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Students contributing to circular biobased economy
With the Rething Waste Student Challenge, Wageningen University & Research challenges students to develop a circular…
Netherlands leads in startups, but lags in scale-ups
The Dutch start-up ecosystem is among the best in Europe, but performs below average in the…
‘Climate policy needs to be embedded in industrial policy’
COP27 seems to revolve primarily around developing countries pointing at developed countries when it comes to…
New brochure provides insight into Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
What kind of organisation is the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)? What does BIC do and who…
US researchers create carbon-negative cement from algae
Researchers at the University of Colorado (Boulder) in the US have developed a method to make…
EuropaBio launches Biomanufacturing Platform
European biotechnology organisation EuropaBio is launching a new cross-sector Biomanufacturing Platform.
New European project to boost biogas production
At least 50 livestock farmers from six European countries have joined the European project ALFA, which…
RIFT raises €2 million for iron fuel technology
Dutch start-up RIFT has raised €2 million to scale up a circular fuel technology based on…
BioFashionTech seeks partners to close the loop
Start-up BioFashionTech from the Northern Netherlands has developed a novel, scalable biotechnology process to upcycle pre-…
Province of Fryslân and Municipality of Heerenveen join Chemport Europe
The accession of de Dutch province of Fryslân and the municipality of Heerenveen to Chemport Europe…
ESA ‘Biomass’ satellite will monitor the earth’s forests
European space agency ESA will monitor forests from space with the new Biomass satellite.
Chemical Recycling is gaining momentum
Europe wants to be climate-neutral, and for that it is important to fully engage in circularity.…
Biomass economy helps stabilise inflation
The world is not the same as it was a year ago. A series of unexpected…
Chemical industry sees no point in national plastic tax
A national tax on fossil plastics is not the right way to achieve a rapid reduction…
INEOS and Plastic Energy to chemically recycle 100kton of plastic waste per year
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce…
Biobased chemicals may lead to a breakthrough in cement recycling
The production of concrete causes 7% of total global CO2 emissions. These emissions can be significantly…
EFIB 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Following the successful conclusion of the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB 2022) at the end…
Sensors help make chemistry more sustainable
In the Netherlands, the top sectors ChemistryNL, Holland High Tech, Top Sector ICT - Team Dutch…
Future climate catastrophe almost unavoidable
Global greenhouse gas emissions remain far too high to meet the Paris climate targets. Catastrophic consequences…
PlantMPG from sugar beet has extremely low carbon footprint
The use of vegetable monopropylene glycol from sugar beet (plantMPG™) delivers a carbon footprint that is…