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 20219 September 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 20209 September 2021 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 20209 September 2021 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 20209 September 2021 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
15 November 201913 November 2019 Avantium advances its plant-based MEG technology with the opening of its demonstration plant Company additionally announces the naming of this innovative technology to produce plant-based MEG: Ray TechnologyTM
11 November 20196 November 2019 Avantium partners with R&F Chemical to market high-value PEF applications in Korea Under this collaboration, Avantium expects to enter this market for high-value applications such as electronics and smart packaging
24 October 201921 October 2019 Carlsberg presses ahead with bio-based beer bottle development Company is continuing to innovate across all their packaging formats to a biobased line
23 October 201918 October 2019 Avantium joins the Paper Bottle Project Announcement at the Paboco Pioneer Community Event in Copenhagen
9 September 20194 September 2019 Avantium awarded €6 million EU grant to accelerate its technologies Company will lead a 4-year research programme 'IMPRESS' consortium containing ten industry and academic organisations across Europe
30 August 201927 August 2019 Avantium plans to open bio-MEG demo plant in November Based on the results of a demo plant, Avantium will be able to validate the technical performance and refine its economic opportunities
28 August 201923 August 2019 Avantium First Half 2019 Results "Company is progressing its technologies towards commercialization"
25 July 201922 July 2019 Avantium CFO Frank Roerink to step down at the end of 2019 This allowsthe company to start looking fora successor
15 July 201910 July 2019 Dutch soil as a game changer – Key role for biomass in climate plans Cyclical management brings more variety and quality to the landscape, and the extraction of biomass as a residual stream makes the work affordable
9 July 20194 July 2019 Kemira to participate in the development of 100% bio-based chemicals for paper and cardboard production as part of an EU funded project In addition, the project aims to develop new means to improve production efficiency at pulp mills with higher utilization of wood biomass
5 July 201910 July 2019 Avantium awarded funding for ‘VEHICLE’ The consortium, coordinated by Avantium, works on developing 100% plant-based chemicals produced from renewable raw materials
28 June 201927 June 2019 Renewable Polymer Plant: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium Marcel Lubben, Managing Director of Avantium, shared the latest about their plant-based PEF and their way towards the flagship plant and licensing busines
9 April 20194 April 2019 Avantium: Demo-Anlage zur Produktion von Bio-MEG in Delfzijl Bio-basierte MEG-Produktion gilt als Alternative mit einem hohen Wachstumspotenzial
4 April 20191 April 2019 Avantium makes steady progress in challenging year Company opened a pilot biorefinery for their proprietary Dawn TechnologyTM in Delfzijl, that converts non-food feedstock to industrial sugars and lignin
2 April 20191 April 2019 Avantium locates demonstration plant for third technology program Mekong in Delfzijl The construction of the Mekong demonstration plant is part of Avantium’s strategy to invest in developing and scaling up breakthrough Renewable Chemistries technologies
27 March 201922 March 2019 Biobased socks made from PLA This research may be useful in determining suitable manufacturing requirements of PLA based socks to accomplish precise thermo-physiological properties
1 March 201927 February 2019 BIOFOREVER Workshop: Feasibility of a European Lignocellulosic Biorefinery 17 May 2019, 9:00-12:30 h, Room Adelheid, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
15 February 201912 February 2019 MEGA MEG – Braskem and Haldor Topsoe’s monoethylene glycol from sugar is in operation Cooperation agreement between Braskem and Haldor Topsoe focusing a new technology for converting sugar into MEG at a single industrial unit