---

8 October 202510 October 2025

SuperCell boosts future of PEM electrolysis

Science-industrial collaboration developed a highly performing PEM electrolysis cell which is a big step towards more efficient PEM water electrolysers with minimal use of critical raw materials

---

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2025

September Highlights: Publication of LCIA Report, RCI appointed as Member of the Ecodesign Forum, RMC 2025, RCI Roundtables, and New Members & Partners

---

UH Researchers Unveil Breakthrough in Carbon Capture

Sometimes less really is more — at least that is the case when it comes to improving carbon capture systems, according to a team of researchers at the University of Houston

---

Bio-Fed: Neue „M·Cyclose“-Rezyklate

Recycling-Compounds werden auf kundenspezifische Anforderungen zugeschnitten – ob für Anwendungen aus dem Verpackungsbereich, Haushaltsgeräte oder Konsumgüter

---

Poland to Launch First Direct Air Capture Facility in Kielce

The project, a collaboration between the Kielce municipal government and Warsaw-based technology firm Oraquel S.A., is framed as both an environmental initiative and a public education effort

---

Beer goes green

The surprising links between beer and sustainability, from Oktoberfest to circular leathers

---

7 October 20257 October 2025

Breaking the Bubbles of the Different Renewable Carbon Sectors to Enhance the Transformation of the European Chemical Industry

The Renewable Materials Conference opened up new avenues for the chemical industry in Europe. The three winners of the Innovation Award demonstrate the industry's potential for innovation: These include plasma technology for utilising waste and CO₂, white lignin for cosmetics and a bio-based solution for replacing PFAS and plastic in paper packaging

---

Sektorgrenzen überwinden: Erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff als Treiber der Transformation der europäischen Chemieindustrie

Die Renewable Materials Conference zeigt neue Wege der chemischen Industrie in Europa auf. Die drei Gewinner des Innovationspreises verdeutlichen das Innovationspotenzial der Branche: Dazu gehören eine Plasmatechnologie zur Verwertung von Abfällen und CO₂, weißes Lignin für Kosmetika und eine bio-basierte Lösung, um PFAS und Kunststoffe in Papierverpackungen zu ersetzen

---

Processes in Flow: AI’s Role in Resource-Efficient Production

Chemical processes such as depolymerization or enzymatic recycling can be optimised by AI – with the goal of converting waste back into high-value feedstocks

---

Global Infrastructure Partners Enters Agreement to Acquire Co-Control Stake of 49.99% in Eni CCUS Holding

The Eni CCUS platform is expected to expand further, unlocking new business opportunities and reinforcing its contribution to decarbonization efforts

---

Global Infrastructure Partners schließt Vereinbarung über den Erwerb einer Beteiligung an der Eni CCUS Holding in Höhe von 49,99% ab

Die Eni CCUS-Plattform soll im Laufe der Zeit weiter ausgebaut werden, um neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten zu erschließen und ihren Beitrag zur Dekarbonisierung zu verstärken

---

Muoto Laminated Fibre Series is launched for market testing in more demanding food applications

New Laminated Fibre series was developed in collaboration with global packaging leader Amcor, represents a significant step forward

---

ISO and GHG Protocol announce strategic partnership to deliver unified global standards for greenhouse gas emissions accounting

The partnership will produce a common global language for emissions accounting, which will accelerate progress towards decarbonization

---

Advantage Austria auf der K 2025: Effizienz, Recycling und Biokunststoffe aus Österreich

Insgesamt präsentieren 26 Unternehmen ihre Innovationen

---

Saipem Announces Carbon Capture Backlog Of Over $2.3B

The company is targeting 30% of its overall backlog to be linked to low-carbon initiatives in the coming years, reflecting rising demand for emissions-reduction technologies across the energy sector

---

Bill Gates, Novo Nordisk Foundation Renew Project to Turn Carbon Into Food with $26M Investment

Gates Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation have extended the Acetate Consortium initiative by another two years with a $25.6M investment to turn CO2 into proteins

---

6 October 202530 September 2025

ION Clean Energy Announces ICE Blocks™, Modular Carbon Capture for Smaller Emission Sources

