Myriant Announces its Participation in Ecochem; to Present Bio-based Succinic Acid Developments

QUNICY, MA -- Myriant Corporation recently announced its participation in Ecochem — The Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Event. Arne P. Duss, Ph.D., Myriants Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, will speak during the Strategy Summit at the session titled "Stream 2: Bio-based Chemicals and Materials." Dr. Duss presentation "Bio-succinic Acid—Market Outlook & Development of a Renewable C4 Building Block" will be on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, at 16:15 CET.

Ecochem — The Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Event will take place at the Congress Center Basel in Basel, Switzerland.

About Myriant Corporation

Myriant is a global leader innovating and commercializing bio-based chemical intermediates with a focus on bio-succinic acid, bio-butanediol and bio-acrylic acid. Myriant is currently commercializing its bio-succinic acid and derivatives platform from two operating chemical plants: The first is Myriants flagship plant in Lake Providence, LA; the other, a commercial validation facility located in Leuna, Germany, which is operated by Myriants global partner, ThyssenKrupp Uhde. Myriant is a 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Company in North America.

Source: Myriant Corporation