{"id":177643,"date":"2026-06-15T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=177643"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:22:14","slug":"avantium-publishes-updated-life-cycle-assessment-confirming-up-to-88-lower-carbon-emissions-for-releaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/avantium-publishes-updated-life-cycle-assessment-confirming-up-to-88-lower-carbon-emissions-for-releaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Avantium publishes updated Life Cycle Assessment confirming up to 88% lower carbon emissions for releaf\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\u00a9 Avantium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials,  today announces the results of an updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its plant<\/strong>\u2011based polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate), branded as releaf\u00ae<\/sup>. The LCA shows that releaf\u00ae<\/sup> can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 88% in 500 mL beverage bottle applications, compared to conventional PET under representative European conditions. At resin level, emissions can be reduced by up to 71%<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a>, with further reductions expected over time as feedstock, processes and energy inputs improve. The results demonstrate that a significant reduction in the environmental footprint of plastics can be achieved while maintaining performance and compatibility with existing recycling systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LCA was conducted with nova\u2011Institut and Tereos, using industrial data representative of future industrial production. Results have been peer\u2011reviewed and follow internationally recognised ISO standards. The work was carried out within the European Commission\u2011funded PEFerence project[2]<\/a>. The findings have been published in the peer\u2011reviewed scientific study \u201cLife Cycle Assessment of an Emerging, Innovative Biopolymer: Poly(ethylene furanoate)\u201d<\/em><\/a>, and provide a comprehensive assessment of releaf\u00ae<\/sup> across the full life cycle, from biomass production to end\u2011of\u2011life, including recycling. The analysis includes a cradle-to-gate and a cradle\u2011to\u2011grave approach, including feedstock cultivation, conversion into chemical intermediates, polymer production, packaging applications, and end\u2011of\u2011life treatment such as recycling and energy recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study shows that the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is primarily driven by the replacement of fossil carbon with renewable carbon derived from plant\u2011based feedstocks. As part of the natural carbon cycle, carbon dioxide absorbed during plant growth offsets emissions later in the life cycle. In addition, releaf\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s improved material properties enable lighter packaging designs, further reducing environmental impact across production and transport. The highest reductions are achieved in monolayer PEF bottles, enabled by lower material use and a fundamentally different carbon balance. In addition, multilayer PEF\/PET solutions outperform conventional PET\/PA bottles, offering lower emissions and improved recyclability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis also highlights that renewable carbon and recycling are complementary approaches. Recycling reduces demand for virgin material, while renewable carbon reduces the impact of that material. Combined, these approaches enable deeper reductions in the overall carbon footprint of plastics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ed de Jong, VP Development at Avantium<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe updated LCA provides a robust, science\u2011based assessment of the environmental performance of releaf\u00ae and supports its potential contribution to reducing emissions in plastics, at a time when dependence on fossil feedstocks is increasingly under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials,  today announces the results of an updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its plant\u2011based polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate), branded as releaf\u00ae. The LCA shows that releaf\u00ae can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 88% in 500 mL beverage bottle applications, compared to conventional PET under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":177645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The LCA was conducted with nova\u2011Institut and Tereos, using industrial data representative of future industrial production","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5838,5847,10416,15794,13465],"supplier":[742,2317,5585],"class_list":["post-177643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioeconomy","tag-bioplastics","tag-circulareconomy","tag-lca","tag-pef","supplier-avantium-technologies-bv","supplier-european-commission","supplier-european-union"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177646,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177643\/revisions\/177646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177643"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=177643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}