Paques Biomaterials and LOOOP to build PHA plant in Emmen converting food residuals
- Paques Biomaterials and LOOOP to jointly develop a PHA production plant in Emmen.
- PRECEDING project is supported by RVO's TSE Industrie Studies program to deliver a conceptual design and business case.
- Facility will produce PHA from organic side streams and food residuals as a bio-based alternative to fossil plastics.
Project overview
Paques Biomaterials and LOOOP are developing a joint PHA production plant in Emmen to convert organic side streams and food residuals into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).
Project support and scope
The initiative, called the PRECEDING project, is supported by RVO's TSE – Industrie Studies program and will deliver a comprehensive conceptual design and a business case for the facility.
Objectives and expected outcomes
The planned facility intends to bring PHA to market as a natural, safe, and sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics by transforming waste streams into biopolymer feedstock and addressing microplastic risk.
Timeline and context
This development follows a shared ambition announced two years earlier and represents a step toward advancing a circular, bio-based economy through collaborative implementation of the study findings.
Source: Paques Biomaterials