Bio-based / circular
The bio-based and circular economy has grown fast in the last few years. Companies can’t ignore it anymore if they want to survive. Innovation, research and collaboration are of major importance. Read all about the latest developments, innovation and ongoing research in this dossier.
‘A completely different perspective than from the lab’
Once again, a French student team has won European finals of BISC-E. In this annual competition,…
‘New functionalities, new benefits and new solutions’
Wuppertal in Germany hosted the Tech Tour Bio Based Industries 2024 Programme in November, one day…
AI as a game changer for the bio-based industries
The recent popularity of tools like ChatGPT has led to hype around the use of AI…
TechTour Circular links entrepreneurs in the biobased economy to investors
Some 40 entrepreneurs and almost twice as many investors attended the two-day Tech Tour Circular event…
BIC Country Reports boost development of biobased industries in Europe
The demand for sustainable and circular alternatives to fossil raw materials offers opportunities for the European…
“Industries play a key role in the circular economy”
More than 1,000 visitors attended the second Circular Valley Forum held at Wuppertal's Historic Stadthalle (Germany)…
“We have started harvesting”
Shared Research Centre Biorizon will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 29 and 30 November with the…
“The European bioeconomy needs faster and bolder actions”
The US, India and China are diving fully into the opportunities that biomanufacturing offers for producing…
The human factor: a missing puzzle piece in the transition to a circular and biobased economy
Terms like 'circular economy' and 'biobased products' have nowadays become buzz words, but how far are…
Discussing our zero waste future with student innovators during the ReThink Waste Challenge
The student teams competing in the ReThink Waste Challenge have received essential advice from industry experts.…
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…
Nearly 200 students from over the world join the quest for a zero-waste future with the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge
On 18 January, students will kick off the ReThink Waste Challenge, an international student competition looking…
‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’
Will industry in the Netherlands survive? With that question, employers' organisation VNO-NCW sounded the alarm this…
Rubber from yeast, activated carbon from plums and insoles from mycelium
The 2022 Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) Finals were a close call. Student teams competed…
How to get the biobased transition up and running
How can we involve more people in the biobased transition and stimulate the use of biobased…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
‘Value chains do not end at the border’
“This is the beginning of a long-term cooperation with our eastern neighbours.” This is how Freek…
“We now have a better grip on biology”
PHAs are special biopolymers. Strictly speaking, we may not call them bioplastics, because this material is…
HAN BioCentre celebrates the power of the combination
Sixteen years after its establishment, the fifteenth anniversary of HAN BioCentre could finally be celebrated in…
Chemical recycling requires new coalitions
Europe wants to be climate-neutral, and that can only be achieved by investing fully in circularity.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
“The circular mattress is no longer a dream, the circular polyester textile chain is becoming reality”
Royal Auping will be building a new automated production line for circular customised mattresses in Deventer,…
“New bio-based products are added every day”
The Dutch National Biobased Products Procurement Database, also known as the Biobased Products Database (BBPD), was…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Circular round table on best practices from the Delta region
Circular biobased entrepreneurship offers opportunities for economic growth and reduction of CO2 emissions. This was demonstrated…
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…
“Combining science with a business case is a valuable experience”
A leather-like material from wastewater, packing peanuts from bread and cleaning swimming water with duckweed: participants…
Asphalt is getting ever greener
Many holidaymakers know the feeling: the relief when you cross the border after a long journey…
Live event in Brussels brings biobased value chains together
The biobased community in Europe must grow into a lively ecosystem, where parties find each other…
Chemical industry in the north of the Netherlands leads in climate transition
Rising temperatures on earth are causing worldwide dehydration and flooding, forest fires, landslides and changes in…
“If one link does not function, the chain falls apart”
As the use of bio-based raw materials for chemicals, materials and energy increases, it becomes increasingly…
BISC-E stimulates biobased entrepreneurship among students
Some invent grand theoretical concepts, such as cultivating seaweed around offshore wind parks to produce biogas.…
Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock
Biorefining is the way to get maximum value out of biobased raw materials and to close…
Investing in the Circular Biobased Economy
Many of the current successful projects in the biobased economy were once started by students. Think…
“The circular economy requires a complete makeover”
“Uncoupling the use of raw materials from economic growth is impossible. You can’t create a circular…
‘Central authority for the use of biofeedstock’
