Bioplastics
Oil based plastics are a huge problem for the environment. Not only the plastic soup in the oceans, but also the pile of plastic waste on land is growing by the day. Different parties around the world are looking for solutions for this huge environmental problem. One of the solutions is the use of biobased plastics, instead of oil based. In this dossier you read all about the developments in this increasing sector.
“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 comeback of biomaterials: a sustainable solution to conventional plastics
Biobased materials and consumer goods have long been a part of our daily lives. From the…
‘Bio-aromatics can make sportswear more sustainable’
Customers of outdoor sports brand Decathlon spend a lot of their time in nature. Sustainability is…
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…
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…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Green chemistry from biomass
Discussions about the sustainability of woody biomass, which have been taking place in the Netherlands for…
Bioplastics production offers opportunities for pharmaceutical applications
The search for the ultimate alternative for traditional plastics has been going on for many years.…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
New opportunities for PHA
The market for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is booming. Worldwide there are only a handful of manufacturers who…
New developments in the field of PHA
Sewage water and sludge are raw materials for the production of PHA: biodegradable biopolymers made by…
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…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
‘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…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
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…
‘Measuring, testing and trial runs instead of emotional debate’
Combustion without oxygen. In a nutshell, that is what pyrolysis is all about. Plastic waste enters…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
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…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
HemCell: a surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
The combination of polylactic acid and crushed palm leaf waste results in a biobased and excellent…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Joint forces needed
'The PEFerence-project is of great importance to us. We are in the process of opening up…
Distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Role for Province of Limburg in the transition Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Proper risk management needed
There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…
Market with prospects
Compostable disposables in food service still form a relatively small market, but certainly one with prospects…
Biodegradable still to climb out of the niche market
The market for biodegradable plastics will grow considerably in the coming years. A significant share of…
‘Corbion takes steps in the process for FDCA’
Corbion possibly has an advantage compared with other processes when it comes to the FDCA production…
Patrick Schiffers, CEO Synvina Reality check for bioplastics
'Brand owners tend to set deadlines which are hardly feasible. As for bioplastics, some companies have…
Demand for biobased applications must grow
The growth and innovation of the biobased economy in the Netherlands is receiving a significant contribution…
The five value chains of Bioforever
There is already and will be a clear need in the future for chemicals and materials…
Microplastics in the environment
Plastics can create huge environmental problems for animals and humans. By now the plastic soup has…
Toy sector more sustainable
Slowly but surely, more and more (partly) biobased toys are being launched on the market. For…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Biopolycarbonate with promising future
In Lestrem, Northern France, Roquette has its largest production site. In total, the French-based company processes roughly 8…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…
Bioplastics
Oil based plastics are a huge problem for the environment. Not only the plastic soup in…
“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 comeback of biomaterials: a sustainable solution to conventional plastics
Biobased materials and consumer goods have long been a part of our daily lives. From the…
‘Bio-aromatics can make sportswear more sustainable’
Customers of outdoor sports brand Decathlon spend a lot of their time in nature. Sustainability is…
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…
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…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Green chemistry from biomass
Discussions about the sustainability of woody biomass, which have been taking place in the Netherlands for…
Bioplastics production offers opportunities for pharmaceutical applications
The search for the ultimate alternative for traditional plastics has been going on for many years.…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
New opportunities for PHA
The market for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is booming. Worldwide there are only a handful of manufacturers who…
New developments in the field of PHA
Sewage water and sludge are raw materials for the production of PHA: biodegradable biopolymers made by…
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…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
‘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…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
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…
‘Measuring, testing and trial runs instead of emotional debate’
Combustion without oxygen. In a nutshell, that is what pyrolysis is all about. Plastic waste enters…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
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…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
HemCell: a surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
The combination of polylactic acid and crushed palm leaf waste results in a biobased and excellent…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Joint forces needed
