About
The Company
Conceived in 2005, GreenChem Limited re-shaped and invigorated in 2012 as a private NZ company to commercialise technology via development and deployment of IP first filed in 2004. Technology was filed and proven by Genesis Research and Development’s BioJoule Ltd, an entity focused on the extraction of biochemicals from woody biomass.
Through several challenges and entities, the remnant of the team have remained in New Zealand and fortified their vision that biomaterials can empower and enable the biofuels sector. GreenChem has reformed to resurrect and enhance the research program using insights gained. The true goal is commercialization and deployment.
Technology to be filed, proven and commercialised by GreenChem are new and improved patents from those proven and progressed during engagement in a predecessor up to 2012. Its predecessor purchased patents developed in NZ but failed to execute development in Canada.
GreenChem has passion, experience, insight, skills and aptitude to empower biofuel business via feasible and valuable biomaterials technologies. The company has been created to bring extraction of biomaterials to a wider market.
GreenChem’s strategy as a technology developer is to create new market focused IP and license this to biomass and biofuel operators. Rather than investing time and capex into infrastructure GreenChem will deploy its key assets, namely proven lignin yielding technology. Others’ greater infrastructure skills and capex will have higher yielding businesses. GreenChem’s business model reflects a software rather than a manufacturing form and function.
The Team
Kevin Snowdon
Kevin Snowdon worked in a leadership, management role. He drove feedstock development for the predecessor, while using his entrepreneurial skills to identify key factors driving the business. He identified opportunities to deploy the technology while building relationships within the sector and the science community.
Science Team
Two of the science team that developed and drove lignin patents will work on an adhoc basis for GreenChem. Their work on competitive analysis of alternative technologies emphasizes GreenChem’s focus on lignin.
Scion
GreenChem’s science development will locate and align with Scion during proof of concept and lignin application phases. Scion’s labwork in this field is recognized internationally. Scion’s wood science and biochemists have skills and ability to drive new IP with regard to lignin categorization and application.
Further to this Scion has capability and experience in trials to verify bio-degradability of green plastics and products.
Beca Amec
Beca Amec, an internationally recognized engineering firm will undertake engineering design and project management. Beca has experience in developing new designs including protection of the protection of knowledge therein. Beca undertook proforma designs for GreenChem’s predecessor which advances the relationship with GreenChem.