Foreword by Yvonne van der Meer
The transition to a sustainable chemical industry is an urgent and complex challenge —…
Accelerate Green Legislation and Establish Pilot Chains for Sustainable Chemistry
The Dutch Ministries of Infrastructure & Water Management and of Climate & Green Growth…
Recap | A Taste of Innovation at ‘Meet our Scientists’: Where Science Meets Practice
On April 17th, Brightsite once again opened its doors for the annual Meet our…
‘We should be proud of how industry, science, and innovation come together at Chemelot’
Koos van Haasteren started as Executive Director of Chemelot at the end of…
Sitech wins contract for basic engineering of Brightsite’s plasma pilot plant
Brightsite is taking an innovative step towards sustainable chemistry with the development of…
‘Where competencies merge, great developments can happen: that’s Brightsite at its best’
Koen Janssen recently stepped down as Managing Director of Brightlands Materials Center and…
Petition: National Circular Plastics Standard
With a continuous, predictable, and forward-looking plastics policy, Dutch companies become leaders in Europe,…
Brightsite Celebrates Five Years and Enters a New Phase of Growth
Over the past five years, Brightsite has established itself as a valued partner in…
SCIARS model can help us make the right choices towards a sustainable future
Unique approach to analyse impact on the climate Electrification and greening of raw materials…
Accelerate Green Legislation and Establish Pilot Chains for Sustainable Chemistry
The Dutch Ministries of Infrastructure & Water Management and of Climate & Green Growth…
‘We should be proud of how industry, science, and innovation come together at Chemelot’
Koos van Haasteren started as Executive Director of Chemelot at the end of…
‘Where competencies merge, great developments can happen: that’s Brightsite at its best’
Koen Janssen recently stepped down as Managing Director of Brightlands Materials Center and…
SCIARS model can help us make the right choices towards a sustainable future
Unique approach to analyse impact on the climate Electrification and greening of raw materials…
Valuable collaboration produces a promising biobased route for acrylonitrile
Brightsite presents its latest innovations, research and projects during the annual ‘Meet our scientist’…
Brightsite Plasmalab takes the next step with bench scale reactor
Plasma technology is considered to be a ‘game changer’ when it comes to electrification…
How can we train technical talent of the future and retain them in our region?
A sustainable chemical industry isn’t just about addressing technical and financial challenges, it’s also…
Future-proof water management taking shape at Chemelot
The transition towards sustainable energy and green raw materials is inherently linked to a…
Integrating models for a sustainable industrial future: a conversation with Céline Fellay on the AMIGDALA project
Céline Fellay, leading Brightsite’s ‘Transition Scenarios and System Integration’ program line, unveils the scope…
Recap | A Taste of Innovation at ‘Meet our Scientists’: Where Science Meets Practice
On April 17th, Brightsite once again opened its doors for the annual Meet our…
Recap Brightsite Connaction Event 2024
On November 20, 2024, the Brightsite Connaction Event took place at the Brightlands Chemelot…
Brightsite Connaction Event on November 20, 2024
The transformation to a sustainable, circular chemical industry is more urgent than ever. Founded…
Recap VoltaChem Annual Event 2024: ‘We’re going to need incredibly more energy’
The VoltaChem Annual event entitled ‘Scale 2 Impact’ took place on Tuesday 9 April…
Recap NXTGEN Hightech Conference: ‘Bringing together the chemical and high-tech industries leads to intriguing developments.’
