Polybutyrate news

All news on Polybutyrate (also known as polybutyrate adipate terephthalate, PBAT, and ecoflex®): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

22 October 2024

Avantium Opens FDCA Flagship Plant in the Netherlands

Queen Máxima officiates the opening. The plant will produce 5 kilotons of FDCA for plant-based plastic PEF. The event featured speeches and a facility tour.
20 April 2022

Avantium Begins Construction of FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl

The FDCA plant will produce 5 kilotonnes of FDCA annually, creating 50 jobs. Supported by a €25M grant, it aims to launch PEF in 2024, advancing sustainable chemistry in the Northern Netherlands.
9 December 2021

Avantium Approves Construction of FDCA Flagship Plant in The Netherlands

The positive investment decision follows securing financing, finalizing engineering, and obtaining offtake commitments. The plant will produce FDCA for PEF, aiming to demonstrate large-scale viability.
8 January 2020

Avantium to Build FDCA Plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands

A new 5-kiloton plant will produce plant-based FDCA, creating over 60 jobs. The project, backed by a €150 million investment, aims to advance sustainable chemistry in the region. Completion by 2023.
18 July 2017

Avantium and AkzoNobel Sign Contract for Pilot Biorefinery in Delfzijl

The pilot plant will validate the Zambezi process to convert biomass into raw materials, aiming for commercial scale. Expected operational in Q2 2018, it will create about 20 jobs.
9 February 2017

AkzoNobel, Avantium, and Partners Advance Biobased Economy with New Technology

A new reference plant in Delfzijl will use Avantium's Zambezi process to convert non-food biomass into high-purity glucose and lignin, accelerating the biobased economy.

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