Reception and Registration

Welcome & Opening of the symposium by Gerhard de Ruiter (WUR)

Kick-off of the symposium by Chair - Rosanne Hertzberger

“Greenwashing or true transition? Public (dis)trust in the chemical industry" - Rosanne Hertzberger

Session 1 - Research theme: Safe and Circular Biobased Products

Introduction Safe and Circular Biobased Products - Jacco van Haveren (Programme Manager, WUR)

Sustainable chemistry for the coatings world - Andre van Linden (AkzoNobel Paints & Coatings)

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Versatile polymers from microbes - Frits de Wolf (expert, WUR)

Session 2 - Research theme: Renewable Plastics

Introduction Renewable Plastics - Karin Molenveld (Programme Manager, WUR)

Designing the bio-polyesters of tomorrow through ring-opening polymerization - Patrick Farquet (Head Renewables & Bio-based Applications, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd.)

Latest developments on starch based plastics; sourcing, processing, characterisation and applications - Fresia Alvarado Chacon (Expert, WUR)

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Session 3 - Research theme: Nature Based Materials

Introduction Nature Based Materials - Edwin Hamoen (Programme Manager, WUR)

Tactical and operational planning of bio-based supply chains: Unlocking bottlenecks and incorporating social sustainability into circular systems - Arne Eindhoven (Grondstoffencollectief)

Binderless opportunities for renewable materials - Gijs van Erven (Expert, WUR)

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Session 4 - Research theme: Circular Water Technologies

Introduction Circular Water Technologies - Irma Steemers-Rijkse (Programme Manager, WUR)

Circular Water Treatment Technologies, the industrial approach - Rainer Haug (Kurita)

Polysaccharide based scale inhibitors for cooling water systems - Ben van den Broek (Expert, WUR)

Closing remarks - Rosanne Hertzberger

Networking