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BAFTA: Call for Industrial Partners
The main objective of the BAFTA (Bio-Aromatics Feedstock and Technology Assessment) project is to have a…
Polymerisation pilot facilities can accelerate the development of biobased materials
While the polymerisation of biobased monomers is an important step in making plastics, resins and coatings…
Cultus: crop protection market with potential
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
Call for participation BIO-HArT: test bio-aromatics samples
Currently partners in Biorizon's BIO-HArT project are looking for companies with an interest in biobased aromatics…
Outsmart the fossil generation!
At June 16th and 17th, Wageningen students organized the first sequential of the International BioBased Economy…
End of sugar quota spurs innovation
The EU quota system for sugar production will end by October 1 of this year. Production…
Global Bioenergies inaugurates bio-isobutene demo plant
Global Bioenergies, a publicly-listed renewable chemical company at Euronext stock exchange, inaugurated this month its new…
AMIBM hosts 2nd annual Applied Biobased Materials Conference
On the 12th of May, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted the 2nd annual Applied…
New worldwide repository for Biomaterial Transcriptiomics available
Researchers at the MERLN Institute for regenerative medicine launched a new worldwide research database for biomaterials,…
Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics
Synthetic rubber and plastics – used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products – are…
AMIBM wins the Ralf Raue Innovation Award 2017
At the BIOMEDICA summit in Eindhoven AMIBM (Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials) was awarded the Ralf…
Avantium, Amyris & LEGO confirmed to speak at EFIB2017
Chief Executive Officer of Avantium, Tom van Aken, is one of the speakers that's confirmed for…
TU Delft joins KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Programme
Over the coming two years, the staff at Delft University of Technology will take flights using…
Researchers convert waste methane to microbial biomass
A new paper by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, describes a process that caputeres…
Singapore Airlines operates its first sustainable biofuel flight
On Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) 70th anniversary, the carrier operated its first flight on sustainable biofuel. The…
Biokim to build commercial biorefinery in Turkey
Turkish company Biokim Rafineri İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Biokim refinery, industry and trade Co. Ltd.)…
Catalisti Open Consortium Meeting Renewable Chemicals
The Catalisti Open Consortium Meeting on June 1st is all about Renewable Chemicals. The meeting in Edegem, focusses…
German biodiesel exports increased markedly
In the 2016 calendar year, German biodiesel exports were noticeably higher than the previous year. The…
BISC-E: New student competition inspires both students and industries
This year, the first edition of the new student competition: Biobased Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E),…
Reebok ‘Growing’ Compostable Footwear from Cotton + Corn
Global fitness brand Reebok has launched its “Cotton + Corn” sustainable products initiative, which will bring plant-based…