Does Belgian industry still have a future?

In short

• The future of Belgian industry depends on strategic investments in sustainable technologies and collaborations with other European countries.
• Our university recently established the Electrification Institute, to play an active role in the evolution towards climate neutrality, the European goal for 2050.
• The innovative plasma technology converts CO₂ to CO, a useful basic component that can be reused.
• Spin-off D-CRBN is considered a reference project for climate technology and aims to become a worldwide player in CO₂ recycling.
• Only a small percentage of Flemish research actually leads to product development.