DUSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Covation Biomaterials LLC ("CovationBio® "), a biomaterials company with advanced technology in the bio-based materials industry, is excited to share project milestones and updates for their newest innovation, CovationBio® bioPTMEG at K 2025, the world's leading trade fair for plastics and rubber.
First announced at ChinaPlas in April 2025, CovationBio® bioPTMEG is an advanced, sustainable polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), that delivers high performance with a significantly lower production emissions compared with fossil-based incumbents.
"Through continued work with our customers, we are achieving significant milestones against the goal of making bioPTMEG commercially available. Specifically, CovationBio® bioPTMEG, a sustainable PTMEG product utilizing advanced technology, delivering peak performance with the lowest environmental impact. It truly redefines what's possible from biobased materials," said Feifeng You, President of CovationBio.
CovationBio® bioPTMEG is a bio-based alternative to fossil-based PTMEG, helping customers reduce their reliance on non-renewable materials and maintain the durability and resilience expected in high performance applications such as spandex, polyurethanes and thermoplastic elastomers.
A few of the superior sustainability benefits offered include:
- a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil-based incumbents;
- a product that is 100% bio-based and obtained from annually renewable resources;
- the use of feedstock such as corncobs which do not compete with primary food sources;
- a reduced reliance on non-renewable fossil fuel use.
- Drop-in performance to allow downstream customers to switch to bio-based raw material without major process change.
As earlier announced at ChinaPlas 2025, the construction of a dedicated manufacturing facility for CovationBio® bioPTMEG which is expected to be mechanically complete toward the end of 2025. It is located in Jiangsu Province, Qidong. Commercial production should begin in the first half of 2026.
Aligned with this year's K Show theme, "The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible," our Covation Biomaterials team are ready to share more about how CovationBio® bioPTMEG can integrate into downstream high performance materials such as TPU, PU, COPE, COPA and spandex to advance sustainability strategies with our value chain partners in multiple applications.
Please visit the team in Hall 5, Booth C07-1.
On October 10th 2025, Dr. Mosha Zhao, Global Marketing Director for C4 Platform, and Dr. Dan Slanac, Global Technology Director of CovationBio, will introduce this innovation journey from non-food bio-based feedstock to renewable raw materials: Redefine What's Possible to Reduce Carbon Footprint at the Bioplastics Business Breakfast Days Conference (Congress Centre, Hall 1).
For those interested in learning more, please contact us at bioPTMEG@covationbio.com.
Disclaimer: The statements above are taken from the product's life cycle analysis (LCA) and product performances are based on tests by Covation Biomaterials LLC and TrueNorth Collective LLC.
About CovationBio®
Founded in 2022, in Newark, Delaware, Covation Biomaterials LLC is a biomaterials company with advanced technology in the bio-based materials industry, offering a product portfolio of high-performance, sustainable solutions. The company builds on its rich DuPont legacy of groundbreaking scientific innovation and continues to deliver novel solutions at scale across multiple industries, including apparel, carpeting, cosmetics, food, and packaging. Through the Sorona®, Susterra® and Zemea® product lines, the mission of CovationBio® is to deliver building blocks that will enable customers to provide bio-based products accessible to everyone. Covation, CovationBio®, Sorona, Susterra, and Zemea are trademarks of Covation Biomaterials LLC or their affiliates. For more information about Covation Biomaterials, please visit CovationBio.com and follow on WeChat, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook
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Covation Biomaterials Highlights Milestones for CovationBio® bioPTMEG at K-Show 2025
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial exhibition. Arts AlUla, in collaboration with Desert X, welcomes visitors to experience a stellar line-up of Saudi and international multi-generational artists whose site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations will engage in a powerful dialogue with the awe-inspiring landscapes and layered heritage of AlUla.
As a premier destination rich in ancient history and breathtaking nature, AlUla, located in Northwest Saudi Arabia, solidifies its position on the global stage as a dynamic, emerging land art destination with Desert X AlUla, the region's first public art biennale, and a key highlight of the AlUla Arts Festival.
The 2026 edition of Desert X AlUla brings together 11 acclaimed artists whose diverse works reflect a wide spectrum of ideas, materials, and traditions. From monumental kinetic sculpture to sound-based explorations above and below ground, each commission is deeply rooted in relationships to AlUla's distinctive environment, further cementing Desert X AlUla's reputation as a globally significant platform for site-responsive land art.
Desert X AlUla runs until February 28, 2026, as a cornerstone of the annual AlUla Arts Festival. Curated by Wejdan Reda, Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield, and Raneem Farsi, its fourth edition explores 'Space Without Measure.' Inspired by Kahlil Gibran, the theme fosters contemplation of imagination within AlUla's natural settings. The exhibition, set in the desert canyons of AlUla, serves as a pre-opening programme for Wadi AlFann, offering a pivotal glimpse into AlUla's plans to create a permanent land art 'Valley of the Arts.'
Hamad Alhomiedan, Director of Arts & Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), said: "At Desert X AlUla 2026, audiences will engage with art that deeply converses with AlUla's unique landscapes and rich heritage. These compelling commissions highlight AlUla's dynamic transformation into a major global destination, where ancient and contemporary expressions converge. This exhibition is part of our broader revitalisation of AlUla as a culturally rich destination to live, work and visit and integral to positioning AlUla in the global dialogue of contemporary art and as a precursor to monumental projects like Wadi AlFann."
Participating artist/artworks are:
- Sara Abdu, A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance
- Mohammad Alfaraj, What was the Question Again?
- Mohammed AlSaleem, The Thorn, AlShuruf Unit, The Triangles, Flower Bud, and Al Ahilla (courtesy of Royal Commission for Riyadh City)
- Tarek Atoui, The Water Song
- Bahraini-Danish, Bloom
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Imole Red
- Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid
- Ibrahim El-Salahi, Haraza Tree
- Basmah Felemban, Murmur of Pebbles
- Vibha Galhotra, Future Fables
- Héctor Zamora, Tar HyPar
For further information, please contact:
Sabrine.Shaw@bursonglobal.com
AlUlaArtsFestival@bursonglobal.com
Multimedia gallery:
High-resolution photos of all 11 artists and their artworks can be found here.
About AlUla and Arts AlUla
Located 1,100 km from Riyadh, in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.
The most well-known and recognised site in AlUla is Hegra, the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open air library of hundreds of inscriptions and writings in many different languages. AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick homes was developed from at least the 12th century and has been revitalised as the vibrant hub for visitors and residents.
The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to crafting the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation – celebrating cultural inheritance and shaping a future inspired by artists built be artists. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage.
Wadi AlFann, meaning 'Valley of the Arts,' will be a global cultural destination for land art, unveiling from 2028 onwards, where era-defining works by artists from around the world will be permanently sited in the monumental landscape of AlUla, the extraordinary desert region of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Desert X AlUla 2026: monumental land art exhibition opens in the ancient oasis of AlUla
