NextGen District invites innovators to bring their vision to life. To design, develop and execute projects that initiate real change. From linear to circular. From factories to networks. From using to reusing. Something for you?
A cleaner, greener world for all of us. Dream or do? It's up to you. And you get to plot the course.
We need pioneers. We need entrepreneurial innovators who show us that we can achieve our goal by challenging the status quo and fighting for a world without climate change.
Discover the NextGen District network. A hotspot bustling with new ideas and creative entrepreneurship. A world-class logistics services centre resting on the strong shoulders of skilled workers. Situated in the heart of Europe, with excellent multimodal connections. Your new base?
The current market consultation runs until 19 February 2024. More information on the survey procedure can be found below.
Interested candidates can register until Friday 19 January 2024. You will also receive all additional information at that time.
Do you have specific questions about the award procedure? Please submit the form below. Questions can be submitted until Friday 19 January 2024.
Does your project fit into the framework below and are you registered as a candidate? Then you can submit your project proposal via email to invest@portofantwerpbruges.com.
The deadline to submit a project proposal is Monday 19 February 2024 by 12 pm.
In the request for project proposals you will find all the details about the site and its specifications, as well as information about the requirements that you must meet as a potential concessionaire and the way you can submit a project proposal.
NextGen District will host a number of interesting players within the circular industry:
The TripleHelix project SurePUre is a pilot factory for the recycling of polyurethane foam and PET dishes, which are converted into polyols. These pure chemicals can then be reused, for example in the production of new polyurethane products. The factory will be fully circular and self-sufficient in terms of energy.
TripleHelix contribution' contribution to the circular economy makes Port of Antwerp-Bruges a sustainable business platform.
Bolder Industries' proprietary material science process repurposes the chemicals in end-of-life tires for rubber, plastic, and petrochemicals supply chains and their new product outputs.
In this recovery process, 98% of the tire's materials are utilized and 75% of the solids and liquids make their way back into new tires, manufactured rubber goods, and plastics.
With the Waterkracht Project, Ekopak will install a progressive water plant that will convert the wastewater from the inhabitants of Antwerp treated by Aquafin into the much higher quality level of sustainable cooling water that the companies in the port can reuse.
At full capacity, the plant will produce up to 3,000m³/hr of sustainable cooling and process water so that minimum 20 billion litres of wastewater can be reused on an annual basis.
PureCycle Technologies will build its first polypropylene recycling facility in Europe in the NextGen District. The new plant will have an annual capacity of 59,000 metric tons (130 million pounds), with opportunities to expand operations in the future since the 14-hectare plot can support up to four processing lines with a total capacity of ~240,000 metric tons (~500 million pounds) per year.
PureCycle Technologies' contribution to the circular economy makes Port of Antwerp-Bruges a sustainable business platform.
NextGen District is located in an industrial environment, close to the largest integrated petrochemical cluster in Europe. This allows for interaction with existing companies and suppliers. This cluster-enhancing effect provides a competitive advantage to both new and existing businesses.
