# Avantium to build 5,600-ton FDCA flagship plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands

Avantium announced construction of a commercial-scale FDCA plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, with capacity of 5 kilotonnes (5,600 tons) per year. The construction is expected to run from Q1 2022 to end-2023, with commercial production from 2024, funded by €192 million in financing.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-02
- Where: Delfzijl, Netherlands
- Value: $217.0M (192.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5 kilotonnes (5,600 tons) of FDCA per year
- Products: FDCA, PEF biopolymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Avantium](https://endata.com/companies/7773.md)
- [Tereos](https://endata.com/companies/8860.md) (supplier)
- [Selenis](https://endata.com/companies/8880.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/sustainability/avantium-to-construct-fdca-plant-in-netherlands), 2022-02-02: "Construction of the flagship plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, is expected to start in the first quarter of 2022 and conclude by the end of 2023."

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