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27 July 202620 July 2026

Visibuilt raises EUR 3.34 million to bring biobased binders closer to market

The young company moves from laboratory-scale pilots towards validating the biobased binder platform in the market and larger-scale tests of production design with industry partners

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Olivenkerne finden in Möbeln, Bodenbelägen und Asphalt eine neue Verwendung

Olivenkerne, die früher hauptsächlich als Biomasse-Brennstoff genutzt wurden, entwickeln sich zunehmend zu einem begehrten Material für nachhaltige Möbel, Innenverkleidungen, Bauprodukte und CO₂-arme Pflasterungen

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Olive Pits Find New Life in Furniture, Flooring and Asphalt

Once used mainly as biomass fuel, olive pits are becoming a sought-after material for sustainable furniture, interior panels, construction products and lower-carbon pavin

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The SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2: What the final version changes in practice for companies

What does the Net-Zero Standard V2 concretely mean for the 10,000 companies that have engaged with SBTi?

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24 July 202620 July 2026

BIC’s new study makes the case for demand-side measures to unlock Europe’s bio-based products market

Without binding policy measures and incentives to drive demand, Europe will miss an opportunity to remain a global leader in the bioeconomy

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Bundesrat verabschiedet VerpackDG: Länder setzen wichtiges Signal für Investitionen in einen modernen Industriestandort Deutschland

NRW-Entschließungsantrag bestätigt Kritik am deutschen Sonderweg beim Recycling

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STRONGBIONET startet: Europäische Bioökonomie durch ein starkes Netzwerk stärken

Ein neues Horizon Europe Projekt soll eine stärkere, verbundenere Europäische Bioökonomie durch Zusammenarbeit, Wissensaustausch and weitere Aktivitäten schaffen

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EU End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation confirms: Recycled material quantities in vehicles will increase

TecPart demands support for recyclers and equal treatment of plastic waste

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EU-Altfahrzeug-Verordnung bestätigt: Rezyklatmengen in Fahrzeugen werden steigen

TecPart fordert Unterstützung für Recycler und Gleichberechtigung von Kunststoffabfällen

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DePoly Inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland

DePoly views plastic waste as a valuable material resource and their new technology breaks PET down into its original chemical components, enabling it to recreate virgin-quality raw materials

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Barcelona wants to turn a random street into a climate laboratory by 2027 using asphalt made from olive pits and pine waste

Barcelona may cut road emissions by 75 percent using asphalt made from olive waste and biomass, which could reduce CO2 emissions from the top layer by up to 75%

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23 July 202622 July 2026

Last Chance to Submit: Present Your Results to 300 International Experts at the Advanced Recycling Conference 2026

Call for abstracts closes on 31 July for Europe’s leading event on advanced recycling technologies

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Covestro and BYD form strategic partnership for the future of mobility, energy and advanced technologies

The agreement focuses on developing and applying advanced material solutions across BYD's growing portfolio of industries, including automotive, energy storage, and next-generation technologies

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Covestro und BYD schließen strategische Partnerschaft für die Zukunft von Mobilität, Energie und fortschrittlichen Technologien

Im Mittelpunkt der Vereinbarung stehen die Entwicklung und Anwendung fortschrittlicher Materiallösungen für das wachsende Industrieportfolio von BYD, darunter die Automobilindustrie, Energiespeicher und Technologien der nächsten Generation

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New biobased polymers exhibiting excellent tensile properties beyond polyolefins

New sustainable polymeric materials derived from plant oil, amino acids, and sugars, chemically recyclable

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Bundestag beschließt neue Verpackungsregeln: Startpunkt für chemisches Recycling und Ökomodulierung, doch Industrie braucht stärkere Investitionssignale

Plastics Europe: Der neue Rechtsrahmen erfordert an entscheidenden Stellen weiteren Handlungsbedarf, wie eine verbindliche Steigerung der technologieoffenen Quote in § 42

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VAROPreem übernimmt weltweit größte Bioraffinerie für Roh-Tallöl

