Versalis is taking full control of renewables specialist Novamont by acquiring the 64% stake held by joint venture partner Mater-Bi, which is held by equity funds Investitori Associati II and NB Renaissance.
Italian petrochemicals and plastics producer Versalis and compatriot renewables specialist Novamont are revising the structure of their Matrica biopolymers joint venture in the hope of playing a more active role in the EU’s burgeoning circular plastics economy and help shape the Green Deal.
The EU Commission’s ambitious plan for a European Green Deal, launched shortly before the pandemic struck in early 2020, aims to make the continent the world’s first climate-neutral region by 2050. The goals spelled out in January last year call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% up to 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
