Agricultural
Circularity and the use of biobased materials is gaining interest in the agricultural sector. Finding a new purpose for waste flows is high at the agenda. Also the interest in use and production of biomass is growing. Read this dossier to find out what te lateste innovations and developments are. And how the sector is getting ready for the biobased and circular future.
Bio-based raw materials as the basis for a new branch of industry
The chemical industry is facing a radical turnaround: from fossil fuels as the trusted basis for…
The future of marine and aquatic biomass in Europe
When the Bio-based Industries Consortium was launched in 2012, marine and aquatic biomass was barely discussed.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
Trends and practical research in marine and aquatic biomass
Marine and aquatic biomass can be a promising source of sustainable bio-based materials. To actually process…
“The most sustainable biomass comes from the sea”
The world's oceans, rivers and lakes are a promising renewable source of biomass. Fish and shellfish…
2022 will be year of change for Circular Biobased Delta
In the new year, Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) will enter a decisive phase: 2022 is to…
Can digestate from biogas production replace peat in substrate?
If there is ever a versatile plant growing in the Netherlands, it is certainly the sugar…
Making an impact with bio-based democases
The bioeconomy is flourishing in Europe. Biorefinery initiatives are sprouting up all over the place; the…
Low temperature asphalt made with linseed oil
Traditional asphalt consists of a mixture of rubble, sand, aggregate and bitumen. These materials are mixed…
A crop with great opportunities for Europe
The Andean lupin contains more protein than soya and more oil than sunflower. It can be…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
ZAP: pivot between education, research and business
True innovation in the chemical and bioprocessing technology sector is being created in a fertile environment,…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
“Saccharide offers opportunities for chemistry and agriculture”
Saccharides (sugars) are wonderful building blocks for the chemical industry. They are versatile molecules that can…
Research identifies promising chemicals for the Northern Netherlands
The availability of numerous basic chemicals at Chemical Park Delfzijl, combined with the region’s agricultural residual…
“Agriculture: a fully-fledged partner in biobased value chains”
The bio-economy starts on the fields. That is where the agricultural biomass originates. Active participation of…
Bio-Port to give ‘stamp of approval’ to plans proposed by entrepreneurs
Are SMEs too small to participate in the ‘large-scale’ bio-economy? Not if the Bio Cooperative can…
The new DuPont stands for more openness
To be a technology-driven innovation leader, is the ambition of the ‘new DuPont’ that in June…
Key role for biomass in climate plans
The draft Climate Accord relies heavily on biomass. Too heavily? In any case, it means that…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Naphtha cracker links petrochemicals with the agricultural and waste sectors
It’s the link between sectors that worked separately until recently, which is seriously helping the bio-based…
Search for potential agricultural waste streams
Limburg and the surrounding border regions have plenty of agricultural land at their disposal. Potentially the…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
BioVoice: 13 new innovation contracts
Thirteen new contracts and a total of almost € 125,000 in innovation vouchers for researching, developing…
Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe
On the volcanic ash in Iceland, on mountain slopes in Austria and in the bone-dry, dense…
‘There must be benefits for primary producers as well’
Ireland has a long and strong history of bio-based production and processing. The agrifood industry provides…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Cultus Crop: all about the new research centre in Venlo
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Biobased Delta: Focus on SMEs
In the Biobased Delta, authorities from the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and South Holland work…
BIC and Vanguard join forces: more alignment between international and regional developments
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Vanguard Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
High-end applications for plant components
The value and huge biodiversity of plant components have been known from time immemorial. And yet…
Stora Enso launches mulch paper
Mulch films have been around for decades. For the last ten to fifteen years, the primary sector…
Agricultural
Circularity and the use of biobased materials is gaining interest in the agricultural sector. Finding a…
Bio-based raw materials as the basis for a new branch of industry
The chemical industry is facing a radical turnaround: from fossil fuels as the trusted basis for…
The future of marine and aquatic biomass in Europe
When the Bio-based Industries Consortium was launched in 2012, marine and aquatic biomass was barely discussed.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
Trends and practical research in marine and aquatic biomass
Marine and aquatic biomass can be a promising source of sustainable bio-based materials. To actually process…
“The most sustainable biomass comes from the sea”
The world's oceans, rivers and lakes are a promising renewable source of biomass. Fish and shellfish…
2022 will be year of change for Circular Biobased Delta
In the new year, Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) will enter a decisive phase: 2022 is to…
Can digestate from biogas production replace peat in substrate?