Stärkung der europäischen Lieferkette für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe

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VAROPreem acquires the world’s largest Raw Tall Oil bio-refinery, strengthening Europe’s renewable fuels supply chain

The company is producing a high-quality renewable feedstock used to manufacture advanced biofuels including Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

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Wooden high-rises and hemp heritage homes

Major European building projects are using biomaterials to ditch concrete

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22 July 202616 July 2026

INERATEC and Zeopore accelerate next-generation hydrocracking for CO₂-neutral fuels and chemicals

INERATEC and Zeopore announce a successful technology collaboration driving a more efficient and economically competitive production of CO₂-neutral e-Fuels and e-Chemicals

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INERATEC und Zeopore treiben Hydrocracking-Technologie der nächsten Generation für CO₂-neutrale Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien voran

INERATEC und Zeopore geben eine erfolgreiche Technologiekooperation bekannt, die eine effizientere und wirtschaftlich wettbewerbsfähigere Produktion CO₂-neutraler e-Fuels und e-Chemicals ermöglicht

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How Carbios became the world’s first bio-recycling scaler

Carbios’ bio-based recycling process could change the plastics industry forever

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STRONGBIONET launches to strengthen and connect Europe’s bioeconomy networks

A new Horizon Europe project will build a stronger, more connected European bioeconomy ecosystem through collaboration, knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement

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Die BCF-Technologie von Neumag zeigt das Potenzial des Recyclings von Teppich zu Teppich auf 

Ziel war es, die grundsätzliche Eignung von 100% recyceltem Teppichmaterial für die Wiederverwendung in der Teppichgarnproduktion zu bewerten, um ein Kreislaufsystem in der Teppichherstellung zu schaffen

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Neumag BCF technology demonstrates the potential for carpet-to-carpet recycling 

The goal was to evaluate the fundamental suitability of 100% recycled carpet material for reuse in carpet yarn production to create a closed-loop system in carpet manufacturing

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Adani – Dioxycle Partnership to Advance Low-Carbon Chemical Manufacturing

The collaboration highlights India's growing role in sustainable manufacturing and strengthens India-Europe cooperation in clean technologies

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21 July 202616 July 2026

Sustainable Electronics: Compostable Circuit Boards Made from Citric Acid Production Waste

A team from TU Bergakademie Freiberg has now presented a fully compostable alternative made from the mycelium of the Aspergillus niger fungus, a byproduct of industrial citric acid production

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Kreislauffähige Elektronik? Kompostierbare Leiterplatten aus Restprodukt der Zitronensäureproduktion

Forschenden der TU Freiberg gelang es, eine vollständig kompostierbare Alternative aus dem Pilzmyzel des Aspergillus niger herzustellen

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Avantium Collaborates with Casa da Malha and Lacatoni to Develop PEF-Based Textile Prototypes

The collaboration is combining Avantium's renewable polymer technology with Casa da Malha’s expertise in advanced knitted fabrics and Lacatoni’s experience in sportswear design

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Michelin and Axens Enter Exclusive Discussions to Accelerate the Deployment of a Key Bio-Based Molecule for Green Chemistry, Developed with IFP Energies Nouvelles

The partnership aims to accelerate the industrialization and large-scale deployment of a bio-based solution designed to address the growing decarbonization challenges facing the chemicals and materials industries

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CircularInFoam: Halogenfreie Hochleistungsdämmstoffe für die Industrie

Mit dem Projekt CircularInFoam entwickelt das Fraunhofer CCPE halogenfreie Flammschutzsysteme, modulare Masterbatch-Lösungen und industrielle Skalierbarkeit

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CircularInFoam: High-performance halogen-free insulation materials for industrial applications

With the “CircularInFoam” project, Fraunhofer CCPE is developing new insulation solutions with halogen-free flame retardants and a sustainable material base

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Viridor to close European chemical recycling operations

Viridor has long called for stronger policy support and greater regulatory certainty to help create the conditions needed for the sector to grow and attract investment

