16 October 202510 October 2025 Candiani adopts SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN for a new range of more sustainable premium cream jars In collaboration with DOW G.CANDIANI offers specific solutions-customized caps, jars, and bottles in addition to a wide range of standard cream jars made from SURLYN™
ECOFUNC pioneers eco-friendly, functional and circular building materials for sustainable construction and beyond Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework ECOFUNC will drive market adoption and mainstream new bio-based materials
15 October 202514 October 2025 Invitation to the 3-CO Final Event: Empowering Bio-Based Choices Through Smart Certification By developing smart label design guidelines, digital support tools, and implementing social innovation strategies, 3-CO addresses transparency and trust in bio-based products
Biobasierte und biohybride Materialien Schneller, besser, bio: Neue funktionale Kunststoffalternativen
Hassle-Free Plastic Recycling The Era of Hassle-Free Plastic Recycling Is Becoming a Reality! KIMM-led Plasma Project Develops the World’s First Technology to Recycle Mixed Waste Plastics Without Sorting
Battery made from natural materials could replace conventional lithium-ion batteries What if the next battery you buy was made from the same kinds of ingredients found in your body? That’s the idea behind a breakthrough battery material made from natural, biodegradable components. It’s so natural, it could even be consumed as food
Essbare, biologisch abbaubare Batterie könnte Lithium-Ionen-Batterien ersetzen Forscher entwickeln Batteriematerial aus körpereigenen Substanzen
KAIST, KRICT, Ecopro HN boost smart farm yields with direct air capture technology Small direct air capture units set to raise greenhouse CO2 to ideal levels for crops
Healthcare has a plastic problem – biomaterials can help Biomaterials can lower healthcare emissions and simplify waste management
14 October 20258 October 2025 SK Chemicals to Exhibit at the World’s Largest Plastics Trade Fair, Showcasing 70+ Commercialized Materials and End Products Under the slogan “On-hand solution for a sustainable tomorrow,” SK Chemicals will showcase its technical readiness and execution capability to deliver immediate solutions for customers
SK chemicals stellt auf der weltweit größten Kunststoffmesse aus und präsentiert über 70 bereits kommerzialisierte Materialien und Endprodukte Unter dem Leitmotiv „On-hand solution for a sustainable tomorrow" präsentiert SK chemicals seine technische Reife und Umsetzungsfähigkeit für sofort verfügbare Lösungen
TotalEnergies and CooperVision Join Forces to Introduce ISCC PLUS-certified Plastic into Contact Lens Packaging Both companies are implementing certified renewable polypropylene through a mass balance approach in certain CooperVision blister packs
Syensqo pioneers innovative recycling technology for circular sulfone polymers New proprietary processes enable infinite recycling of PSU, PPSU and PESU
Syensqo: Neue Recyclingtechnologie für zirkuläre Sulfonpolymere Die neue Technologie stützt sich u.a. auf herstellerspezifische chemische Recyclingverfahren, um Monomer-Ausgangsmaterial für die unendliche Wiederverwendung in neuen Polymerprodukten zu erhalten
Closed Loop Partners’ Composting Consortium, With the Biodegradable Products Institute and US Composting Council, Awards Grants to Composting Facilities & Municipalities Across the U.S. Eight municipal and composter-led projects received funding for organics and compostable packaging recovery from the new, collaborative grant program to expand access, infrastructure and regional capacity. That Are Advancing Recovery of Compostable Packaging
Pipes moulded from its biobased polycarbonate Pipes moulded from its biobased polycarbonate (PC) resin have been adopted for use in the world’s first pipe organ made from bioplastic
13 October 20259 October 2025 BASF, Porsche, and BEST successfully complete pilot project on chemical recycling The pilot project demonstrates the recyclability of high-performance plastics from automotive shredder residues (ASR) together with renewable raw materials
BASF, Porsche und BEST schließen Pilotprojekt zum chemischen Recycling erfolgreich ab Das Pilotprojekt demonstriert die Recyclingfähigkeit von Hochleistungskunststoffen aus Automobil Schredder Rückständen (ASR) zusammen mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Brineworks Raises €6.8M to Scale Breakthrough Direct Air Capture for e-Fuels, Aiming for Sub-€100/ton CO₂ Capture Amsterdam-based startup unlocks ultra-low-cost carbon feedstocks using renewables-only electrolyzer
