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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…
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…