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20 July 202615 July 2026

EMPA: EU project pursues electrochemical CO₂ conversion from industrial waste

Producing essential chemicals in a climate-neutral way

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EMPA: EU-Projekt will industrielle CO₂-Abfälle zu neuen Produkten umwandeln

Grund-Chemikalien klimaneutral herstellen

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A New Polystyrene Alternative: Low-Carbon, Circular PLA Foam

Luminy® FOAM 50F is engineered as a drop-in replacement for PS, allowing converters to run it on existing XPS extrusion lines with comparable throughput and minimal modification

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AMSilk and Ajinomoto Foods Europe expand partnership to enable industrial-scale production of silk proteins

Under the agreement, AFE will establish a dedicated line for producing AMSilk’s silk proteins at its biomanufacturing site in Nesle, France

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Biokunststoff aus Kartoffelstärke

Aus Kartoffelstärke wird im Labor ein biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoff. Ein veränderter Bakterienstamm koppelt Stärkeabbau und PHB-Bildung in einem Prozess

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Air Liquide to invest over 200M USD to support chemical manufacturing expansion in Texas

New innovative high-efficiency Partial Oxidation (POX) unit is scheduled for the beginning of 2029 to be built

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In full bloom: Melbourne artist Jessie French designs world-first algae-based window decals for Aesop

French has been applying algae-based films, that her has devised herself from renewable ingredients, to the shopfronts of 28 Aesop stores across Australia and New Zealand

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17 July 202614 July 2026

From waste to valuable resources: New process turns urine and ash into sustainable raw materials

A research team at Saarland University developed the Urinash process, which combines simple biological and chemical processes that can be used to convert the two waste products into valuable materials

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Aus Abfall wird Wertstoff: Neues Verfahren verwandelt Urin und Asche in nachhaltige Rohstoffe

Forscher an der Universität des Saarlandes haben das sogenannte „Urinash-Verfahren“ entwickelt, das durch einfache biologische und chemische Prozesse die beiden Reststoffe zu Wertstoffen aufbereitet

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Alder BioInsights News Review: Biobased products, July 2026

High-performance bio-based alternatives for technically challenging materials like Nylon 6,6 and elastane is already feasible

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Berlin Packaging | Rixius and RIGK combine expertise in take-back, compliance and circular solutions for plastic packaging

Companies receive support from the initial assessment and selection of suitable take-back options through to organisational implementation and transparent documentation

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Berlin Packaging | Rixius und RIGK bündeln Kompetenzen für Rücknahme, Compliance und Kreislauflösungen bei Kunststoffverpackungen

Unternehmen erhalten somit Unterstützung von der ersten Einordnung über die Auswahl passender Rücknahmeoptionen bis hin zur organisatorischen Umsetzung und nachvollziehbaren Dokumentation

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EU Proposes Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on Recycled Plastic Food Contact Materials

The EU's planned rollout of a non-public electronic registration system paired with a granular facility status tracking framework will deliver unprecedented transparency in compliance data

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Recycling: EU führt Zollcodes für Importe von Kunststoffrezyklaten ein

Konformitätserklärungen für importierte recycelte Kunststoffe aus Drittstaaten sollen künftig entsprechende Warennummern enthalten

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16 July 202613 July 2026

Hydrogenera and Stargate Hydrogen sign agreement for industrial hydrogen projects

Under the agreement, the companies will explore selected opportunities related to alkaline electrolysis, hydrogen systems, and industrial project delivery

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Kommission präzisiert Vorschriften für das Recycling von Kunststoffflaschen

Die neuen Vorschriften werden Transparenz bei der Berechnung des Rezyklatanteils in neuen Einweg-PET-Flaschen gewährleisten

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CovationBio Introduces Two New Bio-Based Innovations at Functional Fabric Fair New York

Xatryx® bioPTMEG and the newly launched Sorona® elasterell-p fiber take center stage at the CovationBio Booth #404