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BBI JU celebrates 100th project
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) grant agreements for 18 new projects under the 2018…
Catalisti day focuses on Flemish Moonshot program
The Flemish Moonshot program of € 400 is a central topic during the upcoming Catalisti members…
Battle of the Pitches at Catalisti Day
Catalisti members who have an innovation idea or project proposal that could enhance or promote sustainability…
Renewable energy capacity growth stalled in 2018
After nearly two decades of strong annual growth, the growth of renewables around the world flattened…
“Strategy needed for renewable carbon”
The biobased economy must become part of an overarching renewable carbon strategy. To make that possible,…
RoadToBio Roadmap a practical toolkit for entrepreneurs
The BBI JU project RoadToBio was completed this week with the publication of a Roadmap, aimed…
‘Degradable’ plastic bags still not gone after 3 years
Biodegradable plastic bags can still be used after three years in nature to carry heavy groceries,…
VIB gets permit to continue CRISPR maize field trial
The Flemish Institute for Biotechnology VIB has received a permit for continuing a field trial with…
ECOR wins the Natural Fibertastic Award 2019
Gerard Paanakker received the Natural Fibertastic Award 2019 on behalf of ECOR BV on 18 April,…
Sun protection creams based on bioplastics
Italy-based company Bio-on and Unilever have introduced a new range of sun protection creams made from…
BP, Nouryon and Port of Rotterdam partner on green hydrogen study
BP, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making…
Six candidates for Bio-based Material of the Year Award 2019
For the twelfth year in a row, the innovation award ‘Bio-based Material of the Year’ will…
Vehicle fuels can be much cleaner
E5 and E10 are already very common on the pump today: gasoline mixtures to which 5…
Covestro and Genomatica launch partnership
Materials manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology company Genomatica have joined forces to research and develop high-performance materials…
Finnish company buys 4 pyrolysis plants in the Netherlands
Green Fuel Nordic from Finland will invest € 100 million in Dutch pyrolysis technology that can…
Kick-off new Bio-economy project Green-Chemistry
The new INTERREG project Bio-economy Green Chemistry was kicked off last week in Papenburg (Germany). At…
How to write a succesful biobased businessplan
In the framework of the Global Biobased Businessplan Competition (G-BiB), a masterclass is organized on how…
Bio-MEG demoplant Avantium to be located in Delfzijl
Avantium has decided to locate the new MEG demonstration plant for its Mekong technology in Chemie…
Imagine Chemistry Challenge generates ideas from 30 countries
There has been another tremendous response to the Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge of Nouryon (formerly…
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