Avantium Company Description
Avantium N.V., a chemical technology company, develops and commercializes renewable chemistry solutions in the Netherlands.
The company operates through three segments: Avantium Catalysis, Avantium Renewable Chemistries, and Avantium Renewable Polymers.
It offers furandicarboxylic acid, a building block for polyethylene furanoate (PEF); and PEF, a plant-based recyclable plastic for use as packaging material.
The company also provides catalyst testing systems, including Flowrence that provides catalyst testing and adsorbents.
In addition, the company R&D system, services, and refinery catalyst testing services. Further, it develops ray technology to produce mono-ethylene glycol from industrial sugars; and dawn technology which converts non-food plant-based feedstock to industrial sugars and lignin.
Additionally, the company produces polyesters using plantMEG. Avantium N.V. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

| Country | Netherlands |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Sector | Materials |
| Employees | 285 |
| CEO | Tom van Aken |
Contact Details
Address: Zekeringstraat 29-31 Amsterdam Netherlands | |
| Phone | 31 20 586 8080 |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | AVTX |
| Exchange | Euronext Amsterdam |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | EUR |
| ISIN Number | NL0012047823 |
| SIC Code | 8731 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom B. van Aken | Chief Executive Officer and Member of Management Board |
| Rene Ploegsma | Interim Chief Financial Officer |
| Hero de Jager | Interim Chief Operating Officer |
| Gert-Jan M. Gruter | Chief Technology Officer |
| Carmen Portocarero | General Counsel |
| Annelore Van Thiel | Director of Human Resources |
| Steven Olivier | Managing Director of Avantium Research & Development Solutions |
| Chie Cheung Yap | Managing Director of Volta Technology |
| Marco Jansen | Chief Commercial Officer |