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‘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…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
Northern Netherlands: focus on circular polymers
A world without plastics is inconceivable. Over the past 70 years, synthetic polymers have found their…
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Paques and Senbis to collaborate on applications for PHA
Biotech company Paques Biomaterials and chemical R&D company Senbis Polymer Innovations (both located in The Netherlands)…
BioNIPU makes bio-based, non-toxic PU for textile coatings and elastomers
Polyurethane (PU) is a versatile polymer that has many applications, for example in coatings for the…
Covestro opens Dutch headquarters in Geleen
Today (24 March), chemical company Covestro opens its new Dutch headquarters at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus…
Avantium and Origin Materials to accelerate mass production of FDCA and PEF
Avantium (The Netherlands) and Origin Materials (US) want to accelerate the mass production of FDCA and…
RUG develops smart biosensors from starch
Researchers at the University of Groningen (RUG) have developed a dextrin (starch) based polymer that enables…
Paques builds PHA extraction demo plant in Northern Netherlands
Paques Biomaterials is going to build a demo plant for PHA extraction at GETEC PARK.EMMEN, in…