Avantium Starts Up FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, Producing First Batch at World’s First Commercial-Scale FDCA Facility

Avantium N.V. is reported to have produced the first FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) at its flagship plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, on 28 September 2026. The plant is described as the world’s first commercial-scale FDCA production facility. According to the company, commercial sales are expected to begin at the end of 2026. The plant applies Avantium’s […]

Catalyxx Announces Its First Commercial-Scale Bio-Based Chemical Plant in Sines, Portugal

Spain-based technology firm Catalyxx has reportedly announced the construction of its first commercial-scale bio-based chemical plant, “Catalyxx Ibérica,” at the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS) in Portugal. The plant, which produces butanol, hexanol, and octanol from bioethanol feedstock, has reportedly been designated a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese government and has […]