Matrìca is the joint venture between Versalis (Eni), which specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of petrochemical products, and Novamont, leader in the bioplastics market.
The research and expertise of these two companies were key in an industrial reconversion project of the Porto Torres site, that led to an integrated platform for chemistry from renewable sources.
Today the innovative range of Matrilox® bioproducts, made from European vegetable raw materials, is produced here.
Thanks to a synergic integration between agriculture and industry, the platform systematizes and enhances all the components of vegetable oils to convert them into high value-added chemical products for various sectors.
Matrìca products are derived entirely from renewable sources thanks to an innovative technology with low environmental impact that aims to use the molecular complexity of the vegetable raw material to produce chemicals with high added value.
The Matrìca process for the transformation of vegetable oils into mono and dicarboxylic acids and esters makes it possible to obtain high-purity products sold in markets worldwide.
There are numerous applications for Matrìca products, such as bioplastics, biopolymers, biolubricants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals phyto-products and animal feed.
Interesting, moreover, the production of bio-extender oils specifically designed for the tyre industry, intended to partially or totally replace those of fossil origin.
Production, Research and Innovation
Starting from sustainable raw materials of vegetable origin and using new technologies with low environmental impact, Matrìca develops and produces an innovative range of bioproducts for many sectors in continuous expansion and refinement (bioplastics, polymers, lubricants, biofuels, household and personal care products, phytosanitary products, additives for the rubber and plastic industry, raw materials and additives for animal feed). Engineering of products tailor-made from renewable raw materials must take account of their environmental impact, energy saving and apply a process of continuous improvement of production efficiency, along the entire supply chain starting from the supply of the raw materials.
Renewability and Sustainability
Matrìca promotes a model of sustainable development through the use of renewable resources that do not put the requirements of future generations at risk, respecting individuals, the environment and society as a whole, in compliance with applicable national and international technical and administrative regulations and standards.
Matrìca’s constant commitment to the valorisation of raw materials from renewable sources has resulted in the achievement of the ISCC EU – International Sustainability & Carbon Certification, which is a voluntary system recognized by the European Commission for the promotion of the use of renewable sources, in accordance with the RED (RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE) that establishes the criteria to which Member States must comply for the transformation of biomass and the production of sustainable energy.
Demonstrating its compliance with the ISCC EU requirements as a point of origin – i.e. as a producer of raw materials – Matrìca can serve as the first link in the production chains of biofuels from residues, which aim to guarantee traceability and sustainability in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with respect to fossil-fuel equivalents.
HQ : Italy