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13 February 2017

AkzoNobel reduces CO2emissions by 100,000 tons thanks to new bio-steam facility

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp commissions new bio-steam supply from energy company Eneco to AkzoNobel AkzoNobel, Eneco and Groningen Seaports have jointly invested around […]
10 February 2017

Installation vessel MPI Enterprise in Eemshaven

Start shipping components for Nordsee One wind farm The MPI Enterprise, an installation vessel of the international shipping company Vroon, came into Eemshaven on February 7th. […]
9 February 2017

Partnership Initiated for the Development of a Wood to Chemicals Flagship Biorefinery in Delfzijl

AkzoNobel, Avantium, Chemport Europe, RWE and Staatsbosbeheer create a breakthrough technology deployment to accelerate the biobased economy Avantium, a leading chemical technology company and forerunner in […]
6 February 2017

Towards green chemistry, chemical parks together in Chemport Europe

Chemport Europe. Chemistry between companies, governments and universities. Accelerating the green economy and putting the chemical sector of this region on the global map is the […]
20 January 2017

EMO supports marine coordination for offshore wind farm Merkur

EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden supports GeoSea’s marine coordination for the planning and construction phase of the offshore wind farm Merkur in the German […]
3 January 2017

Works starts in Eemshaven on COBRAcable – a ‘green’ subsea electricity highway between the Netherlands and Denmark

Cable has 700 MW capacity for exchange of renewable energy, sufficient to meet the annual electricity needs of approx. 700,000 Dutch households Cross-border electricity connection (interconnector) […]
15 December 2016

Eemshaven base port for Nordsee One wind farm

Hamburg-based Buss Group’s Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven signs agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Senvion Order includes handling of 54 wind turbines for the Nordsee One […]
3 September 2016

TenneT and Energinet.dk to install data cable alongside COBRAcable

Fibre-optic data link to provide technical information about COBRAcable to TenneT and Energinet.dk Data cable suitable for possible linking up offshore wind farms in future Remaining […]
25 August 2016

Turbine Installation Completed at Gemini Offshore Wind Park

North Sea wind park brings the Netherlands and the European Union closer to achieving goals for a more sustainable future. Tuesday 24th August the last of […]
14 July 2016

Substantial expansion in Eemshaven for Holland Malt

Important step toward the largest and most sustainable malting location in Europe Holland Malt announced on 14th July that it will expand its malting plant in […]
27 June 2016

Unique ballast water treatment system first used at Groningen Seaports

Groningen Seaports first in line for Damen InvaSave Ballast water treatment system will be displayed at ‘DelfSail’ sailing festival The first production version of Damen’s InvaSave […]
4 April 2016

Siemens Offshore Base in Eemshaven

Siemens Nederland N.V. signs contract with EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) for construction and operation of an offshore base port in Eemshaven, NL With the beginning […]
4 March 2016

Groningen Seaports supports international green deal

Recyclable plastic and materials like aluminium and lead which remain after the incineration of waste, far too often end up as waste. They are difficult to […]
1 February 2016

TenneT concludes contracts with Prysmian and Siemens for construction of ‘green’ COBRA cable

Dutch Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT and its Danish counterpart Energinet.dk have signed contracts with Siemens and Prysmian for the construction of the COBRA cable between […]
18 January 2016

Largest solar energy park in the Netherlands in Delfzijl

Groningen Seaports, Sunport Energy, and WIRSOL are pleased to announce the forthcoming realization of SunPort Delfzijl, the largest solar energy park in the Netherlands so far. […]
14 September 2015

Evonik purchases hydrogen peroxide producer in the Netherlands

    Capacity expansion in the European market     Eco-friendly product with a wide application range     Specific growth in one of Evonik’s core businesses On September […]
2 July 2015

First monopile for the Gemini wind park successfully installed

Important milestone reached in the construction of one of the world’s largest wind parks The first monopile at the Gemini wind park has been successfully installed. […]
12 June 2015

