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16 July 202613 July 2026

3 Takeaways from Bio Innovations Europe 2026

Lux Research: Policy fragmentation, inconsistent standards, and limited market-pull mechanisms continue to slow commercialization across the European bioeconomy

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Bundestag beschließt neue Verpackungsregeln

Die vom Umweltausschuss geänderte Fassung wurde knapp angenommen, um die ab August 2026 in der Europäischen Union geltenden neuen Vorgaben der europäische Verpackungsverordnung in deutsches Recht umzusetzen

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ReVentas Secure £3.5m Scottish Enterprise Grant

Recycling pioneer ReVentas secures £3.5m Scottish Enterprise grant support to tackle one of Scotland’s toughest plastic recycling challenges

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Algae Projects Utilizing Carbon Dioxide – Foster Photosynthesis And Carbon Sequestration

Algae effort today in greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and biofuel production via algae growth are significant - which are among the most acute demands of our time

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15 July 20268 July 2026

Avantium Spins Out Volta Technology into New Company Carbeau, Securing Significant Growth Funding

Carbeau’s technology platform focuses on the electrochemical conversion of CO₂, using electrons, preferably generated from renewable electricity, into valuable chemical building blocks

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Avantium gliedert Volta Technology in das neue Unternehmen Carbeau aus

CO₂ als Rohstoff für Hochleistungschemikalien

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World Bioproduct Day: innovation across sectors and everyday products

CBE JU has funded 243 projects, supporting the building up of 23 first-of-their-kind biorefineries across Europe, helping bio-based innovation progress from research and demonstration to industrial deployment

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and ACME Group Sign Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Green Methanol

ACME Group cemented its position as a global pioneer in this space by commissioning an integrated green hydrogen and ammonia pilot plant in Rajasthan, Oman and Odisha

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Pryme schließt seine Kunststoff-Recyclinganlage endgültig

Die Kunststoff-Recyclinganlage von Pryme wird endgültig stillgelegt. Dies gab die Hafenbehörde Rotterdam bekannt

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Pryme permanently closes its plastic recycling plant

Pryme’s plastics recycling plant is being permanently shut down. The Port of Rotterdam Authority announced the news

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Algenesis Wins ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Soleic®, the First Fully Biodegradable, High-Performance Polyurethane Platform Validated for a Microplastic-free World

Green chemistry principles to benefit human health and the environment are getting one of the most prestigious recognitions in sustainable chemistr - the ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Award

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14 July 20268 July 2026

10 years of Carbon2Chem®, 10 years of research for a climate-friendly industry

Since 2016, a collaborative project has been demonstrating how CO₂ from steel mills and other industrial processes is converted into new raw materials

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10 Jahre Carbon2Chem®, 10 Jahre Forschung für eine klimafreundliche Industrie

Verbundprojekt zeigt seit 2016, wie CO₂ aus Stahlwerken und anderen Industrieprozessen zu neuen Rohstoffen verarbeitet wird

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Axens acquires Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP™) technology, expanding its SAF portfolio

The incorporation of Lurgi Methanol to Olefins technology expands Axens SAF solutions to include a Methanol-to-Jet (MTJ) pathway

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Motherson & PureCycle Produced Class-A Surface Automotive Bumper Prototype with 30% Recycled Polypropylene

Companies to Unveil Technical Details at Startup Autobahn Expo on July 2, 2026; Collaboration Directly Addresses Incoming EU End-of-Life Vehicle Recycled Content Mandates

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Biobasierte Rohstoffe: Das indische Modell

Indien treibt die Entwicklung biobasierter Rohstoffe durch gezielte politische Maßnahmen und innovative Ansätze voran. Sangeeta Srivastava, Executive Director bei Godavari Biorefineries, erläutert, wie ethanolbasierte Wertschöpfungsketten genutzt werden, um nachhaltige Zwischenprodukte für die Lack- und Beschichtungsindustrie herzustellen und dabei Rückverfolgbarkeit sowie Ressourceneffizienz sicherzustellen