Fully modular carbon capture units that include the carbon capture island, flue gas ducting, CO2 compression and dehydration, and solvent and maintenance tanks

---

Carboliq: Chemische Recyclingtechnologie wandelt Kunststoffabfälle zu wertvollen Ressourcen um

Aus den sogenannten Circular Liquid Resources (CLR), also aus gemischten und kontaminierten Kunststoffabfällen, lassen sich flüssige Rohstoffe wiedergewinnen

---

Enabling conditions key for chemical industry to deliver 2040 Climate Target

Discussions on the proposed 2040 climate target must be coupled with tangible actions by EU Institutions and Member States

---

Avantium, LVMH and Tereos form strategic alliance to scale releaf® production across Europe

This alliance unites Avantium as the inventor of releaf® with trailblazers Tereos and LVMH to scale bio-based plastics from plant-based resources

---

Aus Abfall wird Zukunft: Saarländische Wissenschaftler stellen Nylon-Grundstoffe aus Styropor her

Mithilfe von Bakterien konnten Forscher die molekularen Bausteine von Styropor abbauen und in nützliche Chemikalien umwandeln

---

Biological upcycling of polystyrene into ready-to-use plastic monomers and plastics using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida

This study presents a strategy to upcycle PS waste into valuable chemical products, using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440

---

Turning CO₂ Waste into a Resource: The ICO2NIC Project

The European Union (EU) awarded €14 million to a new EU-funded project, ICO2NIC (Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock), which aims to transform industrial CO2 waste into valuable materials through innovative climate technologies. Launched in January 2025, the project represents a key step in the EU’s goals for a more sustainable industrial future

---

2 October 20251 October 2025

Agriculture and Bioeconomy: New Report Confirms Benefits of Using First-Generation Biomass for Food, Fuels and Chemicals in Europe

The new study from the nova-Institute confirms that the EU has the biomass resources necessary to realise Europe’s bioeconomy

---

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Chemical Invention Factory

The Chemical Invention Factory – John Warner Center for Start-ups in Green Chemistry will create Europe's largest laboratory infrastructure for transfer and pre-start-up teams in green chemistry

---

Spatenstich: 20 Millionen Euro für „Chemical Invention Factory“ in Berlin

„Chemical Invention Factory – John Warner Center for Start-ups in Green Chemistry“ wird europaweit größte Laborinfrastruktur für Transfer- und Vorgründungsteams in der Grünen Chemie / Gebäude entsteht auf dem TU-Campus

---

Towards more efficient plastics recycling

A new catalyst for plastics recycling promotes hydrogenolysis: a chemical process that uses hydrogen and a catalyst to cut long polymer chains into shorter hydrocarbon

---

Turning Waste CO₂ into High-Performance Foam for Sustainable Fashion

Borealis, Infinium and Fullstride Ventures introduce a new sustainable material for the apparel industry: a high-performance foam made using captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions

---

INDRESMAT: Vom ISC3 Start-up des Monats zum Vorreiter für bio-basierte Dämmstoffe und Lösungen für die Bauindustrie

Sustainable Chemistry Changemakers: Der Weg in eine nachhaltigere Zukunft

---

INDRESMAT: From ISC3 Start-up of the Month to a Pioneer in Bio-Based Insulation Materials and Construction Solutions

With its self-developed sRIM-PUR technology, the company creates energy-efficient products that use renewable resources, avoid harmful additives, and promote circularity

---

CBE JU call closes with 248 project proposals submitted

Evaluation of the project proposals will take place in October-November 2025, and applicants will receive the call results in the second half of January 2026

---

1 October 202526 September 2025

Sustainability gains through enzymatic recycling – ARC 2025 Interview Series: Innovators at work

With Lars Blank, RWTH Aachen

---

Fiberdom and Kiefel form partnership to accelerate fiber-based packaging innovation with advanced dry forming technology

As packaging regulations become increasingly stringent, the new strategic partnership aims to accelerate the shift toward sustainable alternatives by expanding the scope of fiber-based solutions available to manufacturers and converters. The collaboration will unlock scalable, cost-effective applications that deliver high performance and functionality while ensuring full compliance with evolving environmental standards

