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22 September 201720 September 2017

Dandelion rubber tyre developed by WUR and Vredestein

Innovative prototype is the result of a EU joint initiative called DRIVE4EU

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19 July 201717 July 2017

Development of innovative injection moulded food packaging

New project targets development of affordable biobased food packaging

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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

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14 July 20171 June 2018

MArginal Lands for Growing Industrial Crops – Turning a burden into an opportunity

EU research project MAGIC kicks off

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27 June 201723 June 2017

Innovation in the European Bioeconomy: 15 million euro project optimizes value chains for miscanthus and hemp

EU project with 22 partners from science, agriculture, and industry - new varieties, cultivation on unused areas, biomass value chains, life cycle assessment, and knowledge transfer

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Von der Biomasse zum Produkt: Uni Hohenheim leitet Bioökonomie-Projekt über 15 Mio. Euro

EU-Projekt mit 22 Partnern aus Wissenschaft, Landwirtschaft und Industrie - Neue Sorten, Anbau auf ungenutzten Flächen, Ökobilanz und Wissens-Transfer

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19 June 201713 June 2017

Who are the winners of the European Bio-Based Innovation Awards 2017?

Finnish company Paptic is opening a door for novel wood-based materials

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9 May 20173 May 2017

Scientific report on facts related to biobased and biodegradable plastics

The report takes stock of scientific knowledge on biobased and biodegradable plastics, and focuses on the plastics used in the packaging industry

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13 April 201711 April 2017

Bioplastics: end the confusion

Bioplastics industry need to give the public more adequately explanation of the difference between biobased and biodegradable

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20 March 201718 March 2017

MIRACLES “Multi-product Integrated bioRefinery of Algae: from Carbon dioxide and Light Energy to high-value Specialties

Release of 6th Newsletter aiming at updating stakeholders on the progress and results of the project

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6 February 20172 February 2017

A new class of olefin metathesis catalysts developed

European research project COSMOS aims at reducing the dependence of the European oleochemical industry on tropical oils

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16 January 201713 January 2017

A EU project for efficient algae cultivation integrated into wastewater treatment

Turning waste and emissions into a biological resource is the main goal of the Climate-KIC co-funded Microalgae Biorefinery 2.0 project

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8 December 20166 December 2016

CocoPallet: grow in niches and compete on price, says Michiel Vos

Young dutch company working with improved Wageningen UR technology won several prizes on its sustainable product

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10 November 20168 November 2016

Reverdia Tops the Bioeconomy Hot 40

Company won ‘Bio-Based Chemical Partnership of the Year’ at the WBM Bio Business Awards

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24 October 201619 October 2016

New project aims to create equal market access for bio-based products

Start of STAR4BBI - STAndards and Regulations FOR the Bio-Based Industry

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26 September 201615 February 2018

Biobased Economy opportunities for North-Netherlands

Renewable resources for the regional production of ‘green’ chemicals, plastics and animal feed

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16 September 201615 September 2016

New brand for Wageningen UR

Presenting itself as a single organisation, Wageningen University & Research aims to clarify what it represents

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22 July 201620 July 2016

New insights in furanic intermediates and aromatic derivatives from biomass

New project aims to create applied knowledge for the production of furans and furan-derived biobased aromatics from various sources

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18 July 201618 July 2016

Starch improves barrier properties of PE-films

Wageningen UR cooperates with Avebe and chemical company Sabic to develop gradually bio-based films

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27 June 201624 June 2016

Rubber from Russian dandelions: a serious European alternative to rubber tree plantations

DRIVE4EU project focusing on development of a successful production chain

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23 June 201622 June 2016

BPM symposium 2016 highlights growing opportunities of the biobased economy

The Dutch Biobased Performance Materials program is a unique phenomenon in the biobased world

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9 June 20168 September 2016

Who has won the the Bio-Based Innovation Awards (Europe) 2016?

Synprodo awards with "Greeny",  the bio-based and compostable icebox for the Italian market

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Bioeconomy Barometer: knowledge is at the basis of effective policy

LEI Wageningen UR developed an analysis framework to monitor the status of the Dutch bioeconomy

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6 June 20163 June 2016

Development of performance polyesters based on isoidide

Joint research project exploring a promising chemical building block for the biobased economy

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3 June 201630 May 2016

Evolva, Wageningen and Algae.Tec advance on high-margin bio-opportunities

What's the trend?

