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Europe’s industrial resilience starts with rebuilding its own value chains. The discussion around refining capacity and energy prices highlights a broader challenge: Europe has become increasingly dependent on imported raw materials and external processing capacity. At Miscancell, we believe the solution is to develop regional, circular value chains that transform locally grown renewable biomass into high-value industrial raw materials. By converting Miscanthus into premium cellulose, lignin and other bio-based materials, we aim to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy, reduce carbon emissions and create sustainable economic value close to the source. The transition is not only about decarbonisation. It is about rebuilding Europe’s industrial competitiveness and resilience. Read the perspective shared by our CEO Edwin van Groningen, on why strategic value chains matter more than ever. #Miscancell #StrategicAutonomy #IndustrialTransformation #BioBased #CircularEconomy #Cellulose #Lignin #Miscanthus #GreenChemistry #Innovation

Miscancell welcomes this important study from the Bio-based Industries Consortium. It confirms what many innovative companies across Europe experience every day: the challenge is no longer technology, but creating the right market conditions for industrial scale-up. At Miscancell, we experience first-hand that market demand for high-quality bio-based materials is strong and continues to grow. Across multiple sectors, customers are actively seeking reliable, fossil-free alternatives to replace conventional fossil-based raw materials. The real challenge is not a lack of demand, but the transition from innovation to industrial production. Customers are understandably hesitant to commit to long-term offtake agreements until commercial-scale production capacity has been demonstrated. At the same time, investors typically require those same long-term offtake agreements before financing first-of-a-kind industrial facilities. This creates a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma that delays the scale-up of Europe's bio-based industries. Europe has successfully supported the development of breakthrough technologies. The next step is equally important: creating predictable demand through smart public procurement, binding bio-based content requirements and a regulatory framework that rewards the environmental value of renewable materials. Equally important is ensuring sufficient patient risk capital for first commercial production facilities, enabling innovative companies to bridge the gap between successful technology development and industrial deployment. At the same time, Europe should critically assess whether continued support mechanisms for fossil-based value chains remain appropriate while emerging bio-based industries are expected to compete without comparable market incentives. Rebalancing part of these support mechanisms towards renewable and circular industries would accelerate Europe's competitiveness, strengthen its strategic autonomy and significantly reduce industrial emissions. Europe already has the knowledge, the entrepreneurs and the technologies to lead the global bioeconomy. The market is ready. What is needed now is the policy framework and investment climate that enable Europe's bio-based innovators to build the first industrial plants, unlock long-term customer commitments and accelerate private investment. That is how Europe can turn technological leadership into industrial leadership.

Together with the Circular Reno consortium, Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) and international stakeholders, we look back on all of the amazing achievements that have been made over the past three years. Circular Reno was a huge success and will have a significant contribution to the future of biobased construction in Europe. #miscanthus #biobasedconstruction #cellulose #lignin

Proud to share this milestone from our sister company Bio Materials Centre BV. The independently verified LCA and Environmental Profile for NABi® confirm a carbon footprint of approximately -1.75 tonnes CO₂e per tonne of product. An important validation of years of development work and a significant step towards climate-positive infrastructure. Congratulations to the entire team and all partners involved. Ready for the future. 🚀 #Miscancell #BioMaterialsCentre #NABi #ClimatePositiveInfrastructure #Biobased #Innovation Onno van Beijnum Antoin Bruijninckx Fred Hakvoort Perger Barbara Hannes Hakvoort Bertil te Brake Marcel van de Peppel Zacharie Flick Evelien Koenders Sten van Lanen Jan-Willem Bulters

“Strong relationships start with meaningful conversations” — and meaningful conversations often lead to unexpected opportunities. For Miscancell, Hungary has been an important part of our journey for more than 30 years through our founder Fred Hakvoort. Experiences like this remind us that regardless of sector or geography, businesses often face the same challenges — and can benefit enormously from sharing ideas and perspectives. We were pleased to be represented by Perger Barbara, who manages the international Miscanthus supply chain for Miscancell. For a company operating across borders and building sustainable value chains, these exchanges are invaluable for understanding market developments, strengthening partnerships and identifying new opportunities. Many thanks to Hunland Group and Dutch-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce / Dutcham for hosting an inspiring morning. The best innovations rarely start in a boardroom; they start around a table where people are willing to listen, challenge assumptions and explore new possibilities together. #Miscancell #Miscanthus #SupplyChain #Sustainability #Innovation #Networking

Proud to see how initiatives like Circular Reno continue to accelerate the transition towards circular and biobased construction across Europe. At Miscancell, we are proud to have contributed from the very beginning to the development of scalable biobased building solutions within this ecosystem — helping connect agriculture, industry and construction through innovative applications based on Miscanthus. Projects like Circular Reno clearly demonstrate that biobased materials are no longer a future ambition, but are becoming a realistic and scalable pathway towards lower-carbon, circular and locally anchored construction value chains. Great to see so many partners across Europe working together to turn sustainable innovation into real-world impact. The momentum for biobased construction is growing rapidly — and we are excited to continue contributing to this transition. ♻️🌱🏗️ #CircularReno #BiobasedConstruction #CircularEconomy #Miscanthus #SustainableBuilding #Innovation #LowCarbon #BioBasedMaterials

Happy Kingsday 🇳🇱 As the Netherlands turns orange, we’re building the raw materials of tomorrow. Not gold from the ground, but value from what returns year after year. 🌱 👑 Biobased is the new royalty. Wishing you a great Kingsday! #biobasedeconomy #circular #investinginthefuture #Miscancell

Afgelopen week zijn we met het team Marcel van de Peppel Sten van Lanen Evelien Koenders Zacharie Flick een dag op pad geweest naar EmpackNL . Even uit de dagelijkse flow — samen rondlopen, gesprekken voeren en scherp krijgen waar we staan. Wat we zagen en voelden: de druk om single-use plastics uit te faseren is groot. Maar belangrijker: de bereidheid om écht te veranderen is er. De interesse in o.a. biobased hotmelt toepassingen en alternatieve vezels voor papier groeit zichtbaar. Voor ons een duidelijke bevestiging: we zitten met onze productontwikkeling – samen met sterke partners – op de juiste koers. En misschien nog wel het belangrijkste van de dag: de energie in het team. We bouwen niet alleen aan oplossingen, maar aan de volgende standaard. #team #innovation #biobased #packaging #circulareconomy #Empack 🚀

Vandaag een mooie stap gezet samen met Rabobank. Met de innovatielening creëren we binnen Miscancell de ruimte om onze financieringsronde goed en sterk af te ronden. Mooi om te zien hoe Rabobank ondernemerschap actief ondersteunt. Dank voor het vertrouwen – we gaan er iets moois van maken. Frank Löwik Jeroen Ekkel bedankt voor jullie persoonlijke betrokkenheid!

Europa wil minder afhankelijk worden van fossiele en andere kritieke grondstoffen van buitenaf. Dan gaat het al snel over industrie, energie en geopolitiek. Maar er ligt ook een deel van het antwoord dichter bij huis, in biogrondstoffen. In ons nieuwste artikel kijken we naar de oproep van Nederlandse kennisinstellingen en de Federatie Bio economie Nederland voor een nationale strategie voor biogrondstoffen. Hun boodschap is helder. Wie serieus werk wil maken van strategische autonomie, moet biogrondstoffen ook serieus nemen, niet alleen voor energie, maar ook voor materialen, chemie en nieuwe verdienmodellen in de landbouw. Lees het artikel hier: https://lnkd.in/engR9JEE #biogrondstoffen #biobased #bioeconomie #strategischeautonomie #biomassa #duurzaamheid #circulaireeconomie