2:90 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material
Biodegradable plastic

Fortum: World’s first biodegradable plastic produced from CO2 emissions in Finland

Fortum Recycling & Waste, a waste management and circular solutions company from ...
2:10 min Asia Pacific, Biobased Material
Partnership

Avantium and Kirin collaborate to explore the use of Avantium’s PEF for packaging of the Kirin product portfolio

Avantium announces the collaboration with Kirin Holdings, the Japanese beer, beverage, and wine company known for brands such as Kirin Ichiban (beer), Nama Cha, Gogo no Kōcha (teas), and Bon Rouge (wine). This partnership focuses on R&D activities to explore the application of ...
3:16 min Asia Pacific, Biobased Material, Bottle development and design
Bio-based PET bottles

Indorama Ventures collaborates to launch PET bottles using Bio-Paraxylene for Suntory

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, ENEOS Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first1 bio-PET bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene2. This ...
2:10 min Asia Pacific, Biobased Material, Bottle development and design
bio-based PET bottles

Suntory introduces PET bottles using Bio-Paraxylene

Starting this November, Suntory Group will begin introducing PET bottles using ...
1:38 min Cosmetics & Medical, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material, …
Wood-based PET

UPM, SELENIS and BORMIOLI PHARMA introduce the world's first pharmaceutical bottle partially made with wood-based PET

UPM Biochemicals, Selenis and Bormioli Pharma have partnered to ...
1:43 min Biobased Material
Ceremony

Avantium celebrates the official opening of its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium celebrated the Official Opening Ceremony of its FDCA Flagship Plant in ...
1:26 min Biobased Material
PEF trays

Avantium and Royal Vezet collaborate on PEF-based packaging trays for Albert Heijn’s salad bowls

Avantium is pleased to announce a collaboration with Royal Vezet, Europe’s largest ...
1:29 min Biobased Material
PEF

Avantium launches Releaf - Transforming plant-based feedstock into revolutionary packaging and textiles

Avantium announces the launch of the Releaf1 brand name for Avantium’s ...
1:25 min America, Biobased Material
PEF for packaging in the US

Avantium and Plastipak sign offtake agreement for the use of PEF for beverage and food packaging

Avantium has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Plastipak. Plastipak will purchase the 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant for the use in beverage and food packages, for consumers to use and enjoy in the United States.
0:52 min Biobased Material
Approval

FDA approves Avantium’s PEF for Food Contact Applications in the United States

Avantium announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Food Contact Notification (FCN) approval for the use of Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) in food contact articles, effective from 5 October 2024.