Avantium Announces Development Activities for Novel Biofuels

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam Starts Next Phase of Avantium's
Biofuels Research Program.

During the visit of the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, Mr. Lodewijk
Asscher, Avantium has announced that it is active in developing a
novel generation of biofuels.

The Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, Lodewijk Asscher, said: "The city
of Amsterdam is delighted with the progress of Avantium. Avantium is
a fast growing and highly innovative company with large potential for
our city".

Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium, said: " We are
very proud to be able to undertake break-through R&D in the area of
renewable energy This illustrates the success of our strategy to
develop new products on the basis of our unique technology."

Biofuels are transportation fuels derived from biomass, such as
sugars. They are a sustainable alternative for fossil based fuels
such as gasoline and diesel. In 2006, Avantium started with a
research program to develop biofuels with improved properties
compared to the current generation of biofuels, in order to increase
the mileage per liter. To be able to efficiently produce this new
generation of biofuels, the company has focused on chemically
catalyzed processes rather than on fermentation based production
methods. In the next phase, Avantium will produce larger volumes of
these novel biofuels and run engine tests.

The ultimate goal is to develop and commercialize these novel
products through partnerships with leading industrial companies in
the field.

During the visit, the Flowrence research platform was also
presented. The Flowrence is a parallel reactor system for testing
catalysts, the result of 7 years development by Avantium. Avantium
has developed a customized Flowrence for its biofuels development
program. This Flowrence unit, which will further accelerate the
Avantium research program, had a central position in today's
festivities.

About Avantium

Avantium is a leading company in the area of high-throughput
technology operating in the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical
industries. The company is developing products in the area of
biofuels, bio-based chemicals and pharmaceutical crystal forms 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 oil, chemicals and pharmaceutical
companies.

For more information about Avantium please visit: www.avantium.com

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