Chemie Park Delfzijl will host the demonstration plant for Avantium’s Mekong technology
Type of post: FLASH NEWS.
Last June, Avantium announced the commencement
of the construction of its Mekong demonstration plant (biobased MEG from
renewable sugars). Yesterday, the Dutch company issued a press release with some
updates and additional information about the project.
- Location: Chemie Park Delfzijl
(the Netherlands) has been selected as final place for the plant. It will be
located near Avantium’s Dawn Technology™ pilot biorefinery. A key factor behind
the decision is a 2 M€ grant from the European Regional Development Fund,
facilitated by Partnership Northern Netherlands (Samenwerkingsverband
NoordNederland). This grant aims to accelerate innovation in the quest for a
low-carbon economy.
- Construction
status: The construction of the demo plant is on track. The opening is scheduled for the 2H 2019.
- Capacity:
The plant will have a capacity of around 10
tons of plant-based monoethylene glycol.
Press release: “Avantium
locates demonstration plant for third technology program Mekong in Delfzijl”,
26/3/2019.
Related post: “Avantium
starts the construction of a bio-MEG demo plant based on its Mekong technology”,
14/6/2018.
Figure 1. The province of Groningen supports Avantium
in progressing the Mekong technology (Courtesy of Avantium). From left to
right: Henk Emmens (SNN), Patrick Brouns (regional minister of the province of
Groningen), Tom van Aken (CEO Avantium), Cas König (Groningen Seaports), Johan
Visser (Nouryon)