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BioBase4SME project prolonged for 6 months
The BioBase4SME project, an INTERREG NWE project, has been extended for 6 months to give even…
First consumer products launched with Betafib
Royal COSUN Biobased Products introduced 100% bio-based rheology modifier, developed during PULP2VALUE demonstration project, for various…
Creating a fully circular polyester chain
This week CuRe has been launched by Cumapol, DSM-Niaga and Morssinkhof. The partnership kicks-off with a…
First and second generation sugars for chemical industry equally sustainable
First generation fermentable sugars have an unjustifiably bad reputation as a feedstock for the chemical industry,…
BBI JU to show its added value in the lives of EU citizens
The Bio-Based Industries Joint Untertaking (BBI JU) has published its 2019 Annual Work Plan and Budget…
New MOOC Biobased Products starts soon
On January 16, 2019, the new MOOC ‘Biobased Products for a Sustainable (Bio)economy' will start. In…
MERLN lab tour during 3D Medical Conference & Expo
The 3D Medical Conference and Expo in Maastricht gives a select group of visitors the unique…
Emotional binding determines acceptance of biomaterials
Only when consumers experience an emotional bond will they accept biomaterials. It is necessary that they…
Stora Enso partners with TreeToTextile, builds demoplant
Stora Enso announced that it will partner with TreeToTextile and set up a demonstration plant at…
Medical implants from the 3D printer
PLA is a very useful material for printing medical scaffolds: temporary implants on which stem cells…
Shell wants to double green energy investments
Shell has expressed the ambition to double the amount it spends on green energy to $…
Chemport Europe launches new website
Chemport Europe has launched a new website this week. The site introduces a new style with…
BASF notifies Avantium of its exit from Synvina
BASF has notified Avantium of its exit from their Synvina joint venture, effective 15 January 2019.…
Accelerating the greening of Northern chemistry
The brothers and chemists André and Erik Heeres (Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the University…
Large companies challenge SMEs in the Green Chemistry challenge
Green Chemistry Campus, NV, REWIN West-Brabant and the local Rabobanks in West-Brabant and Zeeland are launching…
Dare2Cross video is now online
Looking beyond the boundaries of sectors to make new combinations, to adjust production systems and to…
European parliament wants to increase Horizon Europe budget to €120 billion
On 12 december, the European Parliament voted to increase the Horizon Europe research programme budget for…
Production of bio-aromatics should scale up fast
Biorizon is a shining example of how the biobased economy can be accelerated by international cooperation…
Biobased nylon from sugar beet
Biobased nylon made from sugar beet is ideal for applications where transparency is required and there…
Futerra Fuels builds commercial scale torrefaction plant in Portugal
Portuguese bioenergy start-up Futerra Torrefaçao e Tecnologia S.A. (Futerra Fuels) has started the construction of their…
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