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EFIB 2021 Vienna Statement will be relaunched
At the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB) last October, the ‘EFIB 2021…
Electricity grid in the Northern Netherlands to reach limits soon
The process of making industry in the Northern Netherlands more sustainable through electrification will soon create…
Wind turbine blades made more sustainable with textile
Wind turbines generate green electricity, but are themselves anything but sustainable. There is room for improvement,…
Pure Nature: 100% Biobased project shows tangible results
On Thursday 2 December, the Textielmuseum Tilburg will host the closing event of the Pure Nature:…
Glasgow concluded with razor-thin results
After two weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow Climate Summit (COP26) has ended with a razor-thin agreement.…
CHAPLIN wins WOW 2021 Jury Award
CHAPLIN has won the WOW Jury Award for Best Collaboration 2021. The prize was awarded during…
€ 1.5 billion more for low carbon technologies
Last week (26 October), the European Commission has launched the second call for large-scale projects under…
Netherlands country of the year at Bio360 Expo 2022
The Netherlands will be country of the year during the Bio360Expo in Nantes, France on 26…
PolyASP’s as a sustainable alternative to polyacrylic acid
Polyacrylic acid (also known as Carbomer) is a versatile polymer. It is used, for example, as…
DBG Bio Energy builds first bioLNG plant in Delfzijl
Amsterdam-based DBG Bio Energy is to build the first commercial plant in Delfzijl in the Northern…
IRODDI recovers biobased chemicals from biorefinery waste streams
Vegetable oils/fats biorefinery and the oleochemical industry in Europe process about 55 million tonnes of raw…
Worlds first chemically recycled PLA commercially available
Total Corbion PLA has launched the world’s first commercially available chemically recycled bioplastics product: Luminy rPLA,…
ABP stops investing in oil, gas and coal
ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, will stop investing in producers of fossil fuels…
‘Translate innovative strength into large-scale production’
Europe is at the forefront of industrial biotechnology innovation. The EU must take urgent action to…
Watch now: Natural Fibertastic 2021 – The Aftermovie
The first lustrum of Natural Fibertastic (NFT 2021) was celebrated at the end of September in…
Dutch students win international BISC-E competition 2021
The Dutch student team WaterSkins from Delft has won first prize in the international final of…
European Parliament voted in favour of CBE JU
The European Parliament voted in favour of a legislative proposal on the establishment of 9 joint…
Drax dropped from Clean Energy index
Energy company Drax has been booted from the S&P Global Clean Energy Index as doubts over…
Neste opens new R&D centre in Singapore
Neste, the world's leading supplier of renewable diesel and sustainable jet fuel, is accelerating the implementation…
Netherlands leading the way in plastic recycling technology
Dutch companies and research institutes account for 11.5% of all international patents (IPFs) for plastic recycling…