Tag: Netherlands

Laundry list: Nouryon delivers first carboxymethylcellulose with 100% renewable carbon

February 2, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, specialty chemicals leader Nouryon has launched the cleaning industry’s first carboxymethylcellulose with a 100% renewable carbon index score, enabling laundry detergent consumer brands to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their products without compromising cleaning performance for consumers. Dubbed FinnFix® PB MAX, the CMC replaces conventional synthetic ingredients with a fully biobased, […]

Avantium pushes back startup of Delfzijl plant

February 2, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, Avantium now expects startup of its furan dicarboxylic acid plant at Delfzijl to be complete by the middle of the year, with fulfillment of offtake agreements beginning in the latter half of the year. FDCA is a biobased precursor for the bioplastic polyethylene furanoate. The updated timeline is roughly a year behind […]

Relement raises €5.4M to scale biobased 3-methylphthalic anhydride

January 26, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, biobased ingredients company Relement has secured an investment of €5.4 million (US$6.43 million) from investors KIKK Capital, Yield Lab Europe, Brabant Development Agency, TNO Ventures, and Relement Management. The funding consists of both new equity and conversion of existing loan agreements and will be used to scale up production of Relement’ first […]

Avantium teams with Packamama on sustainable wine packaging

January 20, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V. has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with Packamama, the UK- and Australia-based innovator in sustainable wine packaging. Through this collaboration, Packamama will secure future volumes of Avantium’s plant-based and recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), branded as releaf®, from licensed plants using Avantium’s proprietary YXY® Technology for the production of […]

TNO convert CO₂ and green hydrogen into C1 chemicals and synthetic fuels

January 20, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In the Netherlands, through Photons-to-Chemicals (P2C), TNO develops photocatalytic processes that use sunlight as an energy source. These processes convert CO₂ and green hydrogen into C1 chemicals and synthetic fuels – essential building blocks for the chemical industry. Its technology is flexible and scalable, enabling the use of smaller CO₂ sources. This contributes to a […]

Wooden compass points dementia patients back home

December 29, 2025 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, a startup has unveiled a device for dementia patients that is comprised of a single arrow that points to only one direction: home. Conceived and produce by Aumens, the “compass” is made mostly of wood and is activated whenever it is picked up. There is no interface or power button; in fact, […]

Burgernomics: Mosa Meat raises €15 million to bring down the cost of cultivated meat

December 29, 2025 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, Mosa Meat has raised €15 million (US$17.7 million) in funding to bring down the price of cultivated meat. In 2013, Mosa Meat’s founders had the distinction of unveiling the world’s first cultivated beef burger. While a significant milestone, the burger’s €250,000 price tag also set the stage for cultivated meat’s biggest challenge: […]

Glencore acquires marjority shareholding of FincoEnergies

December 24, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In the Netherlands, FincoEnergies has signed an agreement with Glencore for the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the FincoEnergies Group in a partnership with Coloured Finches, current majority shareholder. The transaction is subject to EU anti-trust approval and the completion of the transaction is expected during the course of the second quarter of 2026. […]

Funding flatlines: Meatable closes up shop

December 22, 2025 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, cultivated meat pioneer Meatable has failed to secure sufficient funding and is winding down operations. The company had been operating a 200-L bioreactor at a facility in Leiden. The announcement came from Agronomics, a Meatable investor, which said a review of strategic options concluded an “orderly wind-down” of the business was the […]

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