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Functionalities key in commercial success
As expected, the commercial success in renewable products lies in the added functionalities or possible cost…
Broad focus on biopolymers
‘The Biopolymer Application Centre is intended to bring biopolymers in a general sense to the attention…
Katainen: role for bio in the circular economy
In the transition towards the circular economy, there is a definitive role for renewable concepts. That…
Avantium: markets are getting ready
'The industry, meaning brand owners, and young consumers are getting ready for renewable product concepts. This…
Flamini: football enters the bio-economy
What insiders knew for years, was that former Arsenal-footballplayer Mathieu Flamini had ventured into the bio-economy…
ECO-BIO 2018 about industrial biotechnology and bio-based solutions
From 4 until 7 march 2018, ECO-BIO 2018 will provide a forum for participants from academia…
Green-Chem launched in Ghent
At the beginning of this month Ghent University launched the GREEN-CHEM network. The network is founded because…
60 seconds interview with LEGO
Ahead of EFIB 2017, the organisation of EFIB 2017 to Nelleke Van Der Puil, VP of…
SuperBIO close to goal
SuperBIO is a Horizon2020 project that aims to develop 30 new disruptive biobased value chains together…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…
A new biobased and biodegradable COATING for all kind of plastic packaging
Today, fresh food as well as convenience food is sold in packages. Hygienic conditions, long shelf…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Catalisti call for industrial partners
The Flemish organisation Catalisti is searching for industrial partners for the CO2-perate project. The project brings…
VAUDE Launches Footwear Range Containing Biosuccinium®
Reverdia’s Biosuccinium® has been used in the production of bio-based materials for VAUDE’s new Skarvan range.…
The search for winning combinations
‘At the Pyrolysis testing ground in Moerdijk, we want to test value chains on the basis…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Ample opportunities and challenges
Slowly but surely, natural fibres are finding their way into widely varying markets such as construction,…
Proper risk management needed
There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…
Market with prospects
Compostable disposables in food service still form a relatively small market, but certainly one with prospects…