In Belgium, researchers at The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) have converted lignin into biobased aromatic molecules that can be used in the production of plastics and other useful end products. Currently, lignin is often burned as a waste product from paper production. However, scientist at VITO say lignin contains “a wealth” of chemical […]
In Belgium, ePure says the newly announced trade agreement between the EU and Australia is the latest blow to Europe’s renewable ethanol industry and agriculture sector at large, who are already reeling from the EU-Mercosur deal. The EU-Australia deal gives duty-free EU access to 10,000 tons of Australian ethanol: a major concession on a highly […]
In Belgium, signatories of the Joint Biomethane Declaration, leading European industry associations, are calling for biomethane to become a central building block of the EU’s reindustrialisation, energy security, and transition to climate neutrality. The Declaration sends a clear signal of strong industrial demand for biomethane, essential to keep EU industry competitive while enabling defossilisation and […]
In Belgium, the European Waste Based and Advanced Biofuels Association says that despite stronger safeguards and an expanded feedstock base, EU policy still imposes a 1.7% contribution cap on fuels produced from Annex IX Part B feedstocks, such as used cooking oil and animal fats. This limit no longer reflects today’s market reality. More eligible […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU has held up the European Commission’s labeling criteria of bioenergy as sustainable, rejecting an appeal by NGOs who say that bioenergy isn’t climate-friendly enough to be able to make on label claims. The European Union’s taxonomy laws restrict what can be […]
In Belgium, soon bio-methanol from Equinor will fuel ships that are bringing cars and machinery from points of production to markets. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a market leader in roll‑on/roll‑off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics and will use the bio‑methanol as bunker fuel for its upcoming dual‑fuel methanol vessels. Wallenius Wilhelmsen will receive the bio-methanol bunkers […]
In Belgium, the European Network Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) published its report on annual renewable gas injections into gas networks (including biomethane and renewable hydrogen), for the gas years from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2025. This report is required by Art. 26(3)i of the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Regulation (EU) […]
In Belgium, global confectioner Puratos is planning a US launch of a chocolate product made from cell-based cocoa in 2026. Formulated for chocolatiers, the product was developed in collaboration with California Cultured, which produces its cell‑based cocoa by sampling cocoa plants with ideal flavor and aroma profiles. These cells are then grown in fermentation tanks […]
In Belgium, Those Vegan Cowboys, a company developing precision fermentation-based dairy proteins, has raised €2.5 million ($2.95 million) from 600 new shareholders in a crowdfunding campaign. The company said that while the fundraise was not necessary from a capital injection standpoint, it is important to “building a movement around animal-free dairy” and growing the “‘S.T.A.C.K. […]
In Belgium, Syensqo has introduced Rhodasurf® B7 UP, a natural laureth-7 surfactant that enables more sustainable liquid laundry detergents and hard surface care formulations. The product is manufactured at Syensqo’s ethoxylation facility in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, which recently received ISCC PLUS mass-balance certification for delivering over 90% lower net CO₂ footprint compared to conventional surfactants, […]
