Aether Industries, a specialty and fine chemical manufacturer, on Friday said it has signed a licence agreement with Saudi Aramco Technologies Company for the commercialisation of the sustainable converge polyols technology.

“We are pleased to have been chosen to commercialise the converge polyols after working collaboratively for several years on the development of the manufacturing technology for the converged platform,” Aether Industries promoter and director Aman Desai said in a statement.

The converged platform is a cutting-edge technology for producing more sustainable polyols with up to 40 per cent carbon dioxide by weight.

“This is a distinct series of polyols with promising applications in the field of CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers).

“These novel polyols have significant commercialisation and revenue potential. In addition, the CASE polyol market size is more than 10,000 KTA, which represents the commercialisation and revenue potential of these novel polyols. They are targeted for 850 KTA (850,000 MT per year),” Desai added.

“The converge platform has the potential to reduce carbon footprint compared to industry standard polyols, and this licence agreement intends to build on previous collaborative work to find performance-enhancing and sustainable alternatives in the CASE industry,” Saudi Aramco Technologies CEO Abdullah S Dhuwaihi added.