Sustainable Polymer Technologies (SPOT) Team

Our Mission

We stand for design and development of Sustainable POlymer Technologies – Renewable and/or Recyclable.

We are dedicated to supporting VITO in accelerating the transition to a sustainable world. By developing circular and biobased carbon value chains, we aim to ensure geopolitical security of carbon. Our focus is on designing, developing, and demonstrating innovative complex organic processing technologies for biomass and plastics, providing sustainable solutions for carbon building blocks and compounds. We strive to create high-performance polymers, additives, and materials that not only exceed current standards but also offer improved safety and recyclability.

The team 2025

News

SPOT article selected as Key Highlights Editor’s' Choice collection in Green Chemistry

16/03/2026

We are very happy to see our article “From lignin to market: A technical and economic perspective of reductive depolymerization approaches” in the 'Biomass Conversion in Green Chemistry: Key Highlights Editor’s' Choice collection in Green Chemistr

VITO partners in the HIBISCUS project to advance bio-based flame-retardant solutions for sustainable construction

17/12/2025

We are proud to share that the SPOT team at VITO is a partner in the newly launched HIBISCUS Project, a major European initiative focused on accelerating the tra

VITO advances BPA-free lignin-based epoxy resins in LEGACY project

04/11/2025

Biorizon co-initiator VITO has achieved an important milestone in the European LEGACY project by successfully optimizing and scaling up several lignin-based, BPA-free epoxy resin formulations.

VITO’s bio-based and formaldehyde-free adhesive technology allows for the next green revolution!

10/10/2025

The Green Revolution Pallets (TGR) and VITO join forces in the development of CO2-neutral transportation pallets.  

Building the pilot infrastructure platform for plant-based chemical production

10/10/2025

VITO strengthens Flanders’ innovation capacity with official launch of new EFRO project R

BIO-CAPPP: brug tussen innovatie en toepassingen in de biogebaseerde economie

10/10/2025

Met BIO-CAPPP zet VITO in op de toepassing van bio-aromaten in concrete producten. Tegelijk groeit de belangstelling bij jongeren: al meer dan 271 leerlingen bezochten de LignoValue testinstallatie.  

Legacy Project presentation at “Chemical solutions for a sustainable plastics future”

07/10/2025

Cell Symposia on October 13-15, 2025, Amsterdam  

Kelly Servaes presents COUNTLESS at the Trilateral Innovation Summit

26/09/2025

On Monday 29 September at 11:15, Kelly Servaes, researcher at SPOT (VITO), will take the stage at the Trilateral Innovation Summit to introduce the groundbreaking COUNTLESS project.   

SPOT PhD Aina Pérez Nakai Represents SPOT at ESBBC-3 Summer School in Cambridge

16/09/2025

From 15 to 17 September 2025, the 3rd European Summer School on Bio-based Composites (ESBBC-3) will take place in Cambridge (UK), bringing together early-career researchers, academic experts, and industry professionals. 

VITO-onderzoeker Marlies Thys geselecteerd voor Vlaamse PhD Cup 2025

10/09/2025

We zijn trots te melden dat onze collega Marlies Thys is geselecteerd als één van de 16 kandidaten voor de Vlaamse PhD Cup 2025.  

Exploring Inclusive Circular Economy Solutions with TAARAL and KBS

10/09/2025

End of August, VITO hosted an inspiring exchange with TAARAL (Senegal) and the Koning Boudewijnstichting (KBS) as part of the HICI Hub programme.

VITO attendance at “Where Polymers meet Coatings”

10/09/2025

ATIPI/BPG Technical Academic Afternoon Workshop 2025  