PEF

Avantium is currently constructing the world’s first commercial plant for the production of FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) from plant-based sugars in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. FDCA is the key ingredient for making the plant-based, highly recyclable plastic material PEF, which has superior performance properties compared to today’s widely used petroleum-based packaging materials. Avantium expects to open this FDCA Flagship Plant by the end of 2023, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards.

Origin Materials Inc. and Packaging Matters have agreed to develop advanced packaging solutions, which includes a new polymer, polyethylene furanoate (PEF) – a polymer with a combination of performance characteristics for packaging. This new partnership is a break through in the commercialization of the product.