MEDIA
Publications
Tom van Aken at New Business Radio
Een fossielvrije wereld - Let's Talk Business 20 december 2021.
Podcast – Tom van Aken at Studio Energie
Tom van Aken (Avantium) over de barre tocht door de innovatie-Vallei des Doods van groene chemie.
“A good time for investors with ESG focus”
Interview with CEO Tom van Aken for the German Der Aktionaer (in German).
Improving the sustainability and performance of multilayer barrier containers with PEF
Over the past few years, there has been a concerted move throughout the entire packaging value chain towards implementing a circular economy. Brand owners are committing to using more recycled materials and are advertising broader sustainability programs. Converters...
“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...