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Second Call CBE JU opened: €215.5 million for biobased projects
The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has published its second call for project proposals.…
Biochemical recycling of plastics step closer
Biochemical recycling can be a sustainable solution for recycling badly recyclable and mixed plastics. However, many…
Biorizon celebrates 10th Annual Event on Bioaromatics in November
On 30 November 2023, Shared Research Centre Biorizon is organising a special anniversary edition of the…
Biogas, soil improver, fertiliser and insulation boards -all made from cow dung
Entrepreneur Frank van Genugten of GroeneWoudGAS in the Netherlands has won the 'Agrifoodplume': an innovation award…
‘Help entrepreneurs with regulations around end-of-waste declaration’
Give more support to entrepreneurs who want to reduce the use of fossil raw materials with…
IKEA switches to biobased adhesives for board production
To reduce the climate footprint of board materials, IKEA will replace all fossil-based adhesives with biobased…
‘Recognition of biomass as 100% renewable remains in REDIII’
Woody biomass remains recognised as a renewable energy source in the EU in the European REDIII…
Circular Biobased Delta ends, but projects continue
After 10 years at the forefront of promoting the biobased and circular economy in the south-west…
BioNIPU makes bio-based, non-toxic PU for textile coatings and elastomers
Polyurethane (PU) is a versatile polymer that has many applications, for example in coatings for the…
New CBE JU photo competition
After two years, Circular Biobased Europe (CBE JU) is organising another photo competition for project partners…
DSM and ASR to accelerate growth of Biotech Campus Delft
DSM and ASR Dutch Science Park Fund are joining hands to further develop the Biotech Campus…
Six nominees for the innovation award ‘Best CO2 Utilisation 2023’
The Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals announces six nominees for the innovation award 'Best CO2…
WOW seeks best location for PHA bioplastics plant
From sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), you can make all kinds of things. For…
Covestro and Recticel close PU mattress cycle
In the European research project 'PUReSmart', Covestro and Recticel have succeeded in recovering the two main…
NILIT & BASF create biobased polyamide from waste
Chemical company BASF is collaborating with NILIT®, a producer of polyamide 6.6 for the textile industry,…
BIC launches awareness campaign on importance of biobased
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is launching a social media campaign called #BetterwithBiobased in April, writes…
Six innovations nominated for ‘Renewable material of the year 2023’
Six new materials have been nominated from a total of 30 entries for the 'Renewable Materials…
Covestro opens Dutch headquarters in Geleen
Today (24 March), chemical company Covestro opens its new Dutch headquarters at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus…
2022 Breakthrough year for Avantium
Avantium, a provider of renewable chemistry technologies from The Netherlands, has announced its results over 2022,…
Monitoring and data indispensable for Europe’s bioeconomy
"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it," management guru Peter Drucker once said. This…