If there is ever a versatile plant growing in the Netherlands, it is certainly the sugar…
Making an impact with bio-based democases
The bioeconomy is flourishing in Europe. Biorefinery initiatives are sprouting up all over the place; the…
Low temperature asphalt made with linseed oil
Traditional asphalt consists of a mixture of rubble, sand, aggregate and bitumen. These materials are mixed…
A crop with great opportunities for Europe
The Andean lupin contains more protein than soya and more oil than sunflower. It can be…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
ZAP: pivot between education, research and business
True innovation in the chemical and bioprocessing technology sector is being created in a fertile environment,…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
“Saccharide offers opportunities for chemistry and agriculture”
Saccharides (sugars) are wonderful building blocks for the chemical industry. They are versatile molecules that can…
Research identifies promising chemicals for the Northern Netherlands
The availability of numerous basic chemicals at Chemical Park Delfzijl, combined with the region’s agricultural residual…
“Agriculture: a fully-fledged partner in biobased value chains”
The bio-economy starts on the fields. That is where the agricultural biomass originates. Active participation of…
Bio-Port to give ‘stamp of approval’ to plans proposed by entrepreneurs
Are SMEs too small to participate in the ‘large-scale’ bio-economy? Not if the Bio Cooperative can…
The new DuPont stands for more openness
To be a technology-driven innovation leader, is the ambition of the ‘new DuPont’ that in June…
Key role for biomass in climate plans
The draft Climate Accord relies heavily on biomass. Too heavily? In any case, it means that…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Naphtha cracker links petrochemicals with the agricultural and waste sectors
It’s the link between sectors that worked separately until recently, which is seriously helping the bio-based…
Search for potential agricultural waste streams
Limburg and the surrounding border regions have plenty of agricultural land at their disposal. Potentially the…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
BioVoice: 13 new innovation contracts
Thirteen new contracts and a total of almost € 125,000 in innovation vouchers for researching, developing…
Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe
On the volcanic ash in Iceland, on mountain slopes in Austria and in the bone-dry, dense…
‘There must be benefits for primary producers as well’
Ireland has a long and strong history of bio-based production and processing. The agrifood industry provides…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Cultus Crop: all about the new research centre in Venlo
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Biobased Delta: Focus on SMEs
In the Biobased Delta, authorities from the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and South Holland work…
BIC and Vanguard join forces: more alignment between international and regional developments
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Vanguard Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
High-end applications for plant components
The value and huge biodiversity of plant components have been known from time immemorial. And yet…
Stora Enso launches mulch paper
Mulch films have been around for decades. For the last ten to fifteen years, the primary sector…
Agricultural
Circularity and the use of biobased materials is gaining interest in the agricultural sector. Finding a…
Bio-based raw materials as the basis for a new branch of industry
The chemical industry is facing a radical turnaround: from fossil fuels as the trusted basis for…
The future of marine and aquatic biomass in Europe
When the Bio-based Industries Consortium was launched in 2012, marine and aquatic biomass was barely discussed.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
Trends and practical research in marine and aquatic biomass
Marine and aquatic biomass can be a promising source of sustainable bio-based materials. To actually process…
“The most sustainable biomass comes from the sea”
The world's oceans, rivers and lakes are a promising renewable source of biomass. Fish and shellfish…
2022 will be year of change for Circular Biobased Delta
In the new year, Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) will enter a decisive phase: 2022 is to…
Can digestate from biogas production replace peat in substrate?
If there is ever a versatile plant growing in the Netherlands, it is certainly the sugar…
Making an impact with bio-based democases
The bioeconomy is flourishing in Europe. Biorefinery initiatives are sprouting up all over the place; the…
Low temperature asphalt made with linseed oil
Traditional asphalt consists of a mixture of rubble, sand, aggregate and bitumen. These materials are mixed…
A crop with great opportunities for Europe
The Andean lupin contains more protein than soya and more oil than sunflower. It can be…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
ZAP: pivot between education, research and business
True innovation in the chemical and bioprocessing technology sector is being created in a fertile environment,…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
“Saccharide offers opportunities for chemistry and agriculture”
Saccharides (sugars) are wonderful building blocks for the chemical industry. They are versatile molecules that can…
Research identifies promising chemicals for the Northern Netherlands
The availability of numerous basic chemicals at Chemical Park Delfzijl, combined with the region’s agricultural residual…
“Agriculture: a fully-fledged partner in biobased value chains”
The bio-economy starts on the fields. That is where the agricultural biomass originates. Active participation of…
Bio-Port to give ‘stamp of approval’ to plans proposed by entrepreneurs
Are SMEs too small to participate in the ‘large-scale’ bio-economy? Not if the Bio Cooperative can…
The new DuPont stands for more openness
To be a technology-driven innovation leader, is the ambition of the ‘new DuPont’ that in June…
Key role for biomass in climate plans
The draft Climate Accord relies heavily on biomass. Too heavily? In any case, it means that…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Naphtha cracker links petrochemicals with the agricultural and waste sectors
It’s the link between sectors that worked separately until recently, which is seriously helping the bio-based…
Search for potential agricultural waste streams
Limburg and the surrounding border regions have plenty of agricultural land at their disposal. Potentially the…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
BioVoice: 13 new innovation contracts
Thirteen new contracts and a total of almost € 125,000 in innovation vouchers for researching, developing…
Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe
On the volcanic ash in Iceland, on mountain slopes in Austria and in the bone-dry, dense…
‘There must be benefits for primary producers as well’
Ireland has a long and strong history of bio-based production and processing. The agrifood industry provides…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Cultus Crop: all about the new research centre in Venlo
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Biobased Delta: Focus on SMEs
In the Biobased Delta, authorities from the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and South Holland work…
BIC and Vanguard join forces: more alignment between international and regional developments
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Vanguard Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
High-end applications for plant components
The value and huge biodiversity of plant components have been known from time immemorial. And yet…
Stora Enso launches mulch paper
Mulch films have been around for decades. For the last ten to fifteen years, the primary sector…