據安迅思7月15日消息稱，韓國生產商LG化學周三表示，該公司將在環保石化產品和電池材料等新業務增長領域投資10萬億韓元(87億美元)。

　　該公司在一份聲明中表示，將在生物材料、回收和可再生能源材料等“可持續業務”上投資3萬韓元。

　　LG化學表示，該公司計劃本月開始全面生產一種“生物平衡”高吸水性聚合物(SAP)，并獲得ISCC Plus認證，并向美國和歐洲等全球客戶供應這種聚合物。

　　生物平衡 SAP 是使用生物可再生原材料（如廢棄食用油）和化石燃料的組合生產的。

　　ISCC Plus 是生態友好型生物產品的國際認證。

　　LG化學于2019年9月早些時候表示，在同意與美國農業企業Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)合作開發生物基丙烯酸(AA)后，該公司正在評估北美一家生物SAP工廠的建設。

　　AA 用于制造 SAP。

　　LG化學還打算在今年開始建設可生物降解的聚己二酸二苯二甲酸丁二酯(PBAT)生產設施，但該公司沒有提供更多細節。

　　PBAT用于農用和一次性薄膜，在自然界中迅速分解成氧、熱、光和酶反應。

　　朱佳妮 摘譯自 安迅思

　　原文如下：

　　S Korea’s LG Chem to invest $8.7bn in new growth areas

　　LG Chem is investing won (W) 10 trillion ($8.7bn) through to 2025 in new business growth areas such as eco-friendly petrochemical products and battery materials, the South Korean producer said on Wednesday.

　　The company will invest W3 trillion in “sustainability businesses” such as bio materials, recycling, and renewable energy materials, the company said in a statement.

　　LG Chem plans to start full-scale production of a “bio-balanced” superabsorbent polymer (SAP) this month with ISCC Plus certification and supply it to global customers such as those in the US and Europe, the company said.

　　Bio-balanced SAP is produced using a combination of bio-renewable raw materials, such as waste cooking oil, and fossil fuels.

　　ISCC Plus is an international certification for eco-friendly bio products.

　　LG Chem earlier in September 2019 said that it was reviewing the construction of a bio-SAP plant in North America after it agreed to work with US agribusiness firm Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) to develop bio-based acrylic acid (AA).

　　AA is used in the manufacture of SAP.

　　LG Chem is also looking to start construction of biodegradable polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) production facilities this year, the company said without providing further details.

　　PBAT is used for agricultural and disposable films and rapidly decomposes into oxygen, heat, light and enzyme reactions in nature.