MEDIA
Publications
“We want to be part of this change”
Interview with CEO Tom van Aken for the German Der Aktionaer (in German).
PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles
Avantium Renewable Polymers, a 100% subsidiary of Avantium, plans to build a flagship plant for the production of FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid), a monomer for high performance polyesters such as PEF (polyethylene furanoate). The plant, which is aimed to be on-stream...
Applying an attitude network approach to consumer behaviour towards plastic
In a time of rapid climate change, understanding what may encourage sustainable consumer behaviour is a vital but difficult challenge. Using an attitude network approach, we investigated which associations people have towards conventional and bio-based plastic in...
Pilot plant studies of hydrotreating catalysts
Studies of catalysts for hydrotreating lubricant base oil delivered similar results from conventional and high throughput pilot plants Proposed catalyst systems for a lubricant base oil hydrotreater were evaluated with two pilot plant studies. Both studies...
A combination fit for future sustainable barrier packaging solutions- PET and PEF
A combination fit for future sustainable barrier packaging solutions - PET and PEF. Read the article in the PETnology (issue 03 / 2020). Poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF) has a barrier that is reported to be up to 19x better on CO21 and up to 10x better on...
Confusion about biopolymer and biodegradation
Consumers are confused. The general public assumes that bio-based polymers are biodegradable and because biodegradability is considered a positive attribute, this confusion is often cherished rather than clarified. In his column in Chemistry Today (G.J.M. Gruter in...
PEF – the polymer for the future
PEF is a polymer of the future with superior properties and so many possibilities for application. Read the article about PEF in the PETplanet Insider (issue 09 / 2019). Polyethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate, or PEF for short, is a novel polymer with a chemical...
Avantium produces first plant-based pouches of BOPEF film
Avantium produces the first renewable pouches, made of BOPEF film and bio-PE. Read the article about the pouches in the BioPlastics Magazine (issue 04 2019, page 23).