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27 June 202526 June 2025

Renewable Carbon News Expands Social Media Presence

Stay connected with curated daily news and insights across your preferred platforms Bluesky, LinkedIn and X

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The PET value chain takes a further step towards high-quality PET recycling

Industry guidance on certification schemes supporting compliance with EU Regulation on Recycled Plastics for Food Contact

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Altfahrzeug-Verordnung: Rezyklat-Quoten kommen schrittweise

Die EU-Umweltminister schlagen für die Altfahrzeug-Verordnung die schrittweise Einführung von Kunststoffrezyklat-Mindestquoten vor

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Circular economy: Council adopts position on the recycling of vehicles at the end of their life

The Council’s position increases the level of ambition of the regulation, including in its scope heavy-duty trucks and two- or three-wheel bikes and quadricycles

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26 June 202523 June 2025

Sulzer inaugurates state-of-the-art biopolymer engineering and scale-up center

Innovation Technology Hub is equipped with film, molding, foam and extrusion lines, enabling biopolymers to be shaped with precision to meet specific customer requirements such as durability, flexibility and biodegradability

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Sulzer eröffnet hochmodernes Zentrum mit Pilotanlagen für Biopolymere

Der sogenannte Innovation Technology Hub ist mit Folien-, Form-, Schaum- und Extrusionsanlagen ausgestattet, die es ermöglichen, Biopolymere präzise zu formen

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INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe launches new advanced recycled plastic production at its Lavera site in Southern France

Company has received the first deliveries of an innovative feedstock, called pyrolysis oil, made from recycling plastic waste

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Besseres Kunststoffrecycling durch Echtzeit-Analyse und KI

BASF optimiert zusammen mit Forschungspartnern das mechanische Recycling von Kunststoffen

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25 June 202518 June 2025

AI-Driven optimization of the circular economy with plastics – invitation to participate in the KISS innovation project

AI-powered platform to analyse, classify and identify optimal recycling routes for used plastics

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KI-basierte Kreislaufführung von Kunststoffen – Einladung zur Beteiligung am Innovationsprojekt KISS

KI-gestützte Plattform soll gebrauchte Kunststoffe analysieren, klassifizieren und die optimalen Recyclingpfade identifizieren

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23 June 202516 June 2025

Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU

Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU for sourcing of waste polystyrene feedstock for Agilyx advanced recycling facilities and provide a new solution to brand owners for circular polystyrene

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Agilyx ASA und GreenDot unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung

Agilyx ASA und GreenDot unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung zur Belieferung von Agilyx-Recyclinganlagen mit Polystyrol-Abfällen und bieten Markeninhabern eine neue Lösung für zirkuläres Polystyrol

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20 June 202513 June 2025

Joint venture for innovative plastics recycling promotes circular economy in the construction industry

The aim is to combine the strengths of both companies: Sika's extensive expertise in polymer applications and high-performance building materials and Sulzer's leading process knowledge in chemical recycling

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Joint Venture für innovatives Kunststoffrecycling fördert Kreislaufwirtschaft im Bauwesen

Ziel ist es, die Stärken beider Unternehmen zu bündeln: Sikas umfassende Expertise in Polymeranwendungen und Hochleistungsbaustoffen und Sulzers führendes Prozesswissen im chemischen Recycling

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Plastyx sources 150,000 tons of plastic waste for chemical recycling

Joint venture between US-based chemical recycler Agilyx and Circular Resources to offer the European chemical recycling industry high-quality feedstock for high-performance packaging applications

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18 June 202512 June 2025

Edvanced Recycling: EREMA redefines plastics recycling

The focus is also on the increasing demand for recycled pellets made from post consumer materials in sensitive applications and secondary packaging

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Edvanced Recycling: EREMA definiert Kunststoffrecycling neu

Auch der steigende Bedarf an Post-Consumer-Regranulaten in sensiblen Anwendungen und Sekundärverpackungen steht im Fokus

