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20 November 202514 November 2025

From waste to asset: Turning ethanol production CO₂ into jet fuel

Manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel with CO₂ byproducts of ethanol production could reduce carbon intensity by more than 80% compared to fossil fuels

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Neue europäische Norm erleichtert den Einsatz von Kunststoff-Rezyklaten

DIN EN 18065 schafft einheitliches Datensystem für die Kreislaufwirtschaft in Europa

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Avantium and Logoplaste Sign Capacity Reservation Agreement for Releaf® to Accelerate High-Performance Packaging Innovation

Collaboration beyond the paper bottle and into Logoplaste’s core business of high-performance bottles for beverages, food, pharma, home care, and personal care

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Kunststoffrecycler fordern Zugang zum Industriestrompreis

Hohe Energiekosten und schwache Nachfrage setzen die Kunststoff-Recyclingbranche unter Druck. Die Unternehmen hoffen, dass die Bundesregierung den geplanten Industriestrompreis auch für sie öffnet

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Enzymit Achieves World’s First Scaled Cell-Free Production of Hyaluronic Acid

Enzymit and Cosun achieve a major milestone in sustainable biomanufacturing, producing high-purity hyaluronic acid with a novel cell-free process that offers unmatched control over molecular profile

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Clariant catalysts will power the Ecoplanta: Europe’s first waste-to-methanol plant

New facility will use Enerkem gasification technology and Clariant’s catalytic technologies are perfectly suited to the Ecoplanta process

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Öffentliche Beschaffung als Motor für den Holzbau in Europa

Neue WoodPoP-Studie zeigt europäische Erfolgsmodelle und Handlungsoptionen für Deutschland

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GBL, ICT Mumbai launch pilot plant to convert CO2 into clean fuel alternative 

The innovative pilot plant aims to transform carbon dioxide emissions from bio-ethanol production into a sustainable fuel alternative

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19 November 202514 November 2025

Promoting the Circular Economy Together: Companies of Schwarz Group Reaffirm Partnership with Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Reaffirming the continuing commitment to the partnership, which has been in place since 2018, until 2030 - resource sovereignty by advancing a systematic circular economy

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Kreislaufwirtschaft gemeinsam vorantreiben: Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe bekräftigen Partnerschaft mit Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Fortsetzung der seit 2018 bestehenden Partnerschaft bis 2030 verlängert - Ressourcensouveränität soll mittels konsequenter Kreislaufwirtschaft weiter vorangetrieben werden

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CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative launches Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials

The Declaration outlines a shared international vision to foster the use of bio-based, recycled, and captured carbon feedstocks

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LanzaTech Secures €40 Million EU Innovation Fund Grant for first-of-its-kind integrated CCUS project in Norway

By utilizing CO rich furnace gas from the ferroalloy production process, this project strategically links carbon capture and utilization (CCU) with carbon capture and storage (CCS)

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UPM schließt sich Cefic an, um die Rolle der erneuerbaren Chemie in Europa zu stärken

Mit seiner hochmodernen Bioraffinerie in Leuna, Deutschland, leistet UPM Pionierarbeit bei der Herstellung von Biochemikalien auf Holzbasis

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UPM joins Cefic to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in Europe

With its state-of-the-art biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, UPM is pioneering the production of wood-based biochemicals – renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials used in packaging, textiles, and automotive applications

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Stärkung der Kreislaufwirtschaft nötig: Deutschen Altreifenrecyclern entgehen 100.000 Tonnen Altreifen jährlich

wdk fordert stärkere politische Unterstützung für die Reifenkreislaufwirtschaft

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Recycling CO2 into bioingredients: towards synthetic photo/litho-mixotrophy

Advances in carbon capture and gas fermentation technologies enable the sustainable production of one-carbon (C1) and C2 organic molecules, such as formate and acetate, by recycling CO2 and organic wastes

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18 November 202517 November 2025

