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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1:23 min PET films, trays, cups
Packaging Alternatives
UK: Replacing PE-lined trays for protein with PET for lower Extended Producer Responsibility and Recyclability Assessment Methodology fees
In July 2026 Defra and Pack UK provided an update to the Recycling Assessment Methodology that has made PE-lined PET trays, commonly used in raw protein packaging like chicken breast and minced beef, ‘Red’ rated.
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