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Broad focus on biopolymers
‘The Biopolymer Application Centre is intended to bring biopolymers in a general sense to the attention…
Role for Province of Limburg in the transition Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
Cultus Crop: all about the new research centre in Venlo
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…
The search for winning combinations
‘At the Pyrolysis testing ground in Moerdijk, we want to test value chains on the basis…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Ample opportunities and challenges
Slowly but surely, natural fibres are finding their way into widely varying markets such as construction,…
Proper risk management needed
There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…
Market with prospects
Compostable disposables in food service still form a relatively small market, but certainly one with prospects…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Rein Willems: Government, invest more in activity and R&D
The future of the Dutch chemical industry lies in lowering the bottom line and making it…
Masters in sustainable polymer engineering
The industry is searching for processes and products that are more sustainable. The same applies to…
Gelderland: first zero waste province in the Netherlands
Gelderland has set the standards high. It aims to be the first zero waste province in…
Focus on biobased chemicals and materials
Ghent is the birthplace of bioenergy production in Belgium. No less than 90% of all biofuels…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
‘Markets get a leading role’
‘The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) participates with a clear vision in a comprehensive programme with the…
Biobased Delta: Focus on SMEs
In the Biobased Delta, authorities from the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and South Holland work…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…