Avantium NV engages in the development and commercialization of bio-based plastics and chemicals using advanced catalysis research and development. It operates through the following segments: R&D Solutions, Renewable Chemistries, and Renewable Polymers. The R&D Solutions segment provides advanced catalysis research and development services, systems, and testing to global customers. The Renewable Chemistries segment develops PlantMEG, a plant-based alternative for fossil-based mono-ethylene glyco. The Renewable Polymers segment focuses on the commercialization of YXY plants-to-plastics technology. The company was founded February 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.