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Fort Dodge, IA January 6, 2021 – CJ BIO today announced the completion of an additional increment of threonine capacity at the company’s U.S. Fort Dodge, Iowa plant. CJ announced in August of 2020 the completion of the FDA evaluation for Thr Pro, an 80% active granular source of L-threonine, with residual biomass.

“Initial plant capacity was twenty thousand metric tons which required an investment of $50 million. Through process enhancements, additional permitting, and efficiency improvements, our team is now producing at thirty thousand metric tons per year,” commented Joe Lucas, Vice President and GM – Animal Nutrition and Health at CJ America. “Based on the commercial acceptance of Thr Pro, we are also pleased to announce approval for an additional twenty thousand metric tons of capacity, which we will bring on stream in the second quarter of 2022. We will invest another $20 million over the next eighteen months to achieve a total threonine capacity of 50 thousand metric tons. The investment will also allow CJ to begin valine production at the Fort Dodge plant,” added Lucas.

“We are committed to continue the expansion of our North America operations in the state of Iowa to optimize efficient operations and better serve customers,” added Harry Jang, Head of CJ BIO for North and South America.

CJ BIO is a division of CJ CheilJedang, a core subsidiary in charge of the food and bioengineering business Unit of the CJ Group. CJ Group has developed its business portfolio into four core sectors – Food & Food Service, Bio & Pharma, Entertainment & Media, and Retail & Logistics.

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CJ Bio America is the premier sponsor for the Farm News Ag Show

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The CJ Bio America presents the 20th annual Farm News Ag Show will be at the Webster County Fairgrounds on Old Highway 169 south of Fort Dodge. Farm News is also welcoming CJ Bio America as the premier sponsor for the show. The partnership is one that Lantz said has been heart-warming. “CJ Bio America is a great company and very community minded,” he said. “They like to sponsor events that are good for the community. We are very pleased to have them on board.”

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CJ Biomaterials Has Big Plans for Tunable PHA Biopolymers

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CJ Bio, now known as CJ Biomaterials, acquired polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) pioneer Metabolix in 2016. Earlier this year, the company’s amorphous PHA (aPHA), went into production with the startup of a new production facility in Indonesia. Designated as PHACT A100P, aPHA is the bioplastic supplier’s initial launch from a technology platform for “tunable” designer biopolymers that can also enhance other bioplastics.

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CJ partners with Emmyon to develop ingredients preventing muscle atrophy

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South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced that it has signed a license contract with Emmyon, an American biotechnology startup, to utilize Emmyon’s various patents regarding ursolic acid, at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Ursolic acid is a natural compound contained in apple skin and rosemary. Emmyon holds a number of patents for technology that uses it to improve muscle metabolism.

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Government initiative launched to establish biofoundry infrastructure in S. Korea

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A government initiative was launched to establish South Korea’s biofoundry infrastructure aimed at fostering synthetic biology, which is a multidisciplinary area of research that seeks to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. Bofoundry standardizes and automates the entire process of synthetic biology by combining digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robots. The initiative was announced by Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho during his visit to CJ CheilJedang’s biofoundry facility in Suwon.

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A New Kind of Plastic We Can All Agree On

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By the early 2000s, the amount of plastic waste created rose more in one decade than it had in the previous four. The problem: plastic doesn’t break down. Instead, it breaks up into smaller pieces called microplastics that are almost impossible to dispose of and are small enough to enter our bodies. Thankfully, there is a solution: Instead of making non-degradable products from fossil fuel that last forever, we can make degradable products from plants and other materials that can be effectively composted or that will degrade on their own.

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CJ BIOMATERIALS' Builds on Support for its Polyhydroxyalkanoate Technology at 7th International Marine Debris Conference

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CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, generated significant interest in its polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) technology at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (IMDC), held September 19-23 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, South Korea.

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CJ BIO signs MOU with global hotel chain Accor to develop hotel amenities using PHA, an eco-friendly biodegradable material

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CJ BIO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the global hotel chain Accor to begin developing hotel amenities that are made with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), an eco-friendly biodegradable material. Through this agreement, the two companies will work together to replace single-use plastic amenities that are provided to all Accor hotel guests, which will help the hotel chain to deliver on its commitment to phase out all single-use plastic items in guest experience from its hotels by the end of 2022.

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CJ BIO Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) demonstrates excellent biodegradability in natural marine environment in tests conducted by the national Korean testing agency

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CJ BIO announced today that marine biodegradability testing of its environmentally friendly amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material conducted by the Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL) showed weight loss of 57% after just 11 weeks, demonstrating the polymer’s ability to quickly biodegrade in the natural environment.

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