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Milestone achieved! First large scale delivery of depolymerised lignin

📢 Milestone Achieved! In April 2025, the LignoValue pilot plant successfully completed its first large-scale (multi kg) delivery of depolymerized lignin under the LIFE VIABLE project — a major step forward in sustainable materials innovation at VITO.
This breakthrough product consists of well-defined, soluble, and highly reactive lignin oligomers, made possible through advanced depolymerization processes. The material has now been shipped to Westlake, where it will be used in the large-scale production of lignin-based epoxy resins for automotive composite applications. This marks a significant leap toward replacing fossil-based materials with bio-based alternatives, paving the way for a greener future in the mobility sector. 🌱🚗

Presentation of CRF's team

📢 Let's continue our presentation of the LIFE-VIABLE partners ✨
🔦 This month, we put the light on CRF, based in Italy

CRF is a research and innovation centre, part of Stellantis.

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Fifth meeting with all VIABLE partners

📢 As you can see, we recently met for our fifth consortium meeting!

It was also a great opportunity to visit Westlake Epoxy's facilities in Duisburg (Germany) where the epoxy resin will be made ⚗

Presentation of CIMV's team

🔦 This month, we put the light on CIMV, a french biorefinery.

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Presence at the CBE - JU Stakeholder Forum in Brussels

We were at the CBE - JU Stakeholder Forum in Brussels in December 2023.

That was a good opportunity to talk about the future of the European bio-based sector and especially about our LIFE VIABLE biobased epoxy resin solution.

Presentation at the 10th Biorizon Conference

2 of our colleagues, Vanbroekhoven Karolien and Nicola Boyle, respectively from VITO and Westlake Epoxy were at the 10th Biorizon Conference in Rotterdam.
They presented our biobased epoxy resin made thanks to the LIFE VIABLE project.

Don't hesitate to contact them if you have any question.