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Avantium collaborates with Gepack and Frubaça on small PEF bottles for functional beverage shots

The collaboration focuses on validating processing and performance across the full production chain, from bottle manufacturing to filling

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Launch of Paper-Plug™ – A new opening concept

Blue Ocean Closures launches a new concept, Paper-Plug, adding to its leading position within fiber-based packaging components

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13 July 202613 July 2026

New Perspectives for Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics in Agricultural and Forestry Practice

Specialist workshop of the PerPlacsBio project brings together practitioners, researchers and companies

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Neue Perspektiven für bio-basierte und bio-abbaubare Kunststoffe für die Praxis der Land- und Forstwirtschaft

Fachworkshop des PerPlacsBio Projektes bringt Praxis, Forschung und Unternehmen zusammen

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Fibre-based food packaging set to lead by 2045 as barrier innovations accelerate and regulation tightens, new study reveals

Fibre-based food packaging is on course to become the leading sustainable material by 2045, driven by breakthrough barrier coating technologies

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Studie: Faserbasierte Foodverpackungen werden 2045 den Markt dominieren

Eine neue Studie prognostiziert, dass faserbasierte Verpackungen bis 2045 den Markt dominieren werden. Fortschritte in der Barrieretechnologie und strengere Vorschriften treiben diesen Wandel voran

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Kelpi partners with Amcor to scale next-generation seaweed-derived barrier coatings for fiber packaging

Kelpi's coating technology, derived from seaweed and functionalised with plant oils, is designed to deliver gas and moisture barrier performance comparable to conventional plastic coatings, while maintaining compatibility with paper recycling streams

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Belgium becomes the first country in Europe to test a sorting technology designed to turn crisp bags, biscuit wrappers and snack packaging into new food packaging ​ 

A first: new technology using invisible watermarks sorts flexible food packaging separately for food-safe recycling

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Biobasierte Beschichtungen: „Vom Nischenmarkt zur breiten Anwendung“

Die Einführung biobasierter Beschichtungen beschleunigt sich weltweit, angetrieben durch Nachhaltigkeit, Leistungsfähigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit. Julie Haevermans und Richard Jenkins von Arkema, erläutern, wie Branchenkooperationen, regionale Prioritäten und Entwicklungen in den Lieferketten die Zukunft biobasierter Technologien prägen

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2025 in focus: highlights from CBE JU

As Europe seeks to strengthen its competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy, CBE JU is supporting bio-based innovation where it matters most – industrial scale-up, market uptake and wider participation across circular bio-based value chains

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Verde and Ergon team up to put biochar into US roads

The partnership aims to explore broader applications in road construction and sustainable building materials as adoption grow

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10 July 20266 July 2026

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy storage system, according to a team of Penn State researchers

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Plastikflaschen könnten als Graphit in Batterien ein neues Leben finden

Forscher verwandeln PET-Abfälle in synthetischen Graphit um, der natürlichen Graphit in seinen Eigenschaften übertrifft

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FUELGAE reaches key milestones in advancing sustainable biofuels from microalgae across Europe

The project is driving forward low-carbon fuel production pathways by integrating microalgae cultivation, CO2 capture, and advanced biofuel conversion technologies

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Cefic calls for EU-wide harmonised End-of-Waste criteria for chemical recycling

In the absence of harmonised EU-wide criteria for chemical recycling, Member States continue to apply different interpretations of when waste ceases to be waste

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Technip Energies, Alterra und Neste bringen Nerea™ auf den Markt, eine standardisierte modulare Lösung für das chemische Recycling von Kunststoffen 

Nerea™ ermöglicht Entsorgern, Projektentwicklern sowie Akteuren aus Raffinerie- und Petrochemie, die zirkuläre Kunststoffproduktion mit höherer Planbarkeit zu skalieren

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Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste launch Nerea, a standardized modular solution for plastic chemical recycling

Nerea™ enables waste operators, project developers, refining and petrochemical players to scale circular plastic production with enhanced predictability

