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31 March 20251 April 2025

Showcase Your Innovation: Apply for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025“ Award

The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications

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Brightmark Subsidiary Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Seeks Asset Sale

Plastic-to-fuel producer pivots strategy amid industry challenges and environmental debates

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VACUREMA machines recycle up to 6 tonnes of PET per hour

With VACUREMA® technology, EREMA offers a proven system for throughputs between 600 and 6000 kilograms per hour

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VACUREMA Anlagen recyceln bis zu 6 Tonnen PET pro Stunde

Mit der VACUREMA® Technologie bietet EREMA ein bewährtes System an, das Durchsätze bis zu sechs Tonnen pro Stunde ermöglicht

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28 March 202531 March 2025

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

Let's take a look at what happened in March 2025 at RCI:

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Avantium’s 2024 Full Year Results: Avantium Advances Towards Commercial Production and Sale of PEF

"Our top priority for 2025 is the safe and successful start-up of the FDCA Flagship Plant", Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium, said

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Developing a master plan for textile circularity

tExtended enters phase two in the development of a blueprint for optimised recovery, reuse and recycling of discarded textiles

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Entwicklung eines Masterplans für die Textilien-Kreislaufwirtschaft

tExtended tritt in die zweite Phase der Entwicklung eines Konzepts für die optimierte Rückgewinnung, Wiederverwendung und das Recycling von Alttextilien ein

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27 March 202522 March 2025

ING: Finanzierung der Kunststoffrecyclinganlage von Freepoint Eco-Systems

Recyclingkomplex auch zum Upcycling schwer verwertbarer Kunststoffe in Hebron, Ohio, geplant

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Freepoint Eco-Systems Announces Project Finance Facility with ING

New plastic waste upcycling facility planned, located in Hebron, Ohio

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26 March 202521 March 2025

TOMRA to showcase advanced sorting solutions for PPWR compliance at PRSE 2025

TOMRA’s comprehensive suite of solutions – encompassing AI/deep learning, precise flake sorting and sophisticated waste analysis – is set to play a pivotal role in enabling recyclers and brand owners to meet these demands effectively

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TOMRA präsentiert PPWR-konforme Sortierlösungen auf der PRSE 2025

TOMRA bietet eine umfassende Palette von Lösungen, darunter KI-gestützte Technologien, präzise Flakesortierung und anspruchsvolle Abfallanalysen, um Recyclingunternehmen und Markenhersteller bei der effizienten Umsetzung dieser Vorgaben zu unterstützen

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25 March 202518 March 2025

Recycled vs. Bioplastics: Which is the Future of Sustainable Cars?

The last IDTechEx report report explores the entire circular economy of automotive polymers, including mechanically and chemically recycled plastics, bioplastics, bio-composites, sustainable upholstery materials, and sustainable tire innovations

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Accelerating the shift from fossil to circular carbon

During the panel discussions at an online event in the beginnings of March, Alfa Laval deep-dive into critical topics in the industry

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24 March 202517 March 2025

Futerro launches engineering for its future European biorefinery

The company aims to develop a green chemistry and a renewable polymers sector, reducing the carbon footprint of French industry

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Hera Group unveils FIB3R, a pioneering plant that regenerates carbon fibre 

Innovation and performance define the first plant of this kind in Europe to operate on an industrial scale, built in Imola to recycle carbon fibre composites while reducing environmental impact

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21 March 202517 March 2025

ELIX Polymers, in partnership with Repsol and AnQore, has produced 100% recycled products

All three companies believe that long-term partnerships across the entire supply chain are necessary to achieve sustainability goals and offer products that are manufactured using more sustainable materials

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ELIX Polymers hat in Zusammenarbeit mit Repsol und AnQore 100% recycelte Produkte hergestellt

Alle drei Unternehmen sind überzeugt, dass langfristige Partnerschaften in der gesamten Lieferkette notwendig sind, um die Nachhaltigkeitsziele zu erreichen

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Unlocking Circular Economy Success: Agro2Circular launches the Best Practice Book

A strategic guide to transforming agri-food waste into sustainable opportunities

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The world’s first commercially available recycled PLA

As the only commercial recycler of PLA, TotalEnergies Corbion offers rPLA in 30% and 100% recycled grades, using its low-energy hydrolysis process at its Rayong, Thailand facility

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PLA-Recycling im großen Maßstab

Biobasiert und vollständig recycelbar: TotalEnergies Corbion setzt bei der Kreislaufwirtschaft auf chemisches Recycling von biobasiertem PLA

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20 March 202517 March 2025

Lummus and Resynergi Announce Commercial Availability of Microwave-Powered Plastic Pyrolysis Technology

Microwave pyrolysis technology now available, converting plastic waste into high-quality, reusable materials

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Lummus: Module für dezentrales Kunststoffrecycling – Gemeinsame Vermarktung mit Resynergi

Die Mikrowellen Pyrolysis Technologie ist jetzt möglich - sie kann Kunststoffabfälle in hochwertige, wiederverwendbare Materialien verwandeln

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WasteFuel and ITC Commence Front-End Engineering Design on World-Leading Green Methanol Facility in Ankara, Türkiye

The biorefinery, which would adjoin ITC’s existing integrated waste management facility, would utilize biogas to produce green methanol as low-carbon fuel or the maritime shipping market

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19 March 202517 March 2025

Plastics continue on course towards a circular economy and climate protection

Joint commitment renewed to a circular economy and climate protection - in the revised paper, the positions on mechanical and chemical recycling have been sharpened