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16 June 202510 June 2025

Milestone in diaper recycling: NMI succeeds in degrading cellulose in composite materials

By adding calcium chloride, the superabsorber releases the bound liquid again and the shredded diaper mass can now be mixed thoroughly

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Meilenstein im Windel-Recycling: NMI gelingt Abbau der Zellulose in Verbundmaterialien

Durch Zugabe von Kalziumchlorid gibt ein Superabsorber die gebundene Flüssigkeit wieder ab, wodurch die geschredderte Windelmasse nun gut durchmischt werden kann

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13 June 202510 June 2025

CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders

These commercial contracts confirm the demand from global leading brands for recycled and recyclable PET from enzymatic recycling

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CARBIOS unterzeichnet erste Verträge über den Verkauf von biologisch recyceltem PET mit zwei weltweit führenden Kosmetikunternehmen

Diese kommerziellen Verträge bestätigen die Nachfrage bedeutender Markenhersteller nach enzymatisch recyceltem und recycelbarem PET

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12 June 20256 June 2025

Summer Special 2025 – 20% Discount on all Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2025

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks, and polymers to specific insights on regions and renewable building blocks like alternative naphtha: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Summer Special 2025 – 20% auf alle Markt- und Trendreports rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. August 2025

Von fortschrittlichen Recyclingtechnologien, über bio- und CO₂-basierte Chemikalien, Bausteine und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Einblicken in Regionen und erneuerbare Building-Blocks wie alternatives Naphtha: Alle aktuellen Reports des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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11 June 20255 June 2025

Construction milestone: delivery of large tanks for chemical recycling plant

The construction of LyondellBasell's (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) large-scale chemical recycling plant in Wesseling (Germany) has reached another milestone

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Eastman loses $375M DOE grant for Texas plastics recycling facility

The company was selected for the award in March 2024 but was included in more than $3.7 billion in project funding cuts announced by the DOE after a recent review

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10 June 20255 June 2025

ReVentas Secures Series A Funding to Scale New Plastic Recycling Technology

The company's unique technology uses a chemical solvent to rapidly dissolve PE and PP, filtering the plastic of all contaminants and producing a natural like-new plastic, replacing virgin plastic

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6 June 20252 June 2025

Jilin Chemical Fiber Scales Up Production of Select Next Gen MMCF Lines

The company will increase production of JIRECELL™ to an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes, additionally the company is starting to increase the share of recycled content in JIRECELL™ to 50% by 2028

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Wie in der OMV-Raffinerie Kaffeebecher und Pausenbrotpapier zu Öl werden

Wo mechanisches Recycling bei Kunststoffen an Grenzen stößt, soll chemisches Recycling greifen. Der Öl-, Gas- und Chemiekonzern OMV sieht sich als Vorreiter dieser Technologie

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The Fiber Year 2025

Raw cotton and polyester prices further eased and the average apparel import price into EU decreased by 7% - while the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has more than tripled by mid-2024 compared with late 2023

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5 June 20252 June 2025

Borealis creates first comprehensive reusable cup system at a Messe Düsseldorf event based on ReOil® chemically recycled feedstock from OMV

K Fair 2025, the World´s No.1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, serves as a pilot for scalable cup re-use systems for global exhibitions

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Borealis entwickelt erstes umfassendes Mehrwegbechersystem bei einer Veranstaltung der Messe Düsseldorf auf Basis von chemisch recyceltem ReOil®-Rohstoff der OMV

Die K 2025, weltweite Nr. 1 Fachmesse der Kunststoff- und Kautschukindustrie, dient als Pilotprojekt für skalierbare Becherwiederverwendungssysteme für globale Großmessen

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30 new projects driving Europe’s bio-based future 

These projects will play a critical role in delivering on the goals of the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), building a competitive, resilient and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe

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Fit für Recyclingfähigkeit? Gualapack vertraut auf „Made for Recycling“