Sixteen organisations operating in the Dutch bioeconomy have signed a joint letter to the prime minister…
“This competition was our ticket to the business world”
Since the Bio-based Industries Consortium 'adopted' the international student competition BISC-E in 2019, the number of…
“Exciting programme about sustainable plastics”
Sustainable plastics are becoming increasingly more important in reducing CO2 emissions and environmental pollution. That makes…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
The 8 Circular Biobased Delta spearheads
The goal of Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) is to eliminate ten Mt of CO2 and to…
Hanze University of Applied Sciences investigates substances in cherry pits
The most delicious Danish wine is made from cherries and comes from the island of Lolland,…
PeelPioneers triples production
Start-up PeelPioneers is going to build a new factory in Den Bosch for the processing and…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
Chemport Connect connects bio-economy experts
The Northern Netherlands is a prime location for the development of biopolymers, green chemistry and circular…
‘Great opportunity to get started as a start-up’
The 2020 BioVoice Challenges event is over. On 2 October the companies with which the Challengers…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
Bio-based industries equipped to help Europe meet its waste objectives
Domestic bio-waste contains valuable organic substances that can be used for soil improvement but can also…
The intractable biobased procurement practice
On paper, government should be able to give the biobased economy a considerable boost. However, in…
Circular Biobased Delta accelerates green transition
The green transition towards a circular biobased economy in the Delta region must be accelerated. The…
‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Regions and Green Growth: BIC Platform to connect regions and the bio-based industry launched
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) has launched a new digital bioeconomy partnering platform in cooperation with…
“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-based solutions for a future-fit Europe
The ambitious Green Deal of the new European Commission aims at a cleaner, circular future for…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
Northern Netherlands: focus on circular polymers
A world without plastics is inconceivable. Over the past 70 years, synthetic polymers have found their…
“Straightforward communication about complex products and processes”
If there is anything we need to get the market acceptance of biobased products off the…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Biorizon forging ahead with bio-aromatics upscaling
With over 150 visitors, Biorizon Shared Research Centre’s annual event in Antwerp at the end of…
‘Cooperation is more than an online story’
If the result of three years of Borderless Biobased Education (BBE) had to be summed up…
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…
Bio-aromatics are outgrowing the lab’s fume hood
In the six years of its existence, the Biorizon Shared Research Centre has made important steps…
Magnet for companies in green chemistry sector
Not even a year after opening its Demo Facility, the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op…
Successful Dutch presence during BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
In cooperation with the Green Chemistry Campus, Biobased Delta organised Dutch participation in the BIO World…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Tiny House Emmen opens its doors
Is it possible to construct a modern home without wood, concrete or steel structures? In Emmen…
Final Event marks a next phase for Pilots4u
With more than 450 registered open access pilot research facilities and more than 100 participating organizations…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
PHA, the new niche market for the Northern Netherlands
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a niche market with great promise. The share of materials in the total…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
IP ideal for bio-based and circular companies
Holding a patent lets you share innovations and strengthen collaboration, without others inadvertently taking advantage of…
GBO digital platform a ‘lifeline’ to the future
The end of the Interreg project Borderless Biobased Education (GBO), is looming; this October it will…
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…
BIC launches joint Vision for a European circular bio-society
‘In the circular bio-society, informed citizens choose more sustainable means to live and acknowledge and benefit…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Bio-economy connects the Ems-Dollart Region
‘The bio-economy doesn’t stop at national borders, and neither does climate change.’ That was what Henk…
‘Calimero effect biobased industry misplaced’
The circular bioeconomy in Europe is bigger than we think, says Alain Dufait, managing director of…
Weak links threaten biobased and circular chains
If the circular and biobased economy are to be successful on a large scale, then everything…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
Is there any role for private investors in bio-based projects?
There’s no shortage of cash. That’s what you hear when it comes to financing innovative projects.…
Boosting the circular bioeconomy helps to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
2015 Seems like a distant memory, especially after all the recent political developments across the globe…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
How patient do we have to be with the biobased economy?