BASF commences production of the first products from the core of the Verbund at its Zhanjiang Verbund site

With several downstream plants the new capacities will further enhance BASF’s capabilities to meet fast-growing market demand in China and across the Asia Pacific region

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BASF beginnt am Standort Zhanjiang mit der Herstellung der ersten Produkte aus dem Verbund

Mit mehreren Anlagen für Basischemikalien kann BASF durch die neuen Kapazitäten die schnell wachsende Marktnachfrage in China und der gesamten Region Asien-Pazifik besser bedienen

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EPA Issues Proposed Registration Decision for Biotalys’ EVOCA™ Biofungicide

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Initiates Public Participation Procedure

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Nachhaltige Pestizide für die Landwirtschaft

Ein Projekt der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf wird im Rahmen der Nationalen Bioökonomiestrategie mit rund 2,7 Millionen Euro gefördert

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ICIS and CPCIF Unveil New Study Revealing Wide-Ranging Impacts of EU Circularity Regulation on Global Recycled Plastics Demand

The study forecasts a sharp increase in demand for recycled content, particularly for polyethylene (rPE), polypropylene (rPP), and polyethylene terephthalate (rPET)

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The Realistic Future Of Carbon Capture: Pure Streams, Right Locations, Smart Uses

The point is to use it only where it is the lowest cost path to real emissions cuts - capture is not a giant chemical plant bolted on top of another plant

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3d-Druck und Leichtbau: Können Recyclingkunststoffe das Bauen revolutionieren?

Laut einer aktuellen Studie des Wuppertal Instituts zählt die Bauwirtschaft zu den rohstoffintensivsten Branchen, da sie fast die Hälfte des globalen Rohstoffabbaus verursacht und und für rund 32 Prozent der weltweiten CO₂-Emissionen verantwortlich ist

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The European Bioeconomy Alliance released a new expert paper by the nova-Institute that highlights benefits of first-generation biomass

The study finds that selling crops to multiple markets gives farmers greater flexibility and reduces their exposure to price fluctuations in any single sector

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EU, French laws to boost circular fashion demand

European laws will boost circular demand by making sustainable production more competitive

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17 November 202512 November 2025

Smart cultivation on marginal lands for the development of sustainable materials from forest biomass

This report aims to deliver an overview of the current state and future trajectory of PLA, detailing its production technologies, industrial players, feedstock sources, market evolution, sustainability profile and some of the innovatives that are currently on going

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TripleW launches world’s first food waste-based PLA bioplastic with support of Sulzer Chemtech

The new PLA is produced from food industry side streams, such as bakery processing rejects and expired logistic returns, significantly reducing the sector’s ecological footprint

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UBA führt 500-Gramm-Schwelle für Einwegkunststoffverpackungen ein

Tüten und Folienverpackungen sowie Lebensmittelbehälter mit einem Inhalt von mehr als 500 Gramm sind künftig von der Abgabe nach Einwegkunststofffondsgesetz ausgenommen

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PIRELLI equips McLaren W1 with first supercar tyres made from more than 50% bio-based and recycled materials

Extreme performance meets tyre sustainability: the three bespoke tyres developed for McLaren’s latest supercar are made with over 50% bio-based and recycled materials1, as verified by a third party according to ISO 14021

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STEROPE: Pioneering Europe’s new model of carbon circularity and industrial decarbonization

Transforming industrial CO₂ into sustainable fuels for aviation, maritime and chemicals through innovation, industrial symbiosis and real-scale refinery integration

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Kunststoffrezyklate: Neuer EU-Standard schafft Klarheit

Schwankende Rezyklat-Qualität ist ein bekanntes Problem. Der neue EU-Standard DIN EN 18065 soll das ändern. Aber wie genau funktioniert das in der Praxis?

