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Hurtigruten to power cruise ships with dead fish
As the first cruise line in the world, Hurtigruten will power their ships with liquified biogas…
Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Award
LineoTM by Stora Enso, a lignin-based product launched by the renewable materials company earlier this year,…
Call for interregional projects between Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia
The three Belgian regions of Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia aim to cooperate more in joint innovation…
Clariant and Neste join forces to develop renewable chemicals
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement for a new partnership with…
Braskem joins Bio-based Industries Consortium
The Brazilian chemical company Braskem announces today (November 6) that it has become a full member…
European scientists unite to safeguard innovative plant research
Leading scientists representing more than 85 European plant and life sciences research centers and institutes have…
BIC presents new vision document ‘The circular Bio-society in 2050’
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) presented a new vision document today, 26 October: 'The Circular Bio-Society…
IJmuiden gets largest European green hydrogen cluster
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), Tata Steel and the Port of Amsterdam have joined together to…
14 Concrete actions for promoting the European bioeconomy
The European Commission wants to stimulate the bio-economy in Europe with 14 concrete actions, mentioned in…
Avantium and BASF in dispute over Synvina
Avantium and BASF are in a dispute about the future of their Synvina joint venture. The…
Suiker Unie starts with Green Circles concept
SuikerUnie will soon be launching the new Green Circles sustainability concept. This is an innovative and…
Step into the world of elephant grass
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
Biodegradable plastics event in Breda
Is it allowed to dispose of biodegradable packaging in nature? Of course not. And in the…
Private investors for biobased projects
There’s no shortage of cash. That’s what you hear when it comes to financing innovative projects.…
A surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
HemCell plastic is produced from polylactic acid combined with crushed palm leaf waste. The Dutch invention…
ZAP opens new Innovation Hall in Groningen
Today, 10 October, Sustainability Day, the new ZAP Groningen Innovation Hall is officially opened by the…
AMIBM gets new Sustainability Research Group
Under the direction of Yvonne van der Meer, the research group at: Sustainability of Biobased Materials…
IPCC: rapid action required against global warming
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, 'rapid and far-reaching' transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport,…
Venlo focuses on seaweed
Seaweed is a wonderful product that contains a lot of proteins and healthy ingredients. They know…
BBI JU and SPIRE team up for synergy of actions
Following the collaborative work of the past years, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) and Sustainable…