12th Circular Biobased Products Symposium

In short
Activity- Circular Biobased Products Symposium
- 23 June 2026
- Wageningen Campus, Dialogue Centre Omnia
- Early-bird registration fee of €225,- until 1 April 2026
This symposium is organised 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.
Programme
It’s the perfect moment to reconnect and catch up! Our programme features inspiring entrepreneurs sharing their breakthroughs in the biobased market, while leading researchers take you on a journey through the latest biobased innovations. We’ll also help you navigate (new) regulations and the fragmented landscape of subsidies.
Be part of the leading event for entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and researchers in green chemistry, circular materials, and biobased products. It’s going to be an inspiring day with plenty of opportunities to connect and network with other participants and speakers.
Confirmed speakers
- Nienke Homan, Chair of The Royal Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI)
- Maurice Oltheten, Head of Research & Development at ChainCraft
- René Rozendal, Managing Director at Paques Biomaterials
- Rick Passenier, Program Director at BioBased Circular
More speakers will be added to the programme soon.
View more details about the symposium and register on the event website
About the symposium
The Circular Biobased Products (CBP) Symposium is an annual event where we want to share relevant developments and research results from collaborative projects we have executed together with market stakeholders. But also to discuss the way forward; what are the next steps that are needed in the coming years to accelerate the building process of a truly circular and biobased economy and how we can all make an impact together. Many studies have already found their way to the market and got implemented, but new research and collaboration remains necessary to provide the functions in everyday life that we all like to have, without the burden on climate and environment.
Do you have a question?
For questions regarding the symposium, please contact us.
Previous editions of the symposium
- 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)
- 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
Read more about the CBP symposium 2023
- 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

Aftermovie Circular Biobased Products Symposium 2024
Date
09:30 - 17:30
