Discover new aspects about companies & institutes at Brightlands Chemelot Campus by watching these 90-seconds videos. Enjoy!
The Compound Company
The Compound Company develops and manufactures compounds that are widely used in numerous application areas and industries such as packaging, automotive, building & construction, PV modules and compatibilizers & coupling agents for the compounding industry.
Wouter van den Berg, Commercial Director: “Today’s mega-trends and societal challenges call for companies that can work with all stakeholders to work on a better future”.
Brightlands Material Center
Brightlands Materials Center is a Research & Development center for materials.
Richard Janssen, Business Development Manager: “We develop polymeric materials for Additive Manufacturing. We are very proud on the development with NextDent, 3D systems and OCE, a Canon company, to have develop this photopolymer system for teeth and bridges that go into the mouth. This material is bio compatible so it can be put into the mouth.”
Lonza
Patrick Stagier, Site Head of Lonza Nederland in Geleen and Maasricht:
“We are proud of having developed our company from a team of 10 people in 2005, to a team of 140 people today. And we will continue to grow; we have the intention to recruit another 50 to 60 people by the end of the year. Also, we have supported our customers in developing and commercializing their cell therapy products, and we will continue to do so.”
Maastricht University
At the campus Maastricht University offers innovative educational programs in the natural sciences.
Dean Sciences Thomas Cleij: “With access to labs and pilot plants, our students can experience directly what their work and career may lead to in the future.”
Sekisui S-Lec
Sekisui S-Lec has its European Research Center at Brightlands Chemelot Campus and manufactures interior film for laminated safety grading.
Director Yoshio Aoshima: “Our product is used for automotive displays, offering navigation systems, speedometers and night vision, which helps safe driving.”
Chemelot
Chemelot is a very integrated chemical site, where different products are being made, ranging from fertilizers to plastics to technical fibers.
Director Robert Claasen: “Together we’re working to become the most competitive and most sustainable chemical site in 2025 in Western Europe.”
Four Brightlands campuses
In addition to the companies and institutes at Brightlands Chemelot Campus, there are the organizations that are located at the other three Brightlands campuses in the Province of Limburg. Brightlands is the name for innovation and excellence that crosses borders.
Kriya Materials
Kriya Materials develops multifunctional coatings and composites for a range of markets.
Director Roel Huis in ‘t Veld: “We make solar panels more efficient in energy generating and we lower the amount of energy needed for illuminating buildings and cars.”
Technoforce
Technoforce manufactures physical separation and purification systems for the chemical industry.
Director Technology & Business Ben Bovendeerd: “We have developed an innovative design for a crystallizer for producing products with improved characteristics.”
Isobionics
Isobionics makes natural flavors and fragrances via a proprietary fermentation process.
SCEO & Founder Toine Janssen: “The footprint of our products is only one percent versus the conventional way of producing. So, it’s really very sustainable.”
DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics develops new plastics, for instance for the automotive industry.
Commercial Director Joost d’Hooghe: “We have developed a plastic that behaves like a metal. With this material our customers can develop parts that are lighter than they were before.”
DSM Advanced Solar
DSM Advanced Solar develops high-performing materials for the solar energy space.
Vice President Oscar Goddijn: “We are market leader for anti-reflective coating we deposit on glass. This ensures that solar parks deliver 3% more energy to society.”
Innosyn
Innosyn invents and improves processes for the pharmaceutical, fine and specialty chemical industries.
Sales & Marketing Director Iwona Kaluzna: “Our innovations help to reduce the number of production steps, which goes hand-in-hand with reduction of energy and is environmental friendly.”
Xilloc
Xilloc makes patient specific implants for parts replacement of the human skeleton.
CEO Maikel Beerens: “We are very proud to bring real change in the life of a patient by improving his or her life.”
Fysio Bastiaens
Fysio Bastiaens is responsible for the Brightlands Vitality Program at the campus.
Owner Noor Bastiaens: “We actually provide training, either physically or mentally, to make sure people are not suffering a burn-out or physical complaints, such as lower back complaints.”
Brightlands Materials Center
Brightlands Materials Center is a Research & Development center for materials.
Managing Director Marnix van Gurp: “We have a program on lightweight materials to make cars much lighter, which will result in reduced emissions.”
DSM-Niaga
DSM-Niaga develops fully sustainable carpets.
General Manager Josse Kunst: “The campus is a fantastic place and the knowledge is just oozing out of the buildings.”
AMIBM
Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) contributes to the conversion of biomass into bio-based materials.
Scientific Director Stefan Jockenhövel: “We address all the important things from chemical processing to technical and medical applications.”
