The Profitable Way to Biobased Functionalized Aromatics
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Industry driven Shared Research Center Biorizon focuses on technology development for the production of functionalized biobased aromatics for performance materials, chemicals & coatings. Supported by a roadmap & inspired by our community.
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In co-creation with global leaders and SME companies in the fields of feedstock, conversion, equipment and end-products Biorizon creates renewable aromatics that outperform their fossil counterparts. In sustainability as well as functionality.
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Biorizon News
20-02-2020
Biorizon featured in Chemical and Engineering News
"Investor and manufacturer interest around bioaromatics is building." Journalist Alex Scott comes to this conclusion in the latest edition of Chemical & Engineering News of the American Chemical Society. The article entitled 'Investors chase sustainable aromatics - Processes using lignin, sugar, plastic waste, and more are moving out of the lab' features Biorizon's chairman of the advisory board Ludo Diels and several Biorizon community members, such as Bloom Biorenewables, BioBTX, Kaneka, and Avantium.
Read more10-12-2019
Event Report: Biorizon Forging Ahead with Bio-Aromatics Upscaling
With over 150 visitors, the annual event of Shared Research Center Biorizon at the end of November was well-visited. The bio-aromatics event highlighted the upscaling efforts currently underway in the three research directions or ‘horizons’: the production of bio-aromatics from sugars, lignin and biomass residual flows (via pyrolysis and gasification).
Read more07-11-2019
Call for Participation: LignoValue Pilot
Biorizon co-initiator VITO, VMH and Worley Belgium have joined forces for the design and construction of a continuous pilot plant for the depolymerization of lignin into innovative biobased aromatics in Flanders. Currently they are looking for companies/venture capitalists that want to participate and/or invest.
Read more07-11-2019
Last Call > 6th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-Aromatics
On November 27 and 28, Biorizon will host its 6th Annual Event in Antwerp. At this point, more than 140 participants have already registered, among whom representatives of P&G, Covestro, Clariant, SABIC, Huntsman, Solvay, Bloom Biorenewables, COSUN and AVA Biochem AG. Will you join too?
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10-03-2020 - 12-03-2020 /
Lille, France
BIOKET 2020
Biorizon's Karolien Vanbroekhoven will be speaking at the BIOKET conference in Lille, France. In the context of Industry 4.0, the circular economy and the need for an optimal valorization of renewable resources, the BIOKET (bioeconomy key enabling technologies) conference, organized by IAR – the French Bioeconomy Cluster, is dedicated to bio-based solutions and processes, tackling technological, economic and environmental challenges of the Bioeconomy, will focus on innovation in processes for biomass conversion using emerging technologies, minimizing waste production and optimizing economics of the overall OPEX.
Read more24-03-2020 - 26-03-2020 /
Stockholm, Sweden
9th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference
March 24 - 26 Biorizon will be participating in the 9th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference in Stcokholm, Sweden.
Read more16-04-2020 /
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
Natural Fibertastic 2020
April 16 Biorizon will be present at Natural Fibertastic 2020 in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
Read more27-04-2020 - 30-04-2020 /
Marseille, France
28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE)
April 27 - 30 Biorizon will be present at the 28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) in Marseille, France.
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