On 21 January Synbra was awarded the prestigious Gold ‘NRK PRIMA Ondernemen Award’ by the Dutch rubber and plastics association. Bata Nederland (Silver) and Kras recycling (Bronze) also received awards.

Synbra received this award for its exemplary innovative and sustainable development business model. The jury praised Synbra for leadership in professional social / environmental entrepreneurship and for successfully communicating this model to its employees and the market. Synbra shows courage and creativity in innovating in sustainable products and in its move to introduce BioFoam to the market in 2009.