“With this laboratory Solvay can further nourish its innovation portfolio, using renewable resources, with tailored solutions to meet sustainability demands from customers in multiple end-markets,” said Louis Neltner, Solvay's Research & Innovation Group General Manager. “Thanks to Brazil’s wide variety of biomass, competitive agricultural businesses and biotech expertise the country has all the required conditions to develop and grow products and solutions based on renewable resources.”

Researchers at the lab will collaborate with Solvay’s Global Business Units within its research and innovation centers worldwide along with public and private institutions. Some of the research programs will include projects in flavors, fragrances, surfactants, cellulose derivatives and solvents.