4 January 202420 December 2023 Avantium focuses on maximising the potential of its FDCA and PEF technology In order to cover its share in the financing package and to remain properly capitalised until the FDCA Flagship Plant is fully operational, the company intends to raise €50 million in equity capital
23 August 202317 August 2023 Origin Materials and Proman Partner to Produce Low-Carbon Biofuels Proman, one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, and Origin Materials signed an agreement to explore the production and global distribution of biofuels
17 August 202314 August 2023 Origin Materials and Sustainea Launch Strategic Partnership to Develop 100% Bio-Based Materials Sustainea and Origin Materials signed a partnership agreement to develop 100% bio-based PET and polyesters, leveraging Sustainea’s bioMEG and Origin Materials’ bio-based PTA and FDCA
16 August 202310 August 2023 Origin Materials Creates Sustainable PET Bottle Caps, Enabling “All PET Mono-Material” Bottle and Cap Solutions, a Breakthrough in Recycling and Circularity PET caps are more sustainable than common alternatives because they may be produced with any type of PET, from recycled PET to Origin’s 100% bio-based, carbon-negative virgin PET
11 August 20238 August 2023 Origin Materials and Terphane Form Strategic Partnership to Produce Sustainable, High-Performance Packaging Terphane signed a capacity reservation agreement to purchase bio-based PEF polymer from Origin Materials for use in industrial and film packaging applications
8 August 20233 August 2023 Origin Materials and Husky Achieve Commercialization Milestone for Advanced Packaging Recyclable PET polymer incorporating FDCA successfully processed into preforms using Husky’s commercial-scale injection molding equipment and subsequently bottles
Biobasierte PET-Alternative PET/F erfolgreich getestet Origin und Husky melden erfolgreichen Test des Hybridpolymers PET/F mit einem Bioanteil von bis zu 100 % als Alternative für erdölbasiertes PET
22 May 202316 May 2023 Origin Materials and Indorama Ventures Announce a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Mass Production of Bio-Based Materials Companies to explore converting an Indorama Ventures’ U.S. facility into bio-based materials plant to develop and commercialize low-carbon bio-based materials
3 April 202330 March 2023 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023 The Digest slideshow of the top 50 bioeconomy companies
1 March 202324 February 2023 Avantium and Origin Materials to accelerate the mass production of FDCA and PEF for advanced chemicals and plastics Strategic partnership will produce FDCA from Origin’s carbon-negative platform for producing chemical intermediates from sustainable wood residues and Avantium’s YXY® Technology
6 December 20221 December 2022 Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale Startups are taking aim at chemicals, one of the largest industrial sources of global emissions
3 August 20221 August 2022 Paper-Polymer-Plastic: A new ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ game for the packaging sector New BioPreferred-survey findings reflect that micro fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and nanotechnology advancements as key to the shift away from polymers towards wood-based packaging solutions in the future
13 July 20229 July 2022 Sustainability accelerates with promising profit: Concept to reality bio-PET Logistics chaos, reliable production and the need to ensure enough feedstocks to operate remains the main concern for products in the polyester chain in Europe and the US
5 May 202229 April 2022 LVMH und Origin Materials entwickeln klimaneutrale Beauty-Verpackungen LVMH vereinbarte eine Festabnahme von klimaneutralem PET von Origin
Origin Materials and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Form Strategic Partnership to Bring Carbon Negative Materials to Perfumes and Cosmetics Industry LVMH signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
4 May 202228 April 2022 Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up
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
21 March 202215 March 2022 International Women’s Day. We celebrate all the women who are making the bioeconomy happen The current global labour force participation rate for women is close to 46% (for men it is 71%), according to the International Labour Organisation
25 February 202221 February 2022 Origin Materials Announces Geismar, Louisiana as Location for Second Manufacturing Plant, Origin 2 Construction of companys first world-scale manufacturing facility to produce carbon-negative materials used to make polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic is expected to be operational mid-2025
20 January 202217 January 2022 Origin Materials and Mitsui Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Mitsui signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
15 December 202113 December 2021 The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs 2021 Survey to choose the most innovative bioeconomy CEO of 2021
2 December 202129 November 2021 Blog posts on wood-based fibres and chemicals Overview over a workshop session beside of AFCC's first conference focusing on forestry feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals
29 November 202124 November 2021 Origin Materials + Kolon: Entwicklung nachhaltiger PEF-Kunststoffe Es ist die Entwicklung und industrielle Herstellung neuer "kohlenstoffnegativer" Polymer-Werkstoffe beabsichtigt, die vor allem im Automotive-Sektor und in der Verpackungsmittelindustrie eingesetzt werden sollen
17 November 202113 November 2021 Origin Materials and Kolon Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Materials include novel polymers and drop-in solutions for select applications, with an initial focus on automotive applications
16 August 202110 August 2021 Origin Materials Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label Proprietary products, chloromethyl furfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC), are now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights their percentage of biobased content
30 April 202118 June 2021 Origin Materials and Packaging Matters Launch Partnership to Develop Advanced Carbon-Negative Packaging Solutions, Building on Existing 10-Year Supply Agreement Packaging Matters had previously entered into a supply agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative PET from Origin Materials for next-generation packaging
16 March 202112 March 2021 International Women’s day. The bioeconomy revolution is led by women This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world
1 March 20213 March 2021 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
31 August 202026 August 2020 Origin Materials develops furan platform based on Chloromethyl Furfural Because of the company’s unique process technology, the carbon footprint of the CMF produced is highly negative
8 November 20185 November 2018 Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging 100% of packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
14 September 201812 September 2018 Danone, Nestlé Waters and Origin Materials welcome PepsiCo to the NaturALL Bottle Alliance R&D partnership to develop 100% bio-based bottles
15 August 201829 October 2018 Plastics proliferation transitioning to bioplastics boost Current market value of biodegradable plastics exceeding $1.1 billion in 2018, and potentially reaching $1.7 billion by 2023, according to IHS Markit’s report
4 July 20183 July 2018 Plastic of the Future Bioplastics may offer one solution to the plastic predicament — and a West Sacramento company is leading the way
31 January 201829 January 2018 The rise, rise, rise of bio-methanol for fuels and chemical markets For the North American and European markets more projects aimed at methanol as a chemical intermediate springing up are expected
17 November 201715 November 2017 DuPont, Corbion, and Synvina pilot furan-based polymers made from sugar but must confront PET’s dominance Companies are piloting new supply chains based on the sugar-derived furan ring
4 October 201729 September 2017 Eastman Licenses 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (“FDCA”) Technology to Origin Materials Origin also recently purchased an oxidation pilot plant from Eastman that will enable them to demonstrate the licensed technology
26 June 201722 June 2017 Sarnia to play role in developing sustainable, renewable plastic Partnership aims to develop and launch a PET plastic bottle made from 100 per cent sustainable and renewable bio-based material
23 June 201721 June 2017 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Invests in bio-based feedstock company Origin Materials The company has successfully demonstrated the technology in its Sacramento pilot plant
10 March 20178 March 2017 A bio-based packaging revolution: Danone and Nestlé Waters form the NaturalALL Bottle Alliance Together, the three partners aim to develop and launch at commercial scale a PET plastic bottle made from bio-based material
8 March 20176 March 2017 Danone and Nestlé Waters Launch NaturALL Bottle Alliance with California Startup to Develop 100% Bio-Based Bottles R&D Partnership to Accelerate Food and Beverage Industry Breakthrough - First New Bottles to Reach Store Shelves in 2020