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Fighting fire with plants

The world’s first plant-based firefighting gel is here

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9 July 20268 July 2026

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Call for Abstracts Now Open

Leading international conference on CO₂ utilisation invites contributions on the latest advances in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), Power-to-X, and CO₂-based products and materials

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CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Abstracts für Präsentationen können ab sofort eingereicht werden

Die führende internationale Konferenz zu CO₂ als Rohstoff für Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien lädt ein, neueste Entwicklungen und Innovationen im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) aus Politik, Forschung und Industrie vorzustellen

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Commission clarifies rules on plastic bottles recycling

The new rules include chemical and mechanical recycling technologies to help Member States meet the recycled-content target set under the Single-Use Plastics Directive

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Nachhaltig kicken auf biobasiertem Kunstrasen

Zum Start der Fußball-EM haben Forschende des Innovationsraums BIOTEXFUTURE ihren biobasierten Kunstrasen BioTurf in Aachen vorgestellt. Das innovative Grün ist eine nachhaltige Alternative zum Kunstrasen aus fossilen Rohstoffen

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SOUL: 11 Biodegradable-in-Soil Solutions with Over 95% Renewable Content

These solutions are designed to deliver high performance during use and fully biodegrade at the end of their life cycle

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Australia opens the world’s first carbon refinery

With the Myrtle ‘carbon refinery’ global industrial companies can rapidly validate MCi’s platform against their own feedstock, emissions profile and commercial requirements

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Die chemische Zukunft entsteht im Labor: exære gewinnt die From Lab to Market Challenge 2026

ReduCO₂ aus München erhält Sonderpreis für die Umwandlung von CO₂ und Wasserstoff in Batterie-Graphit

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The future of chemistry is taking shape in the lab: exære wins the From Lab to Market Challenge 2026

ReduCO₂, based in Munich, received a special award for converting CO₂ and hydrogen into battery graphite

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Mass-balanced bio-methanol from Equinor ASA – shipping fuel with 95 percent lower CO2

Mass-balanced bio-methanol from Equinor ASA supplies methanol-fuelled car carriers with up to 95 percent lower lifecycle CO2 emissions compared with conventional fossil methanol. This fuel deal keeps the Equinor ASA share price on many investors’ radar (ISIN NO0010096985)

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8 July 20261 July 2026

hephaistos.bio obtains CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to bring tailor-made enzymes to resilient and sustainable chemical manufacturing

The young company aims to help pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturers reshore production to Europe by enabling more cost-competitive and sustainable manufacturing processes using custom enzymes

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Referentenentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetzes

Mit dem Gesetzentwurf sollen weitere Maßnahmen zur Fortentwicklung des Kreislaufwirtschaftsrechts, insbesondere zur Stärkung der Abfallvermeidung und Verbesserung der getrennten Sammlung ergriffen werden

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen Sign MOU to Assess the Feasibility of a Green Methanol Project Utilizing Natural Hydrogen in South Australia

The Ramsay Project aims to pursue the commercial extraction of natural hydrogen and helium resources discovered underground in South Australia

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CERT Systems Named a Winner in Tencent’s CarbonX 2.0 Global Climate Initiative to Scale CO2-to-Ethylene Technology

Standing out as the sole Canadian representative among 16 global cohort winners, CERT Systems receives catalytic funding and scaling resources within the Carbon Utilization (CarbonXmade) stream

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Zwischen Preisdruck und Nachhaltigkeit – Wie sich Handel und Konsum verändern

Neue Podcast-Folge der Effizienz-Agentur NRW

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CityUHK JC STEM Lab of Circular Bio-economy showcases research milestones: Developing smart building skins and eco-friendly hydrogen production technology

A research team led by Professor Lee Duu-Jong, has successfully developed a bio-inspired "all-weather building skin" that cools in sunlight and harvests energy from rain

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Closing the Plastics Loop: Can Chemical Recycling Deliver on the Promise?

Chemical recycling has an important role to play within the broader plastics recycling ecosystem alongside mechanical recycling and more advanced technologies like dissolution or solvolysis