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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…
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.…
“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,…
Scaling up bio-aromatics research and application development with the industry
It was supposed to be a physical meeting place, but the 8th Biorizon Annual Event in…
Sustainable alternatives for polyacrylic acid
Polyacrylic acid (also known as Carbomer) is a versatile polymer. It is used, for example, as…
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€1.5 million for sustainable plastics from CO2
Avantium nv, a leading technology provider in sustainable chemistry, will receive a €1.5 million grant from…
Meteorologist Helga van Leur speaks at Future Rethinkers Congress
Helga van Leur: renowned Dutch meteorologist, climate expert and former weather woman. She is speaking at…
Glueless biobased building boards from pruning waste
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research in The Netherlands has developed a Binderless technology to make building…
Biobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%
The Dutch asphalt sector can reduce emissions by 30% to 60% by using biobased asphalt in…
Planting trees for housing can save the world
According to German professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the solution to the climate problem does not need…
NILIT & BASF create biobased polyamide from waste
Chemical company BASF is collaborating with NILIT®, a producer of polyamide 6.6 for the textile industry,…
