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Black Bear appoints Victor Vreeken as CEO
Just before the weekend, Black Bear announced the appointment of Victor Vreeken as CEO. He will…
Paint made from waste concrete captures and stores CO2
London and Seoul based designer Kukbong Kim developed a paint made from waste concrete powder, leftover…
DSM wants to halve its emissions by 2030
Royal DSM announced that it aims to reduce its 2016 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its…
PHA as a ‘miracle pill’ for health and sports performance
PHA is well-known as a biodegradable, bio-based substitute for fossil plastics. But this biopolymer, which occurs…
“Link BISC-E competition to industrial activities of BIC members”
The international biobased student competition BISC-E can be linked more strongly to the activities of the…
Saudi Aramco quadruples profits
While renewable energy and materials feature prominently on the global agenda, the economy continues to run…
The importance of the regions in the climate transition
Climate policy is made in Brussels and by the national governments of EU member states. Do…
Weather extremes are becoming the new normal
The earth is warming up and that is due to mankind. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
‘Let’s close Tata Steel and build a new city and biobased industry on the site’
Tata Steel can leave the Netherlands. On the factory site in IJmuiden, we can build a…
“Greening conventional agriculture best solution for the climate”
Not organic farming, but greening conventional agriculture is the solution to maintaining both the climate and…
Transform Materials starts in Europe from Brightlands Chemelot Campus
Transform Materials LLC (´Transform´), a green technology company with a patented net CO2-negative process for the…
Microorganisms recycle ‘non-recyclable’ plastic waste
Only 31% of all plastics entering waste management systems are recycled, while the rest are incinerated…
Building a circular bio-based speedboat from flax, basalt and biocomposites
Young inventor Yoni de Munter from Belgium is building the world's first circular biobased speedboat with…
Crocs to become 100% plant-based
It is perhaps the least sexy footwear in the world, yet over 700 million pairs of…
Scientists create rice and potatoes that grow 50% more
A genetic tweak that targets RNA can grow crops that yield significantly more food and show…
Two new Catalisti projects for the bioeconomy
The Belgian Innovaton Cluster Catalisti has started two new bioeconomy projects: Enzymares and BIOPOL4MOTIVE.
Maastricht University launches bachelor’s degree Circular Engineering
Maastricht University is launching a new bachelor's degree, Circular Engineering, this coming academic year. Students learn…
Koehler Group Invests in European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has announced its third closing with significant financial commitments in…
€5 million subsidies for rolling out climate-impact solutions
To support developing countries in the fight against climate change, the Government of Flanders launched the…
PosHYdon starts green hydrogen production in the North Sea
Neptune Energy announced to move forward with the PosHYdon project, the world's first offshore green hydrogen…