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28 November 20251 December 2025

Latest nova Market and Trend Reports on Advanced Recycling, Mass Balance and Attribution (MBA), Bio-based Polymers and Alternative Naphtha

8 December 2025 – 14:00-15:30 CET - Online and free of charge

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nova’s experts reintroduced: Dr Ángel Puente

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) • Renewable Carbon • Chemistry • Critical Reviews

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UPCYCLE Project Launches to Transform Non-Recyclable Plastics into Circular and Non-Persistent Packaging Solutions

The project brings together 19 partners from 12 countries to develop novel circular value chains that convert non-recyclable plastic waste into highly recyclable and non-persistent packaging materials

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Ministerin Gorißen stellt Waldzustandsbericht 2025 vor: Wald erholt sich leicht – aber keine Trendwende

Das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen bietet zur Wiederbewaldung und zur Entwicklung klimaanpassungsfähiger Mischwälder vielfältige Unterstützungsangebote an

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Plastic definitions in UK regulation

Establishing a consistent and shared definition across stakeholder groups is essential for effective communication, policy development, environmental regulation, and public understanding

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A KAIST team develops the world’s first modular co-culture platform for the one-pot production of rainbow-colored bacterial cellulose

This research offers a versatile platform for producing living materials in multiple colors, and provides new opportunities for sustainable textiles, wearable biomaterials, and functional living materials

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Farbige, nachhaltige Mode aus dem Eimer: Diese Bakterien-WG produziert umweltfreundlich Zellulosefasern

Forschende haben zwei Bakterienarten kombiniert, die farbige Fasern produzieren können – in einem gemeinsamen Behälter und umweltfreundlicher als die gängigen Verfahren

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MCi Carbon unveils scale-up breakthrough at COP30

MCi Carbon returns to the world’s most watched climate summit to invite industry partners to run industrial trials using its CO2-to-materials technology named 'MYRTLE'

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Licht und Schatten beim neuen Verpackungsgesetz

Neue Regeln für Verpackungen: Investitionsanreize für chemisches Recycling und zusätzliche Bürokratiekosten

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27 November 202526 November 2025

Renewable Materials Conference 2026 — Save the Date: 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany)

Defossilisation through innovation: Early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, as well as submissions for abstracts and innovations for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2026" award are now open

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Renewable Materials Conference 2026 – Termin vormerken: 22.–24. September in Siegburg/Köln (Deutschland)

Defossilisierung durch Innovation: Frühbucherregistrierung, Anmeldung für die Ausstellung und die Workshops, sowie die Einreichung von Abstracts und Innovationen für den Innovationspreis „Renewable Material of the Year 2026” sind ab jetzt freigeschaltet

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Lindner Launches a Premiere in Mechanical Recycling: Flexloop

A solvent-based extraction process is at the core of this method, which reliably removes impurities (NIAS), odours, adhesives and printing inks from polymer chains

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Lindner launcht eine Premiere im mechanischen Recycling: Flexloop

Kern des Verfahrens ist ein lösemittelbasierter Extraktionsprozess, der Polymerketten zuverlässig von Verunreinigungen (NIAS), Gerüchen, Klebstoffen und Druckfarben befreit

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Peak Sustainability Ventures & Arvind launch India’s first industrial-scale cotton-stalk torrefaction project, decarbonizing textile manufacturing in Gujarat

The project will convert cotton stalk into torrefied biomass, a cleaner, drop-in substitute for coal in boilers at Arvind’s manufacturing operations

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Verbio wins prestigious ICIS Innovation Award for bio-based chemicals

Award recognises Verbio’s innovative ethenolysis technology / Prize awarded in the category “Best Product Innovation from a large company” / Verbio gives chemical industry access to sustainable biogenic carbon molecules

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Verbio erhält renommierten ICIS Innovation Award für biobasierte Chemikalien

Auszeichnung der innovativen Ethenolyse-Technologie / Preisverleihung in der Kategorie „Best Product Innovation from a large Company" / Verbio ermöglicht Chemieindustrie Zugang zu nachhaltigen biogenen Kohlenstoffmolekülen

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Renaissance BioScience and Biome Bioplastics Partner to Develop Next-Generation Sustainable, Renewable Bioplastics

C$1.5 million (£814,000) Canada-UK project will harness yeast and bacterial fermentation to produce renewable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics for packaging, personal care, health, and consumer goods

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Cashew Waste to Clean Energy: India’s first large-scale biofuel and biochar carbon removal plant

The plant, established by MASH Makes, converts cashew waste into renewable biofuel and biochar, aims to expand by utilizing additional agricultural residues

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26 November 202525 November 2025

New Technology Extracts CO2 from the Atmosphere

With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption

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Neue Technologie holt CO2 aus der Atmosphäre

Durch ein neuartiges Verfahren kann man mit verringertem Energieaufwand CO2 aus der Luft abscheiden

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Ducor Petrochemicals and Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene

The aim is to serve the increasing market demand for bio-based and carbon recycled polypropylene for demanding market segments from life-science over packaging materials up to automotive parts

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BioBond White Paper Redefines Plastic Pollution Debate: Introducing ‘Good’ vs. ‘Bad’ Microplastics

BioBond's work is directly applicable to the massive $190 billion coatings and adhesives sector, which currently relies heavily on petroleum-based products

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News zum Chemischen Recycling von Kunststoffen

Aktuell informiert: Die wichtigsten News zu neuen Anlagen, Kooperationen und technischen Durchbrüchen im chemischen Recycling von Kunststoffen