Towards a new future: The role of Power-to-X in ARRRA’s chemical transformation A new TNO VoltaChem white paper explores a bold move forward: developing and implementing Power-to-X technology for a sustainable, CO2-based production of chemicals
EUDR: EU-Kommission plant erneute Verschiebung Die Europäische Kommission hat angekündigt, den Starttermin der EU-Entwaldungsverordnung (EUDR) um ein Jahr auf Ende Dezember 2026 verschieben zu wollen. Grund dafür sind Bedenken hinsichtlich der Leistungsfähigkeit des erforderlichen IT-Systems
A global first launches in Rakkestad The country’s first operational carbon capture plant is also the world’s first waste incineration plant equipped with the capacity for full carbon capture
Under Armour and UNLESS introduce three regenerative footwear styles Planet-conscious innovation and design meet the fashion of tomorrow
10 October 20256 October 2025 From Residual Material to Raw Material: Particle Boards Made from 100 Percent Waste Wood An innovative chemical process developed by the Fraunhofer IAP enables 100 percent reuse of wood-based panels – without adding new wood chips or adhesives
Vom Reststoff zum Rohstoff: Spanplatten aus 100 Prozent Altholz Ein neues chemisches Verfahren des Fraunhofer IAP ermöglicht das vollständige Recycling von Spanplatten
BioBond Enters the Hot Melt Market With BioBased Technology For Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Applications BioBond Accelerates the Transition to Biobased Hot Melt Adhesives with Better Performance, Better Pricing and Better for Everyone Approach
Prometheus Just Changed Energy and Fuels Forever The young company had to achieve a number of difficult technical goals, which poised them to enter a time of unprecedented prosperity toward a circular economy
Umwandlung von Kunststoffabfällen in Kraftstoff Studie ebnet den Weg für ein energieeffizientes Upcycling von Kunststoffen und fördert eine nachhaltige Kraftstoffproduktion
Turning plastic waste into fuel UD researchers and collaborators develop new catalyst to accelerate upcycling of plastics
RESET-CO2: scaling up electrochemical CO2 conversion for renewable production of ethylene TNO has recently started a new project to render ethylene production sustainable, starting from CO2 and using renewable electricity
9 October 20258 October 2025 Methane Emissions from Crude Oil and Gas Supply Chains Significantly Underestimated Analysis of recent database updates visualises underestimated methane emissions from fossil feedstocks, with major implications for comparing the carbon footprints of fossil-based versus renewable carbon chemicals and materials
New startup Biophelion: Using fungi to produce sustainable platform chemicals The latest spin-off from Leibniz-HKI, biotech startup Biophelion, is working on extracting new valuable materials from industrial waste
Neues Startup Biophelion: Mit einem Pilz für nachhaltige Plattformchemikalien Aus industriellen Abfällen neue Wertstoffe gewinnen – daran arbeitet die jüngste Ausgründung aus dem Leibniz-HKI, das Biotech-Startup Biophelion
Evonik and AMSilk extend partnership for sustainable biotech silk materials The companies have commissioned a manufacturing line at Evonik’s Slovakian site for AMSilk’s high-performance silk
Michroma and CJ CheilJedang Partner to Scale Commercial Production of Natural Colorants This collaboration will harness CJCJ's world-class manufacturing capabilities in key global locations to scale Michroma's groundbreaking colorant technology
Origen Commissions Multi-Fuel Limestone Kiln With Built-In Direct Air Capture The technology leverages limestone’s natural chemistry: reversing calcination, a high-temperature process that releases CO2 by enabling lime to reabsorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Startup turns captured CO2 into everyday cleaning ingredients Vireya™ offers a new path: instead of relying on palm kernel oil or fossil feedstocks, it uses upcycled CO2 captured directly from a manufacturer’s own emissions as a raw material
8 October 20257 October 2025 Borealis’ new compounding line in Belgium offers premium recyclate-based polyolefins This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets - without sacrificing performance and reliability
Die neue Compounding-Anlage von Borealis in Belgien liefert hochwertige Rezyklat-Compounds Dieser Meilenstein ist ein wichtiger Schritt, um Kundinnen und Kunden bei der Erreichung ihrer Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Nachhaltigkeitsziele zu unterstützen – ohne Abstriche bei Leistung und Zuverlässigkeit
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