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New international website about the biobased economy
Next to an international magazine and an English-language newsletter, Agro&Chemicals has recently launched it's own international…
AMIBM labs officially opened
Today, 9 December, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) opened its 1500 m2 of new…
Third Annual Conference of the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) in Glasgow
January 2017 sees the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) host its third Annual Conference in Glasgow,…
Global Biobased Business competition (G-BiB): only five days left to submit!
The deadline for entry of the Global Biobased Business competition (G-BiB) is approaching fast. Students can enter…
Green Chemistry Campus celebrates its anniversary by scaling up
For five years, the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom is offering a comprehensive solution for…
European awards for Brussels and Green Chemistry Campus
The region of Brussels-Capital (BE) and the Province of Noord-Brabant (NL) were recognised in the 10th…
Global Bioplastics Award for biobased Mars wrapper
The Dutch potatostarch processor Rodenburg Polymers and the US-based global food corporation Mars as well as…
Covestro: feedstock paramount
The sustainability of feedstocks is very important for a polymer producer such as Covestro. 'Our customers,…
ECN signs cooperation agreement with Biorizon
ECN will incorporate its thermochemical research on the production of bio-aromatics within the Shared Research Centre…
Corbion and Kraton receive first European certification for bio-based products
Corbion and Kraton have received the first European certification for their bio-based products on 29 november 2016…
Valagro first user of Plant Compounds Extract Library
The Centre of Expertise for Plant Compounds has signed a contract with the first user of…
Total and Corbion form a joint venture in bioplastics
The French petrochemical company Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a…
Agri meets Chemicals conference
On November 1st, the worlds of agriculture and chemicals came together for the third edition of…
Thermoplastic Composites pilot launched in Netherlands
Companies from Limburg, North Brabant, Zeeland and Gelderland, DPI Value Centre and Brightlands Materials Center in…
Reverdia Tops the Bioeconomy Hot 40
Reverdia has been awarded the #1 spot in this year’s ‘40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the…
Global Biobased Business competition (G-BiB) open for registration
The first annual Global Biobased Business competition (G-BiB) for Master and PhD students in Germany, the…
BASF: SME’s instrumental in biobased innovation
Small and medium-sized companies are instrumental in innovation and market development of (partly) biobased products, according…
Who steers the value chain?
Brand owners are seen in general as 'orchestrators' of biobased value chains. This was one of…
Chinese industrial biotechsector booming
The Chinese industrial biotechsector is set to grow at a 20 per cent rate per annum.…
MetGen wins John Sime Award at EFIB 2016
MetGen has won this year's edition of the John Sime Award. The Finnish company develops and…