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25 May 201619 May 2016

Reverdia and Wageningen UR Launch Development of Durable Bio-PBS Compounds

Development will focus on longevity, appearance and processing characteristics

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3 May 201628 April 2016

Wageningen UR: Biobased alternative for sound and vibration-reducing materials in railway systems

Project ‘MAGIC’ to develop new resins from biomass which cure into an elastic rubber-like compound

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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?

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15 April 201615 February 2018

9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2

Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and ​update on ​Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)

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1 April 201614 March 2025

New Plastics Economy: circular, not yet biobased

New report first sketches the importance of plastics for the economy and the magnitude of the problem caused by plastic waste

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16 March 201617 March 2016

Get in touch with the whole value chain of the PHA platform

One of the most important and well established meeting points for the European Bio-based Economy

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17 February 201616 February 2016

‘Exploding’ sugar beet cells for faster fermentation

ERA-NET innovation project ChemBeet to develop a very promising technology in which cells are exploded to create a faster and cheaper fermentation process

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1 February 201629 January 2016

Research and Markets: Global Bio-Based Resins Market-Segmented By Type, Application and Geography (2015-2020)

Techchnologies & Forecasts - Key Vendors: BASF, Dow Chemical & Etech Surf

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17 December 20159 September 2021

Photanol prepares itself for the market

Fragrances and flavourings from cyanobacteria

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16 November 201516 November 2015

PULP2VALUE – new €11,5 Mio BBI JU grant for demonstration project aims for better use of sugarbeet pulp

Recently, the seven project partners launched the new Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) demonstration project entitled ‘PULP2VALUE’ in Roosendaal, The Netherlands

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11 November 201510 November 2015

Bioplastics are key to unlock Europe’s potential for a ressource-efficient economy

10^th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts more than 350 experts from around the world

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EU: Biokunststoffe sind Schlüsseltechnologie für eine ressourcen-effiziente Wirtschaft

10. European Bioplastics Konferenz zieht mehr als 350 Experten aus aller Welt an

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9 November 20156 November 2015

Large study shows little consumer awareness of biobased products

European consumers are unfamiliar with bio-based products

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21 October 201519 October 2015

Bio-inspirierte Lösungen für einstellbare Haftung in feuchter Umgebung

EU-Projekt BioSmartTrainee gestartet

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8 October 20156 October 2015

Zeeland’s road trial section of bio-asphalt: a world first

Researchers discovered that lignin could be used as a high-grade biobased replacement for fossil bitumen

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2 October 20151 October 2015

The Digest’s 2015 Guide to Italy in the Advanced Bioeconomy

The key takeaways - the mandates and national targets - the key producers - process technology R&D - feedstock & supply chain development

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17 September 201516 September 2015

Plant breeding brings biobased economy closer

Wageningen UR: "We need to grow more diverse products with fewer inputs - to do more with less".

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16 September 201514 September 2015

Crowded at “Status of the Bioeconomy” Conference

European countries are well positioned in the global bioeconomy race

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10 September 20158 September 2015

Rudy Rabbinge: genetic modification has much potential but also entails risks for world food supply and the environment

Green biotechnology has to be applied in an innovative system, where discoveries cannot continually be shielded by patents

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25 August 201524 August 2015

Just how environmentally friendly are biobased materials actually?

Wageningen UR: biobased materials production must become more energy efficient

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21 August 201518 August 2015

Just how environmentally friendly are bio-based materials actually?

To answer that question, researchers at Wageningen UR embarked in 2012 on the Biobased Performance Materials (BPM) project SUSTAIN - Three years later, their most important conclusion: bio-based materials production must become more energy efficient!

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7 August 201515 February 2018

Hemp, a very versatile crop

René Sauveur of Pantanova believes that breakthrough is around the corner

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6 August 20154 August 2015

The ‘biobased hospital’ slowly gains credibility

‘Biobased’ is well on its way to becoming a hot item in the hospital world

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5 August 20154 August 2015

Algae as a source of energy: the price is (still) too high

As part of the EnAlgae project, Wageningen UR has devised bio-economic models for calculating the cost price of micro-algae under various conditions

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24 July 201523 July 2015

Biorefinery: refining tomorrow

Watch the Wageningen UR biorefinery movies here!