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PlantMEG & PlantMPG

The Power of Plant-Based Chemistry

Innovations Rooted in Nature

PlantMEG — Paving the Way to a Greener Future

Imagine a cost-competitive solution to making the plastics and textiles markets more sustainable. Avantium has found a way to produce mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from plant-based feedstocks rather than fossil sources. We call this plant-derived compound PlantMEG, and it serves as a fundamental chemical building block for PET and PEF. It can be used in textiles like clothing and household upholstery, plastic packaging, de-icing products, and coolants.

Why Choose PlantMEG?

In Demand

The already substantial market for MEG, with its steady 4.8% annual growth rate since 2005, is expected to increase from 28 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes by 2040.

Lower Carbon Footprint

Achieves up to 83% CO2 reduction compared to fossil-based MEG.

Cost-Competitive

Best-in-class single-step catalytic process making PlantMEG cost-competitive with chemical equivalence.

Ready to Scale

With our demonstration plant up and running since 2019, we’re geared for full-scale commercialization.

Environmental Impact

Provides brands with a sustainable, recyclable, and innovative ingredient capable of attracting environmentally conscious consumers.

PlantMPG

In addition to PlantMEG, Avantium produces PlantMPG (mono-propylene glycol), a plant-based, high-purity intermediate chemical used in airport de-icing, unsaturated polyester resins (e.g., windmill blades), and as heat transfer fluid in solar panels.

Shaping the Future with Green Chemistry

Ray Technology™

Illuminating the Path to Sustainability

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Ray Technology is a highly efficient one-step hydrogenolysis process that converts plant-based sugars into PlantMEG. This process is crucial for producing PET or PEF resin for bottles, packaging, textiles, and solvents. Our Ray Technology can deliver PlantMEG which is competitive with fossil-based MEG in terms of quality and cost, while significantly reducing CO2 emissions. Avantium is scaling up Ray Technology, with the demonstration plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, successfully commissioned in 2020.

Life Cycle Assessment

Avantium utilizes third-party peer-reviewed and ISO-certified Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to evaluate the sustainability benefits of PlantMEG and PlantMPG compared to fossil-based alternatives. The LCA study shows that PlantMEG reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 83%, and PlantMPG achieves up to 81% reduction over their life cycles compared to fossil-based counterparts.

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Our Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability is at the heart of Avantium. Our goal is a fossil-free world, realized through innovation and robust governance.

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PEF and FDCA

PEF is a 100% plant-based, recyclable, and high-quality polymer with a wide range of applications in areas such as bottles & packaging, textiles. and many more.

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CO2 based polyesters & chemicals

Through the electrochemical conversion of CO2, Avantium can produce high-value chemicals with a wide range of applications, including the CO2-based polymer PLGA.

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