In the Netherlands, Dutch quick-service restaurant Kwalitaria is using home compostable trays made from Notpla’s seaweed-based plastic. Developed in collaboration with Compax, a Dutch company that specializes in packaging solutions, particularly disposables and food packaging, rollout of the fries and snack packaging at 160 Kwalitaria locations is expected to prevent 102.5 metric tons of CO2 and […]
In the Netherlands, Technip Energies has been awarded a substantial contract by SkyNRG for the DSL-01 project, a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility to be developed in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The award covers Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) for Europe’s first standalone greenfield SAF production facility. It follows the successful completion of […]
In the Netherlands, global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon recently announced the launch of FinnFix® PB MAX, the cleaning industry’s first carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 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. As the leading innovator of sustainable […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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: […]
