1 July 202428 June 2024 BioBTX secures over € 80 million to launch world’s first renewable aromatics plant Aromatics, essential for producing every-day products like insulating foams, coatings, PET bottles, batteries, and pharmaceuticals, will now have a sustainable alternative to fossil-based sources
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
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
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
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)
12 April 20199 April 2019 Auszeichnung des EDR-Projekts BioÖkonomie im Bereich des 3D-Drucks Biobasierte & hierarchisch aufgebaute Strukturen im 3D-Druck
26 September 201615 February 2018 Biobased Economy opportunities for North-Netherlands Renewable resources for the regional production of ‘green’ chemicals, plastics and animal feed
1 February 201629 January 2016 Erfolgreicher Auftakt für Bio-Ökonomie-Projekt Grenzübergreifende Projektarbeit der Niederlande mit Niedersachsen breitgefächert angelaufen
19 March 201518 March 2015 ECN demonstrates innovation to produce green plastics Company focusing approach to producing green components and energy both from one feedstock
3 December 20142 December 2014 AkzoNobel and partners looking to turn sugar beet into raw materials Interesting collaboration between different sectors – agriculture, chemicals and logistics
18 November 201417 November 2014 Groningen invests in Biobased Economy Northern Innovation Agenda to start grant program for small-scale innovative collaborative projects
