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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…
Netherlands plans world’s largest hydrogen at sea production
In the wind energy area north of the Wadden Islands, the Netherlands is planning the first…
Roadmap published on safe and circular design in industrial biotechnology
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM has published a roadmap on…
Ecopoon expands battle with disposable cutlery
For entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector who abhor the tasteless look of disposable cutlery, Belgian start-up…
Tetra Pak launches advanced research into biobased food packaging
Tetra Pak has started pioneering research aimed at advancing the sustainability of fibre-based food packaging. This…
Obbotec builds hydropyrolysis demo plant in Rotterdam
Despite the drive for circularity, many waste streams are still being landfilled and incinerated because there…
First selection WUR ReThink Waste Challenge
The jury of the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge an international student competition organised by Wageningen University…
Mosa Meat and Nutreco to scale up cell feed production for cultured meat
Netherlands-based biotech company Mosa Meat has signed an agreement with partner and investor Nutreco to work…
Urban biorefineries turn waste into biomaterials
Urban waste streams often contain a large amount of materials of biological origin, such as mixed…
First National Biobased Products Day in the US
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 8 March as 'National Biobased Products Day': an…
‘Recycling plastic waste more sustainable than incineration for energy’
Recycling plastic waste is more sustainable and better for the climate than incineration for energy generation.…
‘Investors are passing up opportunities in agri, food and industrial biotech’
While medical biotech is 'hot', private and public investors are often overlooking investment opportunities in agro,…