22 April 202118 June 2021Avantium reaches key commercial milestone for its FDCA flagship plant with commitments for >50% of its outputThe 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 2021Avantium secures new offtake contracts for planned FDCA flagship plantFinal Investment Decision Progress Update
3 September 202031 August 2020#Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularityCollection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts
18 August 202014 August 2020Anellotech: Japanisches JV R Plus Japan investiert in weitere Entwicklung der Kunststoffrecycling-Technologie Plas-TCatZwölf japanische Unternehmen kooperieren für die weitere Entwicklung der Kunststoffrecycling-Technologie Plas-TCat von Anellotech
19 November 201914 November 2019Avantium opens branch office in Japan to reinforce high-value market for PEFJapan is considered to be the key market for introducing innovative and advanced materials - and the new Avantium Japan branch office will provide local support
21 June 201917 June 2019Global Bio Based Construction Polymers Market Research Report 2019The latest global Bio Based Construction Polymers Market Research Report 2019, published in February 2019 sees healthy growth for the sector
31 August 201828 August 2018TMR publishes new report on the Bio Based Construction Polymers MarketRecent breakthroughs in the technology have shifted the focus of consumers towards biobased polymers made from bacterial fermentation
22 March 201717 March 2017Sofinnova Partners announces the successful IPO of Avantium, a front runner in renewable chemistry, which raises €103 M on EuronextFunds raised will be used to further commercialise Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes
Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercialThe company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF
16 February 201715 February 2017Avantium goes IPO: aims for €100 million in Amsterdam, Brussels FloatHere’s our 10-minute version of the filing, slightly re-organized to make sense to Earthlings instead of aliens from the Planet Prospectus
28 October 201626 October 2016New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA productionCooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material
4 October 201629 September 2016Grand View Research: Bio Based Construction Polymers Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2024"Growing adoption of renewable products coupled with increasing infrastructure spending to fuel bio based construction polymers market"
6 September 20165 September 2016Toyobo and Avantium partner on PEF polymerization and PEF filmsToyobo and Avantium have jointly developed thin films made from PEF
9 February 2012Bioplastics and the search for green packagingBioplastics are starting to take off, driven by sustainability concerns, particularly among major brands
14 January 2011Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020Pira International report shows lucrative market opportunities for growth of biodegradable polymers in other major applications
