The consortium, which consists of 12 European partners and is led by Michelin Engineered Polymers, aims to construct and operate an HMF flagship plant to demonstrate the wide range of applications for HMF. The project also plans to assess synergies with Avantium’s 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid production.
HMF is a biobased chemical derived from sugars that can replace a broad range of conventionally produced building blocks. However, there are currently no large-scale industrial processes to produce HMF. Michelin Engineered Polymers plans to engineer and construct an industrial-scale HMF plant under the grant program. The grant consortium will also explore a wide range of bio-based sustainable applications for HMF.
CERISEA has received a €20 million EU Horizon Europe grant and also includes IFP Energies Nouvelles, ADM Bazancourt SASU, ARKEMA, Kraton Chemical B.V., Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IFEU – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg, Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística, Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Verein, and Bioeconomy for Change.