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Biobased Circular
04:07

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…

Pierre Gielen

Rusthoeve
07:35

“Everybody wants biobased feedstocks”

Bio-based raw materials already exist and they are emerging. Especially in construction, it is no longer…

Pierre Gielen

Sugar beet
02:21

“Saccharide offers opportunities for chemistry and agriculture”

Saccharides (sugars) are wonderful building blocks for the chemical industry. They are versatile molecules that can…

Pierre Gielen

Tractor plowing a field
05:59

“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…

Pierre Gielen

Lady bug on corn
03:56

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…

Pierre Gielen

Chemistry Park Delfzijl
06:59

North Netherlands aims to close green cycles

The northern region of the Netherlands is the region where green chemistry is most clearly anchored…

Pierre Gielen


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Agriculture - farmer sowing seeds by hand
01:26

More sustainable agriculture with biobased and biodegradable seed and fertiliser coatings

The Delft-based start-up Carapace Biopolymers, that is breaking ground in sustainable agriculture with its biobased and…

Editorial office / Delft

Mulch film
01:55

Biodegradable biobased mulch film more pollutant than expected

Biodegradable mulch film made from bioplastic degrades much slower in soil than expected, according to a…

Editorial office / Wageningen

Angelica-harvest in Lessen (B)
01:58

Flemish economy already 34% biobased and growing

The greening of the Flemish economy is accelerating. In 2020, 34% of the physical Flemish economy…

Editorial office / Lessines

Tractor and smoke
00:41

Making agriculture less dependent on fossil energy

This summer AgroFossilFree celebrated its Brokerage Event in Brussels. After almost three years of work, the…

Editorial office / Brussels

Cows
01:45

Dutch 2030 climate target requires tough measures and a more effective government

Agriculture in the Netherlands can meet the national 2030 climate targets, but this will require a…

Editorial office / Wageningen

Biobased Circular
01:42

Green light for BioBased Circular

The Dutch National Growth Fund is giving a go-ahead to the BioBased Circular (BBC) project, to…

Editorial office / Utrecht


Agenda

Inclusion of Primary Production in Biobased value chains

10:00
Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Bruxelles

REFAB 2018

11:00
Maritim Hotel Köln, Köln