PEFerence project receives funds for polyethylenefuranoate PEF

03 July 2017

The EU Joint Undertaking on Bio-Based Industries (BBI), consisting of representatives from the EU and the bio-based industry, has granted 25 million Euro to “PEFerence”, a consortium of 11 companies. Synvina will be coordinating the project. The grant supports the establishment of an innovative value chain for bio-based raw materials as well as chemicals and materials based on polyethylenefuranoate (PEF).
It includes the intended construction of a 50,000 tons FDCA reference plant, the main chemical building block of PEF. PEF is suitable to produce bottles for carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, foil pouches as well as personal and home care products (Press Release Synvina, 8 June 2017).
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