12 April 20247 April 2024 Algae asphalt paves way for cleaner roads 60 million tons of hot-mix asphalt pavement laid on the road each year in the US alone and the scale of the asphalt hazard is likely to be enormous
14 December 20228 December 2022 ‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’ Chemical Recycling Summit
26 October 202225 October 2022 Mehr als nur chemisches Recycling – Advanced Recycling verbessert die Synergien im Recyclingsektor Die jüngsten Entwicklungen auf den Märkten und in der Politik deuten einen klaren Wandel und eine dauerhafte Veränderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe an
11 October 202211 October 2022 Discover the diverse program of the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) Be a part of the solution and discover the multiple pathways of advanced recycling
6 October 202130 September 2021 Seaweed is the future HZ research and product development under supervision of Dockwize
21 July 202116 July 2021 Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock 6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery
28 May 202116 June 2021 Praj’s technology breakthrough for producing “Bio-bitumen” Eco-friendly renewable material for road construction
10 May 202115 October 2021 PHA2Use: Test plant for biodegradable bioplastic from organic waste streams Partnership between five Netherlands water boards has now been started to produce a high-quality natural polyester made by using bacteria that purify wastewater
26 March 20219 September 2021 Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled.
19 March 202117 March 2021 Researching fish scales for the clothing industry What if we could reduce the amount of plastic in our clothes by using materials that biodegrade well in water, such as fish scales?
9 March 20219 September 2021 Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event Program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.
3 March 20219 September 2021 Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event Almost final program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.
2 February 202128 January 2021 World first: Bio-asphalt road in Vlissingen put into use The fact that the Netherlands is leading the way in making road construction more sustainable is partly due to the unique collaboration of partners
20 March 202017 March 2020 Biobased aromatics: Europe leads the way Developing sector holds its promise that it will be able to produce aromatic compounds cheaper than the oil industry and more sustainable as well
10 January 20207 January 2020 Event Report: Biorizon Forging Ahead with Bio-Aromatics Upscaling Many promising results have since been achieved in all horizons. Since the start-up in 2013, high-quality facilities have been added in the Flanders-Netherlands region
26 September 201925 September 2019 Call for Partners: Use or Invest in (Biobased) Polymerization Shared Facility New plant to produce innovative and redesigned bio-polymers at a sub-commercial scale
2 October 201827 September 2018 Circular biobased economy: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Biobased Delta Marcel van Berkel gave this illuminating overview of the Biobased Delta’s promise and progress at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC
20 July 201817 July 2018 The partners of the BIOPEN project carried out 5 perspective studies: the global market for bioproducts should reach $714.6 billion by 2021 Raw materials include lignocellulosic biomass, micro and macro algae, and waste
20 April 201818 April 2018 Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA Availability of biomass, knowledge on agriculture and biotechnology combined with relatively low costs of doing business could provide openings for Dutch industry
13 April 201810 April 2018 BIOPEN: An Open-innovation Platform to strengthen cooperation and joint development of bioindustries and downstream sectors A knowledge centre, to share information and to collect the insights of the community
18 July 201714 July 2017 Polymerisation pilot facilities can accelerate the development of biobased materials Two new initiatives in the Netherlands aim to realise an open access pilot plant for polymerisation in order to boost production of plastics based on biomaterials
13 January 201711 January 2017 ECN brings thermochemical aromatics production to Biorizon Shared Research Center Biorizon is working with partners to develop aromatics from organic waste
5 October 201626 September 2016 IFIB 2016: Sustainability is the single largest business opportunity of this generation The use of biological resources by the chemical industry does not simply depend on economic reasons
20 April 201618 April 2016 The Bioeconomy: The Netherlands in Pole Position Which three main measures Europe needs to foster the growth of the bioeconomy?
19 January 201618 January 2016 Green Chemistry Campus tenants move forward with bio-aromatics research Chemelot InSciTe gets European grant for research on biobased building blocks
27 November 201527 November 2015 France is a global leader in the bioeconomy An interview with Boris Dumange, DG of IAR Pole
19 November 201518 November 2015 3BI – Brokering Bio-Based Innovation New European partnership builds on the complementary strengths of four regional innovation clusters
3 November 201530 October 2015 Europe’s leading bioeconomy clusters work together as 3BI Strategic European partnership supports European companies to access important new markets based on renewable raw materials successfully
29 September 201526 September 2015 Universities of Applied Sciences important for the biobased economy, says Han van Osch 'With the right kind of impulses, the development should be able to speed up again.’
16 April 201515 April 2015 New Dutch collaboration to accelerate sustainable biobased economy Partnership very important step to achieve good business cases for the industry in the Netherlands
15 January 201514 January 2015 Biorizon event shows growing interest in biobased aromatics Conclusions from the well-attended event The Profitable Future of Biobased Aromatics in Bergen op Zoom
17 November 201414 November 2014 AlgaeBiotech purifies wastewater with microalgae Nutricious wastewater from bakery and dairy sector to cultivate high value Omega-3 algae
11 November 201410 November 2014 Region Southwest Netherlands opens research center Brazil Living Lab Brazil first of its kind taking algae research, ethanol from biomass, logistics concepts and biopolymers
16 October 201416 October 2014 Biobased Delta European chemical ‘sweet spot’ Innovative dutch companies to jointly develop biobased materials, chemicals and coatings
23 May 201422 May 2014 Biobased Delta teams up with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada South-western Netherlands-based Biobased Delta Foundation has agreed to work closely with the Canadian sustainable chemistry alliance Bioindustrial Innovation Canada.