The biobased economy is one of the pillars of our future society. Everyone agrees on that.…
BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports
An active and properly organised European biobased industry is not developing evenly across the continent. The…
Bio-based businesses want enterprising professionals
The future success of the bio-based industry depends on the availability of highly educated professionals, in…
‘Nobody can imagine what fully circular means’
Circular is very trendy. The Circular Economy and Bio-Based Economy were once abstract concepts, but these…
BIC presents overview of financial instruments
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium recently published a comprehensive overview of financial instruments, a practical guide for…
An eye to the future
The Biobased Delta recently published its 2018–2020 long-term plan. This plan mainly looks to the future.…
BBI JU: private sector is stepping up
In terms of industrial deployment, Europe has made significant strides in the bio-based economy, according to…
The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
Connection with added value
‘Our aim with BioLinX is to guide the businesses and organisations that want to put biobased…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Willem-Alexander and Maxima visit Biobased Delta
The visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to West Brabant felt very much like King’s Day.…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Clusters are making headway
As the Monitor Biobased Economy 2014 published in the summer shows, the biobased clusters are making…
Biobased Delta: international hotspot
The sugar fermentation study by Deloitte resulted in pleased reactions in ‘Biobased Netherlands’ at the end…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
‘Europe not the lost continent’
Europeans sometimes tend to downplay their strengths when compared to other continents. It is no different…
Bio-based / circular
The bio-based and circular economy has grown fast in the last few years. Companies can't ignore…
‘A completely different perspective than from the lab’
Once again, a French student team has won European finals of BISC-E. In this annual competition,…
‘New functionalities, new benefits and new solutions’
Wuppertal in Germany hosted the Tech Tour Bio Based Industries 2024 Programme in November, one day…
AI as a game changer for the bio-based industries
The recent popularity of tools like ChatGPT has led to hype around the use of AI…
TechTour Circular links entrepreneurs in the biobased economy to investors
Some 40 entrepreneurs and almost twice as many investors attended the two-day Tech Tour Circular event…
BIC Country Reports boost development of biobased industries in Europe
The demand for sustainable and circular alternatives to fossil raw materials offers opportunities for the European…
“Industries play a key role in the circular economy”
More than 1,000 visitors attended the second Circular Valley Forum held at Wuppertal's Historic Stadthalle (Germany)…
“We have started harvesting”
Shared Research Centre Biorizon will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 29 and 30 November with the…
“The European bioeconomy needs faster and bolder actions”
The US, India and China are diving fully into the opportunities that biomanufacturing offers for producing…
The human factor: a missing puzzle piece in the transition to a circular and biobased economy
Terms like 'circular economy' and 'biobased products' have nowadays become buzz words, but how far are…
Discussing our zero waste future with student innovators during the ReThink Waste Challenge
The student teams competing in the ReThink Waste Challenge have received essential advice from industry experts.…
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…
Nearly 200 students from over the world join the quest for a zero-waste future with the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge
On 18 January, students will kick off the ReThink Waste Challenge, an international student competition looking…
‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’
Will industry in the Netherlands survive? With that question, employers' organisation VNO-NCW sounded the alarm this…
Rubber from yeast, activated carbon from plums and insoles from mycelium
The 2022 Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) Finals were a close call. Student teams competed…
How to get the biobased transition up and running
How can we involve more people in the biobased transition and stimulate the use of biobased…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
‘Value chains do not end at the border’
“This is the beginning of a long-term cooperation with our eastern neighbours.” This is how Freek…
“We now have a better grip on biology”
PHAs are special biopolymers. Strictly speaking, we may not call them bioplastics, because this material is…
HAN BioCentre celebrates the power of the combination
Sixteen years after its establishment, the fifteenth anniversary of HAN BioCentre could finally be celebrated in…
Chemical recycling requires new coalitions
Europe wants to be climate-neutral, and that can only be achieved by investing fully in circularity.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
“The circular mattress is no longer a dream, the circular polyester textile chain is becoming reality”
Royal Auping will be building a new automated production line for circular customised mattresses in Deventer,…
“New bio-based products are added every day”
The Dutch National Biobased Products Procurement Database, also known as the Biobased Products Database (BBPD), was…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Circular round table on best practices from the Delta region
Circular biobased entrepreneurship offers opportunities for economic growth and reduction of CO2 emissions. This was demonstrated…
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…
“Combining science with a business case is a valuable experience”
A leather-like material from wastewater, packing peanuts from bread and cleaning swimming water with duckweed: participants…
Asphalt is getting ever greener
Many holidaymakers know the feeling: the relief when you cross the border after a long journey…
Live event in Brussels brings biobased value chains together
The biobased community in Europe must grow into a lively ecosystem, where parties find each other…
