5 August 20242 August 2024 FEATURE: CO2-derived plastics could trump bio-based plastics on GHG footprint, resource usage CO2-derived plastics could reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of plastics under a clean energy grid scenario and reduce pressure on biomass resources, which will become increasingly in-demand as the world pivots towards a more circular economy, say plastic experts
17 July 202412 July 2024 AFYREN’s fermentation lab reaches 2-million-hour mark as it identifies new raw materials to fuel industrial expansion The company confirms its innovative approach and identifies the biomass families that will underpin its industrial expansion
18 June 202412 June 2024 AFYREN Provides Business Update on Its AFYREN NEOXY Plant Successful completion of several long production cycles to deliver the first commercial volumes of acids - Confirmation of the objective to start continuous production in 2024
26 April 202423 April 2024 AFYREN commits to Responsible Care® and receives a trophy in the “Societal” category The Responsible Care® initiative is the global chemical industry’s shared commitment to the safe management of chemical products throughout their life cycle
3 April 202427 March 2024 AFYREN NEOXY receives €3.4 million milestone payment as part of the AFTER-BIOCHEM project The payment, recognised in the 2023 accounts of AFYREN NEOXY, is the third instalment of a €20 million grant
20 March 202414 March 2024 AFYREN is ramping up its efforts to create a new path for organic waste recovery Together with SUEZ, the both companies are working together on a new way of creating value from organic waste
17 November 202315 November 2023 Emerging Molecules Produced Through Industrial Biomanufacturing White biotechnology not only reduces society's dependence on fossil fuels, but also consumes less energy, generates minimal waste, and produces more environmentally friendly products
11 July 20236 July 2023 Production Operations at AFYREN NEOXY Plant Make Significant Progress Production of several tons of products and first deliveries to customers. Operation units reliability improvement to start continuous production and gradually increase volumes
12 May 20239 May 2023 AFTER-BIOCHEM: Update after 3 years of work AFTER-BIOCHEM project: Industrial start-up, commercial commitments confirmed, and replication process unlocked
2 February 202330 January 2023 AFYREN chooses Thailand for its second biobased organic acids plant, entering a partnership project with Mitr Phol, a global leader in the sugar industry Mitr Phol will optimize its industrial circular platform, “From Waste to Value” model with high value-added biobased outlets for its sugarcane co-products
13 September 20228 September 2022 AFYREN Diversifies Sales With Two Strategic Contracts to Supply Players in the Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals Markets At the end of a summer during which climate change was top-of-mind worldwide, major economic players are stepping up efforts to reduce their impact on the environment
26 April 202220 April 2022 AFYREN announces the industrial commissioning of its AFYREN NEOXY plant and publishes its 2021 Full-Year Results Finalization of the construction of the AFYREN NEOXY plant at cost and on time despite the health crisis context
15 December 202113 December 2021 The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs 2021 Survey to choose the most innovative bioeconomy CEO of 2021
5 May 202118 June 2021 They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols First commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology
20 April 202118 June 2021 AFYREN updates environmental assessment of its biobased organic acids: Carbon footprint is 81% lower than petro-based equivalents Roadmap for further measurement is established
14 April 202118 June 2021 An exclusive interview with Nicolas Sordet, founder and CEO Afyren AFYREN collected more than €70 million funding in 2019, which allows the company to grow from a pilot stage to industrial-scale production
25 March 202118 June 2021 AFYREN and Südzucker reach long term deal to supply factory producing biobased organic acids AFYREN secures procurement of sugar beet co-products, major feedstock for industrial-scale production of its sustainable chemicals
13 January 20218 January 2021 Creating innovative value chains from non-food biomass feedstock AFTER-BIOCHEM project aims at creating innovative and more sustainable value chains from renewable raw materials to multiple high added-value products at industrial scale
22 March 201920 March 2019 AFYREN and the SPI industrial projects fund, operated by Bpifrance, announce the creation of an industrial company, AFYREN NEOXY Companies unveil new organic acids biomolecule JV to help press ahead with bio-based plant
21 February 201917 February 2019 AFYREN secures over 60 million euros of financing to move into its industrial development phase AFYREN has confirmed the production of bio-based organic acids on a pre-industrial scale for use with multiple applications