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Cures for cancer and Parkinson’s will probably come from the ocean
The world's oceans contain a great diversity of life forms that are still little known, but…
IEA expects CO2 emissions to rise sharply in 2021
Global energy-related CO2 emissions are heading for their second largest annual increase ever, the IEA expects.…
European Parliament approved Horizon Europe
On 26 April, the European Parliament voted definitively in favour of Horizon Europe, the €95.5 billion…
Cefic launches Future Chemistry Network
Cefic has taken the initiative to launch a multi-stakeholder platform for supporters of sustainable chemistry to…
European chemical industry wants to boost the bioeconomy
“Sustainable bioeconomy activities are a pre-requisite to remain below the 1.5°C limit of global temperature rise,…
BioSAPS develops biobased and biodegradable superabsorbing polymers
In the last decades, rapid progress was made in the field of superabsorbent polymers/hydrogels (SAP) because…
LIBERTY wants to make PU greener with lignin
The Belgian innovation agency Catalisti is looking for industrial and scientific partners for the LIBERTY consortium,…
Cosun and Avantium join forces in biobased glycol production
Cosun Beet Company and Avantium join forces to produce plant-based glycols (plantMEG™ and plantMPG™) from beet…
BISC-E 2021 open for participation
The Biobased Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) 2021 is open for participation. The challenge aims to…
Binding obligation for EU to be climate neutral by 2050
The European Parliament has reached an informal agreement with member states on the EU Climate Law.…
LignoValue Pilot ready to be built
VITO, PMV and Worley Belgium have joined forces for the design and construction of a continuous…
Willem Sederel joined Synova as Non-Executive Director
Willem Sederel, chairman of Circular Biobased Delta, has joined Synova, an advanced technology company in the…
Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April
The pilot plant for the Steel2Chemicals project has moved to Ghent and will be commissioned at…
New extruder operational at SPIC in Emmen
In the Sustainable Polymer Innovation Cluster in Emmen, a twin-screw extruder is now operational. It is…
Swatch presents watch made of bioceramic
Swatch presents its latest innovation: a watch made from bioceramic: a new mix of two-thirds ceramic…
Tackling plastic waste together and ensuring its recycling
The Circular Plastics Initiative aims to make plastics fully circular. To achieve this, it brings together…
ECBF invests millions in Aphea.Bio
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) announces today (14 April) its equity investment in Aphea.Bio, which…
Hydrogen network of almost 40.000km by 2040
The European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative presents an updated version of its vision for a dedicated…
Avantium produces 100% plant-based PEF in Delfzijl
Avantium has completed successful application testing of its plant glycols plantMEG™ and plantMPG™ in Delfzijl. This…
Students in the north get acquainted with circular plastics
NHL Stenden in Emmen and the Hochschule Osnabrück in Lingen have jointly launched a project in…