Firms To Develop Bio-Based Concrete Coatings

Elgin, IL, March 27, 2012 -- DSM Functional Materials and Empresa Brasileira de Biotechnologia of Brazil have signed an agreement to launch a new line of DSM-branded bio-based materials targeting the concrete floor coatings market.

The initiative focuses on the development of bio-based castor oil materials, which are non-edible and helps to lower the total carbon footprint.

The new line of bio-based materials will initially target the industrial concrete flooring market.