PlantMEG™ & PlantMPG™
The Power of Plant-Based Chemistry
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.
Environmental Impact
Provides brands with a sustainable, recyclable, and innovative ingredient capable of attracting environmentally conscious consumers.
Ray Technology™
Illuminating the Path to Sustainability
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.
EGgPLANT
EGgPLANT project was supported by the European Investment Council (EIC) under the SME Instrument (Phase 2). The objective of EGgPLANT was to build a demonstration plant (11 tons/year) that will enable the techno-economic validation of the process and produce sample material to support scale-up to industrial volumes. Avantium has developed the one-step Ray Technology™ process for the production of plantMEG™ and plantMPG™ from renewable sources, which are competitive in both cost and quality with existing petrochemical MEG and MPG.
Bio-MEG Proeffabriek
Bio-MEG Proeffabriek project was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through Samenwerkingsverband Noord Nederland (SNN). The objective of Bio-MEG Proeffabriek was to support the construction of a demonstration plant that will scale up the production of plantMEG™ and plantMPG™. This allowed for techno-economic scale-up and evaluation of the process, as well as the production of relevant sample quantities of product to support downstream validation in various applications. Demonstrating the functional performance of the plant-based glycols was an important step in the scale-up of the Ray Technology™.
Our Sustainability Strategy
Sustainability is at the heart of Avantium. Our goal is a fossil-free world, realized through innovation and robust governance.
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.
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.