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API, Cumapol: biobased is a megatrend in polymers

15 January 201815 December 2011 by Diederik van der Hoeven

API Institute (Applied Polymer Innovations) and Cumapol (CUstom MAde POLyesters) are neighbouring companies at Emmtec Industry & Business Park in Emmen (the Netherlands). Both have their own way to anticipate the strongly increasing demand for biobased polymers. ‘Our main activity … Read more

First versus second generation

15 January 20186 April 2011 by Diederik van der Hoeven

In the biofuel debate, it important to distinguish first and second generation technologies. First generation technologies produce biofuel from edible feedstock like starch (from maize), sugar (from sugar cane) or rape seed oil. Second generation technologies produce biofuel from wood … Read more