'The PEFerence-project is of great importance to us. We are in the process of opening up…
Distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Role for Province of Limburg in the transition Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Proper risk management needed
There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…
Market with prospects
Compostable disposables in food service still form a relatively small market, but certainly one with prospects…
Biodegradable still to climb out of the niche market
The market for biodegradable plastics will grow considerably in the coming years. A significant share of…
‘Corbion takes steps in the process for FDCA’
Corbion possibly has an advantage compared with other processes when it comes to the FDCA production…
Patrick Schiffers, CEO Synvina Reality check for bioplastics
'Brand owners tend to set deadlines which are hardly feasible. As for bioplastics, some companies have…
Demand for biobased applications must grow
The growth and innovation of the biobased economy in the Netherlands is receiving a significant contribution…
The five value chains of Bioforever
There is already and will be a clear need in the future for chemicals and materials…
Microplastics in the environment
Plastics can create huge environmental problems for animals and humans. By now the plastic soup has…
Toy sector more sustainable
Slowly but surely, more and more (partly) biobased toys are being launched on the market. For…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Biopolycarbonate with promising future
In Lestrem, Northern France, Roquette has its largest production site. In total, the French-based company processes roughly 8…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…
Bioplastics
Oil based plastics are a huge problem for the environment. Not only the plastic soup in…
“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 comeback of biomaterials: a sustainable solution to conventional plastics
Biobased materials and consumer goods have long been a part of our daily lives. From the…
‘Bio-aromatics can make sportswear more sustainable’
Customers of outdoor sports brand Decathlon spend a lot of their time in nature. Sustainability is…
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…
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…
Chemical recycling connects agrofood, waste and chemistry
Chemical recycling is currently attracting a lot of attention. Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) organised a number…
Green chemistry from biomass
Discussions about the sustainability of woody biomass, which have been taking place in the Netherlands for…
Bioplastics production offers opportunities for pharmaceutical applications
The search for the ultimate alternative for traditional plastics has been going on for many years.…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
New opportunities for PHA
The market for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is booming. Worldwide there are only a handful of manufacturers who…
New developments in the field of PHA
Sewage water and sludge are raw materials for the production of PHA: biodegradable biopolymers made by…
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…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
‘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…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
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…
‘Measuring, testing and trial runs instead of emotional debate’
Combustion without oxygen. In a nutshell, that is what pyrolysis is all about. Plastic waste enters…
BioVoice projects under full development
The smoke generated by the vigorous start-up of the BioVoice innovation programme has since cleared up.…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
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…
Growing interest in natural fibers
Natural fibers are getting more and more attention. For example as an insulation material, as a…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
HemCell: a surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
The combination of polylactic acid and crushed palm leaf waste results in a biobased and excellent…
Step into the world of elephant grass, with vibers
"Change the script. Join the vibe." The invitation could not be more clear. Use vibers ™…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Joint forces needed
'The PEFerence-project is of great importance to us. We are in the process of opening up…
Distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Role for Province of Limburg in the transition Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Proper risk management needed
There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…
Market with prospects
Compostable disposables in food service still form a relatively small market, but certainly one with prospects…
Biodegradable still to climb out of the niche market
The market for biodegradable plastics will grow considerably in the coming years. A significant share of…
‘Corbion takes steps in the process for FDCA’
Corbion possibly has an advantage compared with other processes when it comes to the FDCA production…
Patrick Schiffers, CEO Synvina Reality check for bioplastics
'Brand owners tend to set deadlines which are hardly feasible. As for bioplastics, some companies have…
Demand for biobased applications must grow
The growth and innovation of the biobased economy in the Netherlands is receiving a significant contribution…
The five value chains of Bioforever
There is already and will be a clear need in the future for chemicals and materials…
Microplastics in the environment
Plastics can create huge environmental problems for animals and humans. By now the plastic soup has…
Toy sector more sustainable
Slowly but surely, more and more (partly) biobased toys are being launched on the market. For…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Biopolycarbonate with promising future
In Lestrem, Northern France, Roquette has its largest production site. In total, the French-based company processes roughly 8…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Lack of knowledge and information trump
The way in which manufacturers position and market their (partially) biobased products depends largely on how…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…