Synvina-led consortium receives €25M grant for PEF plant

The European Joint Undertaking on Bio-based Industries granted €25 million to the PEFerence consortium, led by Synvina, to establish a supply chain for FDCA and PEF. The project includes the planned construction of a 50,000-ton reference plant in Antwerp, Belgium.

“The partners will jointly work on establishing an innovative supply chain for FDCA and Polyethylene Furanoate PEF, including the planned construction of a 50,000 ton reference plant in Antwerp.”bioplasticsnews.com

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• bioplasticsnews.com€25M Granted to PEFerence the Synvina-led European Consortium for PEFJun 14, 2017
• ptonline.comMajor Cash Infusion for PEF Bioplastic Barrier Resin Underway | Plastics TechnologyLilli Manolis ShermanJun 15, 2017

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