Chemelot InSciTe
Chemelot InSciTe supports the development of scientific and technology concepts.
Managing Director Emiel Staring: “The campus helps us to optimally serve the parties we collaborate with. It is the infrastructure, but it is also the innovative and intrapreneurial spirit that we see here.”
Yparex
Yparex is a product of The Compound Company
General Manager Wouter van den Berg: “One of our key markets is packaging, multi layered barrier packaging, to be precise. It is used to keep all kinds of food fresh for a long time.”
Basic Pharma
Basic Pharma manufactures and develops pharmaceutical products like creams and ointments, syringes and nasal sprays.
Founder Bob Kool: “Our fast growth and position in the market enables us to invest in new products, facilities, and most importantly, in people and their skills.”
CHILL
Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL) educates students in the field of chemistry and helps SMEs to innovate in this field.
Business Developer Cyriel Mentink: “I’m proud that we are able to connect the education of students to research questions of companies.”
SABIC
SABIC aims to be global leader in chemicals in a wide range of industries.
Leader Global Technology Centers Europe Bert Groothuis: “SABIC is amongst the most active companies in filing patents, which is a great indicator of our innovative power.”
ARLANXEO
ARLANXEO manufactures synthetic rubber.
Head of R&D Gerard van Doremaele: “We have more than 100 years of experience and know-how, and are still passionate to develop new products. Products that are not always very visible, but are all around us.”
Maastricht University
The core activity of Maastricht University is education and research.
Dean and Programme Director Thomas Cleij: “At Brightlands Chemelot Campus our students experience directly what their work may lead to. And researchers have labs and pilot plants available. It’s all very close together.”
Brightlands Ventures Partners
Brightlands Ventures Partners is a regional venture capital fund.
Director Marcel Kloosterman: “We invest in promising and dynamic, young, innovative startups. We are particularly interested in initiatives in the circular economy domain.”
DSM Dyneema
Dyneema is ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, the world’s strongest fiber.
Product Engineer Bengisu Çorakçi: “Our latest innovation is Dyneema Carbon hybrid composite, applied in hockey sticks. With this product we’re now entering the sporting goods market.”
Vertoro
In order to accelerate the valorization of lignin, a form of biomass now burnt as a waste stream in paper pulp and cellulosic ethanol plants, Vertoro or ‘green gold’ aims to create a new globally tradeable commodity, crude lignin oil (CLO).
MetGen
MetGen is a Finnish Biotech company founded in 2008 to provide tailor-made robust enzymatic solutions to industry. Our mission is: we are empowering industries to get the most out of biomass through enzymatic solutions.
Lamoral Coatings
LAMORAL®, WORLD’S MOST DURABLE COATING
The mission of Lamoral® is drastically to reduce the replacement of materials and opening new markets through a unique technology and key collaborations with diverse industries.
NanoScolo
NanoScolo was founded February 2022 by inventor Leon Bremer, scientist Mingwen Tian and engineer Miguel Boutelje.
Lake3D
Lake3D B.V. is an innovative high-tech startup that specializes in 3D material jetting, an additive manufacturing technology that makes it possible to combine materials and print high-resolution 3D products.
Deep Branch
What if we could solve both carbon reduction & sustainable food production in one step.
Bilfinger Tebodin
Bilfinger Tebodin, founded in 1945 in the Netherlands, is a multidisciplinary consultancy and engineering company. We create a future-proof industry, reliably managing industrial projects for more than 75 years.
Sibö
“At Sibo our purpose is to find new efficient and clean raw materials to create healthy and sustainable solutions for the world” Alejandro & Daniela | Co-Founders of Sibo
Maastricht University & Brightsite Plasmalab
The Brightsite Plasmalab is an initiative of Brightsite, Maastricht University and Brightlands Chemelot Campus. This unique lab is the place where Brightsite partners Maastricht University, TNO and Sitech Services, together with students and companies, will optimize existing plasma technology and develop new plasma processes.
Coolbrook
At Coolbrook, our mission is a cleaner, more sustainable, and profitable way to produce Olefins, the key component in the production of plastics, packaging, textiles, coatings, cosmetics, and more.
Brigh2
BrigH2 is developing a 50MW demo plant on Brightlands Chemelot Campus for the production of hydrogen via gasification of torrefied biogas feedstock. Green carbon is used as an essential building block in biobased chemistry.
Brightsite
Brightsite. A new and promising initiative for realizing a sustainable, competitive chemical industry. We can make a major contribution to the transition of the chemical industry to other energy and feedstock sources, with the aim of making this sector climate-neutral.
