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Boosting the circular bioeconomy helps to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
2015 Seems like a distant memory, especially after all the recent political developments across the globe…
New Sustainability research group in AMIBM
The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has gained a research group: Sustainability of Biobased…
New facilities for innovation in northern Netherlands
The biobased economy in the north is about to benefit from a number of brand-new innovation…
“Our entire process is already largely circular”
From bioplastics to medicines, from chemical building blocks to fuels and food ingredients; sugar beet is…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
New value chains through interaction between entrepreneurs and scientists
The Bio Treat Center in Venlo and the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials will work…
How patient do we have to be with the biobased economy?
The biobased economy is one of the pillars of our future society. Everyone agrees on that.…
BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports
An active and properly organised European biobased industry is not developing evenly across the continent. The…
Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe
On the volcanic ash in Iceland, on mountain slopes in Austria and in the bone-dry, dense…
Let the bio-aromatics shine!
To show the good and relevant results that European subsidies can yield, nine members of the…
A better outlook on the opportunities and bottlenecks of the circular economy
Seizing opportunities for the circular economy is the idea behind ACCEZ, a new knowledge program of…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
Coatings and cosmetics from French sunflowers
The oleochemical company Oleon from Ertvelde has built a new plant to produce biobased building blocks…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Cross-border cooperation in biobased materials
Imagine you could get tobacco plants to make elastin-like proteins with the properties of spider silk.…
Bio-based businesses want enterprising professionals
The future success of the bio-based industry depends on the availability of highly educated professionals, in…
Zoomland viaduct: bio-based showcase across the motorway
Field voles, pine martens and foxes already know where the Zoomland viaduct is. The Brabant Landscape…
Space for innovations in green chemistry
The north of the Netherlands is the perfect place for working on green chemistry, thanks to…
‘There must be benefits for primary producers as well’
Ireland has a long and strong history of bio-based production and processing. The agrifood industry provides…