Five-year EU flagship project for FDCA and PEF launched

October 28, 2017 |

In the Netherlands, the €25 million (about $29 million) EU project called PEFerence was officially launched. Led by Synvina, the partners will be cooperating for the next five years to establish an innovative value chain for FDCA (2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid) and PEF (Polyethylene furanoate), including the intended construction of a 50,000 tons reference plant in Antwerp. FDCA is the essential chemical building block for the production of PEF.

As reported in the Biofuels Digest in June 2017, the project consortium is comprised of 11 partners from 8 European countries, including Synvina, BASF, Tereos Participations (France), Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner (Austria), OMV Machinery (Italy), Croda Nederland (The Netherlands), Nestec (Switzerland), Lego System (Denmark), nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation (Germany), and Spinverse Innovation Management (Finland).

Category: Fuels

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