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21 July 202116 July 2021

Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock

6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery

1 July 202129 June 2021

Umschwung für die chemische Industrie: VIVALDI verwandelt CO2-Emissionen in nachhaltige Bioprodukte

Die Europäische Union hat 7 Millionen Euro für das VIVALDI-Projekt bewilligt, um die biobasierte Industrie in einen neuen, umweltfreundlicheren und wettbewerbsfähigeren Sektor zu verwandeln. Die BOKU erhielt dabei den zweitgrößten Anteil am Projektvolumen

A change of tune for chemical industry: VIVALDI turns CO2 emissions into sustainable bio-products

Starting from June 2021, the EU Horizon 2020 project VIVALDI – innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids, will develop a set of breakthrough biotechnologies

14 June 202116 June 2021

Lignin leads the way – World’s first lignin bio-asphalt road, lignin’s array of applications and more

In today’s Digest, all about the new bio-road, the tech behind it, lignin’s markets, applications, tech and other recent lignin news

11 June 202116 June 2021

Avantium and Roelofs construct the world’s first test road with lignin produced in the Netherlands

The 250-metre-long lignin-based test road will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen

9 June 202116 June 2021

Avantium awarded €1.78 million in total from EU grants for the development of electrochemical processes and CO2-based polymers

Company is currently working on scaling up the Volta Technology in pre-pilot units that will be demonstrated at industrial sites in 2021

17 May 202118 June 2021

How technology is weaning the world from plastics

Sustainable solutions of the future

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

4 May 202118 June 2021

Cosun Beet Company and Avantium join forces with the ambition to produce plant-based glycols from sugars

Both companies entered into a Term Sheet to establish a joint venture in which Cosun Beet Companywill take a substantial share

26 April 202118 June 2021

Avantium successfully produces polyesters with its plantMEG™ from the Ray Technology™ demonstration plant

Both plantMEG and plantMPG are expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to their fossil-based equivalents

22 April 202118 June 2021

Avantium reaches key commercial milestone for its FDCA flagship plant with commitments for >50% of its output

The planned FDCA flagship plant is set to produce 5 kilotonnes of FDCA per annum, the key building block for the 100% fossil-free, recyclable polymer PEF

9 April 202118 June 2021

Avantium secures new offtake contracts for planned FDCA flagship plant

Final Investment Decision Progress Update

26 March 202118 June 2021

Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program

Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled.

9 March 202117 March 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

3 March 202116 March 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Almost final program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

1 March 202123 March 2021

Bio-based polymers workshop on 29 March 2021: These 7 innovations bring us closer to a carbon-neutral economy

Atmospheric CO₂ will keep on climbing higher and higher if we don’t stop using fossil resources. How to make the switch to renewable carbon instead? The free online workshop on 29 March will present seven options.

Avantium in FDCA deal; releases 2030 Sustainability Plan

Avantium got the right to operate under Eastman’s FDCA-related patent portfolio and hopes together with others to establish a fossil-free chemical industry by 2050

Avantium acquires the right to use Eastman’s FDCA-related patent portfolio

The Company believes that this patent licence agreement further paves the way for the commercial production of FDCA and PEF from Avantium’s FDCA flagship plant

10 February 20215 February 2021

Avantium publishes its Sustainability Plan ‘Chain Reaction 2030’

– a pioneering roadmap for a fossil-free chemical industry

5 February 20212 February 2021

Avantium provides update on the FDCA flagship plant final investment decision process

Avantium's update on its final investment decision (FID) process concerning the construction of its FDCA flagship plant

2 February 202128 January 2021

World first: Bio-asphalt road in Vlissingen put into use

The fact that the Netherlands is leading the way in making road construction more sustainable is partly due to the unique collaboration of partners

8 January 20212 February 2021

Avantium awarded €5.4 million grant from Netherlands Enterprise Agency for expansion of FDCA pilot plant

This grant is solely designated for the expansion of Avantium’s FDCA pilot plant in Geleen

15 December 202010 December 2020

€7.5 million grant from National Programme Groningen confirmed

Avantium getting support for the construction of a 5 kilotonnes FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant, to be built in Delfzijl, Netherlands

18 November 202016 November 2020

Competitive Edge: Avantium’s PEF, FDCA, MEG Hot Tech

Short company introduction

2 October 202029 September 2020

Avantium grants Kebony rights to use its patented technologies on humins for wood modification

With these license rights, Kebony has the potential to successfully commercialise wood modified with a mix of humins and furfuryl alcohol

11 September 20208 September 2020

Expert view: The future is in our hands – recognising the true potential of next generation carbon capture technology

While the EU wants to cut CO₂ emissions by 40% compared to 1990 levels, consumer demand for materials with significant carbon footprint is increasing

