{"id":54066,"date":"2018-06-28T07:23:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T05:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=54066"},"modified":"2018-06-26T12:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T10:39:31","slug":"avantium-begins-construction-of-plant-that-spells-good-news-for-bio-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/avantium-begins-construction-of-plant-that-spells-good-news-for-bio-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Avantium begins construction of plant that spells good news for bio-plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our novel single-step process can finally fulfil this demand in an environmentally sustainable manner that both consumers and leading brands have been seeking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The advent of bio-based plastic that can be created on an industrial scale gathered pace last week with the imminent construction of a demonstration plant that will advance the development of a key ingredient.<\/p>\n<p>Derived from renewable sugars, mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) is a bio-based compound that can be used to make everyday products such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEF (polyethylene furanoate) plastics and polyester textiles\u00a0\u2013 materials that close to 100% of which are produced using fossil fuels. The company behind the sustainable alternative is Avantium, the renewable chemistry company that said the plant would provide environmentally-minded consumers and brands with the eco-plastic they crave.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Avantium\u2019s Mekong technology which converts renewable sugars into bio-based MEG, the plant has come following a previous investment from the company of around \u00a317.5 million (\u20ac20 million). It is planned to enter operation in 2019 and, when it does, will look to address the imbalance of fossil-based plastics versus bio-based alternatives ahead of the predicted near-doubling of plastic use over the next 20 years to 50 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur novel single-step process can finally fulfil this demand in an environmentally sustainable manner that both consumers and leading brands have been seeking,\u201d said Tom van Aken, chief executive officer of Avantium. \u201cThis enables renewable products growth for consumers that increasingly demand products brought to them in a responsible manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Avantium\u2019s work to bring its Mekong technology to \u201cfull-scale commercialisation globally\u201d, the Dutch company is looking to do the same with another organism that is used in a wide variety of bio-based processes including adhesives and biofuels, lignin. The technology behind the production of the naturally-occurring organic polymer is called Zambezi and @Avantium is nearing completion of a biorefinery pilot plant that will produces glucose and lignin from feedstocks that aren&#8217;t from the food chain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\">\n<div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"_brlbs-caption\">\n<p>By loading the video, you agree to YouTube&#8217;s privacy policy.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en&amp;gl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock YouTube<\/small><\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iV2lsbGVtaWpuIFdpdHRldmVlbiwgQnVzaW5lc3MgRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQgTWFuYWdlciwgQXZhbnRpdW0iIHdpZHRoPSI1MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjgxIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL3dsRDRSNHFhN1lNP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bio-Based World News reported last year between a joint venture called Synvina (@synvina), formed between Avantium and another major player in the bio-based industry, the German chemicals company BASF (@BASF). 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