The Chemport Region, located in the northern Netherlands, is a hotspot for agroindustry and biobased development, and a successful example of three-way collaboration between government, business and education. The region has developed a plan to reuse saccharides, a form of sugar, which can act as an effective and renewable source of carbon, and can be used to create renewable intermediate chemicals and polymers. Available agricultural products and feedstocks, like sugar beet, wheat, corn, potatoes, rapeseed and even grass, are converted to form plant-based protein products, bioplastics, biocomposite construction materials and biodiesel. Chemport also strives to use renewable energy—primarily biosteam and solar—in an effort to make the entire value chain ‘green’. The saccharide roadmap aims to further develop technologies and markets, strengthen and expand feedstock production, improve incentives and regulations, and develop collaboration and cooperation between entities (industry, government and education) with a strong knowledge base.