In addition to its sustainability advantages, the production of plant-based MEG with Ray Technology™ is cost competitive to fossil-based MEG. Avantium has opened a demonstration factory in the Netherlands for its new plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) production technology, which converts industrial sugars to glycols. The company's Ray Technology offers a sustainable alternative to the production of the ingredient, which is vital for creating polyester. While 99% of current MEG is generated using fossil fuels, Avantium's facility in Chemie Park Delfzijl has an annual capacity of 10 mt and will be cost competitive compared with fossil fuel-based MEG plants. In addition to their research into renewable energy sources, Avantium also focuses on developing novel materials that can replace or enhance existing materials.
Avantium has opened a demonstration factory in the Netherlands for its new plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) production technology, which converts industrial sugars to glycols. The company's Ray Technology offers a sustainable alternative to the production of the ingredient, which is vital for creating polyester. While 99% of current MEG is generated using fossil fuels, Avantium's facility in Chemie Park Delfzijl has an annual capacity of 10 mt and will be cost competitive compared with fossil fuel-based MEG plants. In addition to their research into renewable energy sources, Avantium also focuses on developing novel materials that can replace or enhance existing materials.