Avantium to Deliver Flowrence(TM) Systems to Shell

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - Avantium Technologies announced today
that they have signed an agreement with CRI/Criterion Inc. to enable
the sale and delivery of multiple Avantium Flowrence(TM) systems.

CRI/Criterion, a catalyst technology company within the Royal
Dutch Shell group, is a part of a group of affiliated companies that
are leading providers of catalysts, process technologies and catalyst
services for a wide range of chemical and refinery applications.
Under the agreement Avantium will sell and deliver Flowrence(TM)
Research platforms to CRI/Criterion or its affiliates to enhance its
research capabilities.

Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium:" We are pleased
to provide our unique Flowrence(TM) technology to Shell. The sale of
Flowrence(TM) platforms to a world leading company such as Shell is a
recognition of the value of our proprietary high-throughput R&D
technology. These systems allow our customers to significantly
increase their R&D productivity."

Flowrence(TM) is a proprietary system developed by Avantium for
catalysis research. It consists of a parallel fixed bed reactor
system with 16 reactors suited for gas and liquid phase, as well as
trickle flow operation. Flowrence(TM) enables users to test catalytic
materials for a range of chemistries under industrial processing
conditions, including high-temperature and high-pressure reactions.

Profile Avantium

Avantium is a leading technology company in the area of advanced
high-throughput R&D operating in the energy, chemicals and
pharmaceutical industries. The company develops products and
processes in the area of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and novel
crystal forms of existing drugs by applying its proprietary,
high-throughput R&D technology. Avantium has demonstrated the
potential of this technology by providing R&D services and tools to
more than 70 companies worldwide, including many of the world's
largest energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical companies. Avantium has
approximately 100 employees; its offices and head quarters are based
in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Flowrence(TM)

For more information about Flowrence(TM), including downloads and
pictures, please visit http://www.flowrence.com or
http://www.avantium.com. Flowrence(TM) is a trademark of Avantium
Technologies B.V.

Visit Avantium's corporate website at: http://www.avantium.com

Other Information

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relating to the business, financial performance and results of
Avantium and the industry in which it operates. These statements are
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materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

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the Dutch version.

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