News
Lux Research sees advanced biofuel technology finally breaking through
In Massachusetts, new biofuel technology is finally starting to push aside traditional biofuels like first-generation biodiesel.
BIC welcomes 38 new members
At 2017 General Assembly, the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) welcomed 16 new Full members and 22…
RFP: Innovative production and use of sugar esters
Catalisti in Belgium is making a call for industrial partners for the project 'SWEETEST'. This project focuses…
Researchers produce biofibers from Green Lacewing Silk
Innovative biofibers made from a silk protein of the green lacewing are being developed at the…
AkzoNobel & Itaconix Sign Agreement for Bio-based Polymers Production
AkzoNobel has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities…
Avantium and partners create a breakthrough technology deployment
Avantium, a leading chemical technology company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, announces a partnership with AkzoNobel,…
Crucial role of the regions
In the EU there are at least 50 regions or clusters that on the short term…
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant partner in NanoPack project
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is partner in NanoPack project: nanotechnology-based antimicrobial packaging.
Slovenia’s paper industry interested in non-woody biomass
'Our strategy is similar to the Dutch paper and cardboard industry. The Slovenian paper/pulp industry aims…
Valagro: more with less
'One of the key success factors in the biobased economy is to source biomass in a…
Luuk van der Wielen appointed as Director of the Irish Bernal Institute
As of yesterday Wednesday 1st of February Prof. dr. ir. Luuk A.M. van der Wielen, chairman…
The renewable energy mini-MBA
From 3-7 april Green Power Academy organizes The Renewable Energy Mini-MBA.
Avantium named in 2017 Global Cleantech 100
Avantium, a leading chemical technology company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, today announced it was named…
Unilever: all packaging circular in 2025
Unilever committed itself to ensure that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or…
Call for industrial partners in Advanced Tailored Oligosaccharides project
Catalisti (Catalysing innovation and transition in chemistry and plastics, Flanders Belgium) recently issued a call for…
Agro&Chemistry #4 is out!
The new international edition of Agro&Chemistry magazine is out now.
Important role for the regions in the European bioeconomy
Thanks to its strong biobased industry and companies in key technologies of industrial biotechnology, Europe has…
Major milestone at Brightlands Chemelot
‘Development of a campus on the Chemelot grounds (editor’s note: Brightlands Chemelot Campus) went faster than…
GFBiochemicals: Deeper into the chain
GFBiochemicals made a forward integration step at the start of this year through its acquisition of…
Leaf Resources and Novozymes launch biomass-to-sugars collaboration
Leaf Resources announced a collaboration with Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, to further…