Research and development
Agro-Industrie Recherches et Développements
Our Business
Replacing fossil fuels with renewable plant matter.
ARD is a research centre created in 1989 by players from the farming world.
Its work is exclusively dedicated to plant raw materials, which it uses to develop industrial processes and new products.
Key figures
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97 employees
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€23.7 million of consolidated turnover
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Our areas of expertise
To carry out its mission, ARD has developed expertise in:
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plant refinery,
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white biotechnologies for the production of biofuels, acids, organic solvents, and biopolymers,
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green chemistry, and especially the synthesis of a range of biodegradable detergents,
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agro-materials.
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Our subsidiaries and our partners
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SOLIANCE: active agents for the cosmetics industry
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CRISTANOL: First generation bioethanol
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PROCETHOL 2G - FUTUROL project: Second generation bioethanol
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BIOAMBER: bio-based succinic acid
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SYNTHONS: Chemical molecules made from renewable biomass
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WHEATOLEO: bio-based surface active agents
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BIODEMO: Industrial biotechnology demonstration centre
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IAR competitiveness hub: Industries and Agro-resources
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ARD is an industry-reference research centre dedicated to adding value to plant matter, from the laboratory to the industrial stage.
Our missions
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To add value to crops through R&D and find new applications and prospects for the regional farming economy.
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To develop and approve innovative, competitive, and environmentally-friendly products and processes.
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To favour an integrated approach to plant refinery, enabling the entire plant to be used.
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To develop synergies between the different agro-resources, to develop original molecules.
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To promote the use of plant resources in industrial applications, and in the economy and in society in general.
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