Das Siegel „Made for Recycling“ basiert auf klar definierten, wissenschaftlichen Fakten, die von namhaften Instituten bestätigt wurden

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4 June 202528 May 2025

Projekt LOOPCYCLING: Gemeinsam die Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe stärken

Auftakttreffen für das Konsortialprojekt in Schwerin

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Project LOOPCYCLING: Working together to strengthen the circular economy for plastics

Initial meeting for the consortium project in Schwerin

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Cemvita Surpasses Key Milestones in FermOil™ and FermNPK™ Development, Accelerating Path to FID for the First Commercial Plant in Brazil

The combined progress not only further derisks the FermWorks™ project but also signals the viability of a new model for industrial-scale, waste-to-value biomanufacturing

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3 June 20252 June 2025

LyondellBasell treibt Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe voran: Anlieferung von Großtanks für chemisches Recycling in Wesseling für MoReTec

Künftig sollen sie zur Lagerung von Pyrolyseöl dienen, das dann für die Herstellung neuer, hochwertiger Kunststoffprodukte gebraucht wird

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Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2025

This Month: New Project on Sustainable Feedstock & Biodiversity Protection, RCI Internal Brands Meeting, Working Group Updates, Denmark’s First E-Methanol Plant, and Lively RCI Webinars on Biomass Availability & LCA

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2 June 202527 May 2025

Chemisches Recycling: Das sollten Sie wissen

Was ist chemisches Recycling? Wie funktioniert es? Welche Verfahren gibt es? Alle Antworten darauf finden Sie hier

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30 May 202526 May 2025

Post-Consumer-Rezyklate im Automobil

Techno Compound und RE Plano intensivieren ihre Zusammenarbeit

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Post-consumer recyclates for automotive applications

TechnoCompound and RE Plano intensify their cooperation

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28 May 202523 May 2025

Reju announces the site selection of Regeneration Hub One, its first industrial size textile-to-textile recycling center to be located on the Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands

Regeneration Hub One aims at accelerating Reju's path to build a circular infrastructure for textile waste regeneration at scale

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27 May 202521 May 2025

SK chemicals Signs MOU with Malaysia’s Leading Kitchenware Manufacturer LH Plus

"Accelerates Expansion into Southeast Asian Market with Sustainable Materials"

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SK chemicals unterzeichnet Absichtserklärung mit Malaysias führendem Küchenartikelhersteller LH Plus

„Beschleunigt die Expansion in den südostasiatischen Markt mit nachhaltigen Materialien"

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23 May 202523 May 2025

The transition to green chemistry: ‘Circularity is a team sport’

In the north of the Netherlands, various scaleups are building factories there to recycle plastic and make indispensable chemicals more sustainably

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22 May 20253 June 2025

Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Nominees for the Innovation Award & Final Programme Unveiled

Latest update on the world's largest conference on innovative and renewable chemicals and materials, fossil-free plastics and related policies from 22-24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany)

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Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Nominierte für den Innovationspreis und endgültiges Programm bekannt gegeben

Neueste Informationen zur weltweit größten Konferenz für innovative und erneuerbare Chemikalien und Materialien, fossilfreie Kunststoffe und politische Rahmenbedingungen vom 22.–24. September 2025 in Siegburg bei Köln

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Aduro Clean Technologies and Cleanfarms Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Development of Commercial Pathway for Challenging Agricultural Plastic

Multi-phase collaboration to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of Aduro’s Hydrochemolytic™ Technology as a potential commercial-scale solution for chemical recycling of on-farm plastic waste

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Turning waste into value: Borealis delivers circular breakthroughs in 2024

Borealis’ significant increase in circular production capacity in 2024 was underpinned by a number of strategic investments and acquisitions

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21 May 202520 May 2025

Alterra Technology Enables Major Milestone in Plastic Recycling at Viva Energy Geelong Refinery

Successful results demonstrate how Alterra's technology can produce high-quality PPO at scale and supports Viva Energy to build their case for a permanent soft plastics recycling facility in Australia