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European paper sack industry sets course for net zero

This work builds on a life cycle inventory and carbon footprint project that the industry initiated more than 20 years ago

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Europäische Papiersackindustrie stellt Weichen für Netto-Null-Ziel

Als Grundlage dient eine brancheneigene Lebenszyklusanalyse und CO2-Bilanzierung, die bereits vor über 20 Jahren initiiert wurde

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14 November 202510 November 2025

Extract fertilizer from air and water

Pulsed electrolysis opens a path toward sustainable production of nitrogen compounds such as ammonia and urea

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Dünger aus Luft und Wasser gewinnen

Gepulste Elektrolyse ermöglicht die nachhaltige Herstellung von Stickstoffverbindungen wie Ammoniak und Harnstoff

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Avantium’s Releaf® Receives CPBR Approval for Recycling in Japan

This approval represents an important condition for the adoption of PEF in Japan’s beverage packaging industry

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Blue Circle Olefins secures funding and selects Rotterdam to build its first 100% circular Olefins production facility

The highly electrified 200 kton plant will convert sustainable methanol into 100% circular ethylene and propylene, the basic building blocks for about 60% of all products produced by the chemical industry in Europe

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Wo steht Europa beim Recycling von Kunststoffverpackungen?

Die EU-Recyclingquote für Kunststoffverpackungen steigt. Doch einige Länder drohen die Ziele für 2025 zu verfehlen. Was muss jetzt konkret geschehen?

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Scientists Produce Powerhouse Pigment Behind Octopus Camouflage

UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab

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China Begins Construction of 150MW Green Methanol Plant for Maritime Fuel Exports

Combining renewable hydrogen from 150MW of wind and solar-powered electrolysis with CO₂ sourced from biomass gasification, expects 197,200 tonnes per year of green methanol

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13 November 202510 November 2025

New Report: Mapping of Global Advanced Plastic Recycling Capacities

Comprehensive data on 390 planned, installed and operating plants worldwide – Europe takes the lead in advanced recycling technologies

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Neuer Report: Mapping of Global Advanced Plastic Recycling Capacities

Umfassende Daten zu 390 geplanten, installierten und in Betrieb befindlichen Anlagen weltweit – Europa übernimmt die Führung bei fortschrittlichen Recyclingtechnologien

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Sustainable batteries made from wood industry by-products

Fraunhofer researchers and their project partners are working on a sodium-ion battery system based on lignin, a by-product of the wood and pulp industry

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Nachhaltige Batterien aus Nebenprodukten der Holzindustrie

Fraunhofer-Forschende und ihre Projektpartner nutzen Lignin – ein Nebenprodukt der Holz- und Zellstoffindustrie – als Bestandteil eines Natrium-Ionen-Batteriesystems

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With Braskem’s I’m greenTM bio-based Polyethylene, Balsam Hill Made the World’s First Plant-Based Plastic Christmas Trees

For Balsam Hill, these trees are an important part of the company's reNEWT commitment to move towards new and more sustainable materials

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Compostable by Design Platform launches new industry guidelines to support Europe’s circular economy

The Guidelines provide a science-based framework for designing, testing and introducing compostable packaging and products that support bio-waste recycling

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Exklusive dm-Innovation schützt das Klima, schont Ressourcen und stärkt Kreisläufe

Ab diesem November sind in Deutschland bei dm-drogerie markt erstmals Waschmittel erhältlich, die Tenside aus CO2-recyceltem Ethanol enthalten

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dm-drogerie markt Launches New Sustainable Laundry Detergent

From this november, the first to Denkmit detergents, colour and all-purpose laundry detergent, will be available in dm’s more than 2.150 German store

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Moeve enters Chinese market with phenol from biomass waste

The company’s NextPhenol BC is designed to deliver the same high performance as traditional fossil-based phenol but with a significantly lower carbon footprint

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12 November 202511 November 2025

Last Chance to Register – Advanced Recycling Conference 2025

Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s program explores new developments in biochemical, textile and automotive recycling, plus digital tools supporting scalable solutions for circular systems