Chemical industry in the north of the Netherlands leads in climate transition
Rising temperatures on earth are causing worldwide dehydration and flooding, forest fires, landslides and changes in…
“If one link does not function, the chain falls apart”
As the use of bio-based raw materials for chemicals, materials and energy increases, it becomes increasingly…
BISC-E stimulates biobased entrepreneurship among students
Some invent grand theoretical concepts, such as cultivating seaweed around offshore wind parks to produce biogas.…
Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock
Biorefining is the way to get maximum value out of biobased raw materials and to close…
Investing in the Circular Biobased Economy
Many of the current successful projects in the biobased economy were once started by students. Think…
“The circular economy requires a complete makeover”
“Uncoupling the use of raw materials from economic growth is impossible. You can’t create a circular…
‘Central authority for the use of biofeedstock’
Sixteen organisations operating in the Dutch bioeconomy have signed a joint letter to the prime minister…
“This competition was our ticket to the business world”
Since the Bio-based Industries Consortium 'adopted' the international student competition BISC-E in 2019, the number of…
“Exciting programme about sustainable plastics”
Sustainable plastics are becoming increasingly more important in reducing CO2 emissions and environmental pollution. That makes…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
The 8 Circular Biobased Delta spearheads
The goal of Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) is to eliminate ten Mt of CO2 and to…
Hanze University of Applied Sciences investigates substances in cherry pits
The most delicious Danish wine is made from cherries and comes from the island of Lolland,…
PeelPioneers triples production
Start-up PeelPioneers is going to build a new factory in Den Bosch for the processing and…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
Chemport Connect connects bio-economy experts
The Northern Netherlands is a prime location for the development of biopolymers, green chemistry and circular…
‘Great opportunity to get started as a start-up’
The 2020 BioVoice Challenges event is over. On 2 October the companies with which the Challengers…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
Bio-based industries equipped to help Europe meet its waste objectives
Domestic bio-waste contains valuable organic substances that can be used for soil improvement but can also…
The intractable biobased procurement practice
On paper, government should be able to give the biobased economy a considerable boost. However, in…
Circular Biobased Delta accelerates green transition
The green transition towards a circular biobased economy in the Delta region must be accelerated. The…
‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Regions and Green Growth: BIC Platform to connect regions and the bio-based industry launched
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) has launched a new digital bioeconomy partnering platform in cooperation with…
“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-based solutions for a future-fit Europe
The ambitious Green Deal of the new European Commission aims at a cleaner, circular future for…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
Northern Netherlands: focus on circular polymers
A world without plastics is inconceivable. Over the past 70 years, synthetic polymers have found their…
“Straightforward communication about complex products and processes”
If there is anything we need to get the market acceptance of biobased products off the…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Biorizon forging ahead with bio-aromatics upscaling
With over 150 visitors, Biorizon Shared Research Centre’s annual event in Antwerp at the end of…
‘Cooperation is more than an online story’
If the result of three years of Borderless Biobased Education (BBE) had to be summed up…
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…
Bio-aromatics are outgrowing the lab’s fume hood
In the six years of its existence, the Biorizon Shared Research Centre has made important steps…
Magnet for companies in green chemistry sector
Not even a year after opening its Demo Facility, the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op…
Successful Dutch presence during BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
In cooperation with the Green Chemistry Campus, Biobased Delta organised Dutch participation in the BIO World…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Tiny House Emmen opens its doors
Is it possible to construct a modern home without wood, concrete or steel structures? In Emmen…
Final Event marks a next phase for Pilots4u
With more than 450 registered open access pilot research facilities and more than 100 participating organizations…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
PHA, the new niche market for the Northern Netherlands
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a niche market with great promise. The share of materials in the total…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
IP ideal for bio-based and circular companies
Holding a patent lets you share innovations and strengthen collaboration, without others inadvertently taking advantage of…
GBO digital platform a ‘lifeline’ to the future
The end of the Interreg project Borderless Biobased Education (GBO), is looming; this October it will…
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…
BIC launches joint Vision for a European circular bio-society
‘In the circular bio-society, informed citizens choose more sustainable means to live and acknowledge and benefit…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Bio-economy connects the Ems-Dollart Region
‘The bio-economy doesn’t stop at national borders, and neither does climate change.’ That was what Henk…
‘Calimero effect biobased industry misplaced’
The circular bioeconomy in Europe is bigger than we think, says Alain Dufait, managing director of…
Weak links threaten biobased and circular chains
If the circular and biobased economy are to be successful on a large scale, then everything…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
Is there any role for private investors in bio-based projects?