2 September 202028 August 2020

Spotlight on chemical recycling: Closing the loop in plastics recycling

To feed recycled plastic materials back into the same product cycle, will help to reduce feedstock demand for plastic goods

27 August 202024 August 2020

Avantium first half 2020 results: losses in Catalysis business, good progress elsewhere

For the company, health and safety of their employees, partners and contractors has been their top priority throughout the coronavirus pandemic

20 August 202017 August 2020

PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles

Performance of PET/PEF/PET multilayer bottles

18 August 202014 August 2020

Scaling Up Renewable Chem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium’s Plant-based Materials

Check out the newest slide guide from Avantium’s CEO, Tom van Aken’s presentation at ABLC Digital, where they dig into the latest on renewable polyesters

7 August 20207 August 2020

What the oil crash means for bioplastics

The majority are happy to pay 5% extra for a green product, but this drops rapidly if the price difference grows any further

8 July 202030 June 2020

From plants to plastics: bringing a next-generation sustainable plastic to the market

Worley has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering design) to develop Avantium’s flagship plant that will support the transition to a bio-based economy for plastics

Avantium: Australische Worley erstellt FEED für FDCA-Anlage

Der australische Industrieanlagenbauer Worley übernimmt für das niederländische Chemieunternehmen Avantium die Projektierung eines neuen Werks zur Produktion von Furandicarbonsäure (FDCA)

9 June 20204 June 2020

„Ökologische Scheinlösung”: Getränkehersteller setzen auf Bioplastik

Im schlimmsten Fall kann Bioplastik mehr Schaden als Nutzen verursachen

30 April 202029 April 2020

Avantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt

The aim of the collaboration is to test a new approach to substantially reduce CO₂ emissions from road construction

15 April 20208 April 2020

PEF Joint Venture to Renewable Polymers and All In Between: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

Dive into the details

20 March 202017 March 2020

Biobased aromatics: Europe leads the way

Developing sector holds its promise that it will be able to produce aromatic compounds cheaper than the oil industry and more sustainable as well

4 March 20204 March 2020

Avantium sells bioaromatics patent portfolio to TNO

These technologies lie outside Avantium’s strategic focus and will now be further developed by TNO

3 March 20201 March 2020

Plant-based PEF Plan to Commercialization: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium’s Renewable Polymers

PEF is one of the most interesting plant-based polymers right now and Avantium is looking to PEF for the future of packaging

29 January 202027 January 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Avantium eyes easily recyclable, multi-layer packaging applications for PEF initiative

“We are looking to replace those multi-layer films with a mono-layer of PEF that brings all the functionalities that people are looking for in terms of barriers and physical and mechanical properties,” CEO van Aken said.

27 January 202022 January 2020

Michelle Jou nominated as a new member of Avantium’s Supervisory Board

Michelle brings extensive commercial experience from the chemicals and plastics industries together with a specialist knowledge of the Asian regio

21 January 202020 January 2020

Avantium: Neue FDCA-Anlage im niederländischen Delfzijl in Planung

Anlage wurde mit Hilfe des EU-Rahmenprogramms Horizon 2020 mit 25 Mio. Euro gefördert

15 January 202012 February 2020

Avantium to build FDCA flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, Netherlands

The 5-kiloton facility will produce plant-based FDCA – a key building block for many chemicals and plastics such as PEF (polyethylene furanoate)

14 January 20209 January 2020

Is seaweed the solution to sustainable biofuel?

In a recent biofuel trial, a car reached 80 kph powered by seaweed-based fuel

Sind Meeresalgen die Lösung für nachhaltigen Biokraftstoff?

Im Testversuch zu Biokraftstoff hat ein Auto, das durch Kraftstoff aus Meeresalgen angetrieben wurde, eine Geschwindigkeit von 80 km/h erreicht

13 January 20208 January 2020

Avantium appoints Bart Welten as Chief Financial Officer

New CFO will bring 30 years of experience in finance to Avantium and has extensive knowledge of the chemical and life-sciences industries

11 December 201911 December 2019

Avantium secures financing milestone with €25 million EU funding for FDCA flagship plant

The PEFerence partners aim to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters with 100% plant-based PEF

9 December 20198 December 2019

The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs in 2019. Now choose the number 1

The bioeconomy is innovation, the result of the skills and passion of researchers and managers able to create value and new high-qualified jobs

28 November 201925 November 2019

Spanish Researchers Produce Straws Made of Bacterial Bioplastic

Although bioplastics such as PHA are more expensive than conventional plastics, European markets might increasingly welcome them

19 November 201914 November 2019

Avantium opens branch office in Japan to reinforce high-value market for PEF

Japan is considered to be the key market for introducing innovative and advanced materials - and the new Avantium Japan branch office will provide local support

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