16 May 202513 May 2025 Blue Circle: greening the chemical Industry with 100% circular olefins Pioneers Ralph Koekkoek and Reinier Grimbergen aim to have a 200,000-ton-per-year facility up and running by the end of 2029. In the following years, they plan to scale up to one million tons, the typical size of a steam cracker.
Clarification: The Grandpuits Conversion into a Zero-Crude Platform continues and TotalEnergies will meet all its commitments The complex construction operation, for which as much of the site's equipment as possible is reused, requires the mobilization and expertise of all the employees who know the Grandpuits site
Neue Lederalternative: ohne Plastik, vegan und biologisch abbaubar Das Darmstädter Startup Revoltech GmbH hat eine neue Lederalternative entwickelt
Biomaterials are back on the green investment agenda Biomaterials companies received $392 million in funds in the first three months of 2025 alone
Houston Biomanufacturing Accelerator Partners with Pilot Facility to Expand Lab and Production Capacity The facility will offer on-site education and workforce development, including hands-on lab training and potential instruction on relevant equipment and procedures for students and incumbent workers
Making fertilisers for the world, the eco-friendly and energy efficient way The EU-funded CONFETI project is developing a self-powered, sustainable solution to fertiliser production that can be used even in countries with limited resources
Umweltfreundliche und energieeffiziente Herstellung von Düngemitteln Im Rahmen des EU-finanzierten Projekts CONFETI wird eine nachhaltige Lösung für die Düngemittelproduktion erstellt, die auch in Ländern mit begrenzten Ressourcen eingesetzt werden kann.
15 May 202515 May 2025 Circular Economy in Transition: Discovering new Technologies and Markets Free nova Session on Emerging Technologies, Markets, and Strategies for a Renewable Carbon Future
Free Webinar: Solar-driven Pyrolysis of Biomass: Insights, Experiences and Challenges In a free webinar for students and early-career scientists on 26 June 2025 (13:00-15:00 CET), five experts from the PYSOLO project will provide insights into their current work and latest results
Turning CO₂ into essential materials US scientists Neeka and Leila Mashouf are in top 10 innovators of the Young Inventors Prize 2025
CO₂ in Rohstoffe verwandeln US-Wissenschaftler Neeka und Leila Mashouf gehören zu den Top 10 Innovatoren des Young Inventors Prize 2025
Expanded PLA – a new type of molded foams TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon Partner to Accelerate Industrial Adoption of PLA Foam Technology
AFYREN and Südzucker Celebrate 5 Years of Strategic Bioeconomy Partnership Afyren and Südzucker have agreed to extend their long-term partnership to advance a sustainable, biobased and circular chemical production
Afyren und Südzucker setzen strategische Bioökonomie-Partnerschaft fort Afyren und Südzucker haben vereinbart, ihre langjährige Partnerschaft fortzusetzen, um eine nachhaltige, biobasierte und zirkuläre Produktion von Chemikalien entsprechend den Zielen der EU für den ökologischen Wandel voranzutreiben
Celebrating 15 Years of I’m greenTM bio-based with operation rates above nameplate capacity after expansion Braskem has reached 275,000 tons/year of green ethylene, 37% above the production capacity compared to the initial project in 2010
CO2 to jet fuel: our SAF moment In an era of escalating climate concerns and energy challenges, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is emerging as a critical component in the decarbonisation of the global aviation sector
14 May 202513 May 2025 Free Deep Dive Webinar: Is There Enough Biomass to Defossilise the Chemicals and Derived Materials Sector by 2050? Recent RCI/BIC study shows biomass demand of the chemical industry can be met by 2050 – findings to be presented in a webinar on 26 May
New methodology to transform CO2 emissions into feedstock for chemical industry EU-project VIVALDI's proposal consists of capturing, purifying and transforming CO₂ emissions of key bioindustry sectors (food, paper, bioethanol and biochemical products)
Wood Group: Projektierung der Biokunststoffanlage von Vioneo Die Anlage kann 300 Kilotonnen hochwertiges Polyethylen oder Polypropylen pro Jahr aus grünem Methanol produzieren
New GRECO project on greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging 21 partners that have joined forces to develop and implement “Innovative biobased, biodegradable, recyclable, safe, and circular food packaging” under the lead of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Scientists discover a new way to convert corn waste into low-cost sugar for biofuel Researchers collaboration developed a process that pretreats corn stover, which allows enzymes to break down cellulosic polymers into sugar, that can then be fermented into biofuels and bioproducts
Schweizer Start-up haucht alten Kunststoffen neues Leben ein DePoly sichert sich 23 Mio.$ und startet Vorzeigeanlage mit einer Kapazität von 500 Tonnen pro Jahr
‘Misleading’ compostability claims lead to ban of coffee product search ads The Advertising Standards Authority found that Lavazza Coffee and Dualit would imply a home compostable packaging, but the pods pods are only certified as industrially compostable
Multilayer biocomposite vegan leather materials derived from vegetable-tanned fungal biomass cultivated on food waste In this study, the researchers used the filamentous fungus Rhizopus delemar cultivated on bread waste, which produces multilayer fungal biocomposites as a promising vegan alternative leather
13 May 20258 May 2025 Mission Zero Technologies opens new direct air capture plant in Norfolk to turn CO2 into limestone Our second plant is enabling the use of atmospheric CO2 to create carbon-negative aggregates — a world-first for fully integrating DAC into building materials production
Chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffen – Chancen und Herausforderungen In Fachkreisen wird das chemische Kunststoffrecycling ergänzend zum mechanischen Recycling als eine Option zur Erreichung der Ziele angesehen
Solena raises $6.7m to create next-gen textiles using AI and synthetic biology Imperial spinout will scale activity to create a new generation of sustainable, high-performance textiles using an entirely new class of fibres