There’s no shortage of cash. That’s what you hear when it comes to financing innovative projects.…
Boosting the circular bioeconomy helps to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
2015 Seems like a distant memory, especially after all the recent political developments across the globe…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
How patient do we have to be with the biobased economy?
The biobased economy is one of the pillars of our future society. Everyone agrees on that.…
BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports
An active and properly organised European biobased industry is not developing evenly across the continent. The…
Bio-based businesses want enterprising professionals
The future success of the bio-based industry depends on the availability of highly educated professionals, in…
‘Nobody can imagine what fully circular means’
Circular is very trendy. The Circular Economy and Bio-Based Economy were once abstract concepts, but these…
BIC presents overview of financial instruments
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium recently published a comprehensive overview of financial instruments, a practical guide for…
An eye to the future
The Biobased Delta recently published its 2018–2020 long-term plan. This plan mainly looks to the future.…
BBI JU: private sector is stepping up
In terms of industrial deployment, Europe has made significant strides in the bio-based economy, according to…
Circl
Circl, the Circular Pavilion about which you can read extensively in this edition, was opened with…
The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
Connection with added value
‘Our aim with BioLinX is to guide the businesses and organisations that want to put biobased…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Willem-Alexander and Maxima visit Biobased Delta
The visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to West Brabant felt very much like King’s Day.…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Clusters are making headway
As the Monitor Biobased Economy 2014 published in the summer shows, the biobased clusters are making…
Biobased Delta: international hotspot
The sugar fermentation study by Deloitte resulted in pleased reactions in ‘Biobased Netherlands’ at the end…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
‘Europe not the lost continent’
Europeans sometimes tend to downplay their strengths when compared to other continents. It is no different…
Bio-based / circular
The bio-based and circular economy has grown fast in the last few years. Companies can't ignore…
‘A completely different perspective than from the lab’
Once again, a French student team has won European finals of BISC-E. In this annual competition,…
‘New functionalities, new benefits and new solutions’
Wuppertal in Germany hosted the Tech Tour Bio Based Industries 2024 Programme in November, one day…
AI as a game changer for the bio-based industries
The recent popularity of tools like ChatGPT has led to hype around the use of AI…
TechTour Circular links entrepreneurs in the biobased economy to investors
Some 40 entrepreneurs and almost twice as many investors attended the two-day Tech Tour Circular event…
BIC Country Reports boost development of biobased industries in Europe
The demand for sustainable and circular alternatives to fossil raw materials offers opportunities for the European…
“Industries play a key role in the circular economy”
More than 1,000 visitors attended the second Circular Valley Forum held at Wuppertal's Historic Stadthalle (Germany)…
“We have started harvesting”
Shared Research Centre Biorizon will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 29 and 30 November with the…
“The European bioeconomy needs faster and bolder actions”
The US, India and China are diving fully into the opportunities that biomanufacturing offers for producing…
The human factor: a missing puzzle piece in the transition to a circular and biobased economy
Terms like 'circular economy' and 'biobased products' have nowadays become buzz words, but how far are…
Discussing our zero waste future with student innovators during the ReThink Waste Challenge
The student teams competing in the ReThink Waste Challenge have received essential advice from industry experts.…
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…
Nearly 200 students from over the world join the quest for a zero-waste future with the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge
On 18 January, students will kick off the ReThink Waste Challenge, an international student competition looking…
‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’
Will industry in the Netherlands survive? With that question, employers' organisation VNO-NCW sounded the alarm this…
Rubber from yeast, activated carbon from plums and insoles from mycelium
The 2022 Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) Finals were a close call. Student teams competed…
How to get the biobased transition up and running
How can we involve more people in the biobased transition and stimulate the use of biobased…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
‘Value chains do not end at the border’
“This is the beginning of a long-term cooperation with our eastern neighbours.” This is how Freek…
“We now have a better grip on biology”
PHAs are special biopolymers. Strictly speaking, we may not call them bioplastics, because this material is…
