Tim Luimes is a Dutch freelance investigative journalist and member of The Investigative Desk.

He works mainly on large journalism projects, with multiple international cooperation partners. Tim specialises in investigating the lobbying of industrial multinationals in Brussels, with a focus on tobacco, pesticide and chemical companies. His work was published at NRC, Follow The Money, De Groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland, Knack and Le Monde.

Tim Luimes

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Name
Tim Luimes
Title
Investigative journalist
Expertise
tobacco, food and chemical industries
Country
Netherlands
City
Utrecht
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Supported projects

The concealed pfas problem

  • Industry
  • Environment

BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM — Scientific publications, leaked company data and government data suggest that industry is doing everything possible to deliberately put up a fog curtain around these ultra short PFAS.

Credits: Simon Clément

The Art of Looking Away

  • Industry
  • Environment

BRUSSELS - The pollution around the 3M plant has been known for years. Yet the PFOS scandal did not erupt in Flanders until the spring of 2021.