Deniz Dayan from Avantium, Adrian Brandt from Henkel and Anke Schwarzenberger from nova-Institute will present PEFerence at the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany. The project will also be present at the project booth by nova-Institute with flyers and a roll-up poster.
The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) organised a Cluster Projects’ Workshop on Bio-based Materials: “Advancing innovation and industrial up-scale in bio-based materials for agriculture and packaging solutions”.
This event aimed to showcase cutting-edge research and innovation in the bio-based materials sector, giving special attention to circularity and end-of-life alternatives.
By bringing together the coordinators from CBE JU-funded projects and other relevant Horizon Europe projects, this workshop fostered knowledge exchange and collaboration as well as the identification of challenges and opportunities to accelerate the transition to bio-based solutions in these target sectors. Additionally, the workshop provided valuable networking opportunities to create synergies among projects funded by CBE JU or other part of the Horizon Europe programme.
Find more information on the event here
Find the slides including the presentation of the FDCA-flagship plant here
PEFerence acted as co-organiser of the successful first edition of the PEF World Congress in Düsseldorf, Germany. In more than 20 talks, experts presented their findings, technologies and innovations on FDCA, MEG and PEF to an interested audience. The conference was accompanied by a table-top exhibition.
The PEFerence consortium met at Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany) to discuss the latest project results and make everybody fit for the finalisation of the project in February 2025. One of the highlights of the meeting was the guided tour through the Henkel Recycling Lab.
Several PEFerence consortium members participated in the official opening ceremony with talks by Tom van Aken (CEO Avantium), John Bell (EC) and Sophie Hermans (Dutch Minister of Climate and Green Growth). Ángel Puente (nova-Institute) had the honour to talk to Her Majesty Queen Maxima in the exhibition on FDCA and PEF after the official opening ceremony.
The representatives from Avantium and nova-Institute presented demonstrators and the upcoming PEF World congress.
Webinar: Pia Skoczinski (nova-Institute) will present her insights on May 6th 2024 at 10.00 to 11.00 CET.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B5wKVZNPRPa-cF-FKVgGYw#/registration
Webinar: Pavan Kumar Manvi (Avantium) will present his insights on February 26th 2024 at 11.00 to 12.00 CET.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__s0h3cOwSPOwDVVG8HPM_w
Webinar: Ele de Boer (Avantium) and Josh Turner (BMT) will present their insights on February 5th 2024 at 14.00 to 15.00 CET.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wrtYTVliSzy2REoEe16IuA
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) displayed PEFerence demonstrators at the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2023. PEF yarns and recyclable PEF bottles were showcased in Brussels on 6 December. Virginia Puzzolo (CBE JU) and Ed de Jong (Avantium) opened the exhibition to an interested audience.
The PEFerence team also enjoyed the future-orientated discussions during the parallel sessions and the networking with people fully invested in bio-based industry and products.
PEFerence demonstrators at the Renewable Materials Conference 2023
PEF injection molding samples at the Renewable Materials Conference 2023
Busy PEFerence booth at the Renewable Materials Conference 2023
This years Renewable Materials Conference attendees showed big interest in the demonstrators at the PEFerence booth.
The PEFerence consortium aims to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and packaging materials like glass and metal with 100 % bio-based PEF (polyethylene furanoate): a plant-based, fully recyclable polymer with superior performance and significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to conventional polymers. PEF can be used in a wide range of applications such as bottles, packaging, films, fibres and textiles. Some of these applications were shown in Siegburg in May 2023.
On September 20th 2017, the official kick-off was held for the PEFerence project in Geleen, the Netherlands. The consortium consists of 11 companies from 8 countries including Synvina, Avantium, BASF, Tereos (France), Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner (Austria), OMV Machinery (Italy), Croda Nederland (The Netherlands), Nestec (Switzerland), Lego System (Denmark), nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation (Germany), and Spinverse Innovation Management (Finland). Read more here.
26 June 2023: Interview on Henkel’s use of Avantium’s FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block. Read it here
25 January 2024: Interview on LVHM’s appplication of Avantium’s bio-based Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF). Read it here
20 September 2024: Interview on PEF, the importance of the FDCA flagship plant and the PEF World Congress. Read it here
9 December 2024: Interview with PET planet Insider: PEF: A bio-based alternative to PET with lower environmental impact. Read it here
June 2025: Interview with the Italian Bottle Magazine Imbottigliamento: PEF: la plastica a base biologica che potrebbe rivoluzionare gli imballaggi.
Read the orgiginal interview here
Read the English translation here
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You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsFbUq_7HYo
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Scientific article in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces by Mariia Svyntkivska, Tomasz Makowski et al. (Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Sciences)
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Free download on Renewable Carbon Publications
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Scientific article in the Journal of Cleaner Production by P. Stegmann (Utrecht University), T. Gerritse (Sweco AB) et al.
Ángel Puente (nova-Institute) from the PEFerence consortium contributed with the LCA of Avantium’s PEF bottles.
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Scientific article in nature by P. Stegmann, V Daioglou et al. (Utrecht University)
Avantium and nova-Institute collaborated with the working group.
November 2022: Growing in circles: A circular bioeconomy for plasticsPhD thesis P. Stegmann, Utrecht University
Ángel Puente (nova-Institute / PEFerence LCA work package lead) co-authored chapter 5: "Message in a bottle - The global warming potential and the material utility of PET and bio-based PEF bottles over multiple recycling trips"
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Scientific article in ACS Publications by Anitha Muralidhara, Ed de Jong et al.
Scientific publication, Ed de Jong et al., Polymers
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Check out the article by GreenBiz.
The Weather Channel featuring the project. Click here to read.
Article published in Evening standard, click here to read.
Check out the article published in UNILAD. Click here.
Read the daily mail article here.
Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles. Read the article in the Guardian. Click here.
Article in Bio-based news. Read here.
Avantium press release. Click here to read.
On September 20th 2017, the official kick-off was held for the PEFerence project in Geleen, the Netherlands. The consortium consists of 11 companies from 8 countries including Synvina, Avantium, BASF, Tereos (France), Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner (Austria), OMV Machinery (Italy), Croda Nederland (The Netherlands), Nestec (Switzerland), Lego System (Denmark), nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation (Germany), and Spinverse Innovation Management (Finland). Read more here.
The European Joint Undertaking on Bio-Based Industries (BBI), consisting of representatives from the European Union and the bio-based industry, granted 25 million Euro to “PEFerence”, a consortium of eleven companies. The grant supports the establishment of an innovative value chain for bio-based raw materials as well as chemicals and materials based on polyethylenefuranoate PEF. It includes the intended construction of a 50,000 tons FDCA reference plant, the main chemical building block for the production of PEF. Synvina will be coordinating the “PEFerence” project. Read more here.
