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Biomethane and biogas to solve Barbados waste problem
Bright Biomethane from Enschede, The Netherlands will collaborate with Biogen Biotechnologies on Barbados for the production…
European Commission announces new biofuels forum
The European Commission has announced a plan to create a single forum representing the entire biofuels…
Biomass takes up 1,000x more space than fossil energy
The production of electric power from biomass takes up the most space of all energy sources…
Agriculture uses more diesel for mechanical weeds control
Agricultural land is increasingly being processed mechanically to remove weeds. This is a consequence of stricter…
Chemical industry should use more sugar
More sugar should be used to produce biobased chemicals, the German nova Institute states in a…
Procter & Gamble embraces the bio-based future
The US manufacturer of household products Procter & Gamble (P&G), brings a growing portfolio of sustainable,l…
New biobased additives for paint and construction
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Renmatix, a leader in the global plant-based technology movement, will jointly develop…
Austrian researchers turn baker’s yeast into biodiesel
In the near future, cars and trucks may well run on climate-neutral biodiesel made from yeast.…
VITO to build pilot plant for production of bio-aromatics from lignin
The indepent Flemish research organization VITO and partners have presented a plan to build a pilot…
Consortium develops new portfolio of biosurfactants
On August 1st, the AppliSurf project will start in Flanders: the development of an innovative and…
Flanders.bio appoints 8 new directors
In order to support the further implementation and realization of its strategy, flanders.bio has strengthened its…
Waste plastic as a raw material for fuels and plastics
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to use liquefied waste…
EFIB 2018 programme now online
EuropaBio has announced its prelimenary programme for the new EFIB meeting in Toulouse, France at 17…
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…