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Belgian Research takes first steps to make Biofuel out of Grass
Researchers from the University of Ghent have taken important steps to make biofuel out of grass.…
Global bioplastics for packaging market forecast to grow
The global bioplastics for packaging industry is forecast to grow from 2017–2022 at an annual average…
AMIBM hosts second ABC Conference
On the 12th of May the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) will host its second international conference…
Biobased Delta: Focus on SMEs
In the Biobased Delta, authorities from the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and South Holland work…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
Europe clarifies its position on bioplastics
The global bioplastic packaging market was valued at $6142 million in 2015 and is expected to…
API continues as Senbis Polymer Innovations
As of 1 January 2017, Applied Polymer Innovations (API) in Emmen is continuing its activities under…
Innovation Biocamp for biobased start-ups
Start-up, biobased businesses can benefit from fully funded, intensive business training for successful innovation. The BioBase4SME project,…
New tool launched to monitor bio-based materials
AkzoNobel, Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (ABT) and EY join forces to encourage more transparent, sustainable…
Italian Bioeconomy Is Worth 241 Billion Euro
The bank Intesa Sanpaolo presents the first private study on the bioeconomy. In the five major…
SmartPilots: why collaborating with an pilot facility can help you
SmartPilots has a new video (above this article) that explains how collaborating with a pilot facility can…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Workshop ‘Natural Fibertastic’ for SMEs
With composites gaining larger market share for instance in planes, cars, etc., natural fibers are found…
EU committee calls for palm oil biodiesel phaseout by 2020
The European Parliament’s committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, voted in favor of a…
Corbion reports sales decrease of 0,8%
Corbion reported sales of € 911.3 million in 2016, a decrease of 0.8%. Organic sales growth…
Danone and Nestlé develop 100% bio-based bottles
Nestlé en Danone have joined forces with Origin Materials, an American startup, to form the NaturALL Bottle…
Ongoing growth Bio-based polymers worldwide
The worldwide production capacity for bio-based polymers grew by 4% to 6.6 Million tonnes from 2015…
Interactive tool shows European circulair projects
The Executive Agency for SME's (European Commission) developed an interactive tool, that includes all the Horizon 2020 projects. The…
Finland – probably most sustainable forest bioeconomy
Finland probably has the most sustainable forest bioeconomy in the world. Lauri Sikanen, head scientist at…
European project pushes bio-based construction materials
ISOBIO is working on an innovative strategy to bring bio-based construction materials into the mainstream. The company…