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“Strategy needed for renewable carbon”
The biobased economy must become part of an overarching renewable carbon strategy. To make that possible,…
RoadToBio Roadmap a practical toolkit for entrepreneurs
The BBI JU project RoadToBio was completed this week with the publication of a Roadmap, aimed…
‘Degradable’ plastic bags still not gone after 3 years
Biodegradable plastic bags can still be used after three years in nature to carry heavy groceries,…
VIB gets permit to continue CRISPR maize field trial
The Flemish Institute for Biotechnology VIB has received a permit for continuing a field trial with…
ECOR wins the Natural Fibertastic Award 2019
Gerard Paanakker received the Natural Fibertastic Award 2019 on behalf of ECOR BV on 18 April,…
Sun protection creams based on bioplastics
Italy-based company Bio-on and Unilever have introduced a new range of sun protection creams made from…
BP, Nouryon and Port of Rotterdam partner on green hydrogen study
BP, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making…
Six candidates for Bio-based Material of the Year Award 2019
For the twelfth year in a row, the innovation award ‘Bio-based Material of the Year’ will…
Vehicle fuels can be much cleaner
E5 and E10 are already very common on the pump today: gasoline mixtures to which 5…
Covestro and Genomatica launch partnership
Materials manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology company Genomatica have joined forces to research and develop high-performance materials…
Finnish company buys 4 pyrolysis plants in the Netherlands
Green Fuel Nordic from Finland will invest € 100 million in Dutch pyrolysis technology that can…
Kick-off new Bio-economy project Green-Chemistry
The new INTERREG project Bio-economy Green Chemistry was kicked off last week in Papenburg (Germany). At…
How to write a succesful biobased businessplan
In the framework of the Global Biobased Businessplan Competition (G-BiB), a masterclass is organized on how…
Bio-MEG demoplant Avantium to be located in Delfzijl
Avantium has decided to locate the new MEG demonstration plant for its Mekong technology in Chemie…
Imagine Chemistry Challenge generates ideas from 30 countries
There has been another tremendous response to the Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge of Nouryon (formerly…
Research into growing fiber crops on contaminated soil
A Belgian-French consortium will start new research into the cultivation of fiber crops on heavily contaminated…
Sugar cane cultivation in a temperate climate
Researchers from the University of Illinois in the US and the University of Aarhus in Denmark…
ECOXY develops reusable and recyclable biocomposites
Promising results have been achieved in the BBI JU project ECOXY that is developing biobased thermoset…
Cleantech mission to Boston with InnovationQuarter
Are you a cleantech startup or scaleup with an innovative technology related to energy systems or…
Eco-Innovations focuses on non-food biomass in the European bioeconomy
The bioeconomy in Europe is central during the two-day conference Eco-Innovations with Biomass next week, 20…