June 2023: The Use of Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials and the Related Effects on Food Security
Free download on Renewable Carbon Publications
Dr. Adrian Brandt, Henkel
26 June 2023: Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel’s use of Avantium’s FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block
Interview on Renewable Carbon News
23–25 May 2023: PEFerence demonstrators at the Renewable Materials Conference
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.
22 March 2023: Avantium and Kvadrat sign offtake agreement for the development of PEF for interior textiles
Press release by Avantium
1 April 2023: The global warming potential and the material utility of PET and bio-based PEF bottles over multiple recycling trips
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.
Press release by Avantium
24 January 2023: Avantium and Henkel sign offtake agreement on FDCA for adhesives to be used in electronics applications
Press release by Avantium
21 December 2022: Avantium and Monosuisse sign offtake agreement on PEF for industrial fibres
Press release by Avantium
7 December 2022: Plastic futures and their CO2 emissions
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 plastics
PhD 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"
31 August 2022: New bio-based polymer PEF shows low CO2 footprint
Article and press release by nova-Institute
17 August 2022: LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics Houses signs offtake agreement with Avantium for the use of PEF for its cosmetics packaging
Press release by Avantium
22 June 2022: Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF
Press release by Avantium
21 June 2022: Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications
Press release by Avantium
20 April 2022: Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant
Press release by Avantium
3 March 2022: The Road to Bring FDCA and PEF to the Market
Scientific publication, Ed de Jong et al., Polymers
21 February 2022: Life Cycle Assessment study demonstrates the potential of Avantium’s FDCA and PEF technology to curb global warming
Press release by Avantium
9 December 2021: Avantium takes a positive Final Investment Decision on the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant
Press release by Avantium
22 April 2021: Cosun Beet Company and Avantium join forces with the ambition to produce plant-based glycols from sugars
Press release by Avantium
24 March 2021: Carlsberg Group joins the PEFerence consortium and deepens collaboration with Avantium
Press release by Carlsberg
24 March 2021: Avantium secures new offtake contracts for planned FDCA flagship plant
Press release by Avantium
9 February 2021: Avantium acquires the right to use Eastman’s FDCA-related patent portfolio
Press release by Avantium
3 February 2021: Avantium publishes its Sustainability Plan ‘Chain Reaction 2030’ – a pioneering roadmap for a fossil-free chemical industry
Press release by Avantium
27 January 2021: Avantium provides update on the FDCA flagship plant final investment decision process
Press release by Avantium
16 December 2020: Avantium awarded € 5.4 million grant from Netherlands Enterprise Agency for expansion of FDCA pilot plant
Press release by Avantium
23 September 2020: Avantium grants Kebony rights to use its patented technologies on humins for wood modification
Press release by Avantium
22 July 2020: This startup’s plant-based plastics promise circularity. Can it deliver?
Check out the article by GreenBiz.
21 May 2020: A New Plant-Based Plastic Will Degrade in a Year
The Weather Channel featuring the project. Click here to read.
18 May 2020: Coca Cola and Carlsberg to introduce new plant-based bottles
Article published in Evening standard, click here to read.
17 May 2020: New Plant-Based Bottles Backed By Coca-Cola And Carlsberg Will Degrade In Just A Year
Check out the article published in UNILAD. Click here.
17 May 2020: The end of plastic bottles? Coca-Cola and Carlsberg back new all-plant drinks containers that will rot away to nothing within a year
Read the daily mail article here.
16 May 2020: The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles. Read the article in the Guardian. Click here.
15 January 2020: Avantium to build FDCA flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, Netherlands
Article in Bio-based news. Read here.
8 January 2020: Avantium to build FDCA flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, Netherlands
Avantium press release. Click here to read.
25 October 2017: Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF
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.
08 June 2017: EUR 25 million subsidy granted: Industry Consortium receives funds for polyethylenfuranoate (PEF)
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.