Leading insulation provider SOPREMA has tested lignin-based polyols in its foams and has achieved promising results.   With the lignin-based platform chemicals (depolymerised lignin oil) received from the LignoValue Pilot Plant, the

Project partners VITO and ifeu (Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg) have submitted an interim deliverable, focusing on the environmental and economic aspects of the COUNTLESS project. The aim was to provide early guidance

During the cold season we tend to spend more time in our warm flats and houses making ourselves comfortable. We at CLIB took this as

Our coordinator Kelly Servaes took the stage at the „Bio-aromatics on the Rise“ event on 24 November in Brussels. She presented the research and solutions on lignin-derived aromatics carried out at VITO, among others in our

As part of the M26 consortium meeting on 14 October in Istanbul, Türkiye, the exploitation coordinators Roel (VITO) and Tatjana (CLIB) had prepared an exploitation workshop for all

The transformation of the interior and furniture industry towards sustainability is accelerating, driven by rising expectations for low-emission and circular products. This webinar explores how

On Friday, 7 November more than 80 industry and academic people gathered at the PreCOP30 event in the Innovateca park in Rio de Janeiro. On the eve of the COP30

On 14 and 15 October 2025, the COUNTLESS project partners met at the Kastamonu Entegre site in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the M26 consortium meeting.   All

COUNTLESS is an EU-funded project (Horizon Europe, Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)) turning lignin (an abundant natural resource) into sustainable platform chemicals for

The valorization of renewable materials is critical to improving the circularity of the chemical industry. This Synergy article describes how lignin waste streams can be

https://countless-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Final-Final-COUNTLESS-Video.mp4   Check out visual impressions of our COUNTLESS project.  In this video you get a short overview of the 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 we

This is how it looks like when our project partner from Utrecht University receives samples. Thomas Dezaire, a PhD student from the Organic Chemistry and

The 11th Biorizon Annual Event on bioaromatics, co-organized by VITO, took place in Antwerp last November, providing a platform for the COUNTLESS project community to convene, share project objectives, and engage with stakeholders.

During the partner meeting in September 2024, we organized a sustainability workshop to set the scene with all project partners.   It was an interactive session

We are proud to have achieved a milestone in our project. Our coordinator VITO, who has brought the LignoValue Pilot Plant and demo site online, has just

On November 27 and 28 2024, the Shared Research Center Biorizon will host its 11th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-Aromatics in Antwerp and online.  Large industry players, Small and

The demonstration plant of COUNTLESS will be located at our coordinator VITO in Mol, Belgium. On a site right next to a canal, and just

COUNTLESS represents the full value chain – from woody biomass to consumer products. Our project partners come from 10 different countries and bring in a

In COUNTLESS, 13 partners, coordinated by VITO (Belgium), will take lignin processing to industrial scale, making the production of lignin-based platform chemicals cost-effective and sustainable.