.The Ontario, California based company builds percent of its feedstock from bio-based raw material
integrated plants that include production of injection by 2030. The transition to bio-based feedstock will
molded preforms and caps and blow molding of bottles. retain the unique features of Dyneema® and enable the
Operations in Florence are scheduled to be online by
the first quarter of 2021. "We chose Florence as our new customers to adopt a more sustainable solution without
home for a number of reasons including what we felt compromising process efficiency or final product
was a highly competitive and attractive combination of performance.With the globally recognized ISCC Plus
location, infrastructure and workforce," Niagara Bottling certification, the Dyneema® bio-based material will
Executive Vice President Brian Hess said in its release. not need any re-qualification of downstream products.
The company is investing $70 million in the project. The bio-based Dyneema® will be available from next
“When a company like Niagara Bottling decides to invest
in South Carolina and our citizens, it signals to the world
that South Carolina is open for business,” Governor Henry
McMaster said. “This $70 million investment is a real
reason to celebrate in Florence County and throughout
South Carolina.”Niagara Bottling was established in 1963
and is family owned. The company has announced a series
of new bottling plants in recent years. Niagara Bottling is
a producer and distributor of bottled water and beverages.
Since 2002 Niagara has established itself as a National
leader in high quality affordable bottled water with month or April 2020.It is to be informed that UPM
geographically diversified production facilities throughout Biofuels produces bio-based feedstock, UPM BioVerno,
the United States. Niagara’s significant developments in from the residue of the pulping process. Thereafter,
vertical integration, innovative bottle design and high SABIC processes it to make renewable ethylene under
speed manufacturing positioned the company as the their TRUCIRCLE™ umbrella of solutions.Finally, DSM
industry leading private label bottled water supplier in applies a mass balancing approach to create bio-based
the Western United States. Dyneema® fiber.

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