In Belgium, Europe’s biomethane sector is growing, but not fast enough. Installed production capacity hit 7 billion cubic meters (bcm) annually by the end of Q1 2025, up 9% from 2024. Yet growth is beginning to slow, despite investor appetite remaining strong, even slightly higher than last year (€28 billion). This mismatch highlights the urgent […]
In Belgium, Normec OWS and B4Plastics recently launched a revolutionary biodegradation pre-screening platform. This innovation aims to significantly reduce testing times for biodegradable materials—addressing a major bottleneck in the sustainable materials industry and accelerating the transition to a microplastics-free future. The two innovators now joined forces to rethink biodegradability testing from the ground up. The […]
In Belgium, last week a first-of-its-kind workshop hosted by CBE JU brought together leading researchers and industry voices to explore how bio-based solutions are reshaping the future of farming and packaging across Europe The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) held its inaugural cluster workshop, bringing together around 60 experts from over 30 EU-funded […]
In Belgium, production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data. As EU policymakers consider how best to decarbonize road transport, the new high level of GHG savings once again confirms the […]
In Belgium, Politico reports an ethanol lobbyist made comments on a question a Member of European Parliament Jana Nagyová, of Patriots for Europe, submitted to the European Commission regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel. A Czech journalist posted on social media photos of the question that was submitted that still had track changes listed by the lobbyist, […]
In Belgium, Vioneo has awarded Wood a multi-million dollar FEED contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol. Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the renewably powered and energy efficient plant will be the first facility in the world capable of achieving this at industrial scale. […]
In Belgium, ePure says the EU’s continued discrimination against the use of sustainable crop-based biofuels to reduce emissions from transport has left Europe needlessly reliant on fossil fuels, with many Member States still falling short of renewable energy targets, a new analysis shows. According to updated figures from 2023 in Eurostat’s SHARES database, the EU […]
In Belgium, thanks to green hydrogen, TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform is speeding up its own decarbonization. As part of a 200 MW Air Liquide electrolyzer project, TotalEnergies has signed a tolling agreement for 130 MW dedicated to the annual production of 15,000 tons of green hydrogen for its Antwerp platform. Upstream of the electrolyzer, TotalEnergies will […]
In Belgium, specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed an agreement to distribute AGRANA’s PuraBeet for the personal care segment in China, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand. PuraBeet is a multifunctional skin care ingredient that is 100% plant-based and naturally derived from sugar beet molasses as crystalline betaine. It enhances skin hydration, reinforces the skin barrier […]
In Belgium, in the riverbed of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU), RootLinks is creating the conditions for primary producers in agriculture, forestry and aquaculture and fisheries to be more integrated in the value chains. This aim is to generate new sources of income and creating value in rural areas. Primary producers are pivotal […]
