First biobased industrial coating demonstrated with partners Worlée Chemie and Baril Coatings

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials

Relement, Worlée Chemie and Baril Coatings have jointly developed a bio-based coating. The bio-raw material replaces phthalic anhydride, which is produced from fossil raw materials. The three parties worked on this development for three years. A successful demonstration proved that industrial performance coatings can be durable. It contains the highest percentage of biobased content ever achieved. For years, the…

ChemistryNL finances 11 new biobased projects

Biochemistry, Science

ChemistryNL provides financial support to 11 new research projects at the intersection of biobased and chemistry. A total of one million euros will be allocated for these projects, which will be carried out by consortia of knowledge institutions and companies. Since the merger with TKI BBE, ChemistryNL has been working on the integration of the biobased economy field in various ways. The support…

CO2 from wastewater sludge becomes a new raw material for biobased polymers

Biochemistry

Twelve partners from seven countries will demonstrate the full value chain from biogenic CO4 from wastewater to polymer end use over the next 2 years in the Horizon Europe project HICCUPS. HICCUPS literally stands for “Highly Innovative technology demonstration for biobased CO2 Capture and Utilization for production of bulk plastics applications.” This is an innovative method for biogenic...

“Our goal is for our products to consist of 2030% renewable or plant-based materials by 100”

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials

In the Netherlands, many people work passionately with biomass as a raw material. They work on innovations, improve (production) processes or create policy for a fossil-free future. We have had a series of conversations with people who work at companies where bio raw materials are central. In this mini-series we highlight what drives them to work on the transition...

BioBTX receives €2,8 JTF money for green chemistry from biomass and waste plastics

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Projects

Groningen BioBTX, TU Eindhoven and the Groningen government have received a subsidy of €2,8 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) with the help of ASQA Subsidies. The Just Transition Fund (JTF) recently awarded financial support for an ambitious project related to sustainable technology in the Netherlands. This subsidy is intended for the implementation…

BioBased Circular growth fund program can start

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Sustainability

On October 9, the National Growth Fund definitively approved the first phase of the BioBased Circular program for the period 2024 – 2026. This is the starting signal for BioBased Circular to start recruiting a program management and management team. The first project proposals are also being prepared and the means of communication are taking shape. BioBased Circular states…

Innovation mission bio-raw materials for chemicals Brazil

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Government, Without category

RVO Netherlands is organizing an innovation mission to Brazil in the field of bio-raw materials for chemicals from 11 to 15 December. The mission is interesting for companies that develop innovative ways to produce building blocks for the chemical industry from biomass and want to build or strengthen contacts with Brazilian knowledge parties, companies and governments. This innovation mission…

Elections 2023: sustainable chemistry as a basis for a sustainable Netherlands

Policy, Biochemistry, Sustainability

In the run-up to the next parliamentary elections (November 22, 2023), the Royal Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) is providing politicians with a number of recommendations. They must contribute to a climate-neutral, circular, safe and sustainable society and economy. The industry wants to collaborate with the government in the field of materials transition. This concerns…

National Growth Fund proposal Biobased Circular submitted

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Sustainability, climate goals

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, together with Platform Green Chemistry, New Economy and TKI Agri & Food, has submitted the BioBased Circular Growth Fund proposal. With an efficient agri-food sector and a strong chemical sector, the Netherlands seems ideally suited for the transition from fossil to biobased. “We have a super-efficient fossil olefin-based (petro)chemical industry, with hundreds of years of optimization,…

€1,6 million for scaling up new (nano)biomaterials

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials

On May 2, the second call for project proposals of the European (Horizon 2020) project INN-PRESSME was opened. This allows small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and research and technology institutions (RTOs) to apply for co-financing for the scale-up of their new products from bio-based materials, which match and even exceed the performance of fossil materials. In total, INN-PRESSME…

“Thanks to BioNIPU we work greener and safer than ever”

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Sustainability

Biobased and isocyanate-free Polyurethane (PU) is a versatile family of polymers that has many applications, including in coatings for the automotive industry, in cushions, mattresses and furniture upholstery, in insulation boards and foams for construction. The disadvantage of PU is that it is made from fossil raw materials and contains diisocyanate. The Flemish-Dutch Interreg project BioNIPU has succeeded…

'Circular cultivation and chemistry' receives support from Limburg and Europe

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Government

In addition to being known in Limburg for their Burgundian lifestyle, they work hard on healthy food and a healthy living environment. Making agriculture and industry more sustainable is an important part of this. The Province of Limburg is therefore making more than 600.000 euros available for the 'Circular cultivation and chemistry' project. Europe contributes…

Roadmap for safe circular design in industrial biotechnology

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Government

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has published a roadmap on safe and circular design in industrial biotechnology. This publication is one of the results of the research program DIRECT: Designing inclusively for a safe and sustainable circular economy transition. This includes taking into account principles in the areas of safety, sustainability and…

ARC CBBC: faster towards circular solutions in the chemical industry

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Science

Greening chemistry for a faster transition to a circular, waste-free society: that is what ARC CBBC (Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium) stands for. The consortium is a partnership between Utrecht University, the University of Groningen, Eindhoven University of Technology and partners from the chemical industry, such as AkzoNobel, Shell and BASF. NWO…

Groningen research into renewable gas and circular raw materials is receiving a strong boost

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Science

Hanze University of Applied Sciences and GasTerra have signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of a research facility for renewable gas and circular raw materials. Both parties want to give a strong boost to the development of sustainable energy supplies. The new facility, the so-called REMO lab, will be located on the grounds of the Center of Expertise Energy (EnTranCe) of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences,…

GIDARA Energy announces next advanced methanol facility in the Port of Rotterdam

Biochemistry, Sustainability, Emissions, Projects

GIDARA Energy and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are pleased to announce GIDARA's next advanced biofuel facility in the Netherlands: Advanced Methanol Rotterdam (“AMR”). The plant, located in the port of Rotterdam, will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. The advanced methanol achieves CO 2 emission reductions as described in the Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) and…

Pyrochem wants to chemically recycle 1 million tons of waste annually into new raw materials for chemistry

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Biomass, Projects

A lot of plastic waste such as agricultural foil or crisp bags cannot now be recycled because it is too dirty or consists of multiple layers. The PyroCHEM project aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable by optimizing and scaling up the chemical recycling of plastic waste and the pyrolysis of other (biomass) residual flows. The ambition: annually from 2030…

Companies and universities are taking a leading role in the development of sustainable chemistry, energy and materials

Biochemistry, News

Sustainable energy and materials, such as coatings and catalysts, are coming one step closer now that the collaborating parties in the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC) will continue their collaboration to make the chemical industry more sustainable over the next five years. AkzoNobel, BASF and Shell invest together with the universities of Eindhoven,…