Circular Biobased Products Symposium
This symposium is organized annually by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research which has been performing applied research for over 30 years around the themes of circular water, biobased chemicals & materials and value chains.
Save the date | 25 November 2025 | Wageningen Campus
The 12th Circular Biobased Products (CBP) Symposium is due on November 25th, 2025 - Wageningen Campus, Dialogue Centre Omnia.
Get ready for another inspiring day filled with fresh research perspectives! You’ll hear from leading industry experts sharing their R&D strategies across the value chain, along with the latest insights from Wageningen University & Research and their solutions for a circular and biobased future.
To kick off with a blast, we’re thrilled to announce the inspiring keynote speaker Nienke Homan, Chair of The Royal Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI).
You can find a preliminary programma here. More details about the programme will follow soon. For now, make sure to save the date and register!
It’s going to be an inspiring day with plenty of opportunities to connect and network with others.
Registration
Don’t miss out on the early-bird registration fee of €225,- (until August 1st, 2025). After that, the regular registration fee is €295,-. Register now via the button below to make use of the early-bird registration fee.
Previous editions of the symposium
Presentations and after-movie CBP symposium 2024
- CBP 2024 - 1 - Gerda Feunekes - WUR (2,09 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 2 - Jacqueline Vaessen - Chemistry NL (keynote speaker) (2,87 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 3 - Mark Smit - WRIJ (2,29 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 4 - Song 1 Marloes Arkesteijn - Oog van de orkaan - Eye of the hurricane (100,44 kb)
- CBP 2024 - 5 - Michael Franzke - Ashland (67,57 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 6 - Ana Morao - Corbion (1,95 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 7 - Evelien Maaskant - WUR (4,74 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 8 - Song 2 Marloes Arkesteijn - Kantel en Wentel - Tipping and Turning (88,7 kb)
- CBP 2024 - 9 - Willem Elsinga - Elsinga Beleidsplanning (560,9 kb)
- CBP 2024 - 10 - Peter Geerdink - WUR (presentation 1) (1,33 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 11 - Peter Geerdink - WUR (presentation 2) (2,96 mb)
- CBP 2024 - 12 - Song 3 Marloes Arkesteijn - Wij maken verschil - We make a difference (89,23 kb)
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Presentations CBP symposium 2023
- Gerard de Ruiter - WFBR
- Rosanne Hertzberger - Keynote
- Jacco van Haveren - WFBR
- Andre van Linden - AkzoNobel
- Frits de Wolf - WFBR
- Karin Molenveld - WFBR
- Patrick Farquet - Sulzer
- Fresia Alvarado Chacon - WFBR
- Edwin Hamoen - WFBR
- Arne Eindhoven - Grondstoffen Collectief
- Gijs van Erven - WFBR
- Irma Steemers-Rijkse - WFBR
- Rainer Haug - Kurita
- Ben van den Broek - WFBR
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Presentations CBPM symposium 2022
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 01 - Jan Noordegraaf - An impartial monetary comparison for true cost of most used oil-based and bio-based polymers
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 02 - Edwin Hamoen - Biorefineries of the future
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 03 - Rahul Dagwar - Sugar Beet
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 04 - Johan van Groenestijn - Active storage as a way to produce fermentable sugars all year round
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 05 - Ed de Jong - New developments on PEF and Avantium's flagship factory
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 06 - Rolf Blaauw - Vegetable oils as feedstock for the chemical industry
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 07 - Sara Hosking - Clean Future
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 08 - Jo-Ann Innerlohinger - Contributing to closing the loop, the challenges of MMCF to textiles
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 09 - Martijn Kruisweg - Superior Natural Materials
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 10 - Karin Molenveld - Issues in the recycling of different waste streams
- CBPM 2022 - Speaker 11 - Erik Jan Troelstra - Barrier Paper