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Research identifies promising chemicals for the Northern Netherlands
The availability of numerous basic chemicals at Chemical Park Delfzijl, combined with the region’s agricultural residual…
Circular Biobased Delta accelerates green transition
The green transition towards a circular biobased economy in the Delta region must be accelerated. The…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Accelerated research into bio-asphalt
Will we be driving on roads made of wood in the Netherlands in the near future?…
New biosurfactants are greener than ever
Surfactants, or surface active agents, can be found just about anywhere: in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, food,…
Green hydrogen from pruning waste and roadside grass
Green hydrogen and biomethane will become indispensable energy carriers in the future carbon-free economy. The Dutch…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
Regions and Green Growth: BIC Platform to connect regions and the bio-based industry launched
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) has launched a new digital bioeconomy partnering platform in cooperation with…
“Agriculture: a fully-fledged partner in biobased value chains”
The bio-economy starts on the fields. That is where the agricultural biomass originates. Active participation of…
Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe
The ambitious Green Deal of the new European Commission aims at a cleaner, circular future for…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
Northern Netherlands: focus on circular polymers
A world without plastics is inconceivable. Over the past 70 years, synthetic polymers have found their…
“Straightforward communication about complex products and processes”
If there is anything we need to get the market acceptance of biobased products off the…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Biorizon forging ahead with bio-aromatics upscaling
With over 150 visitors, Biorizon Shared Research Centre’s annual event in Antwerp at the end of…
‘Cooperation is more than an online story’
If the result of three years of Borderless Biobased Education (BBE) had to be summed up…
Hydrogen, the rising star
The hydrogen star as a key to a sustainable society is rapidly rising. For industrial processes,…
Bio-Port to give ‘stamp of approval’ to plans proposed by entrepreneurs
Are SMEs too small to participate in the ‘large-scale’ bio-economy? Not if the Bio Cooperative can…