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Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport

Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, was opened officially…

Workshop ‘Natural Fibertastic’ for SMEs

With composites gaining larger market share for instance in planes, cars, etc., natural fibers are found in more and more…

EU committee calls for palm oil biodiesel phaseout by 2020

The European Parliament’s committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, voted in favor of a report that says the…

Corbion reports sales decrease of 0,8%

Corbion reported sales of € 911.3 million in 2016, a decrease of 0.8%. Organic sales growth was -1.2%. EBITDA excluding…

Danone and Nestlé develop 100% bio-based bottles

Nestlé en Danone have joined forces with Origin Materials, an American startup, to form the NaturALL Bottle Alliance. Together, the three partners…

Ongoing growth Bio-based polymers worldwide

The worldwide production capacity for bio-based polymers grew by 4% to 6.6 Million tonnes from 2015 to 2016. This despite…

Interactive tool shows European circulair projects

The Executive Agency for SME's (European Commission) developed an interactive tool, that includes all the Horizon 2020 projects. The new data hub shows…

Finland – probably most sustainable forest bioeconomy

Finland probably has the most sustainable forest bioeconomy in the world. Lauri Sikanen, head scientist at Luke Natural Resources Institute…

European project pushes bio-based construction materials

ISOBIO is working on an innovative strategy to bring bio-based construction materials into the mainstream. The company is funded by the…

Lux Research sees advanced biofuel technology finally breaking through

In Massachusetts, new biofuel technology is finally starting to push aside traditional biofuels like first-generation biodiesel.  New facilities based on…