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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…
Industry switch to renewables
At the EFIB 2016, several companies shared their views on sustainable materials. It became apparent that…
Roadmap to deliver over 25 Mtons of advanced biofuels
Industrial and academic partners of Brazil and The Netherlands agreed to join forces in defining the…
North4Bio shows Biobased Economy in North Netherlands
The video North4Bio shows the region of North Netherlands as a forerunner in the biobased economy…
Ghent Bio-Economy Valley becomes Flanders Biobased Valley
Ghent Bio-Economy Valley continues to support the development of the Flemish biobased economy as Flanders Biobased…
Communication paramount in science
'Research which hasn't been communicated or not properly communicated, has not been completed'. Dame Anne Glover…
Celtic Renewables plans commercial factory
Celtic Renewables, a spin off from Edinburgh Napier University, plans to build a commercial/demoscale factory to…
AlgaEnergy wins Business Award for the Environment
AlgaEnergy from Spain has been awarded the European Business Awards for the Environment 2015/2016 – Section…