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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…
Readers discount for ECO-BIO 2018
Agro & Chemistry readers can enjoy a 10% tickets discount for ECO-BIO 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.…
Synvina extends PEF pilot phase
Avantium N.V. announces that Synvina, its joint venture with BASF, plans to extend the pilot phase…
Converting water to green hydrogen in a 20MW plant
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Gasunie New Energy are looking to convert water into green hydrogen using…
German biodiesel exports stepped up
Germany saw a sharp rise in biodiesel exports over the first nine months of 2017, especially…
Limburg: innovation leader instead of follower
The economy in the Provence of Limburg is growing at an above-average rate and the European…
Ireland funds New Bioeconomy Innovation and Piloting Facility
The Irish Bioeconomy Foundation CLG will receive a funding of €4.6 million from the Ministery for Business,…
A practical guide to investments in the bio-economy
Companies and investors who are active in the circular/bio-based economy all need the same: access to…
ERDF and BBEPP invest €9,36 million in the IMPACT project
Building new demonstration equipment for the development of industrial biotechnology as Key Enabling Technology for sustainable…
National biofilms innovation centre launch
The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms has been recognised through the launch of…
€10 million for developing sustainable raw materials for chemical industry
The province of Noord-Brabant, TNO, ECN and the Flemish VITO are jointly investing €10 million in…
Five policy asks for a strong European bioeconomy
On the occasion of the EU Bioeconomy Policy Day and of the release of the “Staff…
BIOKET Conference opens the world to biomass
Biomass is a wonderful resource to be transformed into chemicals, biobased materials, food and feed ingredients…
Fostering Europe’s sustainable bioeconomy revolution
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) calls in a paper for a continued partnership with the European…
Mapping European Biorefineries
Om de Europese biobased activiteiten meer inzichtelijk te maken, heeft het Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), samen…