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      Swire, The Coca-Cola Company, DANONE en ALPLA investeren €36 miljoen in Avantium


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      Jun 05, 2014, 01:00 ET

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      AMSTERDAM, June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

      Vandaag heeft Avantium aangekondigd dat een consortium van iconische strategische spelers EUR36 miljoen in Avantium heeft geïnvesteerd. Dit unieke consortium bestaat uit Swire Pacific, The Coca-Cola Company, DANONE, ALPLA en de bestaande aandeelhouders van Avantium. Met deze nieuwe investeringsronde spreken de nieuwe investeerders hun vertrouwen uit in de potentie van PEF, Avantium's nieuwe bioplastic dat volledig uit plantaardige grondstoffen wordt vervaardigd. Het geld zal worden aangewend voor de industriële validatie van PEF en het voltooien van het ontwerp en de engineering van de eerste grootschalige fabriek. De onderneming zal ook tweede generatie grondstoffen gaan gebruiken voor de productie van PEF.    

      Alle huidige aandeelhouders van Avantium hebben bijgedragen aan deze investeringsronde, zijnde Sofinnova Partners, Capricorn Venture Partners, ING Corporate Investments, Aescap Venture, Navitas Capital, Aster Capital en De Hoge Dennen Capital.

      Tom van Aken, CEO Avantium: "Deze financieringsronde met Swire, The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, ALPLA en onze bestaande investeerders is het beste bewijs van hun vertrouwen dat de PEF fles een commercieel succes gaat worden. Het bevestigt de leidende rol van Avantium en haar YXY technologie om PEF te produceren. PEF is een nieuwe bioplastic dat volledig gemaakt wordt van plantaardige grondstoffen. Het heeft een aantal grote voordelen op bestaande verpakkingsmaterialen, zoals betere gas barrière, hittebestendigheid en sterkte. Nu onze baanbrekende YXY technologie om PEF te maken is bewezen in onze testfabriek in Geleen, gaan we ons voorbereiden op commerciële productie en de lancering van de PEF fles."

      Philippe Lacamp, Swire Pacific's Head of Sustainable Development: "Swire is heel trots op haar investering in Avantium, een bedrijf met een indrukwekkende staat van dienst in het ontwikkelen van baanbrekende technologiën. Deze investering sluit zeer goed aan bij onze duurzaamheidsstrategie, om te bouwen aan een portfolio van veelbelovende, duurzame technologiën die opgeschaald worden naar commerciële productie. De technologie die door Avantium ontwikkeld is, effent de weg voor een nieuwe generatie biobased verpakkingsmateriaal, en het heeft in potentie een gigantische impact op onze bestaande frisdrank business."

      Yu Shi, Director Next Generation Materials and Sustainability Research van The Coca-Cola Company: "Wij geloven dat het ontwikkelen van slimme technologie, betere materialen en duurzaamheid hand-in- hand kunnen gaan, en daarmee een wereld van verschil kunnen maken voor consumenten, het milieu en onze business. Avantium's baanbrekende technologie stelt ons in staat om hernieuwbare plastics te commercialiseren die volledig gemaakt worden van plantaardige materialen, en om verpakkingen te ontwikkelen die nieuwe groei mogelijk maken. Wij zijn blij dat we onze bestaande samenwerking met Avantium voor de ontwikkeling van PEF flessen verder kunnen uitbreiden door middel van deze investering."  

      Frederic Jouin, Director bij Danone Packaging Center: "Danone investeert in Avantium omdat wij geloven in de toekomst van bioplastics voor onze verpakkingsmaterialen, met een sterke vermindering van de CO2 impact en de verbeterde eigenschappen van PEF zoals de lagere doorlaatbaarheid voor zuurstof in vergelijking met PET flessen. Door deze investering bevestigen wij ons voornemen om een 100% biobased fles op de markt te lanceren die niet in directe concurrentie is met grondstoffen voor voedsel, die 100% recyclebaar is, en onze wens om de datum van de lancering van dit materiaal te versnellen."

      Jan van der Eijk, voorzitter van de Raad van Commisarissen van Avantium: "Het is een bijzondere mijlpaal in de chemische industrie dat 's werelds grootste merken, zoals The Coca-Cola Company en Danone, investeren in een bedrijf als Avantium, in samenwerking met Swire en ALPLA. Dit maakt duidelijk dat de markt bereid is om achter winnende technologiën zoals PEF te gaan staan en er daadwerkelijk in te investeren."

      About Avantium - http://www.avantium.com/financing

      Avantium is a leading technology company specialized in the area of advanced high-throughput R&D. The company develops and commercializes YXY - the brand name for its cost competitive technology platform to catalytically convert plant based materials into biobased chemicals and bioplastics like PEF. PEF is a novel 100% biobased polyester with enhanced barrier, thermal and mechanical properties over existing packaging materials. These properties enable new packaging innovations to make lighter, thinner, smaller and stronger bottles, to extend product shelf life and to provide supply chain benefits. Combined with the 50-70% reduction in carbon footprint, PEF fulfils key criteria to become the next generation biobased plastic for bottles, film and fibers.

      Today Avantium is supplying its technology development partners with PEF manufactured from material produced at its pilot plant in Geleen, The Netherlands. Avantium is planning its first commercial scale plant (50,000ton), which is projected to be operational in 2017 to enable the full commercial launch of the first PEF bottles to consumers.

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