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Dutch agri-tech startup Satelligence fights environmental damage with satellite data
Satellite-powered geo-data analytics company Satelligence provides companies, governments and NGO’s daily insights into the global performance of agricultural production and supply chain risks, such as deforestation, forest fires and flooding.
TomTom and Uber develop superior mapping experiences
TomTom, location technology specialist with its headquarters in Amsterdam, and Uber continue integrating TomTom’s maps, traffic data, and maps APIs across Uber’s global platform.
Dutch scale-up Carver accelerates emissions-free urban logistics with electric cargo vehicle
Carver, a Dutch manufacturer of sustainable mobility solutions launched its electric cargo vehicle: Carver Cargo. This innovative vehicle has been developed for emission-free urban logistics. It will revolutionize freight transportation and bring about a sustainable city centre.
Dutch King opens unique recycling plant for contaminated steel scrap
Dutch King Willem Alexander recently opened the first processing plant for recycling contaminated steel scrap. Purified Metal Company (PMC) has developed an environmentally friendly and economically feasible method to recycle contaminated steel scrap into high-quality raw materials for the steel industry.
International GrandVision partners with Dutch easee for online vision testing
GrandVision, global leader in optical retail that operates in more than 40 countries, has signed on to easee’s digital eye test platform.
Dutch Sirius Medical ready for commercial launch system to localize cancer
Sirius Medical secured funding to accelerate the commercial launch of the Sirius Pintuition System for cancer localization
Dutch sustainable smartphone brand launches Fairphone 3+
Smartphone producer Fairphone, based in Amsterdam, recently released its highly sustainable smartphone Fairphone 3+.
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Amsterdam wants to be the world’s drone capital
RAI Amsterdam will launch the first Amsterdam Drone Week from 26 – 20 November 2018.
Stahl and Ananas Anam enhance Piñatex® performance and sustainability
Leading Dutch surface expert Stahl and Ananas Anam, a pioneer company in circular innovation and product development, have achieved a breakthrough in sustainable and innovative new materials.
Dutch consortium building offshore ‘Solar at Sea’ energy farm
Dutch companies and research institutes (ECN, TNO, MARIN, TAQA, and Oceans of Energy) have initiated the design, construction and operation of the world’s first offshore floating solar farm: ‘Solar at Sea’.
Energy storage provider Alfen reveals plans for Euronext IPO
Dutch-based Alfen has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam.
Vitro Plus boosts production capacity
Vitro Plus, a Dutch producer of an extensive assortment of ferns, has developed a new cultivation system for ferns.
Dutch Voitures Extravert electrifies classic Porsche 911s
Two Dutch entrepreneurs are fighting the ban on iconic classic cars in cities around the world, by converting decommissioned vintage Porsche 911 cars into electric vehicles.
Bynder acquirs digital asset management company Webdam
UNStudio in the Netherlands has designed a cable car system supported by a network of towers for the Swedish city of Gothenburg.
Contest Yachts: The quality of Dutch craftmanship
Contest Yachts has grown into one of the largest and oldest family-run yards in the world.
Holland Lift: Working safely at heights
Whenever and wherever people have to work at heights, Holland Lift is a well-known name.
Tocardo: Sustainable energy with clockwork regularity
For centuries the Dutch have had a love-hate relationship with water. As large parts of the ...
Royal Smals: A clear view on water management
Founded in 1885, Smals started out as a gravel dredger, continuing and growing in this line of business until
TGINT: Intelligence for better corporate decision-making
Its intelligence services help companies to make business decisions based on
