When E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. opened a new plant last spring in Illinois to produce sustainably sourced biomaterials, they faced an obstacle.

Dutch rival Synvina C.V. held U.S. Patent 8,665,921 on a method of oxidizing sugars into a chemical known as FDCA. It’s a key building block in the plan to create environmentally friendly polymers that will replace plastic in everything from food packaging to shampoo bottles.

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