6 October 202530 September 2025 Avantium, LVMH and Tereos form strategic alliance to scale releaf® production across Europe This alliance unites Avantium as the inventor of releaf® with trailblazers Tereos and LVMH to scale bio-based plastics from plant-based resources
10 June 20255 June 2025 Green chemistry: a partnership between Futerro and Galactic to develop the potential of lactic acid on the European market This new plant will transform part of the lactic acid produced by Futerro into various derivatives and bio-based molecules for the agri-food and green chemistry markets
20 September 202419 September 2024 Interview with the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine on PEF, Avantium’s FDCA flagship plant and the PEF World Congress The editors of the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine answer questions about Avantium and its FCDA-flagship plant, the PEF World Congress and more
23 April 202418 April 2024 From wheat to bioplastics: Partnership between Tereos and Futerro boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe Besides a large financial investment, the partnership provides a solid basis for maintaining and developing the skilled local workforce
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 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
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
27 March 201822 March 2018 Sugar glut pushes Brazil mills into ethanol, white sugar, washouts We have to cut the supply of sugar to help reduce the global surplus
25 October 201727 February 2018 Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF PEFerence, a €25 million EU project was officially launched Wednesday, September 20th 2017
13 September 201711 September 2017 Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in Bioplastics What’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?
21 June 201721 June 2017 Rockin’ PEFormance: €25M for Synvina-led consortium for biobased materials The partners will jointly work on establishing an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF
7 December 20165 December 2016 Rethinking Plastics – Einblicke in die Biokunststoffmaterialien der Zukunft 11. European Bioplastics Konferenz in Berlin zieht 300 Experten aus aller Welt an
‘Rethinking Plastics’ – Insights into the bioplastic materials of the future 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts 300 experts from around the world
29 June 201621 June 2016 Hot Prospects for Chemicals from Biomass A major theme of 21st Century industrial development will be replacement of fossil resources by renewable resources in the production of fuels and chemicals
27 June 201624 June 2016 Rubber from Russian dandelions: a serious European alternative to rubber tree plantations DRIVE4EU project focusing on development of a successful production chain
24 February 201623 February 2016 Commercial Biorefineries in Europe Conventional biofuels plants and pulp and paper mills not considered
23 September 201521 September 2015 The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced Bioeconomy Mandates and national consumption
11 August 201510 August 2015 Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass Progress in commercialization/development of several renewable chemicals that were candidates under the US DOE’s 2004 Top Value Added Biomass-based Chemicals
19 June 201518 June 2015 Avantium partners with Tereos Exclusive partnership agreement to produce an alternative to PET called polyethylene furanoate (PEF) made from 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) in Lillebonne, France
16 February 201513 February 2015 TWB welcomes 10 new partners to accelerate innovations in the bioeconomy Unique construction associates researchers, manufacturers and investors inside a consortium to develop a bioeconomy in the field of chemistry, materials and energy
20 January 201519 January 2015 Auf der Suche nach dem „Bio-based Material of the Year 2015“ Teilnehmer des Biowerkstoff-Kongresses, 13. – 15. April 2015 in Köln, wählen den Sieger des renommierten Innovationspreises
Looking for the “Bio-based Material of the Year 2015” Participants of the International Conference on Bio-based Materials will choose the winner of the prestigious Innovation Award
16 December 2013 Michelin and Tereos sign a partnership agreement on the industrial transformation of agricultural raw materials Companies jointly to develop innovative biomass transformation processes
13 September 2012 World First: A DEINOVE Bacteria transforms biomass into 2<sup>nd</sup> generation bioethanol This breakthrough using Deinococcus could be the solution to a global issue: replacing fossil fuel with a fuel from nonfood biomass
16 December 201125 July 2014 Soeben gestartet – die erste umfassende, industriefinanzierte Marktstudie zu “Bio-basierten Kunststoffen in der Welt – Kapazitäten, Produktion und Anwendungen: Status Quo und Trends 2020” nova-Institut lädt alle interessierten Unternehmen ein, sich an der Studie zu beteiligen
Just launched – The first comprehensive multi-stakeholder market study on “Bio-based Plastics in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020” nova-Institute invites all other interested stakeholders to join up and jump in
4 October 2011 Starting soon: First comprehensive multi-stakeholder market study on “Bio-based Plastics in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020” Please join the Advisory Board!
20 May 2011 Development Showcase: Champagne-Ardenne, France Overview through the attributes by Ben Lazarus
Interview with the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine on PEF, Avantium’s FDCA flagship plant and the PEF World Congress