---

Partnerschaft für Verpackungen: Kiefel und Fiberdom

DuranovaTM trifft Dry Fiber - Material-Innovation trifft Anlagentechnologie – neue Anwendungen für nachhaltige Verpackungen im Dry Fiber Prozess

---

Braskem: Neuheiten für eine kohlenstoffarme Zukunft

Durch technologische Entwicklungen und Investitionen will das Unternehmen seine Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken und gleichzeitig den Wandel der Branche aktiv mitgestalten

---

Braskem’s sustainable advancements take center stage at K 2025

Resilient transformation, global reach, and pioneering carbon thinking headline Braskem's presence at the world's leading plastics and rubber fair

---

BASF auf der Simac 2025 – Recycling trifft Performance: PU-Lösungen für die Schuhindustrie der Zukunft

Das Konzept des schmelzbaren PU ist ein wichtiger Schritt in Richtung einer zirkulären Zukunft der Schuhindustrie: Sohlen, Oberteile oder sogar komplette Schuhe aus schmelzbarem PU oder Kombinationen aus TPU und PU können jetzt mechanisch recycled werden

---

BASF at SIMAC 2025: Recycling meets Performance – PU solutions for the Future of Footwear

The concept of meltable PU is an essential step forward towards a circular future of footwear: Bottom units, upper parts or even complete shoes made of meltable PU or combinations

---

Neues Kompetenzcentrum Kunststoffrecycling in Weißandt-Gölzau gestartet

Mit Mitteln des Landes und Bundes entsteht in Weißandt-Gölzau ein hochmodernes Technikum, neue Labore sowie ein Konferenzzentrum für bis zu 80 Personen

---

30 September 202530 September 2025

The 3-CO Final Event: Empowering Bio-Based Choices Through Smart Certification 

21 October 2025 from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST, Online

---

Big News: traceless® is nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025!

One of Germany’s most prestigious awards for science and innovation will recognize traceless' clear benefits for society, the environment, and the economy

---

Hamburger Scale-up traceless® für den Deutschen Zukunftspreis 2025 nominiert

Eine der renommiertesten Wissenschafts- und Innovationsauszeichnungen Deutschlands wird traceless für seine Materialien verliehen, die eindeutig für Gesellschaft, Umwelt und Wirtschaft entwickelt wurden

---

Great Earth shifts entire product range to paper closures

Following a successful pilot launch, Great Earth of Scandinavia decides to implement fiber-based closures on all of their supplement products

---

National Winner: ENSO – Built to Return

ENSO tackles material complexity and obsolescence by rethinking luggage as a circular system - modular, repairable and responsable

---

James Dyson Award 2025: ENSO will Wegwerfkultur-Problem mit modularem Koffersystem lösen

Das Gewinnerprojekt präsentiert ein modulares, vollständig recycelbares Koffersystem, das Langlebigkeit, Reparierbarkeit und Kreislaufwirtschaft neu denkt

---

MIT students developing 3D printer that turns food waste into household objects

The machine, that is called FOODres.AI, uses computer vision to analyse each ingredient and guide users until the mixture reaches the right consistency for printing

---

Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins

This collaboration aims to develop a new value chain for low-carbon, bio-based acrylic resins by leveraging breakthrough proprietary technology

---

Arkema und Catalyxx entwickeln Lieferkette für Acrylharze mit geringerem CO₂-Fußabdruck 

Arkema und Catalyxx kooperieren, um eine neue Wertschöpfungskette für biobasierte Acrylharze aufzubauen. Ziel ist es, Rohstoffe mit reduziertem CO₂-Fußabdruck für Beschichtungen und Klebstoffe bereitzustellen

---

Bringing Bio-Based into Green Public Procurement: Lessons from Catalonia and Zeeland

Bio-based solutions, made from renewable resources, offer practical alternatives that directly help reduce emissions, close material loops, and replace virgin raw materials with circular ones

---

29 September 202523 September 2025

Researchers leverage advanced bioengineering techniques to develop plastics made from sustainable biomaterials   

A team of university and industry researchers have been awarded funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop mechanisms to produce sturdy and reusable bioplastics