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Brussels Airport is getting onboard with SAF

05 January 2023

Zaventem airport has completed its first flight on partially synthetic sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and airlines can now fill up there. So, two firsts for the airport.

The world's smallest motor is Belgian

05 January 2023

A Belgian company has developed a 1 cm² motor with increasing numbers of applications, mainly in the medical field.

Belgium has the largest energy storage facility in Europe

05 January 2023

Belgium can call itself the home of the largest energy storage facility of continental Europe after a French company took interest in a small town in the province of Hainaut.

A Recycling Valley in the heart of Europe

22 December 2022

In the Liège steel basin, metal recycling projects are increasing in number. The region has no shortage of assets to help it achieve a European leadership in the sector.

Imec teams up with Japanese chip conglomerate

19 December 2022

Belgian research institute Imec is teaming up Rapidus, a brand new electronic chip manufacturer.

Location, infrastructure and a quality workforce

Belgium occupies an important position on the economic chessboard. It is ranked 11th country in the world for the export of merchandise (WTO-2019 Report) and is a favourite destination for investors. Every year, billions of euros of foreign direct investment are made in Belgium.

Belgium offers the opportunity to reach 200 million consumers in a radius of 500 kilometres thanks to its central geographic position and its quality logistics infrastructures. Sea ports, inland ports, canals, airports, rail, road and motorway networks: the various communication channels in Belgium are constantly being adapted to the needs of the economy. For example, the port of Antwerp is the 2nd busiest European port and has the largest petrochemical complex in Europe. The city of Antwerp is the diamond capital with 80 % of the market in rough diamonds and 50 % in polished diamonds.

There are many other reasons to explain Belgium's economic success including a highly-qualified, multi-lingual and flexible workforce, proximity with the international decision-making sphere based in Brussels, many financial and tax incentives, affordable property prices, legendary hospitality, excellent social security and more.

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New solar-powered green hydrogen plant being built near Ghent

Brussels Airport is getting onboard with SAF

The world's smallest motor is Belgian

Belgium has the largest energy storage facility in Europe

A Recycling Valley in the heart of Europe

Imec teams up with Japanese chip conglomerate