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‘Recognise nutrients as strategic raw materials’
European organisations from the manure and waste management sector are calling on the EU to recognise…
3 Weeks until Tech Tour Circular 2025
Just three weeks left until the Tech Tour Circular 2025 event takes place in Ghent. It…
Biomanufacturing engine for sustainable European industry
Biomanufacturing - the production of materials and chemicals from renewable biological raw materials - can play…
Lower environmental costs thanks to biobased building materials
Biobased building materials can reduce the environmental impact of the construction of a house by 18…
NHL Stenden starts bachelor’s programme Green Chemistry
Starting next academic year, NHL Stenden will launch the new, English-language HBO programme Green Chemistry in…
Biomaterials in regenerative medicine
A new programme supports entrepreneurs in the biomaterials sector in bringing their technology to market. The…
“Rapid Energy Transition Crucial for EU’s Competitiveness”
"The energy transition must accelerate. This offers not only ecological but also economic benefits for the…
Research and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe
Key players from the bioeconomy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will gather in Bucharest, Romania,…
Key role for biomass in defossilising chemicals and materials by 2050
A new study commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)…
ChemistryNL aims to accelerate greening with Biomaterials Action Agenda
ChemistryNL is setting up a Bio-based Raw Materials Committee to develop an action agenda for bio-based…
Fewer roadworks thanks to self-healing asphalt with biomass
British and Chilean researchers are working on self-healing asphalt that could significantly reduce road repair inconveniences…
More sustainable agriculture with biobased and biodegradable seed and fertiliser coatings
The Delft-based start-up Carapace Biopolymers, that is breaking ground in sustainable agriculture with its biobased and…
CBE JU presents €165M for the bioeconomy at Info Day 2025 in Brussels
The CBE JU Info Day 2025, scheduled for 3 April in Brussels, will showcase the recently…
‘Less bureaucracy, more research’
The new EU commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, is calling for more audacity…
Itero builds plastic recycling plant in Geleen, The Netherlands
The British recycling company Itero will begin construction of an advanced pilot plant and demonstration facility…
Accelerating investments in the European bio-economy
How can we facilitate and accelerate investments in the European Bio Economy? This was the topic…
Brightsite reaffirms commitment to sustainable chemical industry
Brightsite, the Dutch knowledge centre for sustainability in the chemical industry, has entered a new chapter…
Queen Máxima opens Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl
Avantium NV, a leading company in renewable and circular polymers, celebrated the official opening ceremony of…
Go for bio-based! launched
To promote the use of bio-based products, the Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) launched…
COVID-19 has cost European biobased industries €89 billion in turnover
The COVID-19 epidemic of recent years has cost the biobased industries in Europe €89 billion in…