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Monument Chemical Launches Poly-CO2®: High Performance Polyols from Captured Carbon

The company is the first US manufacturer to produce CO₂ polyols based on renewable carbon technology from Econic Technologies

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Alder BioInsights News Review: Biobased Products, November 2025

Alder Bioinsights provides clients with a strategic view of feedstock, technology, policy and marketing opportunity across the bioeconomy

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25 November 202520 November 2025

Bayreuth Researchers Discover New Pathways to Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen directly from seawater – without the use of additional reagents? With a photocatalyst capable of clean hydrogen production directly from seawater it should be possible

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Bayreuther Forschende entdecken neue Wege zu grünem Wasserstoff

Grüner Wasserstoff direkt aus Meerwasser - und das ohne den Einsatz von zusätzlichen Reagenzien? Mit einem Photokatalysator ist die saubere Erzeugung von Wasserstoff direkt aus Meerwasser möglich

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2024 Data Reveals a Deepening Crisis of the European plastics recycling industry  

The sector is facing growing pressure from high production and energy costs, falling demand, and increasing volumes of low-priced, unregulated imports from outside the region

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Free Webinar: Success Stories RCI 2025 and Outlook to 2026 – Project results and position papers

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) gives another free webinar presenting its past achievements and future goals

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Popping the cork on new low-cost carbon capture method

The process uses water and pressure to remove carbon dioxide from emissions at half the cost of current methods

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Sprudel für Klima: Forscher beschreiben super simple CO2-Falle

Nur mit Wasser und Druck soll ein an der Texas A&M University entwickelter Prozess die CO2-Emissionen zu den halben Kosten entfernen

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EU and France boost circular fashion demand

The EU aims to shift responsibility for sustainably managing textile waste away from the consumer and towards the producer

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SMX and Bio-Packaging make green packaging more trustworthy

SMX and Bio-Packaging aim to help local converters access data that can speed Singapore’s shift toward a zero-waste circular economy

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24 November 202520 November 2025

Unique 50% discount on all nova reports during the winter season

Decisions of a strategic nature depend on reliable market information

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Launch of EMB Future Science Brief on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

An international working group of thirteen researchers has presented its findings and clear recommendations on the Monitoring, Verification and Reporting for mCDR activities

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Northern partnership to drive UK’s bio-based economic future

Research undertaken at the University of York will underpin a new regional partnership which aims to boost clean growth, create thousands of jobs, and attract major investment in the bio-based economy

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From Premiums To Parity: How Fashion for Good Is Rewriting the Economics of New Materials

Next-gen materials hold promise for addressing complex sustainability and circularity challenges, yet their path to mainstream adoption has been severely hindered by a fundamental economic barrier: price

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Can music change how we perceive plastic waste?

Aduro Clean Technologies presents the video “Chemistry Goes Music” and brings the break-down of plastic waste into renewable building blocks to life through music

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Engineered biochar emerges as a powerful, affordable tool to combat water pollution

Can one material clean up industrial waste and pharmaceuticals from water? A new study indicates it can, at a surprisingly low cost

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Spielzeug trifft Nachhaltigkeit: Playmobils nachhaltige Kunststoffe

Der deutsche Spielzeughersteller ist weltbekannt in Kinderzimmern. Das Unternehmen aus Zirndorff entwickelt immer mehr Spielfiguren und -sets aus pflanzenbasierten Kunststoffen

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Braskem unveiled bio-based product innovations at K 2025

Under its sustainable portfolio, Braskem launched products and partnerships that bring sustainability and innovation to life across packaging, healthcare, hygiene, and consumer goods

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Kawasaki Heavy unveils Japan’s biggest ‘air carbon removal’ pilot, plans megatonne system by 2030

Kawasaki aims to scale the system to a commercial unit capable of capturing 500,000 to 1 million tonnes annually by 2030 - one of Asia’s largest announced DAC deployments

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21 November 202517 November 2025

P2 Science and Algenesis Partner to Develop Algae-Derived Chemicals and 100% Biobased, Biodegradable Polyurethanes

Innovative collaboration combines P2’s proprietary green chemistry PIOz™ process with Algenesis’ Bio-Iso™ innovation

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DP CleanTech wins contract for revolutionary 50MWe biomass cogeneration project in Spain

La Robla Green Project in Castilla y León is a landmark initiative set to reshape Europe’s renewable fuels landscape

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Oterra signs partnership with Seprify to bring natural white color replacement for titanium dioxide to food and beverage industry

Seprify’s proprietary extraction technology produces particles inspired by natural structures that scatter light in a particular way to create a bright white surface

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EU palm oil imports continue to decline

UFOP: Total imports shaped by palm oil exclusion and rising waste oil demand

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Literature review on micro- and nanoplastic release from food contact materials during their use

This review identifies methodological shortcomings and data gaps, and makes recommendations on related future research needs

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CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials, a subsidiary of Zhink Group, are committed to the large-scale deployment of CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling technology in Asia

With the first step being the construction of a PET biorecycling plant in China

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Carbios + Wankai: Neue Anlagen für PET-Biorecycling in Asien in Planung

Das französische Chemie- und Biotechnologieunternehmen Carbios plant gemeinsam mit der chinesischen Wankai New Materials den Bau mehrerer Anlagen für biobasiertes PET-Recycling in Asien

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Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate biomanufacturing of low-carbon acrylic resins

Their patented technology, validated at a demonstration plant in Seville, Spain, offers a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives