3 July 20242 July 2024 Precision Fermentation: What is it? How Precision Fermentation can accelerate the journey to Net Zero by 2040
1 July 202428 June 2024 AIMPLAS studies the quality of recycled plastics from automotive waste to help increase their use in this industry As one of the world’s greatest consumers of plastics, the automotive industry is steadily increasing the percentage of recycled plastic to produce more sustainable vehicles and reduce their environmental impact
24 June 202418 June 2024 Danone, DMC, Michelin and Crédit Agricole Centre France join forces to create a cutting-edge biotechnology platform With an investment of over 16 million euro, the Center for Sustainable Materials in Clermont-Ferrand within the Parc Cataroux will become an innovation accelerator, supported by Michelin
24 April 202421 June 2024 Sustainable construction materials using industrial CO2 emissions and citrus peels The BUILD-LIMONENE initiative to develop new additives and biodegradable materials that can be used in the construction industry and become viable alternatives to the materials currently available in the market
12 March 20247 March 2024 Commission welcomes political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals A new framework will help the EU to reach climate neutrality by certifying carbon removals and carbon farming to ensure that they are transparent and trusted, preventing greenwashing and creating new business opportunities
29 February 202426 February 2024 Plant waste for adhesives and packaging with mechanochemistry The FUSTARISE Project, promoted by AIMPLAS aims to find more sustainable solutions to give plant waste from agriculture and forestry a second life in the form of sustainable bio-based products such as capsules and adhesives
3 November 202231 October 2022 LignoValue Pilot inaugurated Several studies have identified biomass containing lignin (e.g. wood, grass, straw, corn straw) as the biomass of choice for the sustainable production of chemicals and especially so-called bio-aromatics
20 June 202213 June 2022 The Vallès School of Architecture presents a construction prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks The Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED), linked to the UPC’s Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), participates in the cross-border project SAVASCO, which aims to develop new bio-based materials to minimise the environmental impact of construction. In this context, the ETSAV has developed a sustainable building prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks, which was presented on 6 May
28 March 202223 March 2022 AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste Association is developing advanced chemical and mechanical recycling solutions to prevent complex waste being sent to landfills, by using it to obtain industrial materials and substances
22 July 20209 September 2021 Senbis expands pilot facilities for sustainable plastics Multi-million investment in R&D infrastructure
30 April 202029 April 2020 VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres In the future, natural fibres may replace plastics in, for example, packaging, hygiene products, building materials and textiles
3 August 20181 August 2018 LignoValue Pilot launched: Flanders first and only pilot line of bio-aromatics from lignin/wood 4.3 Million project meets the needs of various companies that have expressed an interest in innovative molecules
25 June 201821 June 2018 Development of LignoCity to boost new businesses in bioeconomy New project is being launched to further develop and help startups and small and medium-sized companies develop new green businesses with lignin as a base
2 March 201828 February 2018 New facilities inaugurated at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Ghent IMPACT investment of 9.36 million euros provides new equipment for industrial biotechnology
28 June 20179 September 2021 Europe, Flanders, the Province of East-Flanders and the City of Ghent invest €9,36 million in the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Investment will be used to build up new research infrastructure specifically for gas fermentation and Down-Stream Processing
24 February 201715 February 2018 BEACON – From Plants to Products – a Biorefining Centre of Excellence in Wales New initiative integrates expertise and facilities to assist companies in developing new products and processes
15 September 201614 September 2016 New pilot-scale facility opens to create high-value products from municipal waste Wilson Bio-Chemical have opened their Micro Autoclave Fibre Production Plant for turning municipal solid waste into biomass fibre that can be converted into a range of useful products
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
1 April 201515 February 2018 Dutch-German project ‘Agrobiopolymeren’ successful Cross-border cooperation needed for a successful future in the field of bio-economy
19 March 201518 March 2015 ECN demonstrates innovation to produce green plastics Company focusing approach to producing green components and energy both from one feedstock
3 November 20141 November 2014 Simple funding for businesses to help them innovate InCrops voucher scheme enabling SMEs to reclaim 40% of costs incurred making innovative R&D
9 October 20148 October 2014 Biorizon well on the way to the development of biobased aromatics Shared research centre developing aromatics from plant material or residues
6 August 20149 September 2021 Nanostructured metal-oxide catalyst efficiently converts CO2 to methanol Highly reactive sites at interface of two nanoscale components could help overcome hurdle of using CO2 as a starting point in producing useful products