19-12-2025

VITO partners in the HIBISCUS project to advance bio-based flame-retardant solutions for sustainable construction

Supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), HIBISCUS brings together 13 partners across five countries to develop next-generation construction products with up to 80% bio-based content, improved environmental performance, and validated real-life pilot demonstrations.

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27-11-2025

Bio-aromatics on the Rise: industry embraces innovative biobased aromatics

On 24 November 2025, Biorizon – the shared research center on bio-aromatics initiated by VITO and TNO – hosted the “Bio-aromatics on the Rise: Why you should get on board with this innovative biobased material” satellite event at Sheraton Brussels Airport, during Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025. The event brought together companies, researchers and stakeholders from across the value chain to explore how lignin- and sugar-derived bio-aromatics can accelerate the shift from fossil-based to renewable, circular materials.

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04-11-2025

VITO advances BPA-free lignin-based epoxy resins in LEGACY project

Biorizon co-initiator VITO has achieved an important milestone in the European LEGACY project by successfully optimizing and scaling up several lignin-based, BPA-free epoxy resin formulations. These innovative formulations, entirely free of bisphenol-A (BPA), have undergone thorough laboratory validation and show promising properties for high-performance coating applications.

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28-10-2025

Innovation vouchers available to boost your bio-based breakthroughs

Are you working on bio-based innovations and looking for support to bring them to life? The BIO-CAPPP project has exciting news for SMEs in the Zeeland-Brabant-Limburg-Flanders region!

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20-10-2025

VITO’s bio-based and formaldehyde-free adhesive technology allows for a green pallets revolution

The Green Revolution Pallets and Biorizon co-initiator VITO join forces in the development of CO2-neutral transportation pallets.

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17-10-2025

VITO builds the pilot infrastructure platform for plant-based chemical production

Biorizon co-initiator VITO strengthens Flanders’ innovation capacity with official launch of the new EFRO project RECIPE, focusing on the realisation of new pilot infrastructure for plant-based chemicals.

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Biorizon aims to be the reliable source for information on functionalized biobased aromatics and to provide excellent networking opportunities.

For partners and companies that want to consider joining our Shared Research Center we've created a community where you can find relevant information concerning functionalized biobased aromatics.

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