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A global standard for the recyclability of plastics
In an effort to provide a consistent metric to guide the efforts of sustainability for plastics…
Catalisti is looking for partners for ecotoxicity research
The Flemish innovation cluster Catalisti is looking for industrial companies that want to participate in the…
European Bioeconomy contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals
A new position paper of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) illustrates that ongoing efforts to stimulate…
BIO-HaRT among European showcase projects
The Dutch MEP Lambert van Nistelrooij organized an exhibition of appealing EU-funded projects in Brussels. Among…
CO emissions as a feedstock for plastics production
Carbon monoxide from process gases (syngas) can also form a useful raw material for chemical building…
Additives pose the challenge for making 100% biobased textile
By 2030, the textile industry wants to make half of its products biobased. That does not…
Practice-oriented research into real biobased products
Research into new chemicals and the refining of biomass in sub-components is useful, but there is…
Biobased economy deserves attention throughout school career
'Training employees of the future starts in primary school. Terms such as sustainability, renewability and biobased…
Royal Netherlands Air Force lets F-16 fighter jet fly on sustainable aviation fuel
For the coming two weeks, one F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Royal Netherlands Air Force will…
Five million euros for accelerating circular economy
Together with scientists and companies, the province of Zuid-Holland maps opportunities and bottlenecks of the circular…
To make an impact in 2050, new materials must be identified now
On 13 June, professor of Industrial Sustainable Chemistry Gert-Jan Gruter delivered his inaugural lecture at the…
High yields of Andean Lupin cultivation in Europe
Andes Lupine is profitable to grow in Europe. This is one of the interim results of…
Impurities in plastics are no problem with chemical PET recycling
Plastic household waste contains all sorts of contaminants that make it unsuitable for the mechanical recycling…
Oleon opens new factory in Ertvelde
The chemical giant Oleon from Ghent opened a new factory for sustainable cosmetics, lubricants and car…
Government needs to be a launching customer, rather than subsidy provider
The bio-based economy is just slowly getting off the ground, despite hundreds of millions of investments…
Incentive for the development of a biobased industry in Eastern and Central Europe
The development of the bio-based industry in Central and Eastern European countries is lagging behind, despite…
European-wide sustainability criteria for biomass
New European sustainability criteria for solid biomass offer member states the freedom to draw up additional…
Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demoplant
Avantium has started construction of a new demonstration plant that will help advance the production of…
BIC welcomes Horizon Europe
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) is pleased with the plans of the European Commission for Horizon…
‘Acrylate is becoming greener’
Water-based paint based on acrylates is not necessarily sustainable, since the chemical building blocks for this…