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Cescco2 to upcycle PVC with supercritical CO2
Making the PVC chain circular is coming within reach as Groningen-based start-up Cescco2 can move forward…
‘Microbiology contributes significantly to green chemistry’
In the transition to a circular, biobased economy, the worlds of chemistry and biotechnology are increasingly…
‘Bio-aromatics can make sportswear more sustainable’
Customers of outdoor sports brand Decathlon spend a lot of their time in nature. Sustainability is…
‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’
Will industry in the Netherlands survive? With that question, employers' organisation VNO-NCW sounded the alarm this…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
The future of marine and aquatic biomass in Europe
When the Bio-based Industries Consortium was launched in 2012, marine and aquatic biomass was barely discussed.…
“We now have a better grip on biology”
PHAs are special biopolymers. Strictly speaking, we may not call them bioplastics, because this material is…
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…
‘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 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…
‘Great opportunity to get started as a start-up’
The 2020 BioVoice Challenges event is over. On 2 October the companies with which the Challengers…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
Emmen expands testing facility for sustainable plastics
Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
PHA, the new niche market for the Northern Netherlands
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a niche market with great promise. The share of materials in the total…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…