Avantium, LVMH, Tereos Partner to Scale Releaf® in Europe

Key highlights
  • The alliance will establish a European consortium to build the first industrial-scale PEF facility.
  • Avantium's YXY\u00ae Technology will convert plant-based feedstock into FDCA and FDCA-based polymers.
  • The initiative supports LVMH's LIFE 360 program to eliminate fossil-based plastics from packaging.
  • The project builds on the EU-supported PEFerence consortium's efforts to shift to plant-based polyesters.

Strategic Alliance

Avantium, Tereos, and LVMH GAÏA have formed a strategic collaboration to scale the production of polyethylene furanoate (PEF) across Europe. This partnership aims to accelerate the industrial-scale production of Avantium's 100% renewable and circular polymer, known as releaf®.

Consortium Formation

The parties plan to establish a European consortium to build and operate the first industrial-scale facility using Avantium’s proprietary YXY® Technology. This technology converts plant-based feedstock into furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and FDCA-based polymers, such as releaf®.

Technological and Environmental Goals

This initiative aligns with Tereos’ ambition to develop green chemistry value chains and Avantium’s goal to globally license its YXY® Technology. It also supports LVMH’s LIFE 360 environmental program, which aims to eliminate fossil-based plastics from packaging.

Existing Collaborations

The project builds on the existing collaboration between Avantium, Tereos, and LVMH GAÏA within the EU-supported PEFerence consortium, which focuses on transitioning from fossil-based to plant-based polyesters.

Source: Avantium

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