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Avantium Acquires BASF’s Stake for Full Ownership of Bioplastics Business Synvina
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has retaken full ownership of its YXY plants-to-plastics technology through the in the Synvina joint venture. Avantium has appointed Marcel Lubben as Managing Director of Synvina to lead the commercialization of the YXY technology, effective 1 February 2019.
Avantium has regained the intellectual property, people and assets for YXY and has paidBASF €13.7 million for its equity stake in Synvina, as agreed in the Joint Venture Agreement. A net payment of €3.7 million was made for full ownership of the assets acquired by Synvina in the last two years.
Redefining Commercialization Path for Renewable Chemistries
Avantium is redefining the path to commercialization for the YXY technology, which it developed to catalytically convert plant-based sugars into FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) and materials such as the .
New Plant-based Packaging Material PEF (Polyethylenefuranoate)e
Synvina - New Business Unit of Avantium
Synvina has become a new business unit of Avantium, alongside the existing Catalysis and Renewable Chemistries business units.
Avantium’s renewable chemistry programs include:
Marcel Lubben - New Managing Director of Synvina
Experienced chemicals and biotech executive Marcel Lubben is appointed Managing Director of Synvina and will join Victor Vreeken (Chief Operations Officer) and Willem-Jan Meijer (Financial Director) in Synvina’s leadership team. Lubben worked for 25 years at DSM in various senior business roles, in licensing, corporate venture capital and technology. In his last role, he was president of Reverdia, a joint venture between DSM and Roquette for the production and sale of bio-based succinic acid.
Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium: “Our belief in YXY and its market potential is rock-solid. Producing FDCA and PEF is a complex innovation process that requires a completely new value chain. I am convinced that the work done so far and the value chain we have built will spur the commercialization of PEF. We have the people, ambition and expertise to bring FDCA and PEF successfully to market, and are very pleased Marcel Lubben will strengthen the team to spearhead this.”
Marcel Lubben, new Managing Director of Synvina: “Green, innovative materials are essential elements in the global transition to a circular economy. I have been following the progress on YXY for several years and am impressed by how it has been built out to a platform forunique materials with significant performance benefits. I am delighted to assume leadership of this Avantium business unit and bring this important technology to market.”
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has retaken full ownership of its YXY plants-to-plastics technology through the in the Synvina joint venture. Avantium has appointed Marcel Lubben as Managing Director of Synvina to lead the commercialization of the YXY technology, effective 1 February 2019.
Avantium has regained the intellectual property, people and assets for YXY and has paidBASF €13.7 million for its equity stake in Synvina, as agreed in the Joint Venture Agreement. A net payment of €3.7 million was made for full ownership of the assets acquired by Synvina in the last two years.
Redefining Commercialization Path for Renewable Chemistries
Avantium is redefining the path to commercialization for the YXY technology, which it developed to catalytically convert plant-based sugars into FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) and materials such as the .
- PEF can fulfil the demand of leading brands and consumers for next-generation materials that are environmentally friendly and recyclable
- PEF has the potential to be a game changer in the circular economy
New Plant-based Packaging Material PEF (Polyethylenefuranoate)e
Synvina - New Business Unit of Avantium
Synvina has become a new business unit of Avantium, alongside the existing Catalysis and Renewable Chemistries business units.
Avantium’s renewable chemistry programs include:
- Dawn Technology™, which converts non-food feedstock to industrial sugars and lignin, and
- Mekong technology, which transforms sugars into plant-based monoethylene glycol (MEG) used in the production of materials including renewable plastics and polyesters
Marcel Lubben - New Managing Director of Synvina
Experienced chemicals and biotech executive Marcel Lubben is appointed Managing Director of Synvina and will join Victor Vreeken (Chief Operations Officer) and Willem-Jan Meijer (Financial Director) in Synvina’s leadership team. Lubben worked for 25 years at DSM in various senior business roles, in licensing, corporate venture capital and technology. In his last role, he was president of Reverdia, a joint venture between DSM and Roquette for the production and sale of bio-based succinic acid.
Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium: “Our belief in YXY and its market potential is rock-solid. Producing FDCA and PEF is a complex innovation process that requires a completely new value chain. I am convinced that the work done so far and the value chain we have built will spur the commercialization of PEF. We have the people, ambition and expertise to bring FDCA and PEF successfully to market, and are very pleased Marcel Lubben will strengthen the team to spearhead this.”
Marcel Lubben, new Managing Director of Synvina: “Green, innovative materials are essential elements in the global transition to a circular economy. I have been following the progress on YXY for several years and am impressed by how it has been built out to a platform forunique materials with significant performance benefits. I am delighted to assume leadership of this Avantium business unit and bring this important technology to market.”
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