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Microplastics in the environment
Plastics can create huge environmental problems for animals and humans. By now the plastic soup has…
BIC and Vanguard join forces: more alignment between international and regional developments
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Vanguard Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Kirsten Steinbusch (DAB):Â Start-up with impact
Even before she studied Environmental Sciences at Wageningen UR, Kirsten Steinbusch wanted to work in the…
Toy sector more sustainable
Slowly but surely, more and more (partly) biobased toys are being launched on the market. For…
Value creation in the primary sector
How can agricultural entrepreneurs increase and safeguard their value in biobased supply chains? It is not easy, but…
Green polyamides a step closer
At Chemelot InSciTe, an international research and knowledge institute for biobased and biomedical materials, DSM is on…
Switching from public to private (and vice versa)
Academics who move to the business sector and the other way round: a far-reaching decision that requires…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
High-end applications for plant components
The value and huge biodiversity of plant components have been known from time immemorial. And yet…
Corbion opens brand new lab
Corbion, a leading food ingredients and biobased chemicals company, has recently opened its advanced R&D and applications laboratory…
Biopolycarbonate with promising future
In Lestrem, Northern France, Roquette has its largest production site. In total, the French-based company processes roughly 8…
Four pilot plants under one roof
The brand-new Multipurpose Pilot Plant (MPP) at Brightlands Chemelot Campus will open its doors at the…
Material innovation powerful weapon
Puma’s evoSpeed shirt has a biobased water-repellent finish, in which the so-called dryCELL technology ensures that…
Stefaan de Wildeman wants to move ahead with biobased building blocks
As New Biobased Building Blocks group leader at Maastricht University, Stefaan de Wildeman is involved in…
BBI opens third call
The Bio-based Industries (BBI) Joint Undertaking (JU) recently publicized its third call, with room for three…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Willem-Alexander and Maxima visit Biobased Delta
The visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to West Brabant felt very much like King’s Day.…
Syngip: isobutene from syngas
It is roughly a matter of two to three years when bacteria will be able to convert…
Stora Enso launches mulch paper
Mulch films have been around for decades. For the last ten to fifteen years, the primary sector…
InSciTe biobased building blocks
The middle stage in RT&D - the valley of death - often signals the end of…