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Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
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…
Weak links threaten biobased and circular chains
If the circular and biobased economy are to be successful on a large scale, then everything…
“Emotional connection to biomaterials”
"Cradle-to-Cradle is a naive concept; raw materials that are 100% recyclable are more likely to be…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
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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,…
Six innovations nominated for ‘Renewable material of the year 2023’
Six new materials have been nominated from a total of 30 entries for the 'Renewable Materials…
