Maris Green Solutions and VITO join forces on miscanthus as a sustainable feedstock
Maris Green Solutions, a specialist in green infrastructure solutions, and research organisation VITO have entered into a strategic collaboration under the BIO-CAPPP voucher scheme. Central to this partnership is miscanthus, a highly versatile crop that is gaining traction as a sustainable, bio-based raw material.
Combining Maris Green Solutions’ hands-on expertise in the green sector with VITO’s research and materials know-how, the partners will explore how miscanthus can enable innovative circular applications with a low ecological footprint for the green sector.
Why miscanthus is a crop for the future
Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, offers several important sustainability benefits. The crop only needs to be planted once every 20 years, requires limited maintenance, and can be harvested annually. It also grows well on land that is less suitable for conventional agriculture, making it an attractive locally produced and renewable feedstock with minimal environmental impact.
New solutions for a circular green sector
Within this collaboration, Maris Green Solutions and VITO focus on developing innovative materials and applications that help make the green sector more sustainable. By linking scientific insights with on-the-ground practice, they aim to accelerate the adoption of bio-based, circular products in professional green infrastructure and related markets.
About BIO-CAPPP
The BIO-CAPPP project develops renewable aromatics and applies them in actual products, together with companies, experts and students. Companies can collaborate with knowledge workers and students on favorable terms (innovation vouchers specifically for SMEs) to apply bio-aromatics in products for a wide variety of sectors, like the construction and textile sector. The bio-aromatics not only make these products more sustainable, but also more functional with premium properties.
BIO-CAPPP is co-funded by Interreg Flanders–Netherlands, with support from the European Regional Development Fund, VLAIO, the provinces of Antwerp, East Flanders and North Brabant, and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
