On Wednesday afternoon, April 1, 2026, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened the UPPACT recycling factory at Chemport Innovation Center in Farmsum. At this facility, mixed plastic and textile waste streams are mechanically processed into new construction materials such as posts, planks, and beams. The factory serves as a demonstration and validation site for a circular production concept.
Following the opening, Queen Máxima was given a tour of the factory and spoke with employees and involved partners about the development of the production facility, the technologies used, and cooperation across the circular value chain. She also met with representatives from government and the private sector to discuss regional cooperation, the financing of circular innovations, and value chain development.
The UPPACT DEMO factory is a Dutch circular scale-up focused on processing hard-to-recycle mixed plastic and textile waste streams. Using an Australian mixer-melter technology, these waste streams can be mechanically transformed into sustainable and recyclable construction materials, suitable for applications including public spaces and infrastructure.
Ze lijkt op koningin Wilhelmina met zo'n gedateerde hoed.
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حذفI love the gorgeous burgundy colour of this outfit. The style of the dress is beautiful especially the elegant sleeves, the flared skirt and the neckline. The upturned hat compliments the dress and allows people to see Maxima's lovely face.
ردحذفGreat look for Maxima. I must say she is born for this role of Queen. She always has a smile for the public.
ردحذفHappy Easter everyone.
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Oh, waar is toch de echte Maxima gebleven, deze standaard saaie jurken passen helemaal niet bij haar en de malle hoed mag ook weg.
ردحذفThe silly hat is how we know it's Maxima :) But I agree, she's been a bit subdued lately.
حذفCinci
Why do you call the hat silly Cinci? I find it very becoming for Maxima, and she carries on the tradition of her mother for wearing hats for openings.
حذف@ Anonymous 21:50
حذفDan mag ze vele hoeden weggooien want ze heeft er nog in dit model, alleen in een andere kleur. Zij is de enige koningin of prinses die ik ken die dit model van hoeden draagt. Ik vind haar jurken niet saai. Ze draagt soms een beetje te veel van hetzelfde in een korte periode. Ze zou eens meer kunnen afwisselen. Maar wie ben ik ? Gisteren nog de opmerking gekregen dat ik niet moet zeggen hoe een koningin zich moet kleden. We zitten nochtans in een mode blog.
I do love the burgundy color of this outfit, its gorgeous, beautiful rich shade. This outfit looks good and well put together. The accessories, gloves, bag and shoes, good color. The pearl brooch is a lovely rewear, very effective against the rich burgundy, setting the pearls off beautifully. The earrings (I enlarged the photo) beautiful earrings and perfect for this ensemble. She continues to wear this style, size hat with flair and elegance. Always a joy to see her.
ردحذفHello dearest @Ava, how are you doing?
حذفI'm home at last, challenging weather conditions up there.. but now it's all gone and time for tmy Easter holidays!
I saw and scrolled down every single post re: Queen Maxima and yes, it is truly a joy to see her out and about.
I especially love this colour palette on her, ranging from the Pompeian red to a richer burgundy shade.
Then, honestly I applaud her for showing up in such good shape, She has a perfect figure that does justice to streamlined ,snug dresses.
Unfortunately, I can't enlarge pics today, dunno why, still I am entirely sure her accessoires and jewellery are well chosen and elevate each single outfit.
Wishing you and all the blog readers great Easter holidays and a time for intimate reflection to the believers.
Hugs!!
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Best Easter wishes to the blog administrators, too.
حذفP. the original. What a delight! Thank you for your comment. Lovely!!! Oh great, I hope you have a wonderful, restful break. Weather conditions? Wet or cold? We are now in Autumn, you wouldn't now though today was rather warm LOL! Yes, glorious color, rich and suits her well. Yes, she does but also her height is such an advantage, on the taller side, imo women look so good in their ensembles! Thank you for festive wishes, I wish you as well, Happy Easter, stay safe. Hugs!
حذفTo our blog admin and all the fellow bloggers stay safe and Happy Easter.
En die aanstelligere handschoenen.
ردحذفU weet niet hoe het hoort in de betere kringen! Lees de etiquetteregels er maar eens op na.
حذف7:13 & 08:29
حذفHandschoenen O.K. op staatsbezoek, maar NIET om een fabriek te bezoeken, tenzij het er ijskoud is.
Dear Dutch writing ladies. Your snide, bitchy little comments about Queen Maxima are becoming rather tiresome. I am Dutch, I live in the Netherlands and I really like the fact that everyone can comment in thier own language on this blog but mostly people use English even if they make grammer mistakes nobody minds but it makes for easier reading for all and less having to resort to Google tarnslate. Most Dutch persons can speak and write pretty good English, it is in fact compulsry at school, so why the nasty, snide little comments in Dutch. Using Google translate the nastyness does not really come through. If you don't have a constructive fashion statement or a pleasant way of saying you don't like something just don't say it.
ردحذفI am ashamed of my fellow one or maybe two Dutch compatriots behaving in this way.
Hear, hear!
حذفYou seem to forget that Dutch is not only spoken in The Netherlands but also in Flanders. Are you also saying that the French people who are on this blog since a very very long time have to write in English. Do you realize that they are maybe not so young anymore and never learned to speak English ? And what about our Italian and Spanish friends ? And even one or two german speaking ladies. Maybe the nastyness sounds better in English, but it means the same as in any other language.
حذفJ’ai mes propres idées pour écrire mes commentaires ; cette couleur Bordeau
ردحذفcouleur Bordeaux lui sied à ravir mais je n’aime pas le style de son chapeau !
Where is the KING??? Waar is de KONING???
ردحذفHe has it's own busy agenda.
ردحذفhttps://www.google.com/rvd+agenda+koninklijk+huis
He has his own busy agenda.
ردحذفThe colour is fine, the cut of the dress hides any fault a person`s figure may have, the gloves are unnecessary in this context, the hat is ridiculous - too large and dated in style, but it serves a purpose of hiding the dreadful hair. A lot of re-wears lately all of which need refreshing/altering to give a new lease of life as some royal ladies do quite successfully, perhaps Maxima lacks imagination.
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