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Holland Nieuws
World's largest 2nd-generation biofuel plant opens in the Netherlands
The world's largest 2nd-generation biofuel plant was officially opened recently in the Netherlands. BioMCN's biofuel plant has a production capacity of 250 million litres per year, which is enough to immediately fulfil the entire Dutch biofuel obligation; a minimum of 4% blended with gasoline. The...
Innovative Dutch road surfacing purifies air
Tests carried out in 2009 in the Netherlands revealed that specific road surfaces can have a considerable impact on local air purity. Initial test results for a road surface consisting of air-purifying concrete showed that this material reduces the concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the...
Dutch hospital to introduce black box recorder in operating theatres
A hospital in the southern Dutch city of Breda plans to introduce an aircraft-style black box into its operating theatres. Everything a surgeon says and does would be registered, as would the vital signs of the patient. The purpose of the recorder is to provide material for analysis should anything...
Netherlands amongst leaders in B2B social networking
Social networking has become a mainstream marketing business tool in the B2B world with fully 40 percent of businesses having successfully used social networks to win new business. This is the conclusion reached by a new global survey commissioned by global workspace solutions provider Regus. The...
Unilever commits to sourcing sustainable paper packaging
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, Unilever, has published its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy as part of its commitment to double the size of the business whilst simultaneously reducing its environmental impact. The policy outlines the company?s ambitious goal to work with its...
Heart health bakery fats from new enzymatic technology
IOI-Loders Croklaan, a leading global producer and supplier of vegetable oils and fats, has opened a new plant in Rotterdam for the production of enzymatically interesterified fats and oils for the food industry. These new fats utilize innovative manufacturing techniques to produce bakery fats. To...
Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf's first solo exhibition in Italy
Dutch photographer, Erwin Olaf, is currently holding his first major solo exhibition in Italy. Olaf is seen by many as a true genius of modern photography, blending journalistic reportage with studio photography and poised portraiture. Under the title 'Private Lives' Olaf is showing seven of his...
Philips defibrillators adopted by US law enforcement
Royal Philips Electronics announced recently that six U.S. law enforcement agencies have acquired its HeartStart FRx Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for their officers to use in Patrol vehicles, which will enable them to assist victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Officers are often the...
CSM expands specialty bread market with ancient grains
Netherlands enterprise, CSM, is the leading player in its sectors worldwide; it is the largest supplier of bakery products and a leading player in natural food preservation and green chemicals. CSM is introducing a new mix of ancient cereals - spelt, emmer and einkorn - in a bid to tap...
Dutch firm, IHC Merwede, secures new orders worth over 500 million euros
Dutch specialist vessel manufacturer, IHC Merwede, has recently secured assignments for dredging and offshore vessels and equipment to the value of more than 500 million euros. The contracts cover, amongst others, trailing suction hopper dredgers, a jumbo self-propelled cutter suction dredger and...
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