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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.…
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.…