23 June 202222 June 2022 Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications The companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications
22 June 202215 June 2022 Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised world In the mid 2000s a PNNL researchers team discovered a metal catalyst with a soluble base co-catalyst, which converted plant-based, seed-oil-derived glycerol and plant sugar alcohols into MPG
24 May 202219 May 2022 Avantium awarded €3 million EU grant to demonstrate the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to consumer products Under the new WaterProof programme, Avantium will convert CO2, from wastewater purification and waste incineration into formic acid using its proprietary catalytic electrochemistry platform
23 May 20228 January 2023 Converting CO₂ through electrochemistry – The WaterProof Project Starting soon, the new research project WaterProof aims at closing the waste(water) carbon loop by creating a novel biorefinery concept converting CO2 emissions from urban waste treatment facilities into valuable green consumer-products. The objective is a technology resulting in a GHG reduction based on CO2 utilization, replacement of fossil feedstock and industrial electrification
19 May 202220 May 2022 Many advanced and proven solutions to replace fossil carbon in chemistry and materials already available Electrochemical transformation of CO₂, a natural polymer for paper and cardboard coating and material-to-material molecular recycling of plastic waste are the winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”
Viele fortschrittliche und bewährte Lösungen zur Substitution fossilen Kohlenstoffs in Chemie und Materialien bereits verfügbar Elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2, ein natürliches Polymer zur Beschichtung von Papier und Pappe, und molekulares Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen sind die Gewinner des Innovationspreises "Renewable Material of the Year 2022"
10 May 202210 May 2022 Ed de Jong, Vice President Development at Avantium Technologies (NL), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
5 May 20223 May 2022 EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.
4 May 20224 May 2022 Next Week: Renewable Materials Conference, 10-12 May, Cologne (Germany) – all information here List of participants, panel discussions, exhibitors and the nominations for the Renewable Material of The Year 2022 are launched
29 April 202226 April 2022 Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant Construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2023, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards
Avantium: Bau von FDCA-Anlage gestartet – Kooperation mit Sukano Dem Unternehmen liegen bereits Abnahmezusagen für etwa die Hälfte der Produktionskapazitäten von ca. 5.000 Tonnen/Jahr vor
19 April 202212 April 2022 Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatches With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF
13 April 202230 August 2023 Six Innovations are Nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022” Award Participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners
11 April 202215 June 2022 PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process? Produced by Avantium Renewable Polymers, PEF is a polyester made from renewable resources and is very suitable as a barrier layer in PET-based multilayer bottles
8 April 202215 June 2022 Partnership between Avantium and Sukano opens door for industrial application of PEF in flexible packaging PEF has a significantly improved gas barrier, while still maintaining the favorable properties such as good processability, transparency and mechanics, of its big brother PET
7 April 20221 April 2022 Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant Engineering company Worley and the Groningen Consortium have become minority shareholders in the Avantium subsidiary
30 March 202225 March 2022 Avantium Announces 2021 Results: Significant business progress with green light to construct the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant Avantium Renewable Chemistries recorded a number of promising developments in 2021, including the construction of a bioasphalt test road using lignin from Dawn Technology™
11 March 20228 March 2022 LVMH Beauty joins Avantium’s PEFerence consortium to develop sustainable packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics LVMH Beauty will be the first luxury cosmetic company to join the PEFerence consortium, further enabling the commercial introduction of PEF to the Cosmetics market
2 March 20222 March 2022 Life Cycle Assessment study demonstrates the potential of Avantium’s FDCA and PEF technology to curb global warming Use of renewable feedstock in PEF results in clear reductions in GHG emissions throughout the entire life cycle
14 February 202215 February 2022 The stars of Renewable Materials meet in Cologne, May 10-12 46 Speakers from leading companies in bio-based, CO2-based and Recycling already confirmed their participation – preliminary program already available, innovation award submission by 15 March
2 February 202226 January 2022 Avantium shareholders give green light for the construction of the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant Shareholders adopt all resolutions at Extraordinary General Meeting
14 January 20228 January 2022 Avantium: Grünes Licht für FDCA-Anlage Das neue Werk soll am Standort Delfzijl im Nordwesten der Niederlande errichtet werden rund 5.000 Tonnen FDCA im Jahr produzieren
13 January 20227 January 2022 Higher Performance, Carbon Negative Plastics, Maybe for Less ReSource developing FCDA from furfural - a technology which a number of companies are chasing for
10 January 20226 January 2022 Avantium and Tereos announce Strategic Supply Agreement Tereos to supply High Fructose Syrup, a locally produced bio-based raw material, to support Avantium’s production capacities in advanced bio-based polymers production
16 December 202113 December 2021 Advances in converting CO2 into polymers Sreeparna Das, independent specialist consultant to the chemicals industry and contributor to materials database Matmatch, outlines some key advancements in the market
Avantium takes a positive Final Investment Decision on the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant A pivotal milestone for the further development and commercialisation of Avantium’s sustainable PEF plastic, with the construction of the Flagship Plant expected to be completed by the end of 2023
14 December 202113 December 2021 Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd
2 September 202131 August 2021 Just out: new report on bio-based chemicals, polymers and materials Developing bio-based chemicals, polymers and products in a sustainable manner allows for substantial new business opportunities
20 August 202117 August 2021 Nils Björkman nominated as a new member of Avantium’s Supervisory Board His last position was Executive Vice President of all commercial operations of the Tetra Pak Group
18 August 202117 August 2021 Avantium Announces First Half 2021 Results Company Makes Commercial Progress while Financing Discussions for the FDCA Flagship Plant Continue
17 August 20219 September 2021 Tackling plastic pollution for a greener future Gert-Jan Gruter, Chief Technology Officer, Avantium, discusses how the chemical industry can become more sustainable, reduce plastic pollution and achieve net-zero
13 August 20219 August 2021 Chemical industry in the north of the Netherlands leads in climate transition As about 10 years ago all industry moved out of Western Europe to low-wage countries, the Netherlands are playing now a significant role again, partly thanks to the examples they are conducting in the field of sustainability and greening of chemistry
21 July 202116 July 2021 Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock 6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery
1 July 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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