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BBI JU Call for proposals 2018 now open
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Call for proposals 2018 is now open. About €…
REFAB call for papers
The conference 'Revolution in Food and Biomass Production' (REFAB) by the German nova Institute will for…
Natural Fibertastic 2018: focus on natural fibers in biocomposites
SMEs from the Biobased Delta make the difference in the biobased economy with innovative fiber technology.…
Biobased industries need more highly educated employees
In the coming years, the business community in Flanders and the Netherlands will require at least…
Ireland wants to be a leader in the bioeconomy
Project Ireland 2040, the Government’s €116 billion development plan for the next decade, highlights the potential…
CO2-impact of measures for the circular economy unclear
The CO2 impact of measures transition teams in The Netherlands propose to make the Dutch economy…
Rotating bicycle bridge to be made of biocomposite and flax fibre
The construction of a movable biocomposite bicycle bridge will start this summer in Ritsumasyl (Fryslan, NL).…
Arcadis to join KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Programme
The Dutch design and consultancy organisation Arcadis announced that it will join the KLM Corporate BioFuel…
Flanders to develop new technology platform for sugar valorisation
Cancellation of the EU Sugar quota, together with the disappearance of export limitations, will generate new…
Electrolux builds bioplastic concept fridge
Electrolux has developed a refrigerator prototype where all the visible plastic parts are made of bioplastics…
Positive image drives premium prices for biobased products
Market analysis shows that a relevant number of customers are willing to pay a GreenPremium price…
Succesful start-up of Total-Corbion PLA pilot plant in Thailand
Total Corbion PLA announces that it has successfully started up its 1 kTpa PLA pilot plant…
EU produces 1.5 bn tons, but is a net importer of biomass
In the European Union, about 1.500 Million tons of dry matter biomass is produced annually and…
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…