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ABC Conference focuses on biobased fibre applications
For the third international Applied Biobased materials Conference (ABC) on April 20, the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased…
‘Tangible action needed to scale-up the bio-economy’
The EU should champion the bio-economy. The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) therefore calls on the European…
Tetra Pak delivers more than half a billion fully biobased packages
Tetra Pak has delivered more than half a billion packs of Tetra Rex Bio-based, the company…
ZAP biobased research to open new innovation lab in june
In June of 2018 the Zernike Advanced Processing (ZAP) facility in Groningen will open the doors…
Quarter of turnover in the bioeconomy created by biobased industries
The contribution of bio-based industries to the bio-economy is underrated. These industries show a considerable turnover…
Scientists Ghent increase both sugar yield and biomass production in plants
To ease the industrial processing of plant biomass into energy, plants are engineered to contain less…
Kick off waste-to-chemistry project in Rotterdam
Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a project development…
New facilities inaugurated at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Ghent
Loudly encouraged by 700 attendees, Flemish Minister for Innovation Philippe Muyters, Ghent's Alderman for Innovation Christophe…
New MOOC Biobased Economy Introduction
The Center of Expertise Biobased Economy will start a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on…
Six new joint biobased projects from Dutch and Brazilian researchers
Together with its Brazilian sister organization FAPESP, NWO awards grants to six collaborative projects in the…
Biorizon launches Lignin Application Center
For companies that would like to introduce lignin-derived chemicals into their biobased products, Biorizon launches its…
DSM and Evonik establish Veramaris, build $200 mio plant
DSM and Evonik have established a new company, Veramaris V.O.F., for the production of omega-3 fatty…
Turning waste into biobased building materials
The Spanish startup Rehap is making biobased materials from agroforestry waste, and using them to build…
EU generates more electricity from renewables than coal
In 2017, wind, sun and biomass, in the European Union have for the first time generated…
BioRECO2VER: turning CO2 into chemicals using bioconversion
Within the European Horizon 2020 project BioRECO2VER, an international consortium will take an important step in…
Impact Event offers new opportunities for networking
More than 320 participants have already signed up for the IMPACT event at the Bio Base…
High-value specialty chemicals from CO2 and eco-electricity
Evonik and Siemens are planning to use electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to convert carbon…
Cultural and market barriers hamper Circular Economy
Not only market barriers, but also cultural barriers hamper the development of a Circular Economy (CE)…
Fraunhofer develops biobased coatings from potato starch
In the near future, indoor aluminum surfaces can be cost-effectively coated with biobased paints. The Fraunhofer…
World’s first bio-composite car comes to Geleen
The world's first structural bio-composite car will be presented on 22 January on the Brightlands Chemelot…