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23 June 202516 June 2025

Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU

Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU for sourcing of waste polystyrene feedstock for Agilyx advanced recycling facilities and provide a new solution to brand owners for circular polystyrene

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Agilyx ASA und GreenDot unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung

Agilyx ASA und GreenDot unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung zur Belieferung von Agilyx-Recyclinganlagen mit Polystyrol-Abfällen und bieten Markeninhabern eine neue Lösung für zirkuläres Polystyrol

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Econic Launches Recreaire™ Carbonate Ethoxylates made from CO2

The new family of surfactants replaces traditional feedstocks without sacrificing performance

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Teknor Apex Acquires Danimer Scientific to Further Diversify Sustainable Materials Portfolio

Acquisition underscores Teknor's continued commitment to building sustainable solutions through material science innovation

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Teknor kauft Danimer

Biopolymere sind das Geschäft von Danimer. Da will auch Teknor einsteigen

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CarbonQuest Enters Food & Beverage Industry with On-Site CO2 Capture and Reuse Technology

The company's new technology enables industrial customers to meet or supplement their CO2 supply through recycled CO2 from their own facilities

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Sun, sea, sustainability: biobased swaps for greener holidays

We show you how to holiday with a lighter impact by incorporating renewable and upcycled products into your summer packing

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20 June 202513 June 2025

Joint venture for innovative plastics recycling promotes circular economy in the construction industry

The aim is to combine the strengths of both companies: Sika's extensive expertise in polymer applications and high-performance building materials and Sulzer's leading process knowledge in chemical recycling

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Joint Venture für innovatives Kunststoffrecycling fördert Kreislaufwirtschaft im Bauwesen

Ziel ist es, die Stärken beider Unternehmen zu bündeln: Sikas umfassende Expertise in Polymeranwendungen und Hochleistungsbaustoffen und Sulzers führendes Prozesswissen im chemischen Recycling

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Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A Form SAF Technology Alliance

Over the near-term, the collaboration aims to scale the use of gasification and FT SAF production methods, while enabling biomass and municipal solid waste to be used as feedstocks

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New Oxford university-backed report finds tree planting in Kenya outperforms high-tech carbon capture solutions by factor of 100 on cost

Comprehensive analysis of 12 carbon removal technologies shows reforestation delivers immediate, affordable climate action while expensive alternatives remain years from deployment

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Holcim baut in Griechenland Fabrik für fast klimaneutralen Zement

Das 400-Millionen-Euro-Projekt soll den Clean Industrial Deal in Europa vorantreiben

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Holcim breaks ground of OLYMPUS flagship project in Greece for near-zero cement

With a planned investment of EUR 400 million, the OLYMPUS project will put innovation to work to advance Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal

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Plastyx sources 150,000 tons of plastic waste for chemical recycling

Joint venture between US-based chemical recycler Agilyx and Circular Resources to offer the European chemical recycling industry high-quality feedstock for high-performance packaging applications

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18 June 202523 June 2025

Cultivation of renewable raw materials at just under 2.3 million hectares in 2024

With a share of just under 14% of agricultural land, renewable raw materials are an important mainstay for farms in Germany

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Anbau nachwachsender Rohstoffe 2024 auf knapp 2,3 Mio. Hektar

Mit einem Anteil von knapp 14 Prozent der landwirtschaftlichen Fläche stellen NawaRo ein bedeutendes Standbein für landwirtschaftliche Betriebe in Deutschland dar

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Edvanced Recycling: EREMA redefines plastics recycling

The focus is also on the increasing demand for recycled pellets made from post consumer materials in sensitive applications and secondary packaging

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Edvanced Recycling: EREMA definiert Kunststoffrecycling neu

Auch der steigende Bedarf an Post-Consumer-Regranulaten in sensiblen Anwendungen und Sekundärverpackungen steht im Fokus

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Ask the Experts: A New Injection Moulding Grade – Naturally in Black 

traceless©-experts explain their newest injection moulding grade: now available in a colour that’s a first in the traceless® portfolio - naturally black

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Praj, IATA, and ISMA Join Forces to Advance SAF Carbon Assessment and Certification in India

Partnership aims to determine carbon intensity of sugarcane-based jet fuel and develop India-specific certification aligned with ISCC and RSB CORSIA standards

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Zwei Pflanzenarten erfinden die gleiche chemisch komplexe und medizinisch interessante Substanz

Die Aufklärung des Biosynthesewegs der Ipecacuanha-Alkaloide zeigt, wie zwei entfernt verwandte Pflanzenarten unabhängig voneinander die gleiche Substanz entwickeln konnten

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Two plant species invent the same chemically complex and medically interesting substance

The elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of ipecacuanha alkaloids shows how two distantly related plant species could develop the same substance independently

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Cooling biomaterials in a warming world

A new generation of biomaterials can keep houses, food, and medicine cool without air con

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17 June 202511 June 2025

LyondellBasell enters into an agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA for the sale of four European Strategic Assessment assets

The assets and business to be acquired by AEQUITA are located in Berre (France), Münchsmünster (Germany), Carrington (UK), and Tarragona (Spain)

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LyondellBasell tritt in eine Vereinbarung und exklusive Verhandlungen mit AEQUITA über den Verkauf von vier europäischen Vermögenswerten im Rahmen der strategischen Bewertung ein

Die Anlagen und Geschäftsbereiche, die von AEQUITA übernommen werden sollen, befinden sich in Berre (Frankreich), Münchsmünster (Deutschland), Carrington (Großbritannien) und Tarragona (Spanien)

