1:13 min Asia Pacific, Biobased Material
PEF

Avantium partners with Sojitz Pla-Net to drive adoption of releaf® in the Japanese market

Avantium announced a strategic partnership with Sojitz Pla-Net Corporation to drive the adoption of Avantium's plant-based materials FDCA and PEF (marketed under the releaf® brand), in the Japanese market. The partnership combines Avantium’s innovative technology with Sojitz ...
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0:59 min Biobased Material
Commissioning

Avantium completes commissioning of Purification Unit at FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium has successfully completed the commissioning of the purification unit at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the world's first commercial-scale plant for the production of FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid). With the purification unit now commissioned, all major process units of ...
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1:10 min Biobased Material
PEF

Sukano signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium

Avantium announces that Sukano AG has signed a capacity reservation agreement for Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate), marketed as releaf®. Masterbatches are specialty additive and colour concentrates that improve plastics performance during manufacturing and amplify its ...
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2:25 min Asia Pacific, Additives
Expansion

Clariant launches two new R&D laboratories in China, strengthening local innovation capability

Clariant opens two new Additives research and development (R&D) laboratories in ...
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14:40 min Biobased Material
Business update

Avantium progresses toward FDCA Flagship Plant start-up, strengthens commercial and licensing momentum, and prepares financing package for next growth phase

Avantium N.V. today provides a business and financial update for the first half of 2026.
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1:37 min PET materials, Caps & Closures
Cap design

KANEBO selects Eastman Cristal™ One IM812 for luxury overcap packaging 

Premium cosmetics brand chose recyclable material for an overcap that delivers ...
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1:10 min Biobased Material
Collaboration

Avantium collaborates with Gepack and Frubaça on small PEF bottles for functional beverage shots

Avantium N.V. is collaborating with Gepack and Frubaça to explore the use of Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate), marketed as releaf®, in bottles for functional beverage shots. The project brings together partners across the value chain to demonstrate the application of PEF in ...
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1:16 min Management, Biobased Material
Agreement

Hoogesteger signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium

Avantium N.V. announces that Hoogesteger, a producer of fresh juices and smoothies supplying retail and foodservice customers, has signed a capacity reservation agreement for Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate), marketed as releaf®. The agreement builds on the offtake agreement ...
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3:17 min Management, Barrier materials
Site investment

Strong growth gives KHS barrier technology its own hall in Hamburg

Two-digit million-euro investment Plasmax coating machines key growth engine for KHS ...
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1:11 min Biobased Material
Transaction

Avantium sells Ray Technology intellectual property assets to UPM

Avantium N.V. announces that it has reached an agreement with UPM for the sale of the intellectual property related to Avantium’s Ray Technology®. The transaction includes the patent portfolio and invention disclosures developed by Avantium up to the end of 2023, when further ...
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