Accelerating Greening with Game Changers

The "Groene Chemie, Nieuwe Economie" platform aims to accelerate the sustainable transition in manufacturing chemistry. A green chemistry where innovative technologies and business models, led by game changers, have the opportunity to create a new economy based on non-fossil resources. The platform seeks to improve the climate for innovation and entrepreneurship in collaboration with regional clusters. New connections are essential to realizing a circular and sustainable economy.

Scaling Up Green Chemistry Requires Targeted Investment Fund

Green chemistry entrepreneurs in the Netherlands face a persistent obstacle: there is insufficient capital and support to scale up from demo to industrial scale (TRL 5 to 9). As long as this 'funding gap' remains unaddressed, fossil alternatives will continue to dominate, hindering the necessary transition.

Alucha Extracts Lime from Paper Waste for Use in Paint, Glue, and Plastic

Paper waste is full of calcium carbonate, a type of lime, which can still be effectively used in paint, paper, glue, rubber, or plastic. The Dutch scale-up Alucha extracts this substance from paper sludge to help large companies like Essity, AkzoNobel, Dyka, and Bostik reduce their CO2 emissions and become more circular. The construction of a new demo plant can quickly commence once the company secures its funding completely.