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In 1990 [[Kvaerner]] bought Chemrec and remained the sole owner until 2000. When [[Kvaerner]] experienced financial difficulties and divested several non-core businesses in 2000 [[Deutsche Babcock|Babcock Borsig]] acquired a majority position in Chemrec. Babcock Borsig filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 2002 and Nykomb Synergetics, at the time a minority owner, acquired Chemrec from the bankruptcy estate. In 2003-2006 Nykomb Synergetics was the sole owner.
During the period from 1990 Chemrec developed a series of pilot plants for first generation atmospheric air-blown gasifiers. In 1996 the first full-scale commercial gasifier with this technology was delivered to [[Weyerhaeuser|Weyerhaeuser's]] [[New Bern]] plant in a collaboration between Chemrec and the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. DOE]] Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy division.<ref>[http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/black_liquor.pdf Biomass Program - Advancement of High Temperature Black Liquor Gasification Technology] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921005826/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/black_liquor.pdf |date=September 21, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/index.html EERE] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206163010/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/index.html |date=December 6, 2010 }} website</ref> Concurrently Chemrec initiated development of second generation pressurized oxygen-blown technology based on operating experience and new patents. A pilot plant using this technology is today in continuous use adjacent to [[Smurfit Kappa
Within the "BioDME" project, supported by the [[European Commission]]'s [[Seventh Framework Programme]] (FP7) and the [[Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Sweden)|Swedish Energy Agency]], Chemrec built the world's first pilot plant for [[chemical synthesis|synthesis]] of [[Dimethyl ether|BioDME]] adjacent to the gasification pilot plant in Piteå, with production start early in 2010.<ref>[http://www.biodme.eu/index.html BioDME Project] website</ref>
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