Sewage water and sludge are raw materials for the production of PHA: biodegradable biopolymers made by bacteria. These polyhydroxyalkanoates can offer an interesting alternative to fossil plastics. The number of research projects in this field is therefore increasing. Reason for the Biobased Economy Lecturers Platform to organize the webinar "Recent results in PHA development" at the end of November.

In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and future-proof. Collecting, translating, storing, sharing and analysing data is indispensable for this. But how do we do that in the bioeconomy? Where diverse sectors are linked together in new global value chains, from agriculture and forestry via diverse technological processes to food and feed, plastics, cleaning agents and chemical building blocks?

Relement bv was founded in Bergen op Zoom in the quiet of summer this year: the first company to focus on the commercial production and marketing of bio-aromatics developed under the Biorizon programme. Relement was founded by and is a spin-off of TNO, the developer of this specific bio-aromatics technology within the Biorizon programme.