Biorizon

We are eager to take up this opportunity and to contribute to this once in a millennium transition. We are a company passionate about innovation and taking our part in the fight against climate change. At BioBTX we develop technology for a circular world. The BioBTX technology makes it possible to move from a linear fossil world to a circular renewable society. At BioBTX we convert them towards high-value molecules, which can be used as drop-in chemicals in the current chemical industry. BioBTX has finished the construction of the in-house developed and constructed mini plant. This setup will allow BioBTX to do faster and more research because the mini plant was designed for flexibility. TransitionHero and BioBTX will continue with the detailed engineering phase to facilitate the start of construction in 2022 and commissioning of the PETRA plant in 2024.

Vertoro is proud to present the green gold of the future. Vertoro is a spin off company from a public-private partnership between Brightlands Chemelot Campus, DSM, Chemelot InSciTe, University of Maastricht (UM) and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). We are a capital-backed and university-backed chemical startup with a novel and protected approach to transforming woody and agricultural residues into a wide range of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels. The partnership was founded in 2017 and initiated by Vertoro CEO Michael Boot and CTO Panos Kouris. We will be one of the largest producers of commercially available lignin-based products. We want to revolutionize the oil industry by producing a platform product that is 100% bio-based. We aim to speed up the green revolution by offering a bio-based alternative to fossil resources. Ultimately, it can replace fossil crude oil as a platform product for materials, chemicals and fuels.

The biorefinery will be built in the facilities of “Alfonso Maíllo” Innovation Center and in the Center for Urban Waste Treatment of Zaragoza (CTRUZ), owned by the Municipality of Zaragoza and managed by CIRCULAR BIOCARBON coordinator URBASER. Established in 2014, the BBI JU aims to implement the Strategic Innovation & Research Agenda (SIRA), developed by the industry in collaboration with the EU to realise a bio-based economy as part of the broader Circular Economy Action Plan for Europe.

We are tackling groundbreaking new ways to produce bio-materials of the highest industry standards, with one critical difference: our process puts the planet and its inhabitants first. At ZILA BioWorks, we are on a mission to find better ways to build stronger, more sustainable materials—whether used on a pair of skis, a wind turbine blade, or airplane wings. We are working with carefully selected product manufacturers to test our bio-epoxy resin systems in their products. This industry is known for its quick adoption of new technologies, high profile, and stringent performance standards. The next phase of our expansion will focus on coatings in built environments. Materials developed with sustainability built into their DNA. We’re a group of engineers, scientists, athletes, and community activists passionate about doing things differently. They vary in production route, characteristics, and end use applications.

We are proud to share a historic moment with you. The world is taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and AB are a key part of the solution, because they provide value to waste streams and have considerably lower environmental impact than fuels made from petroleum oil or natural gas. Significant AB production could be deployed today provided that a policy and regulatory framework enabling long-term investment is implemented. BTG is a SME and based in the Netherlands. As one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, Clariant contributes to value creation with innovative and sustainable solutions for customers from many industries. Dimeta is a joint venture between SHV Energy and UGI International to advance the production and use of Renewable and Recycled Carbon DME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate the LPG Industry’s transition to Net Zero. By working with partners, Dimeta is developing Renewable & Recycled Carbon DME production plants, targeting a total production capacity of 300kt per year by 2027. The UK was announced as the first plant location in 2022, with subsequent plants already in development in Europe and the USA.

Looking forward, CBiRC is taking on the ambitious goal of identifying viable routes to go beyond the now mature petrochemical industry by developing innovative biomass-enabled chemicals that provide access to new products that will address new and emerging market needs—e.g., next-generation pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, and consumer goods. CBiRC focuses on using biomass to create biobased products that are healthier, sustainable, and more effective alternatives to petrochemical products. CBiRC works to harness those advancements to create biobased chemicals that enhance societal quality of life by improving health care delivery, food preservation and distribution, transportation efficiency, and minimizing environmental impact, among other things. Founded in 2008 with more than $44M in federal, industry, and Iowa State University funding, CBiRC works in tandem with Iowa and the nation’s growing biosciences sector. Over the past 14 years, CBiRC has focused on developing the knowledge needed to transform carbohydrate feedstocks, so abundant in Iowa and the Midwest, into biobased chemicals as direct replacements for petrochemicals. Biomass is a particularly important source given its overall abundance. These biobased chemicals can be used to create next-generation products in diverse markets, including materials, consumer goods, nutraceuticals, agricultural chemicals, therapeutics, specialty chemicals, polymers, etc. Creating sustainable products can only be achieved when the raw materials for their production are generated at a rate comparable to their usage.