HAN BioCentre celebrates the power of the combination
Sixteen years after its establishment, the fifteenth anniversary of HAN BioCentre could finally be celebrated in…
Chemical recycling requires new coalitions
Europe wants to be climate-neutral, and that can only be achieved by investing fully in circularity.…
“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”
Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…
“The circular mattress is no longer a dream, the circular polyester textile chain is becoming reality”
Royal Auping will be building a new automated production line for circular customised mattresses in Deventer,…
“New bio-based products are added every day”
The Dutch National Biobased Products Procurement Database, also known as the Biobased Products Database (BBPD), was…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Circular round table on best practices from the Delta region
Circular biobased entrepreneurship offers opportunities for economic growth and reduction of CO2 emissions. This was demonstrated…
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…
“Combining science with a business case is a valuable experience”
A leather-like material from wastewater, packing peanuts from bread and cleaning swimming water with duckweed: participants…
Asphalt is getting ever greener
Many holidaymakers know the feeling: the relief when you cross the border after a long journey…
Live event in Brussels brings biobased value chains together
The biobased community in Europe must grow into a lively ecosystem, where parties find each other…
Chemical industry in the north of the Netherlands leads in climate transition
Rising temperatures on earth are causing worldwide dehydration and flooding, forest fires, landslides and changes in…
“If one link does not function, the chain falls apart”
As the use of bio-based raw materials for chemicals, materials and energy increases, it becomes increasingly…
BISC-E stimulates biobased entrepreneurship among students
Some invent grand theoretical concepts, such as cultivating seaweed around offshore wind parks to produce biogas.…
Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock
Biorefining is the way to get maximum value out of biobased raw materials and to close…
Investing in the Circular Biobased Economy
Many of the current successful projects in the biobased economy were once started by students. Think…
“The circular economy requires a complete makeover”
“Uncoupling the use of raw materials from economic growth is impossible. You can’t create a circular…
‘Central authority for the use of biofeedstock’
Sixteen organisations operating in the Dutch bioeconomy have signed a joint letter to the prime minister…
“This competition was our ticket to the business world”
Since the Bio-based Industries Consortium 'adopted' the international student competition BISC-E in 2019, the number of…
“Exciting programme about sustainable plastics”
Sustainable plastics are becoming increasingly more important in reducing CO2 emissions and environmental pollution. That makes…
Portugal potential champion of the European bioeconomy
Portugal has the potential to become the Green Deal champion of Europe. This is evident from…
The 8 Circular Biobased Delta spearheads
The goal of Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) is to eliminate ten Mt of CO2 and to…
Hanze University of Applied Sciences investigates substances in cherry pits
The most delicious Danish wine is made from cherries and comes from the island of Lolland,…
PeelPioneers triples production
Start-up PeelPioneers is going to build a new factory in Den Bosch for the processing and…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
“Data is our new beacon”
In today's world, customization, transparency and efficiency are of crucial importance for keeping industries competitive and…
Chemport Connect connects bio-economy experts
The Northern Netherlands is a prime location for the development of biopolymers, green chemistry and circular…
‘Great opportunity to get started as a start-up’
The 2020 BioVoice Challenges event is over. On 2 October the companies with which the Challengers…
“The real challenge is not technology”
“Hollow straws”, is how Leon Joore of the Natural Fiber Application Center (NAC) described natural fibers…
Bio-based industries equipped to help Europe meet its waste objectives
Domestic bio-waste contains valuable organic substances that can be used for soil improvement but can also…
The intractable biobased procurement practice
On paper, government should be able to give the biobased economy a considerable boost. However, in…
Circular Biobased Delta accelerates green transition
The green transition towards a circular biobased economy in the Delta region must be accelerated. The…
‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Regions and Green Growth: BIC Platform to connect regions and the bio-based industry launched
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) has launched a new digital bioeconomy partnering platform in cooperation with…
“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-based solutions for a future-fit Europe
The ambitious Green Deal of the new European Commission aims at a cleaner, circular future for…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
Northern Netherlands: focus on circular polymers
