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‘Research on the intersection of data science, biochemistry and food’
Data scientist Lindsey Burggraaff has won the second edition of the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award.…
Greening Formula 1: no more single-use plastic bottles
Formula 1 racing is not a sustainable sport yet, but the F1 organisation is taking steps…
Gasunie accelerates investments for energy transition
Gasunie will invest € 7 billion between 2021 and 2030 to adapt its infrastructure to a…
Sustainable packaging market expected to grow $ 10 billion in 2021
The global plastic alternative packaging market is expected to grow from $61.23 billion in 2020 to…
EFIB 2021
On October 6-7, EFIB2021, the leading annual conference on biotechnology and the bioeconomy, will be held…
13 Moonshot projects launched in Flanders
On 1 March 2021, no less than 13 new Moonshot projects have started their research into…
The Agro&Chemistry LinkedIn Group is growing
The Agro & Chemistry LinkedIn Group is growing into an interactive channel for sharing information, announcements,…
€5 Mio for cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel
The EU is granting €5 million under the Horizon 2020 programme for the project 'Take-Off: Production…
ZCORE is seeking companies to test bio-aromatics in coatings
Biorizon's ZCORE project partners are looking for companies that want to test bio-aromatic samples in resins…
Opportunities for a green and sustainable transformation in Portugal
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published a report mapping the opportunities for a green and…
Teijin Aramid expands sustainable production
Teijin Aramid is working hard to make its production more sustainable. Last weekend, for example, an…
Interreg NWE programma STEPS succesfully takes off
In March 2021 energy storage technology in North-West Europe will get a boost as the Business…
Metsä builds new € 1.6 billion bioproduct mill in Finland
Metsä Fibre, a leading producer of bioproducts, biochemicals and bioenergy has decided to invest EUR 1.6…
CHILL celebrates first 10 years
Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL) in Geleen celebrates its 10th anniversary. The shared lab facility…
Action agenda ‘Green chemistry, new economy’ launched
The Netherlands and Europe want to reduce CO2 emissions from industry completely by 2050. The Dutch…
Shortages of raw materials rubber and plastics industry
Entrepreneurs in the European rubber and plastics industry are facing many cancelled deliveries and continuous price…
European Commission gives green light to CBE JU
The European Commission has agreed on CBE, the successor of BBI JU in a legislative proposal…
More storage for biofuel feedstocks in Port of Rotterdam
Vopak is investing in the Port of Rotterdam for the storage of waste based feedstocks for…
Ann Verlinden to become Managing Director at Catalisti
The board of directors of the Flemish chemical innovation cluster Catalisti has appointed Ann Verlinden, the…
Cosun introduces beet paper packaging
Cosun Beet Company and paper manufacturer Crown Van Gelder have developed sustainable paper made using beet…