OCI N.V. has reached agreement to acquire BioMCN

OCI N.V. (NYSE Euronext: OCI) today announced it has reached agreement to acquire BioMCN, a methanol producer and pioneer in bio-methanol production based in The Netherlands, […]
4 June 2015

Waste-to-chemicals consortium boosted by new partners

A major Dutch initiative designed to investigate how waste can be used as a raw material to produce chemicals has more than doubled in size since […]
1 June 2015

Groningen Seaports and Niedersachsen Ports to cooperate on LNG infrastructure

On Friday the 29th of May Groningen Seaports and Niedersachsen Ports have signed a Letter of Intent on cross border cooperation to develop an LNG infrastructure […]
6 May 2015

Milestone for Groningen ports – first seagoing vessel on LNG

Yesterday evening at around 19.00 hours, the port authority Groningen Seaports welcomed the Norwegian MS Kvitbjørn in Eemshaven, the first time it received a seagoing vessel […]
19 March 2015

Important milestone for offshore wind farm Gemini reached

There is still no visible evidence of the sea wind farm Gemini, but the construction of some of its parts is well under way. An important […]
19 March 2015

Contitank continues to plan ahead

Contitank – an independent player in the market for the storage of vegetable and animal oils and fats – once again has lots of plans in […]
19 March 2015

Work on the SME offshore site about to start

In April the preparatory work will start for making the SME offshore site at Emmahaven, one of the port basins of Eemshaven, ready for use. A […]
19 March 2015

Reym takes over CLD in Delfzijl

On 1 January Reym B.V. took over the company CLD in Delfzijl from Gebroeders Borg. This is the former plant of Dow Chemicals (formerly Rohm and […]
19 March 2015

New bat accommodation in Eemshaven

The construction of the Google building means that two existing farms will disappear. However, these farms are frequently used by bats, which due to the demolition […]
19 March 2015

Work in Beatrixhaven in final phase

Work in Beatrixhaven has reached the completion phase. The heavy load quay is getting the finishing touch and dredging work is well on its way. The […]
19 February 2015

Contours Google data centre increasingly clear

After months of excavation work, the Google data centre is now growing fast. Meanwhile, the second building is also taking shape.
13 February 2015

PPG to increase silica production capacity at Delfzijl, Netherlands, plant

Expansion to help meet growing worldwide demand for AGILON performance silica PPG Industries announced that it is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Delfzijl, Netherlands, […]
13 February 2015

ChemCom Industries B.V. invests €4.2m in a new production facility for high performance fertilizers

ChemCom Industries B.V., located at Oosterhorn in Farmsum (the Netherlands) and part of the chemical cluster Eemsdelta, invests €4.2m in a new production facility for the […]
12 January 2015

New Liner Service Eemshaven-Sweden

A new liner service between East Coast Sweden, Northern Holland and The Humber commences in 2015. Baltic Euro Lines is a joint venture established between two […]
25 November 2014

AkzoNobel and partners looking to turn sugar beet into raw materials

AkzoNobel has joined forces with SuikerUnie, Rabobank, Deloitte, Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM), Groningen Seaports, and the Province of Groningen, to investigate […]
13 November 2014

Klesch Announces Restart of Aluminium Production at Delfzijl (the Netherlands)

The Klesch Group (“Klesch” or “the Group”) today announces that it has decided to restart aluminium production at Delfzijl (the Netherlands). The Group expects to restart […]
12 November 2014

AkzoNobel and partners to explore use of waste as chemicals feedstock

AkzoNobel is part of a major Dutch partnership working with Canada’s Enerkem to explore the use of waste streams as a feedstock for chemical production and […]
23 September 2014

Google to Build $773 Million Center in Dutch Hub Eemshaven

New data center will employ 150 and bring further investment to the area Google Inc. (GOOG), announced plans to spend about 600 million euros ($773 million) […]