Avantium
Avantium develops and commercializes innovative technologies for the production of materials based on sustainable carbon feedstocks, i.e. carbon from biomass or carbon from the air (CO2). The most advanced technology is the YXY® Technology that catalytically converts plant-based sugars into FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid), the key building block for the sustainable plastic PEF (polyethylene …
Profile
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Biorefining, Energy, Industrial chemistry, Textiles & leather, Waste & circular economy
- Topics
- Organic acids & bio-based chemicals, Plant-based meat, dairy & egg, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation
- Role
- Producer — “…| Focus | Plant-based FDCA / PEF polymer and bio-based chemicals | Avantium is a Netherlands-based renew…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Avantium is a commercial-stage company that develops and produces plant-based chemicals and polymers, specifically FDCA and the PEF polymer (releaf®), using renewable feedstocks.
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What they offer
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Status
- 2026-10 Latest status: Avantium completed the spin-out of its Parana Technology into an independent company, Parana Materials B.V., on October 5, 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
Recent news 5
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- 2026-10-01 FDCA geproduceerd bij Avantium in Delfzijl industrievandaag.nlAvantium heeft in Delfzijl de eerste batch FDCA geproduceerd in zijn nieuwe Flagship Plant, de eerste commerciële FDCA-fabriek ter wereld, en gaat door met kwalificatie en opschaling richting verkoop eind 2026 voor de bioplastic PEF. Het bedrijf beweegt van pilot- naar …
- 2026-09-30 Avantium Publishes Half-Year 2026 Financial Statements and Completes Worley Contractual Close-out for FDCA Flagship Plant newsroom.avantium.comAvantium reports its interim 2026 financials and confirms the close-out of Worley for the FDCA Flagship Plant, signaling progress toward commercial FDCA and PEF production with preparations for late-2026 deliveries while sharpening focus on core FDCA/PEF activities and cost …
- 2026-09-30 Avantium shareholders adopt all resolutions at Extraordinary General Meeting newsroom.avantium.comAvantium reports that all resolutions at its Extraordinary General Meeting were approved, empowering its Management Board to issue shares and supporting a larger authorized share capital to facilitate financing and growth, including the FDCA flagship plant and licensing strategy. …
- 2026-09-28 Avantium announces the start-up of its Flagship Plant, with the first batch of FDCA produced newsroom.avantium.com- Avantium has achieved a major milestone by producing the first batch of FDCA at its flagship, commercially scaled plant in Delfzijl, signaling the start of commercial operations and planned sales by end of 2026. - The milestone validates its YXY technology for FDCA and PEF, …
- 2026-09-28 “… een betekenisvolle mijlpaal voor Avantium” chemieparkdelfzijl.nlAvantium has successfully produced the first batch of FDCA at its Flagship Plant in Chemie Park Delfzijl, marking a key milestone toward the world’s first commercial FDCA factory and paving the way for scaled production and eventual commercial sales by end-2026.
Seen at forums
- Events
- Global Bioeconomy Summit World Bio Markets
- Years
- 2022–2026
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Partners & deals 3
| counterparty | Parana Materials B.V. (spin-out) …Avantium completed the spin-out of its Parana Technology into an independent company, Parana Materials B.V., on October 5, 2026.… |
| off-taker / supply agreement | Avantium continues …arious investment firms. Avantium continues to expand its commercial pipeline, holding 21 offtake agreements and multiple capacity reservations to support its global licensing strategy.… |
| off-taker / supply agreement | FDCA by late 2023 …ocuses on licensing and strategic alliances to bring technologies to market globally; 15+ offtake agreements for PEF/FDCA by late 2023, including partners like Henkel, Kvadrat, and PANGAI… |
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Company facts
Funding
- Latest round: Post ipo equity · 2025-10-18 · US$ 100.1 M
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