Avantium starts construction bio-MEG demonstration plant

02 July 2018

Avantium has started the construction of a demonstration plant that will help advance the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) made directly from renewable sugars. As MEG is a component for making everyday consumer goods, such as PET and PEF plastics, the development of a plant-based alternative has strong potential. Today, more than 99% of MEG is produced from fossil resources and the market demand for this product is expected to grow from 28 million to 50 million tons in the next 20 years.
The new plant will use Avantium’s Mekong technology to convert renewable sugars into bio-based MEG. The plant will be operational in 2019 (Press Release Avantium, 12 June 2018).
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