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AmphiStar and Kensing Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Upcycled Biosurfactants to the North American Personal Care Market 

Leveraging its deep surfactant expertise and established market access, Kensing will play a critical role in driving adoption across the Personal Care and HI&I Industries

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Avantium collaborates with Hoogesteger on PEF bottles for fresh juices

Hoogesteger will purchase the 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant for the use in bottles for its fresh juices

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Innovation trifft Chemie: Kooperationstag bringt Wissenschaft, Startups und Industrie zusammen

Power2Polymers gewinnt die Startup Pitch-Session

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Paptic® contributes to circular packaging innovation development project – coffee waste into printing ink 

Natural biocolorant derived from roasted coffee production side streams has been successfully used in flexographic printing on fibre-based bag made of Paptic® material

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Commission identifies the EU oil and gas producers to provide new CO2 storage solutions for hard-to-abate emissions in Europe 

The Commission has adopted a Decision setting out the individual shares of oil and gas producing companies into geological CO2 storage sites by 2030 as established by the Net-Zero Industry Act

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16 June 202512 August 2025

3-CO Webinar on Creating Impact: Social Innovation in the European-Bioeconomy – What policymakers can do

9 September 2025; 13:00-14:30 CEST

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EEW and GEA launch strategic partnership for CO₂ capture

As a first step, EEW has acquired a mobile test plant from GEA that will be used at various EEW locations from summer 2025, initially in Delfzijl in the Netherlands

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EEW und GEA starten strategische Partnerschaft zur CO₂-Abscheidung

Im ersten Schritt hat EEW eine mobile Testanlage von GEA erworben, die ab Sommer 2025 an verschiedenen EEW-Standorten zum Einsatz kommen wird, zunächst im niederländischen Delfzijl

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Toyobo and DMC Sign JDA to Advance Sustainable Chemical Solutions

Through this agreement, the two companies will leverage their complementary capabilities to accelerate the development and commercialization of bio-based and affordable chemical products

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Milestone in diaper recycling: NMI succeeds in degrading cellulose in composite materials

By adding calcium chloride, the superabsorber releases the bound liquid again and the shredded diaper mass can now be mixed thoroughly

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Meilenstein im Windel-Recycling: NMI gelingt Abbau der Zellulose in Verbundmaterialien

Durch Zugabe von Kalziumchlorid gibt ein Superabsorber die gebundene Flüssigkeit wieder ab, wodurch die geschredderte Windelmasse nun gut durchmischt werden kann

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Again Breaks Ground on Texas Facility to Produce Sustainable Acetic Acid from CO₂

First-of-a-kind commercial plant will recycle waste CO2 emissions from a tenant at the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (Diamond) Texas City industrial park into sustainable chemicals, fertilizers and building blocks

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Thermoplast aus Lignin überzeugt auch in Automotive

Nach positiven Projekten in der Automobilindustrie investiert Biokunststoff-Hersteller Lignin Industries knapp 4 Millionen Euro

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13 June 202510 June 2025

CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders

These commercial contracts confirm the demand from global leading brands for recycled and recyclable PET from enzymatic recycling

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CARBIOS unterzeichnet erste Verträge über den Verkauf von biologisch recyceltem PET mit zwei weltweit führenden Kosmetikunternehmen

Diese kommerziellen Verträge bestätigen die Nachfrage bedeutender Markenhersteller nach enzymatisch recyceltem und recycelbarem PET

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Global Bioenergies is looking for a buyer

In view of its limited cash position, the Company is now forced to launch an official search for buyers in the form of a “pre-pack sale” as part of a conciliation procedure

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Notice Regarding Beginning of Consideration of Splitting off Basic & Green Materials Business for Advance Collaboration with Other Companies and Integration and Transformation

Basic & Green Materials business ("B&GM" operate independently as a strong green chemicals business that supports Japanese industry through the shift to green chemicals

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Nachhaltige Profile aus Naturfasern: Ab sofort in unserem Onlineshop verfügbar

Flachsrohre und Flachsstäbe aus biobasierten Verbundwerkstoffen als neue Standardprodukte

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Amyris rebuilds Post-Banruptcy

At the Barra Bonita plant, Amyris is completing the construction of its fourth precision fermentation line, which is expected to be operational in early 2026

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Plantae Technologies and Zylotex enter into an exclusive joint development agreement to commercialize hemp fibre-based lyocell production

Performance and Sustainability in Fashion, Sport, Composites and Geo Textiles at Core of the Global Development Goals

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12 June 20256 June 2025

Summer Special 2025 – 20% Discount on all Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2025

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks, and polymers to specific insights on regions and renewable building blocks like alternative naphtha: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Summer Special 2025 – 20% auf alle Markt- und Trendreports rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. August 2025

Von fortschrittlichen Recyclingtechnologien, über bio- und CO₂-basierte Chemikalien, Bausteine und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Einblicken in Regionen und erneuerbare Building-Blocks wie alternatives Naphtha: Alle aktuellen Reports des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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INERATEC opens ERA ONE: Europe’s largest e-Fuel production plant goes into operation in Frankfurt

“ERA ONE shows that climate-neutral e-Fuels are ready for the market”

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INERATEC eröffnet ERA ONE: Europas größte Produktionsanlage für e-Fuels geht in Frankfurt in Betrieb

„ERA ONE zeigt, dass klimaneutrale e-Fuels marktreif sind“

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Environmental fate of chemicals in societal use

Much remains to be done to bring the full life cycle of chemicals in the environment under acceptable control