Svante and Mercer International Advance Carbon Capture Project at Alberta Pulp Mill Joint carbon capture and storage project with Mercer International Inc. (Mercer) has advanced to the Front-end Engineering and Design Phase 2
Ökodesign-Verordnung: Polymere vorerst ausgeklammert Der erste Arbeitsplan der Europäischen Kommission für die Umsetzung der Ökodesign-Verordnung steht. Überraschung: Polymere sind davon (noch) nicht betroffen
HUGO BOSS introduces NovaPoly as a yarn made from recycled textile waste Textile waste, enhanced with a natural additive that mimics the natural behaviour of fibres in the environment, becomes biodegradable
Green Methanol from Waste CO2: Aalborg to Host Pioneering Power-to-X Plant The planned facility will feature a substantial electrolysis plant with a capacity ranging from 300 to 400 MW which will utilize renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen
12 May 20256 May 2025 Country Overshoot Day on 3 May: How methane and CO₂ can help tackle plastic pollution At Leipzig University innovative approaches are being explored to address the growing scarcity of resources in the face of a rising global population - through sustainable production processes and circular economy technologies
Country Overshoot Day am 3. Mai 2025: Wie mit Hilfe von Methan und CO₂ der Plastikverschmutzung begegnet werden kann An der Universität Leipzig werden innovative Ansätze erforscht, um der wachsenden Ressourcenknappheit bei gleichzeitig steigender Weltbevölkerung durch nachhaltige Produktionsprozesse und kreislauforientierte Technologien zu begegnen
Bcomp Collaborates With Siux to Serve up Sustainable Innovation in Padel With New GEA Racket A bold new chapter for padel begins as flax fibre composites enter the court in Siux rackets
Exclusive: Greek startup Coffeeco Upcycle raises €715K to turn coffee waste into skincare and bioplastics This milestone enables Coffeeco to expand across Europe and the U.S., while scaling both its flagship Auraskin product line and its revolutionary approach to circular, science-backed innovation
Vom Kunststoffabfall zum begehrten Rohstoff für Batterietechnologien Neuer Prozess ermöglicht Erschließung alternativer Kohlenstoffquellen
From plastic waste to a sought-after raw material for battery technologies New process enabling the development of alternative carbon sources
Breaking the Cost Barrier on Biomanufacturing More than 4,100 of the world’s largest companies have established emissions-reduction targets, according to the Science Based Targets initiative, with more than 2,600 of them including net zero emissions commitments
9 May 20255 May 2025 Doga PET takes PET recycling quality to next level with TOMRA Doğa PET, a new recycling venture by Doğa Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Türkiye, is using TOMRA Recycling’s sensor-based sorting solutions to produce high-quality PET flakes and rPET granules which are suitable for food and textile applications
TOMRA verhilft Doğa PET zu höheren Qualitäten beim PET-Recycling Doğa PET, ein neues Recyclingunternehmen von Doğa Holding, einem der größten Konglomerate in der Türkei, verwendet die sensorbasierten Sortierlösungen von TOMRA Recycling, um hochwertige PET-Flakes und rPET-Granulate für Lebensmittel- und Textilanwendungen herzustellen
BioMADE Finalizes $132M National Security Investment in Demonstration-Scale Biomanufacturing Facility in Minnesota The Maple Grove facility will be key in BioMADE’s national network of pilot- to demonstration-scale infrastructure to advance U.S. biomanufacturing and enhance national security
HYCO1 Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. to Collaborate on Carbon Capture and Utilization Project in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia The Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) Project will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, the home of Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG; a subsidiary of PETRONAS), which is the CO2 supplier for the project
thyssenkrupp Uhde und Praj Industries Ltd. schließen strategische Partnerschaft, um die Produktion von Polymilchsäure (PLA) und die Kreislaufwirtschaft zu revolutionieren thyssenkrupp Uhde und Praj Industries Ltd. schließen strategische Partnerschaft
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Praj Industries Ltd join forces to revolutionize polylactic acid production and circular economy The indiscriminate use of fossil-based plastics and the often irresponsible disposal, especially of single-use plastics (SUPs), call for urgent, innovative, and sustainable solutions
Record-breaking efficiency achieved in all-organic solar cells! International researcher-collaboration now successfully developed all-organic solar cells with the world’s highest efficiency
8 May 20252 May 2025 OMV unveils Austria’s largest green hydrogen production plant This innovation leads to an annual savings of up to 15,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions* equivalent to the CO2 consumption of 2,000 persons per year
OMV startet Österreichs größte Produktionsanlage für grünen Wasserstoff Eingesetzt wird der grüne Wasserstoff zur Produktion von nachhaltigeren Kraftstoffen und Chemikalien, darunter nachhaltiger Flugkraftstoff (SAF) und erneuerbarer Diesel (HVO)
DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year Showcase Plant to give yesterday’s plastics a new purpose, as it secures $23M Swiss cleantech scale-up prepares to demonstrate industrial-scale implementation of its revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials without fossil fuels
Braskem and Fitesa Announce the use of Braskem’s I’m greenTM Bio-Based Polyethylene Grade for Fitesa’s Nonwovens From sugarcane to innovative solutions for the nonwoven market, evolving supply capabilities, and introducing new features to better serve our clients
Sprießende Bio-Dämmstoffe: Ceresana präsentiert Marktstudie zu nachwachsenden Isoliermaterialien in Europa Die Baubranche erlebt gerade eine herausfordernde Phase - die Europäische Union zählt eine optimierte Wärmedämmung zu den Schwerpunkten der Aufbaupläne für den „grünen Wandel“ bis 2026