Groningen Seaports: working towards a bio-based, circular economy

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Type of organisation or company
Country
Netherlands
City
Delfzijl
Language for original content
Scope
Submitted by
Holland Circular Hotspot
Ongoing
No
Description

Enriching unwanted residues to achieve zero waste

Groningen Seaports is the economic operator, developer and port authority for the port of Delfzijl, Eemshaven and adjoining industrial sites. It is part of a cluster which reuses and processes everything that results from production in factories or that is unwanted by society in order to create resources, energy and new products.

Groningen Seaports is committed to a sustainable circular value chain in which waste no longer exists. Their focuses include the use of bio-based raw materials, innovative technologies for separating plastics, and upcycling materials. They recycle used materials and focus on creating new bio-based packaging materials in close cooperation with their chemical cluster. The aim is to achieve a completely bio-based and circular economy.

Main activity field
Main results
  • By building steam pipelines across the port, the chemical company Nouryon (formally Akzo Nobel) has decreased its CO2 emissions by 15% in the Netherlands alone
  • Many major players are part of the circular chemistry cluster.