17 September 202617 September 2026 A Sustainable Flame Retardant Derived From Corn Steep Liquor Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute WKI and the Fraunhofer Institute IAP, together with partners, are using corn steep liquor to develop a flame retardant for use in several biomaterials
Nachhaltiges Flammschutzmittel aus Maisquellwasser Wissenschaftler des Fraunhofer-WKI und -IAP entwickeln gemeinsam mit Partnern ein auf Basis von Maisquellwasser basierendes Flammschutzmittel für verschiedene Biowerkstoffe
Saudi Arabia finds new life for date palm waste Palm residues are being transformed into engineered wood and biodegradable plastics
Demeter Bio develops bio-based, non-toxic PFAS replacement coating Their core innovation is an exciting and scalable proposition that can be applied to multiple different industries to deliver a ‘safer and environmentally friendly alternative’ to PFAS
16 September 202610 September 2026 Avantium Completes Commissioning of Purification Unit at FDCA Flagship Plant The company will focus on full FDCA Flagship Plant start-up, production of the first batches of FDCA, completion of qualification activities and preparation for commercial sales
25 Jahre Verbio in Bitterfeld: Vom Biodiesel-Pionier zum Wegbereiter biobasierter Chemie Mit der neuen Anlage für biobasierte Spezialchemikalien erweitert Verbio die Bioraffinerie um eine weitere Wertschöpfungsstufe
From Pollution to Performance: On Scales the First EVA Midsole Made Using Captured Carbon Emissions to Over a Million A high-performance foam that turns industrial carbon emissions into a key ingredient for the brand’s shoes
PBBM backs seaweed bioplastics as top PH tech priority Philippines researchers counting on the potential of seaweed-derived bioplastics, which are biodegradable plastics made from algal polymers
Biokunststoffe auf dem Prüfstand: Neue Studie untersucht tatsächliche Abbaubarkeit in der Natur Neue Forschungsinitiative testet Zersetzbarkeit von Biokunststoffen in über 20 natürlichen Lebensräumen – Kooperation des WWF Österreich und der Technischen Universität Bratislava
Tutbury cuts waste and emissions by turning coffee beans into clean energy Nestlé UK has recycled coffee beans during coffee production – and using them as a biomass fuel to help generate steam at its Tutbury site
Olive Waste Biochar Boosts CO2 Conversion to Methane Chemical engineers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain found that olive stones, when treated with zinc chloride at high temperatures, yield activated biochars with exceptionally high surface areas that can host nickel nanoparticles for carbon dioxide methanation
15 September 202614 September 2026 Moving Advanced Recycling from Innovation to Implementation The Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 explores technologies, markets, financing and scale-up of innovative recycling solutions for waste streams including mixed plastic waste, textiles and PVC
Advanced Recycling: Von der Innovation zur praktischen Umsetzung Die Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 beleuchtet Technologien, Märkte, Finanzierung und Skalierung innovativer Recyclinglösungen für verschiedene Abfallströme wie gemischte Kunststoffabfälle, Textilien oder PVC
Evonik wins German Packaging Award 2026 for TEGO® Res 1100 Evonik is the winner of the 2026 German Packaging Award in the “Sustainability” category for TEGO® Res 1100
Evonik gewinnt den Deutschen Verpackungspreis 2026 für TEGO® Res 1100 Evonik ist Preisträger des Deutschen Verpackungspreises 2026 in der Kategorie „Nachhaltigkeit“ für TEGO® Res 1100
Texas student’s science fair project offers new algae biofuel insights Algae were treated with vitamins for three days to support growth, then exposed to high salt levels for two days, which five-day treatment increased lipid production by 77%
Zeon: Pilotanlage für CO2-neutrale Butadien-Produktion gestartet Es soll ein neu entwickeltes Verfahren zur Produktion von Butadien aus pflanzenbasiertem Ethanol und anderen nachhaltigen Rohstoffen erprobt werden
Welche Recyclingtechnologie eignet sich für welchen Kunststoff? Entscheidend ist ein intelligenter Mix verschiedener, sich ergänzender Technologien, die zu den jeweiligen Kunststoffabfällen passen
Mix of technologies required to recycle engineering plastics It is crucial to have an intelligent mix of various complementary technologies adapted to particular plastic waste streams
Biopolymere prozesssicher verarbeiten Additivierung, Prozessstabilisatoren und Werkzeugtemperatur: So gelingt die wirtschaftliche Verarbeitung von Biokunststoffen
14 September 202611 September 2026 Last Chance to Join The Chemical Industry’s Key Defossilisation Summit: The Renewable Materials Conference 2026 Where pioneers meet and discuss their latest developments and strategies - What is already possible today? When will new technologies become mainstream?
Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Following successful qualification by the international standardization organization ASTM, methanol has been recognized as an approved feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet production pathway
Methanol als Rohstoff für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff qualifiziert Nach erfolgreicher Qualifizierung durch die internationale Standardisierungsorganisation ASTM wurde Methanol als zulässiger Rohstoff für den Alcohol-to-Jet-Herstellungspfad anerkannt
How VpCI® Packaging Cuts Plant Energy Use and Carbon Emissions Switching to Cortec® VpCI® packaging lets plants bypass the washing stage altogether as parts arrive clean and ready for production, which immediately cuts energy use and waste
Spin-off Purtiso recycles complex plastic waste into pure raw materials New KU Leuven spin-off will now scale up the process, run pilot tests, and introduce the process to the market
Niutech unterzeichnet Vertrag mit weltweit führendem Energiekonzern über eine Produktionsanlage zur Pyrolyse von Kunststoffabfällen zur Herstellung von SAF Die Anlage wird eine der Großraffinerien des Kunden modernisieren und eine durchgängige Produktion vom Pyrolyseöl aus Kunststoffabfällen bis hin zu hydriertem Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ermöglichen
Niutech Signs Agreement with Global Energy Major for Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Line to Produce SAF The line will upgrade one of the customer's large-scale refineries, enabling end-to-end production from waste plastic pyrolysis oil to hydrotreated Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
South African researcher develops biodegradable plastic from sugarcane bagasse Onndinadaho Rasilwela was honored at the 2026 Green Youth Indaba for her innovative project, Biomulchies, biodegradable mulch that uses agricultural residues, to develop an alternative to conventional plastic mulch
11 September 20264 September 2026 Circular design: the underestimated key to the circular economy Fraunhofer-researchers Sabrina Schreiner and Anna Krüger contribute their expertise to the development of practical solutions for the circular economy
Circular Design: Der unterschätzte Schlüssel zur Kreislaufwirtschaft Die Fraunhofer-Forscherinnen Sabrina Schreiner und Anna Krüger bringen gemeinsam ihre Expertise in die Entwicklung praxisnaher Lösungen für die Circular Economy ein
New Irish grass biorefinery opens as demonstration site for CBE JU-funded Rural BioReFarmeries The Irish Government funded the demonstration infrastructure, while CBE JU supports the validation of the model and its wider deployment
Partnership with H&G anchors Vidia’s new recycling-technology platform With H&G, Vidia anchors its platform with an established category leader in recycling and waste-handling technology, a natural extension of the circular economy theme
PLA-Recycling aus Mischabfällen kann funktionieren Ein EU-Projekt hat ein Vorgehen entwickelt, wie Biokunststoffe aus Abfällen recycelt werden können
ReBioCycle demonstrates closed-loop recycling of PLA bioplastics from mixed plastic waste EU-funded project confirmed that PLA can first be effectively sorted using existing technologies, achieving purity levels suitable for further processing
FOREST validates sustainable composite materials that reduce transport component weight by up to 35% The EU-funded FOREST project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, has developed and validated advanced lightweight biocomposites for automotive, aerospace and bus applications
10 September 20263 September 2026 Uniper advances NorthStarH2 into basic engineering The planned e-methanol production facility in Östersund aimed at helping decarbonize sectors such as transport and the chemical industry
Uniper führt NorthStarH2 in die Basic-Engineering-Phase Das geplante E-Methanol-Projekt in Östersund soll zur Dekarbonisierung von Sektoren wie dem Transportwesen und der chemischen Industrie beitragen
Chonnam National University Researchers Investigate How Biodiesel Feedstocks and Production Pathways Affect Their Life Cycle Sustainability Study provides biofuel producers with a practical, multi-dimensional framework for choosing feedstocks by weighing both climate impact and air pollution together
Sukano signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium Sukano secures access to production volumes of releaf® from future industrial-scale facilities to be built and operated by Avantium’s potential licensing partners
Michelin und Axens schließen Bündnis in der grünen Chemie Das kürzlich gemeinsam mit IFPEN entwickelte 5-HMF Molekül etabliert sich als ungiftiges und vielseitiges "Plattformmolekül", das fossile Ressourcen direkt ersetzen kann
Michelin and Axens enter exclusive talks to accelerate deployment of a key bio-based molecule for green chemistry, developed with IFP Energies Nouvelles In practice, the newly with IFPEN developed molecule 5-HMF serves as a building block for producing resins, polymers, and other more sustainable materials, progressively replacing certain petroleum-derived molecules
Kelpi’s seaweed-based coating achieves US FDA food contact approval for packaging The approval allows Kelpi's coating to be used on paper and board food packaging sold in the United States
9 September 20262 September 2026 Envalior and SECARA collaborate to deliver circular PA6 for automotive applications in line with coming regulations This helps accelerate the adoption of circular PA6 for automotive applications at scale, while supporting supply-chain decarbonization
Envalior und SECARA arbeiten zusammen, um zirkuläres PA6 für Automobilanwendungen bereitzustellen – im Einklang mit zukünftigen Regulierungen PA6 in automobilen Anwendungen soll im industriellen Maßstab beschleunigt und gleichzeitig die Dekarbonisierung der Lieferkette unterstützt werden
Researchers from Charles University, Prague, Have Developed a New Photocathode for Efficient Conversion of CO2 into Ethanol The material designed by the research team produces pure ethanol as its sole liquid product, which significantly simplifies its potential industrial application
Greyparrot Secures $27M Series B as AI Waste Intelligence Becomes Critical Infrastructure for the Circular Economy New funding will scale Greyparrot’s AI waste intelligence platform to make secondary materials measurable, recoverable and investable worldwide
Zukunftstechnologie: Sunfire beginnt mit dem Bau der SOEC-Testanlage im Industriepark Lausitz Bei BASF in Schwarzheide wird Sunfire künftig seine neueste und leistungsstärkste SOEC-Produktgeneration im industriellen Umfeld validieren
Future Technology: Sunfire Begins Construction of SOEC Test Facility at Industrial Park Lausitz At the BASF site, Sunfire will validate its latest and most powerful SOEC product generation in an industrial environment
Bamboo bioplastic rivals conventional plastic Researchers from the Northeast Forestry University in China developed a recyclable bamboo-based bioplastic, as they found a new way of reorganising bamboo cellulose at the molecular level
8 September 20267 September 2026 Raw material from the air: Green methanol despite water scarcity CO₂ and water for green methanol captured directly from the air: A study from Jülich shows that this would be possible even in water-scarce regions around the world. The main factors determining costs are favourable wind and solar conditions