November 2020
Chemport Connect Live
CEO Tom van Aken is the key note speaker of the Chemport Connect Live event, an international digital live event on November 17th and a (physical) private regional meeting on November 18th. This first edition will focus on Emmen. The municipality of Emmen is one of the hotspots in the Northern Netherlands where renowned companies are working on all sorts of (bio)polymers and is in fact the number one spot in Europe when it comes to specialised fibre chemistry. The…
Find out more »Symposium 2020 ‘Exploring the Unknown’ the chemistry they didn’t tell you about
Prof. dr. Gert-Jan Gruter. He is currently a part-time professor at the university of Amsterdam and the CTO of Avantium, a pioneer in the emerging industry of sustainable chemistry, whose vision is a fossil free world. Prof. dr. Gruter has a background in Polymer Chemistry and initiated the YXY technology at Avantium, which includes novel processes from carbohydrates to FDCA monomers and 100% bio-based PEF polyester used for bottles, fibres and films. Furthermore, prof. dr. Gruter is currently involved in,…
Find out more »December 2020
European Bioplastics Conference
Baudine Gevers Deynoot, Business Development Manager, Renewable Chemistries at Avantium will present Driving the commercial reality of biopolyester through Avantium‘s Ray Technology
Find out more »CO2 Conferentie
Op woensdag 8 april 2020 staat Rotterdam weer in het teken van de verduurzaming van de industrie en het bereiken van de CO2-doelstellingen. O.l.v. energie-expert Remco de Boer gaan we in op de klimaatambities en de huidige staat ervan, zowel vanuit de overheid als de industrie zelf. Maar ook, wat is er nodig? Lukt het sneller en beter als we processen integreren? We bespreken ook de benodigde menselijke kant van de transitie, het effect op onze leefomgeving en een tweetal…
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Focus session Europe’s Innovation routes to Circular Plastics Elizabeth Eaves, Technical Application Manager at Avantium Renewable Polymers, together with Dr. Ángel Puente – Nova Insititute, Germany will present PEF packaging solutions: technically superior, favourable LCA evaluation
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