News and events

BTG wins EUBIA annual prize

Bio4Products coordinator BTG Biomass Technology Group has been awarded the annual EUBIA prize at this years’ European Biomass Conference & Exhibition in Lisbon.

Roadmap for bio-based chemical industry

A roadmap has been published showing how Europe’s chemical industry could transition to being 25% bio-based by 2030.

Finland invests in fast pyrolysis

BTG’s fast pyrolysis biomass conversion technology will be coming to Finland as part of a €100 million deal signed this month.

Foreco releases new animated video

Foreco is further developing a breakthrough bio-based wood modification product within the Bio4Products project. ‘FaunaWood’ is modified using a resin formulation from TransFurans Chemicals, based on the sugar fraction supplied by BTG Biomass Technology Group.

Foreco joins Bio4Products

Dutch timber company Foreco has joined the Horizon 2020 project Bio4Products to develop a breakthrough wood modification product, using waste wood in a 100% circular process.

Bio4Products presents to industry leaders

Bio4Products partners exhibited their bio-based products and technologies at the EU Industry Days high-level conference, the European flagship event on industrial policy, on 5-6 February in Brussels.

JRC report: only 3% of chemicals bio-based

The Joint Research Centre has published a report assessing the European market for bio-based chemicals, focusing on ten key product categories. The report was authored by BTG Consultancy.

See you at #EUIndustryDay 2019

The Bio4Products project is excited to announce that it has been selected as one of 30 innovative EU-funded projects which will be exhibited at the EU Industry Days high-level conference 2019. Read More

Bio4Products presented at Biorizon

Bert van de Beld (BTG Biomass Technology Group) gave a presentation on Bio4Products at the 5th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-aromatics, held in the city of ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, on 14-15 November. Read More

Promising initial LCA results

Bio4Products aims to develop a new generation of products that are more sustainable than their fossil based predecessors. To check the sustainability risks and environmental performance of the bio-based products under development, BTG Biomass Technology Group is conducting a number of studies within the project.