MICHELIN ResiCare has signed a strategic distribution partnership with IMCD Europe to expand access to bio-based 5-HMF across Europe. Produced in France from renewable resources, 5-HMF will support manufacturers in developing more sustainable chemicals and materials, with industrial production starting in 2027.

Michelin ResiCare and Axens have entered exclusive discussions to accelerate the industrialization and global deployment of bio-based 5-HMF, a strategic platform molecule enabling the production of sustainable resins, polymers, and renewable chemicals.

MICHELIN ResiCare launches Resi4 CARBON/CARBON and Resi4 ABLATION, two innovative bio-based araminolic resins designed without formaldehyde. These high-thermal-performance materials offer safer alternatives to phenolic resins for demanding aerospace, defense, and advanced composite applications.

DragonFly is Michelin ResiCare’s new industrial project, supported by ADEME, to scale up the production of an innovative bio-based molecule developed through BioImpulse. Through a 400-ton/year demonstrator and strong partnerships with leading French biotech institutes, DragonFly aims to validate the process at industrial scale. By 2029, the project will enable the deployment of non-toxic, sustainable resins while securing a competitive bio-based supply chain in France.

ResiCare celebrates the groundbreaking of the first European 5-HMF production unit in Roussillon, France – a milestone for safer, bio-based chemistry.

After six years of research, the BioImpulse project confirms the industrial success of a competitive bio-based molecule. This breakthrough enables Michelin ResiCare to produce a new generation of sustainable adhesive resins, free from substances of concern, marking the project’s completion and a decisive step for green chemistry.