Portfolio
Avantium
Advanced ChemicalsAvantium
Sector
Advanced Chemicals
Headquarters
Netherlands
Portfolio entry
2008
IPO
2017
Advanced high-throughput R&D for energy, chemicals and pharma industries
Avantium develops innovative chemistry technologies across industry value chains in order to produce chemicals and materials based on renewable feedstock instead of fossil resources. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, employing approximately 200 people, with extensive R&D laboratories and three pilot plants in Geleen and Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
Avantium’s activities are dedicated to developing and commercializing breakthrough technologies for the production of chemicals from renewable sources and circular plastic materials used for a variety of consumer products. It also provides advanced catalysis products and services to organisations who desire to gain efficiency in their processes.