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Biodegradable still to climb out of the niche market
The market for biodegradable plastics will grow considerably in the coming years. A significant share of…
API continues as Senbis Polymer Innovations
As of 1 January 2017, Applied Polymer Innovations (API) in Emmen is continuing its activities under…
Catalytic conversion of biomass CatchBio: focus on chemistry
CatchBio was rounded off at the end of 2016. Biomass catalysis was the central focus of…
Topell restart with Blackwood ‘Now we are financed by turnover’
The promising torrefaction technology of Topell Energy, which was put ‘on hold’ due to a subsidy…
‘Corbion takes steps in the process for FDCA’
Corbion possibly has an advantage compared with other processes when it comes to the FDCA production…
Biobased Delta looks ahead ‘Our ecosystem is growing’
‘The larger programme lines of Biobased Delta are gaining increasingly more traction. We can see that…
Patrick Schiffers, CEO Synvina Reality check for bioplastics
'Brand owners tend to set deadlines which are hardly feasible. As for bioplastics, some companies have…
City of the future Smarter and more sustainable
The city is a big hit. Urbanisation is set to increase around the world in the…
Philippe Mengal: ‘Kickstart the bio-economy’
'The global paradigm shift from oil-based towards bio-based materials represents a unique opportunity for Europe to…
Biokerosene the only option for now
Just like every beginning market, biokerosene has to contend with ‘the establishment’. Higher prices, technologies under…
Semi-industrial biorefinery takes off
It is running at full speed: the laboratory facility of the semi-industrial biorefinery with supercritical CO2…
BE-Basic: focus on international dimension
BE-Basic is setting its sights more and more on the international aspects of the biobased economy.…
GFBiochemicals: Deeper into the chain
GFBiochemicals made a forward integration step at the start of this year through its acquisition of…
Jalila Essaïdi: Enough talk, now action!
Jalila Essaïdi reached the world press with a so-called bulletproof skin, a project that is being…
‘Major milestone at Brightlands Chemelot’
‘Development of a campus on the Chemelot grounds (editor’s note: Brightlands Chemelot Campus) went faster than…
Demand for biobased applications must grow
The growth and innovation of the biobased economy in the Netherlands is receiving a significant contribution…
The five value chains of Bioforever
There is already and will be a clear need in the future for chemicals and materials…
Back to basics
Biobased building started when the first Homo Sapiens Sapiens appeared. The first industrial revolution caused a…
FDCA gets the green lightÂ
Recently completed toxicological research throws a new and positive light on the biochemical substance FDCA (2.5-furandicarboxylic…
CleanFuels makes the production of charcoal more sustainable
‘We can make a huge environmental profit by converting biomass into charcoal cleanly and efficiently,’ claims…