Circa has received approval from the European Chemicals authority to import or manufacture up to 100 tonnes per year of its bio - based solvent Cyrene within the EU . The product , which the UK - based company developed in collaboration with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York , offers a three - stage conversion process for waste disposal . Cyrene offers a safer alternative to polar aprotic chemicals , such as NMP , DMF and DMAc , which are facing increasing regulatory pressure over the health risks they pose to humans and animals .
Circa has received approval from the European Chemicals Agency to import or manufacture up to 100 mt per year of its bio-based solvent Cyrene within the EU. The product, which the UK-based company developed in collaboration with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, offers a two-stage conversion process for waste biomass. Cyrene offers a safer alternative to polar aprotic solutions, such as NMP, DMF and DMAc, which are facing growing regulatory pressure over the health risks they pose to humans and animals.