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Values & History
Our
Values
Respect.
We place people, safety, and the environment at the heart of our decisions. We develop solutions that meet today’s needs while preserving the resources needed by future generations.
Excellence and innovation.
We are committed to a culture of continuous improvement in order to develop solutions that are ever more effective, safe, and sustainable. For us, innovation is a way to push the boundaries of chemistry while meeting the market’s most demanding expectations.
Collaboration.
We believe that the best innovations come from sharing knowledge and working together. It is by building relationships based on trust with our employees, customers, and partners that we create lasting value.
Values & History
Our
History
Building on more than 13 years of research and development that began at the University of Lille, BKB Chemicals was founded in 2020 to transform a patented scientific innovation into practical industrial solutions.
Supported by several programs of excellence within the French innovation ecosystem, the company is developing a unique technology for harnessing renewable resources to produce high-value-added bio-based molecules.
Today, BKB Chemicals is supporting the transition to a more sustainable chemical industry while helping to ensure the security of strategic supplies and European industrial sovereignty.
Patent applications filed by the UCCS (Catalysis and Solid-State Chemistry Unit) at the University of Lille.
Launch of the OL2G project (formerly BKB) for the purification of glycolic acid.
- Integration into the Cré’Innov incubator
- Certification by the FRI–HDFD Fund
- Integration into the Pépite Lille Hauts-de-France Network
- Recipient of the French Tech Émergence and Tremplin Grant from Bpifrance and French Tech Lille
- Laboratory-scale implementation of the process
- 3rd place in the European Climate Launchpad competition (Climate KIC)
- International Finalist in the Climate Launchpad Competition
- Name Change: BKB Becomes BEKEMBIO
- Certification by the Eura Materials Competitiveness Cluster
- Recipient of the RISE program, organized by the CNRS
- Integration into the French Tech Lille ecosystem
- Winner of the Pépite Hauts-de-France Award
- This support enables us to make progress on the work to optimize the process
- Certification by the Eura Materials Cluster
- Launch of catalyst preparation and shaping tests
- French Tech Seed designation by Bpifrance
Development of a reproducible process, requiring the establishment of an industrial facility for scaling up.
Raised €0.6 million from business angels and the Bpifrance French Tech Seed program.
- Validation of the glycolic acid purification step
- Glycolic acid certified by Ecocert Greenlife as COSMOS-compliant
- Validation of the Industrial Feasibility and Production of Bio-based Glycolic Acid
- Submission of the REACH Registration Dossier
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