17 August 202116 August 2021ALPLA Group acquired Slovak company Panara to step up its activities in bioplasticsAustria-headquartered ALPLA Group acquired the Slovak company Panara, a global packaging specialist, to step up its activities in the research field of alternative, sustainable raw materials for packaging. Panara is focusing on the development of fully bio-based and biodegradable plastics.
6 August 20213 August 2021ALPLA backing biodegradable materialsALPLA is pursuing a holistic approach for all of its product areas, and future packaging solutions are being developed for a functioning circular economy
ALPLA setzt auf biologisch abbaubare MaterialienALPLA will alle Produktbereiche und zukünftigen Verpackungslösungen im Hinblick auf eine funktionierende Kreislaufwirtschaft entwickeln
21 July 202116 July 2021Blue Circle Packaging – neue Marke für biologisch abbaubare VerpackungenALPLA bietet seinen Kunden zukünftig Verpackungslösungen an, die allesamt biologisch abbaubar sind und dadurch einen Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit leisten
15 March 20219 September 2021Werner & Mertz gelingt Recycling-QuantensprungReinigungsmittelhersteller erhöht rPET-Anteil in seinen Flaschen auf 50% aus dem Gelben Sack
Werner & Mertz makes a quantum leap in recyclingCleaning products manufacturer increases rPET share in its bottles to 50% from Yellow Bag
26 February 20219 September 2021ALPLA Group: 50 million euros a year for recyclingExpansion and globalisation of recycling activities to be expedited between now and 2025
ALPLA Group: jedes Jahr 50 Millionen Euro für RecyclingBis 2025 werden Ausbau und Internationalisierung von Recyclingaktivitäten forciert
11 December 20209 December 2020Kaffeekapseln: Was Verbraucher sich künftig erwartenAktuelle Studien zeigen: Die meisten Kapsel-User würden heimkompostierbare Kapseln bevorzugen. Eine Riesenchance für die deutsche Innovation SUNCIRCLE HOMEcap
3 September 20209 September 2021#Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularityCollection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts
31 March 202026 March 2020Avantium announces 2019 resultsCompany advances its lead technologies towards commercialisation
6 January 20209 September 2021ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recyclingInnovative technology enables circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste
11 December 201911 December 2019Avantium secures financing milestone with €25 million EU funding for FDCA flagship plantThe PEFerence partners aim to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters with 100% plant-based PEF
23 October 201918 October 2019Avantium joins the Paper Bottle ProjectAnnouncement at the Paboco Pioneer Community Event in Copenhagen
21 October 201916 October 2019Carlsberg issues latest Green Fibre Bottle updateTwo new research prototypes of the Green Fibre Bottle unveiled - Several big players joined the Pacobo® paper bottle community for advanced development
Carlsberg präsentiert neueste Entwicklungen bei der „Green Fibre Bottle“Zwei neue Forschungsprototypen vorgestellt - Mehrere große Unternehmen haben sich der Paper Bottle Company angeschlossen, um die Flasche zu entwickeln
10 April 20197 April 2019ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs to join forces to pioneer paper bottles for a sustainable futureALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs today announced that they will form a joint venture in the Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac
ALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs planen gemeinsame Pionierarbeit für Papierflaschen und eine nachhaltige ZukunftALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs gaben heute bekannt, dass sie im auf Papierflaschen spezialisierten dänischen Unternehmen ecoXpac ein Joint Venture gründen werden
23 October 201818 October 2018First coffee capsule compostable at homeOrganically based synthetic material with sunflower seed shells protects fossil resources
Erste heimkompostierbare KaffeekapselBiobasierter Kunststoff mit Sonnenblumenschalen schont fossile Ressourcen
25 October 201727 February 2018 Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEFPEFerence, a €25 million EU project was officially launched Wednesday, September 20th 2017
13 September 201711 September 2017Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in BioplasticsWhat’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?
21 June 201721 June 2017Rockin’ PEFormance: €25M for Synvina-led consortium for biobased materialsThe partners will jointly work on establishing an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF
19 April 201715 April 2017“Bioplastik”: Ländle-Firma Alpla macht aus Pflanzen PlastikNeue Flaschenproduktion enthält bis zu 30 Prozent Pflanzenanteile von Maisblättern, Getreidehalmen oder Gras
22 March 201717 March 2017Sofinnova Partners announces the successful IPO of Avantium, a front runner in renewable chemistry, which raises €103 M on EuronextFunds raised will be used to further commercialise Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes
Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercialThe company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF
16 February 201715 February 2017Avantium goes IPO: aims for €100 million in Amsterdam, Brussels FloatHere’s our 10-minute version of the filing, slightly re-organized to make sense to Earthlings instead of aliens from the Planet Prospectus
28 October 201626 October 2016New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA productionCooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material
13 October 201611 October 2016Synvina: Joint venture of BASF and Avantium establishedBio-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF)
Synvina: BASF und Avantium gründen GemeinschaftsunternehmenFurandicarbonsäure (FDCS) auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe als chemischer Baustein für neuen Kunststoff Polyethylenfuranoat (PEF)
16 December 201516 December 2015Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emergesIn Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF
14 December 201511 December 2015Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for MitsuiAvantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’), to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF in Asia
30 October 201528 October 2015Alpla präsentiert Flaschen der neuesten PEF-GenerationALPLA präsentiert im Rahmen der „PET Passion Week“ Flaschen der neuesten PEF Generation
8 October 201526 October 2015Bio-based plastic as a key industry issueALPLA presents bottles made from the latest generation of PEF for PET Passion Week
23 September 20159 September 2021100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant BottleBreakthrough technology to redirect the entire polyester fiber and plastic resin industry toward a renewable future
16 September 201514 September 2015100% renewable – making bio-plastics realThe Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle
6 July 20153 July 2015The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies10 technologies that are changing the landscape. Let’s dive into the who and why
9 June 20159 June 2015Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant BottleProduction goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan
9 January 20158 January 2015Avantium: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute GuideJime Lana about Avantium, a technology company specialized in the area of advanced catalytic research
16 June 201415 June 2014Avantium to pursue commercial-scale PEF plantBig players involved in the new round of financing for Avantium to include French food conglomerate Danone and British investment firm Swire Pacific
10 June 20147 June 2014Avantium raises €36M Investment from Swire Pacific, The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and ALPLAInvestment to complete industrial validation of PEF, finalize engineering of first commercial scale plant
11 February 201410 February 2014Avantium nears launch of PlantBottle competitorAvantium is working on development and commercialization of PEF, a bio-based alternative to PET, for beverage and food containers
17 October 201317 October 2013CO2 aids Bayer’s sustainablility effortsBayer is targeting PU as "an all-rounder among plastics."
9 August 2013Industrial biotechnology: Chemical building blocks from renewable resourcesCompanies need to understand how to bring new biopolymers to market
30 May 2013ALPLA joins The Coca-Cola Company and Danone in Avantium’s PEF bottle developmentGoal of collaborations is to bring 100% biobased PEF bottles to the market by 2016
