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14 December 20228 December 2022

‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’

Chemical Recycling Summit

13 August 20219 August 2021

Chemical industry in the north of the Netherlands leads in climate transition

As about 10 years ago all industry moved out of Western Europe to low-wage countries, the Netherlands are playing now a significant role again, partly thanks to the examples they are conducting in the field of sustainability and greening of chemistry

11 June 202116 June 2021

Avantium and Roelofs construct the world’s first test road with lignin produced in the Netherlands

The 250-metre-long lignin-based test road will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen

22 October 202019 October 2020

Chemport Europe presents Saccharide Agenda for the Northern Netherlands

“Saccharide offers opportunities for chemistry and agriculture”

22 July 20209 September 2021

Senbis expands pilot facilities for sustainable plastics

Multi-million investment in R&D infrastructure

17 July 201916 July 2019

PHA, the new niche market for the Northern Netherlands

PHA is currently produced industrially mainly from palm oil, but several studies are underway to create it from more sustainable raw materials

29 June 201811 July 2018

Avantium to open pilot biorefinery; sights already set on commercial scale-up

Province of Groningen awards €1.8 million subsidy for pilot plant in Delfzijl

24 July 201727 July 2017

Avantium takes next step and signs contract with AkzoNobel for pilot biorefinery in Delfzijl

Avantium and AkzoNobel have signed a contract for the pilot plant accommodation and the supply of various facilities and services

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

22 March 201717 March 2017

Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercial

The company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF

15 February 201714 February 2017

Dutch biomass sugar partnership formed

More cellulosic sugar partnerships are taking place, and this one is in Europe

14 February 201710 February 2017