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The FURIOUS project welcomes AVANTIUM as a new partner, bringing world-leading expertise in renewable and circular polymers. The incorporation strengthens the consortium’s industrial dimension and supports its mission to develop innovative 2,5-FDCA-based materials as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics
The FURIOUS consortium is pleased to announce the incorporation of AVANTIUM (Netherlands) as a new project partner as of 1 August 2025. Avantium is a leading technology company in renewable and circular polymers, dedicated to accelerating the transition from fossil-based to sustainable materials. From its headquarters in Amsterdam, a team of more than 300 professionals works to develop and commercialise cutting-edge technologies that convert renewable feedstocks into valuable chemicals and circular plastics.
Within FURIOUS, Avantium will bring its deep expertise in furan-based chemistry, polymer synthesis, and process scale-up to advance the project’s mission of developing novel 2,5-FDCA-based polymers as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics. These materials are tailored to meet demanding requirements across biomedical and electronic packaging, automotive, and underwater applications, combining durability, biodegradability, and recyclability.
Avantium’s participation will reinforce the industrial dimension of FURIOUS, ensuring that new bio-based polymers can be produced sustainably, meet market standards, and support Europe’s transition toward circular materials.
At the same time, the consortium acknowledges the departure of STORA ENSO (Finland), whose participation concluded on 28 February 2025, and warmly thanks the company for its valuable contributions.
The arrival of Avantium marks an important milestone for FURIOUS – strengthening collaboration between research and industry to accelerate the development of high-performance, sustainable, and recyclable furan-based polymers that contribute to Europe’s green transition.