Press releases
Press releases
Avantium and BASF in dispute over Synvina
AMSTERDAM, 15 October 2018 – Avantium and BASF are in a dispute about the future of their Synvina joint venture. The companies disagree on the timing for the fulfilment of the criteria to invest in the commercial-scale plant for FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid). After an...
read moreAvantium announces first-half 2018 results
Milestones achieved in Renewable Chemistries. Double-digit growth in Catalysis. AMSTERDAM, 31 July 2018 - Avantium N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels: AVTX), a leading technology development company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, today reports 12% growth in...
read moreAvantium to open pilot biorefinery; sights already set on commercial scale-up
Province of Groningen awards €1.8 million subsidy for pilot plant in Delfzijl 28 June 2018 AMSTERDAM – Avantium N.V., a leading technology development company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, today announced that it will officially open a pilot biorefinery for...
read moreAvantium starts construction of bio-MEG demonstration plant in the Netherlands
Amsterdam, 12 June, 2018 – Avantium N.V., (Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels: AVTX) a leading technology development company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, has started construction of a new demonstration plant that will help advance the production of bio-based...
read moreAvantium qualified by Axens
Amsterdam, 18 May 2018: Axens, an international provider of advanced technologies, catalysts, adsorbents and services, has qualified Avantium to perform independent testing of commercial naphtha reforming catalysts after a thorough qualification program under...
read moreAvantium delivers first Flowrence XR high throughput catalyst testing system in Japan, to Nippon Ketjen
Amsterdam, 14 May 2018 - Avantium has delivered a Flowrence XR high throughput catalyst testing system to Nippon Ketjen Co Ltd - the first such unit in Japan. Nippon Ketjen, a joint venture of Albemarle Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd, is a leading...
read moreAvantium partners with R&F Chemical to accelerate Flowrence Technology in Korea
· South Korea is the perfect environment for Avantium’s Catalysis business · R&F Chemical to generate leads for Flowrence® units and service projects Amsterdam/Seoul, 3 May 2018: Avantium has joined forces with South Korea-based R&F Chemical to boost its...
read moreAvantium successfully evaluates light-naphtha isomerization catalysts for major US refining company
Avantium successfully performed comprehensive comparative catalyst testing of C5/C6 isomerization catalysts for a major US refining company. The program focused on evaluating the performance of two commercially available chlorinated alumina catalysts across a broad...
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