The abolition of the sugar quota in 2017, Western Europe can be a global leader in the economic production of chemical building blocks and products from sugars. According to a study by Deloitte presents today. Netherlands, according to Deloitte eminently a country that can operate competitively in this field. In the Southwest Netherlands Biobased Delta put – if chemical ‘sweet spot’ of Europe – already fully committed to adding value to chemical sugars. This study confirms the chances of success of its current course. A great boost for the region and for the sustainability of the economy.<\/p>\n
The study by Deloitte will be presented at ‘The Chemical Conference” in Utrecht today. In the study, which was conducted at the request of the Business Platform Biorenewables companies from across the value chain have contributed: Sugar Union, KWS Corbion, Akzo Nobel, DSM and Rabobank.<\/p>\n
The reason for the research is the decision of the EU sugar quota to be abolished. Since 2017 Therefore possesses Europe for the first large-scale commodity itself of the future. This offers opportunities for the primary sector to establish new revenue, making it an important social development. Except for food creates a lucrative market for the valorisation of sugar into valuable chemical building blocks and products. These form a bio-based and sustainable alternative to chemicals from fossil sources.<\/p>\n
Willem Sederel, director of Bio-based Delta, the triple helix cluster in Southwest Netherlands that connects developments in the agricultural, horticultural and chemical sectors together: “With great interest I have taken note of this study. The recommendations provide great opportunities for our country. In Southwest Netherlands are traditionally all the ingredients to operate globally competitive in this new market: the high concentration of both agricultural companies and chemical industry, its strategic location between two world ports plus a strong logistics sector. We are happy to take up this challenge to the “sweet spot” of Europe. Indeed, we are together with industry, government and education already fully engaged. ”<\/p>\n
Biobased Delta European chemical ‘sweet spot’<\/p>\n
The biorefinery through adding value to sugars into chemicals for the Biobased Delta is an important priority. Sugars are a good basis for building block chemicals and products and in the region, many farmers who actively cultivate sugar beet. The Biobased Delta chemical building blocks are not only first-generation sugar (from sugar beet) won, but also from sugars include wood and starch. In a second route chemical building blocks are extracted from the sugars containing lignocellulose (the substance that gives plants rigidity). It then be recovered. Second generation sugar and lignin (the substance which gives strength to wood).<\/p>\n
That Biobased Delta a “sweet spot” is for adding value to sugar also see TNO and the Flemish VITO. These educational institutions work in Bergen op Zoom in the Green Chemistry Campus together Biorizon. The Shared Research Center together with industry examines how high-quality, functional aromatics from sugars and lignin (a byproduct of the paper) can be developed, rather than from fossil sources.<\/p>\n
The Green Chemistry Campus, an incubator for bio-based entrepreneurs, is one of the prime locations in the Biobased Delta. This work innovative companies such Progression Industry, Nettenergy and Millvision jointly develop biobased materials, chemicals and coatings. This summer named minister Dijsselbloem Campus during the Nassau-reading a shining example of the symbiosis between agriculture and chemistry. And VNCI Director Colette Alma called Southwest Netherlands in the Financial Daily as an example of a region with the Green Chemistry Campus successfully bet on the biobased economy.<\/p>\n
Thus, along with other locations such as New Prinsenland the Biotech Campus Delft with the Bioprocessing Pilot Facility, Plant One in Botlek, Bio Base Europe with the Pilot Plant in Ghent and the Biobased Innovations Garden, industry, various authorities and Center of Expertise Biobased Economy and HZ Avans University of Applied Sciences created an ecosystem that makes this region competitive in the field of chemical adding value to sugar.<\/p>\n
Research by consultancy CE Delft shows that the dynamic development of the bio-based ecosystem can ensure that Zeeland and West Brabant in 2020 almost 3,000 new jobs will count. The positioning of the Biobased Delta as chemical ‘sweet spot’ of Europe will make a positive, lasting contribution.<\/p>\n
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The Biobased Delta Foundation is the triple helix cluster in Southwest Netherlands that connects developments in the agricultural, horticultural and chemical sectors together. Under the banner of the Biobased Delta strengthen businesses, knowledge institutions and government leadership position of southwest Netherlands in the biobased economy. The focus is on green materials, green building blocks, and a sustainable process industries. It Biobased Delta trying to achieve. An optimal connection with education and training institutions.<\/p>\n
The ambitions of the Biobased Delta do not stop at the Dutch border: built on leading European bio-based cluster where agro and chemistry come together in an energetic pace. Work is already close collaboration with Flanders, France and Canada and Germany (including North Rhine-Westphalia) and Finland (VTT among others) show serious interest to pull together. Thus a regional cluster with a global probability of success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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