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Green light for BioBased Circular
The Dutch National Growth Fund is giving a go-ahead to the BioBased Circular (BBC) project, to…
New Country Report about Poland released
Poland’s strong industries in the primary and chemical sectors, combined with its well-organised innovation support infrastructure…
US to invest $500 million in biofuel infrastructure
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to invest $500 million from President Biden's Inflation Reduction…
Verborg Group to build biorefinery in Farmsum
The Verborg Group is to build a biorefinery at Contitank's site in Farmsum in the Northern…
Oleon starts up biobased production plant for esters in Oelegem (B)
Chemical company Oleon has commissioned a production plant in Oelegem near Antwerp, along the Albert Canal,…
Paques and Senbis to collaborate on applications for PHA
Biotech company Paques Biomaterials and chemical R&D company Senbis Polymer Innovations (both located in The Netherlands)…
Webinar series about the potential of unexploited biobased waste streams
This summer the European BIOCIRCULARCITIES project - a CBE JU funded project - is coming behind…
Proteins fermented by fungi win the ReThink Waste Challenge
Team Afterlife won first prize in the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge, with their concept of converting…
CHAPLIN programme (bio-asphalt) now called CIRCUROAD
The CHAPLIN programme for the development of 100% fossil-free asphalt is now known as CIRCUROAD. The…
Recell opens demo plant for green cellulose
Recell has opened a green cellulose demo plant with a capacity of 50kt in Leek,Northern Netherlands.…
Battolyser makes battery that produces green hydrogen
Dutch start-up Battolyser Systems, a spin-off from TU Delft, is developing an integrated battery and electrolysis…
First CBE JU-funded projects receive €116 million
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has signed its first grant agreements with 21 project…
Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy (CoE BBE) becomes MNEXT
The Dutch Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy (CoE BBE) has been renamed MNEXT. Under this banner,…
Biohydrogen can decarbonise European hydrogen production
The industry body European Biogas Association (EBA) has published a white paper this week on the…
Bioenergy industries present open letter to EU Commission
Bioenergy technologies are crucial for achieving the European Union's net zero targets for 2050, say large…
US National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap released
The Biden-Harris Administration has released the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap last week. It…
Cost-effective biotechnology processes with algae
From biofuels to bioplastics and biobased fine chemicals; biorefinery offers more and more renewable alternatives to…
Belgium second largest food waster in Europe
Flanders has wasted almost 900,000 tonnes of edible food in 2020, enough to feed over 800,000…
Scorecard for determining sustainability of circular plastic packaging
Circularity and sustainability are sometimes mentioned in the same breath, but certainly do not mean the…
‘SME village’ at EFIB 2023 Rotterdam
This year's European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB) will take place in Rotterdam…