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BUSINESS Business Roundup ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2021, 99 (11), p 11March 29, 2021Cite this:C&EN 99, 11, 11AbstractTronox Holdings has named John D. Romano and Jean-François Turgeon co-CEOs. They took on the roles on an interim basis in December when CEO Jeffry N. Quinn took a leave of absence after allegations of insider trading.  Afyren , a biobased chemical firm, has partnered with the sugar producer Südzucker for supply of sugar beet coproducts. Afyren says it will use the feedstock at its facility in France, which will start making seven organic acids at industrial scale in early 2022.  Viridis , a renewable chemical firm, received undisclosed investments from EIV Capital and IFG Asset Management to buy and improve plants in Columbus, Nebraska. The plants will be used to produce USP-grade ethanol and what Viridis says will be the only renewable ethyl acetate in the US.  Svante has landed a $25 million equity investment from the Canadian oil company Suncor to help commercialize its solidView: PDF | Full Text HTML

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