‘Who is setting the pace?’

EIES23 – ‘The world outside needs us and has a challenge for us’, Yolande Verbeek said at European Industry and Energy Summit (EIES23) ‘Only then when we really cooperate with everybody in the game, we will make real steps. Then we can deal with three dilemma’s: fossil or not? What to do with the infrastucture? And who is setting the pace: government or the market?’

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‘We cannot afford to lose our industry’

Belgium – ‘We cannot afford to lose our industry’, said Luc Arnouts, Vice President Port of Antwerp-Bruges at EIES23. ‘We also talk about this with politicians at the national and European level. The willingness to rethink some of our processes, to rethink some of the legislation is aanwezig. As we are losing collectively market. We are using the power of our cluster to realize this turn around.’

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Bioethanol from sugar beets at DDoT23

EIES23 – Starter Betaprocess wants to produce bioethanol from sugar beets. Not via an intermediate step with sugar, but directly with an innovative technology. For a demonstration plant and a first of a kind industrial-scale plant, the company is looking for an operational partner and funding, at the Dragons’ Den of Transition on Dec. 8, 2023 in Antwerp.

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Next generation of catalysts at DDoT23

EIES23 – Starter Zeopore focuses on improving the catalytic properties of zeolites to enhance the performance of refining and petrochemical processes. At the Dragons’ Den of Transition December 8th in Antwerp, the company is mainly looking for partners and funding to take the next step: commercialization on an industrial scale.

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‘A huge wake-up call for Europe’

EIES23 – The urgency for the European chemical industry is greater than ever, says Marco Mensink, director general of Cefic, the organization of the European chemical industry. ‘We must become circular, digital, climate neutral by 2040 and we must also get things in order in various dossiers, such as PFAS and nitrogen.

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CO₂ recycling using plasma at DDoT

Belgium – Plasma is very reactive, and it can be used to break down CO₂ molecules into CO and other products. Starter D-CRBN’s pilot installation uses a plasma process at a relatively low temperature. This makes the process more energy-efficient and reduces the risk of side reactions. At the Dragons’ Den of Transition, December 8th in Antwerp, D-CRBN is looking for more industrial partners to take next steps.

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