The first NXTGEN High-Tech Conference, held on March 12, 2024, at DeFabrique in Utrecht,…
Recap Circular Plastics Event: ‘Circularity gathers momentum at Brightlands Chemelot Campus’
The Circular Plastics Event on December 7 at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus marked a…
Annual event GCNE: chemical industry wants to speed up transition
On Tuesday 7 November, more than 250 participants from the chemical industry, policymakers, politicians,…
Change Inc: Green chemistry shoots ahead, but has a long way to go (Dutch only)
With a €336 million subsidy from the National Growth Fund and 550 million in…
Recap National Congres BRZO-Seveso with Program Manager Esta de Goede
Esta de Goede, Program Manager Safety and Social Acceptance led a breakout session at…
Foreword by Yvonne van der Meer
The transition to a sustainable chemical industry is an urgent and complex challenge —…
‘We should be proud of how industry, science, and innovation come together at Chemelot’
Koos van Haasteren started as Executive Director of Chemelot at the end of…
Brightsite looks back on successful ‘Meet our scientists’ event, with highly relevant and scalable bio-based research as award-winning project
In May, for the third consecutive year, the Brightsite community shared its latest innovations,…
Ferdinand van Kampen: “Building together towards the future of green chemistry in South Limburg”
“The transition to a green and circular economy is a complex but necessary step…
Frederik Hoornaert: “Collaboration is crucial to make sustainability of industry a success”
We face enormous challenges within the chemical industry. Challenges such as reducing the…
Meet the team: Pilar Ruiz Ramiro, Principal Investigator Chemical Recycling
Pilar Ruiz Ramiro started at the Circular Chemical Engineering department of Maastricht University in…
Meet the Students: engineers of the future reflect on chemistry and sustainability
The Brightsite Program Line 6 is dedicated to educating broadly schooled graduates with the…
How does Europe view the transition of the chemical industry?
If Chemelot is to be fit for the future, it requires collective, sustainable innovation.…
Meet Hans Kroon, consultant sustainable process development
Hans Kroon (64) has recently been hired as a consultant by Brightsite. His main…
Sitech wins contract for basic engineering of Brightsite’s plasma pilot plant
Brightsite is taking an innovative step towards sustainable chemistry with the development of…
Petition: National Circular Plastics Standard
With a continuous, predictable, and forward-looking plastics policy, Dutch companies become leaders in Europe,…
Brightsite Celebrates Five Years and Enters a New Phase of Growth
Over the past five years, Brightsite has established itself as a valued partner in…
Recap Brightsite Connaction Event 2024
On November 20, 2024, the Brightsite Connaction Event took place at the Brightlands Chemelot…
Brightsite publishes third Brightsite Transition Outlook
This year, the Brightsite Transition Outlook presents a bold and comprehensive vision for transitioning…
Brightsite Connaction Event on November 20, 2024
The transformation to a sustainable, circular chemical industry is more urgent than ever. Founded…
First cohort of students completes bachelor’s in Circular Engineering at Brightsite
The first 13 students of the bachelor’s program in Circular Engineering, a joint initiative…
Brightsite looks back on successful ‘Meet our scientists’ event, with highly relevant and scalable bio-based research as award-winning project
In May, for the third consecutive year, the Brightsite community shared its latest innovations,…
Recap VoltaChem Annual Event 2024: ‘We’re going to need incredibly more energy’
The VoltaChem Annual event entitled ‘Scale 2 Impact’ took place on Tuesday 9 April…
New partnership agreement enables Brightsite to continue accelerating sustainability of chemical industry
Geleen, 21 November 2024 – Brightsite, the knowledge center for advancing sustainability in the…
Arnold Stokking: It’s time for a ‘Circular Deal’
In the week of the parliamentary elections, the Netherlands finds itself at a crossroads.…
Brightsite releases second edition of the Brightsite Transition Outlook
Brightsite, the knowledge centre committed to achieving a sustainable, competitive chemical industry, today published…
Grant awarded to Brightsite for improving environmental safety based on data analysis
Safety is still very rare in innovation proposals for the chemical industry. Yet this…
Righart and Butterworth working on the Brightsite Plasmalab: from engineering to research
The establishment of the Brightsite Plasmalab is a major step towards the industrial application…
Plasmalab takes step towards sustainable chemistry with EZK subsidy
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) is investing over €…
Kim Ragaert joins FSE as the new Chair of Circular Plastics
Newsflash from our partner Maastricht University: Since 20 September, Professor Kim Ragaert is joining FSE…
Plasma technology recognized as a game changer for green chemistry
Brightsite is taking plasma technology – one of the most important ways of reducing…
Chemical industry must work together on universal strategic priorities
The chemical industry is at the forefront of very exciting developments. Developments that determine…
National Growth Fund, the innovation tool that stimulates co-creation within public-private partnerships as ‘key for success’
The BioBased Circular and NXTGEN Hightech Growth Fund projects are in the spotlight in…
Chemelot climate neutral in 2050
On 16 June 2020, Chemelot announced its strategy towards the transition of the chemical site.
Energy transition in the chemical-, manufacturing- and agro-industry
Arnold Stokking participated in this webinar and covered crucial topics as elektrification, biomass and recycling.