After 10 years of leading the way in stimulating the biobased and circular economy in the Southwest Netherlands (and far beyond), Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) will conclude its activities with a final meeting on July 6, 2023.
CBBD started in 2012 as Biobased Delta with the principle of 'Agro meets chemistry': agriculture was seen as a future raw material supplier to the chemical industry; a thought that we still see in the recent Biobased Circular Growth Fund proposal. In recent years, CBBD has played an important role in establishing strong networks, sharing knowledge, creating conditions for technological development, helping entrepreneurship to flourish, pushing for better legislation and financing opportunities, as well as regional and international cooperation.
Pioneering projects were launched, the impact of which far exceeded the boundaries of the South-West of the Netherlands: in the field of natural fibres, promising crops, polymers, chemical building blocks, dyes, pyrolysis, bio-asphalt, construction and infrastructure, a purchasing database and more. on and on.
“These valuable activities in the first quarter of 2023 will be transferred and taken over by other platforms,” chairman Willem Sederel writes in the April CBBD newsletter. Current projects such as CHAPLIN (asphalt with biobased raw materials) and the Chemical Recycling Network will “continue at the same speed and dynamics as in 2022.”
The energy with which these projects continue is evident from the number of activities and events planned in the coming months:
- April 17: No Time to Waste Conference! (The Hague)
Results of a study into the hurdles that entrepreneurs have to take to obtain the 'End of waste' status for their circular products. - April 26 Event NCR & PyroCHEM project: legislation and regulations in transition (Moerdijk)
The Chemical Recycling Network and the PyroCHEM (pyrolysis) project are joining forces - May 8 Workshop: separation techniques at Alfa Laval (Breda)
Exclusive event for Network Chemical Recycling members - June 14 Circular Plastics Conference 2023 (Utrecht)
Action is needed to tackle plastic waste and ensure it is recycled. - June 21 Expedition day CHAPLIN (Utrecht)
- July 6 Meeting Circular Biobased Delta 10 years (Rabobank Bergen op Zoom)
A look back on 10 years of sustainable progress and innovation in the circular and biobased economy. And a look ahead to continuing the development and deployment of biobased routes and circular solutions.
Knowing more? Look at the website of Circular Biobased Delta.
Source: Agro-Chemie.nl
