To the outsider, "green chemistry" at first glance appears to be a contradiction in terms. The chemical industry has traditionally been a...
Green chemistry
After World War II, the Netherlands is all about economic recovery and reconstruction. The national government wants the...
In 1947, the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie (AKU) opened a yarn factory in Emmer-Compascus, Drenthe. This is not just any yarn factory. The...
In 1951, a huge "salt crust" was found in the soil near Winschoten. Following the discovery of this essential...
As AKU's plant in Emmercompascuum becomes too small, the company decides to build a new factory. Although Zwolle...
Between 1948 and 1962 Dutch industrial production doubles. Chemistry plays an important role in this. But where the national...
For the chemical industry in general, and particularly in the North, 1973 is an important year. The Eemshaven...
The 1973 international oil crisis turned into an economic crisis, and a second oil crisis even followed in 1979. The...
On Feb. 8, 1980, some ten thousand people from northern regions of Groningen demonstrate against the closure of OKTO, the net new...
Toward the end of the twentieth century, increased global awareness of the negative impact of the chemical industry on the...
In 2004, national policy on regional economic development definitively broke new ground with the Peaks in the Delta program....
The greening process has been underway for several years in 2014, but great momentum has not been gained. That year, the need...
Three years after the Willems Commission report, the greening of the chemical industry is gaining momentum. In 2017,...
Hydrogen is important for chemistry. You can see that everywhere in the Netherlands at the moment, but in the Northern Netherlands in particular,"...
A key actor in the northern Dutch green chemistry sector is chemical company Nobian, which targets several markets with a range of products,...
Not only in Delfzijl is there plenty of activity in the field of green chemistry: Emmen is also a major player....
Chemport Europe is based in Delfzijl, the "hotspot" for green chemistry in the North. Nevertheless, the partnership also involves the other...
The future of the chemical industry in (Northern) Holland is green, that much has been clear for several years. The transition to a new...