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Kunststoffe setzen Kurs Richtung Kreislaufwirtschaft und Klimaschutz fort

Gemeinsames Bekenntnis zur Kreislaufwirtschaft und zum Klimaschutz erneuert - überarbeitetes Positionsapier verschärft die Positionen zum mechanischen und chemischen Recycling

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Papembood

Mehrschichtiges Plattenmaterial aus Altpapier und Bambus

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From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste

The startup Epoch Times will use the new funding to their first production facility this year, which Nathan says will be able to gobble through 150 tons per year of waste

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18 March 202517 March 2025

Dow boosts access to circular feedstocks with strategic investment in Rotterdam-based advanced recycler Xycle

As part of an ongoing commitment to transform waste and advance a circular economy for plastics, Dow has invested in advanced recycling startup Xycle alongside ING, Invest-NL, Polestar Capital and Vopak

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Dow: Beteiligung am Recyclingunternehmen Xycle

Die Beteiligung an der kommerziellen Recyclinganlage von Xycle gilt als Meilenstein in Dows Engagement, Kunststoffabfälle in hochwertige Materialien umzuwandeln und die Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu beschleunigen

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SK Chemicals baut Zentrum für Kunststoffrecycling in Korea

Mit Depolymerisationstechnologie sollen schwer recycelbare Kunststoffe in hochwertige Rohstoffe umgewandelt und die Kreislaufwirtschaft vorangetrieben werden

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17 March 202525 June 2025

Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 – Call for Abstracts and 20% Early Bird Discount

Closing the loop by setting the stage for recycling innovation at Europe’s largest event on advanced recycling technologies. Call for Abstracts is now open

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Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 – Die Zukunft der Kreislaufwirtschaft gestalten

Europas größte Veranstaltung für fortschrittliche Recyclingtechnologien setzt Impulse für Innovationen. Beiträge können jetzt eingereicht werden

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New book urges design to lead the transition to sustainable materials

Designers and manufacturers must rethink their approach to material selection as plastics have become the default material in consumer product design due to their lightweight, durability, and affordability

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Carbon Cycle Lab: Industrielle Rohstoffe aus Abfällen herstellen

KIT demonstriert Technologien für die Kreislaufwirtschaft im Pilotmaßstab

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13 March 202513 March 2025

Bio-based raw materials and the role of certification in building and construction – Interview with 3-CO’s advisory board member Martin Behrens

In a recent webinar by the EU-funded 3-CO project, Martin Behrens from Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (FNR) gave an overview on bio-based construction materials and their certification, and presented the Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings (QNG). His insights are now available as webinar recording and in an in-depth interview

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Trinseo Introduces Recycled Polystyrene for Direct Food Contact Applications

Starting February 2025 Trinseo can sell food contact approved rPS compliant with the EU Regulation 2022/1616

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Durchbruch beim Acrylglas-Recycling

Polymerchemiker:innen der ETH Zürich haben einen überraschenden Weg gefunden, über den sich der als Plexiglas bekannte Kunststoff PMMA fast vollständig in seine Monomerbausteine zerlegen lässt. Selbst Zusatzstoffe stören den Prozess nicht

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Complete breakdown of plexiglass into its building blocks

Polymer chemists at ETH Zurich have discovered a surprising way to virtually fully break down PMMA plastic – commonly known as plexiglass – into its monomer building blocks. The process remains unaffected by the presence of additives

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Recyclate availability is not sufficient

Despite the current oversupply, future demand in 2030 and beyond is unlikely to be met

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Rezyklatverfügbarkeit reicht nicht aus

Trotz aktuellem Überangebot kann der zukünftige Bedarf in 2030 und darüber hinaus voraussichtlich nicht gedeckt werden

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11 March 20257 March 2025

The LEGO Group introduces tires made with recycled materials

These new tires are already featured in select LEGO® sets, with a full transition planned for later this year

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LEGO stellt Reifen vor, die zu 30% aus recyceltem Material bestehen

Die innovativen Reifen sind bereits in ausgewählten LEGO®-Sets enthalten und sollen bis Ende des Jahres flächendeckend auf den Markt kommen

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10 March 20257 March 2025

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation PPWR

Background and important key facts about the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

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Die EU-Verpackungsverordnung PPWR

Die wichtigsten Fakten zur Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

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7 March 20253 March 2025

Orion S.A. signs supply agreement for tire pyrolysis oil with Contec S.A.

The agreement with Warsaw, Poland-based Contec further enables Orion to diversify its sources of tire pyrolysis oil, commonly known as TPO

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6 March 20252 March 2025

Corplex: Französischer K-Verarbeiter stellt Recyclingaktivitäten ein

Der Grund ist fast immer derselbe: Preiswerte Primärware macht das Geschäft kaputt

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5 March 202526 February 2025

Digital Product Passport für mehr Recycling in der Verpackung

Durch regulatorische Anforderungen wie die Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) der Europäischen Union wird der DPP ab 2027 in vielen Branchen verpflichtend werden

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4 March 20253 March 2025

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

Let's take a look at what happened in February 2025 at RCI

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Umweltfreundlicher Wasserstoff aus Kreislaufwirtschaft: Green Hydrogen Technology und Westfalen-Gruppe starten Kooperation

Die Green Hydrogen Technology GmbH (GHT) aus Augsburg und die Westfalen-Gruppe aus Münster gehen eine strategische Partnerschaft für Wasserstoff aus Reststoffen ein