From sweeteners and starches to sustainable packaging, the bioeconomy is on the move. At the helm is Primient, a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources – corn being its primary feedstock. Today we are joined by CEO Jim Stutelberg to talk about the $4 trillion global bioeconomy and the rapid innovative trajectory shaping its future.
Highlights include:
- The Primient story and who they aim to serve through innovation
- How Jim has seen the bioinnovation market evolve and what the competitive landscape looks like for bioinnovators like Primient today
- The collective headwinds facing the industry
- Primient’s market differentiation
- Consumer behaviors influencing company priorities and how they set the tone for R&D and product pipelines
- The critical role of corn and other feedstocks in the work Primient does and how Jim sees that relationship evolving over the next decade
- Acquiring Primient Covation and what integrating them into their portfolio will enable their team to do
- The power of partnerships for the Primient team, how they approach collaboration and what it means to their business
- Jim’s approach to the business of people, his belief in team culture and how he sees building a talent pipeline for the future
- What Jim believes to be Primient’s biggest areas of untapped potential
- What’s ahead for Primient in 2026
