01 Nov 2022 --- Avantium is calling for increased collaborations between industry, scientists and policymakers to boost the availability of biofuel and biomaterials amid the energy crisis. Having begun constructing its flagship plant in the Netherlands this year, the company is highlighting that solutions like its PEF material could relieve economic pressure caused by the Ukraine war. Speaking to PackagingInsights, Avantium CEO Tom van Aken explains that efforts to establish independent energy supplies must be more than a geographic transition.