A world without plastics is inconceivable. Over the past 70 years, synthetic polymers have found their…
“Straightforward communication about complex products and processes”
If there is anything we need to get the market acceptance of biobased products off the…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Biorizon forging ahead with bio-aromatics upscaling
With over 150 visitors, Biorizon Shared Research Centre’s annual event in Antwerp at the end of…
‘Cooperation is more than an online story’
If the result of three years of Borderless Biobased Education (BBE) had to be summed up…
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…
Bio-aromatics are outgrowing the lab’s fume hood
In the six years of its existence, the Biorizon Shared Research Centre has made important steps…
Magnet for companies in green chemistry sector
Not even a year after opening its Demo Facility, the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op…
Successful Dutch presence during BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
In cooperation with the Green Chemistry Campus, Biobased Delta organised Dutch participation in the BIO World…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Tiny House Emmen opens its doors
Is it possible to construct a modern home without wood, concrete or steel structures? In Emmen…
Final Event marks a next phase for Pilots4u
With more than 450 registered open access pilot research facilities and more than 100 participating organizations…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
PHA, the new niche market for the Northern Netherlands
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a niche market with great promise. The share of materials in the total…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
IP ideal for bio-based and circular companies
Holding a patent lets you share innovations and strengthen collaboration, without others inadvertently taking advantage of…
GBO digital platform a ‘lifeline’ to the future
The end of the Interreg project Borderless Biobased Education (GBO), is looming; this October it will…
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…
BIC launches joint Vision for a European circular bio-society
‘In the circular bio-society, informed citizens choose more sustainable means to live and acknowledge and benefit…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Bio-economy connects the Ems-Dollart Region
‘The bio-economy doesn’t stop at national borders, and neither does climate change.’ That was what Henk…
‘Calimero effect biobased industry misplaced’
The circular bioeconomy in Europe is bigger than we think, says Alain Dufait, managing director of…
Weak links threaten biobased and circular chains
If the circular and biobased economy are to be successful on a large scale, then everything…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
Is there any role for private investors in bio-based projects?
There’s no shortage of cash. That’s what you hear when it comes to financing innovative projects.…
Boosting the circular bioeconomy helps to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
2015 Seems like a distant memory, especially after all the recent political developments across the globe…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
How patient do we have to be with the biobased economy?
The biobased economy is one of the pillars of our future society. Everyone agrees on that.…
BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports
An active and properly organised European biobased industry is not developing evenly across the continent. The…
Bio-based businesses want enterprising professionals
The future success of the bio-based industry depends on the availability of highly educated professionals, in…
‘Nobody can imagine what fully circular means’
Circular is very trendy. The Circular Economy and Bio-Based Economy were once abstract concepts, but these…
BIC presents overview of financial instruments
The Bio-Based Industries Consortium recently published a comprehensive overview of financial instruments, a practical guide for…
An eye to the future
The Biobased Delta recently published its 2018–2020 long-term plan. This plan mainly looks to the future.…
BBI JU: private sector is stepping up
In terms of industrial deployment, Europe has made significant strides in the bio-based economy, according to…
Circl
Circl, the Circular Pavilion about which you can read extensively in this edition, was opened with…
The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
Connection with added value
‘Our aim with BioLinX is to guide the businesses and organisations that want to put biobased…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Willem-Alexander and Maxima visit Biobased Delta
The visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to West Brabant felt very much like King’s Day.…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Clusters are making headway
As the Monitor Biobased Economy 2014 published in the summer shows, the biobased clusters are making…
Biobased Delta: international hotspot
The sugar fermentation study by Deloitte resulted in pleased reactions in ‘Biobased Netherlands’ at the end…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
‘Europe not the lost continent’
Europeans sometimes tend to downplay their strengths when compared to other continents. It is no different…