Origin Materials converts wood residue feedstock to sustainable intermediates

Origin Materials announced the successful conversion of wood residue feedstock into sustainable intermediates at Origin 1, its first commercial-scale plant. “This week we brought sustainable wood residue feedstock online for our biomass conversion technology at Origin 1,” said John Bissell, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Origin Materials. “This marks an evolution from the corn starch-based production we have employed since commencement of plant operations in October of last year. We are using locally sourced, Forest Stewardship Council controlled wood residues produced by a sawmill as a byproduct of lumber and wood flooring production. From that mill’s wood chips, shavings, and sawdust we produced our sustainable intermediates, which can be used to make a wide variety of products that normally would be made from petroleum. Products like apparel and textiles, plastics, tires and automotive components, fuels, and high-performance polymers, can all be produced from intermediates made from sawdust using our technology.”