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
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
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
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
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
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
Unlocking Circular Economy Success: Agro2Circular launches the Best Practice Book A strategic guide to transforming agri-food waste into sustainable opportunities
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
PLA-Recycling im großen Maßstab Biobasiert und vollständig recycelbar: TotalEnergies Corbion setzt bei der Kreislaufwirtschaft auf chemisches Recycling von biobasiertem PLA
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
Lummus: Module für dezentrales Kunststoffrecycling – Gemeinsame Vermarktung mit Resynergi Die Mikrowellen Pyrolysis Technologie ist jetzt möglich - sie kann Kunststoffabfälle in hochwertige, wiederverwendbare Materialien verwandeln
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
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
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
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
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
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
SK Chemicals baut Zentrum für Kunststoffrecycling in Korea Mit Depolymerisationstechnologie sollen schwer recycelbare Kunststoffe in hochwertige Rohstoffe umgewandelt und die Kreislaufwirtschaft vorangetrieben werden
17 March 202513 March 2025 Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 – Shaping the Future of the Circular Economy 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
Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 – Die Zukunft der Kreislaufwirtschaft gestalten Europas größte Veranstaltung für fortschrittliche Recyclingtechnologien setzt Impulse für Innovationen. Beiträge können jetzt eingereicht werden
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
Carbon Cycle Lab: Industrielle Rohstoffe aus Abfällen herstellen KIT demonstriert Technologien für die Kreislaufwirtschaft im Pilotmaßstab
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
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
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
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
Recyclate availability is not sufficient Despite the current oversupply, future demand in 2030 and beyond is unlikely to be met
Rezyklatverfügbarkeit reicht nicht aus Trotz aktuellem Überangebot kann der zukünftige Bedarf in 2030 und darüber hinaus voraussichtlich nicht gedeckt werden
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
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
10 March 20257 March 2025 The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation PPWR Background and important key facts about the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation
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
6 March 20252 March 2025 Corplex: Französischer K-Verarbeiter stellt Recyclingaktivitäten ein Der Grund ist fast immer derselbe: Preiswerte Primärware macht das Geschäft kaputt
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
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
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
3 March 202524 February 2025 Mittelstand fordert Rohstoffwende In einem 12-Punkte-Papier hat die Mittelstandsallianz klare Forderungen an die kommende Bundesregierung formuliert
Generating new enzymes with complex active sites Three scientists from Baker Lab led a project focused on accelerating a specific chemical reaction: breaking ester bonds
US-Starforscher findet Wunder-Enzym, das Plastik auflösen kann Ein Forschungsteam unter Nobelpreisträger David Baker hat mit KI ein Enzym entwickelt, das PET-Kunststoff effizient abbauen könnte
Compostable packaging: boosting profitability and simplifying waste management Gary Tee, VP Global Converting at TIPA, explores the advantages that compostable packaging offers to brands and waste management facilities, from reduced contamination rates and simplified sorting processes to new revenue streams
28 February 202524 February 2025 40 Jahre RCS: Vom Pionier zum Recycling-Marktführer Die RCS-Gruppe hat sich mit Mut und Innovationsgeist zu einem bedeutenden Kunststoff-Recyclingunternehmen in Deutschland entwickelt
27 February 202526 February 2025 Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 – New with Biosynthetics: Meet the Next Generation of Sustainable Fibres and Technologies Only two weeks left to register: The upcoming conference on 12-13 March 2025 in Cologne, Germany, will pave pathways to a sustainable textile industry – Find out all Details
26 February 20251 April 2025 Deadline 16 March: Please Submit Your Abstract to the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications
SK chemicals to Establish Waste Plastic Recycling Innovation Center in Korea The company will invest in new pilot facilities for the chemical decomposition of waste plastics
Veolia investiert in PET-Recycling in Europa Neue Investitionen in zwei seiner großen Werke, Frauenfeld (Schweiz) und Norrköping (Norwegen), sollen eine Steigerung der Produktion von lebensmitteltauglichem rPet um etwa 30% bewirken
25 February 202520 February 2025 Innovative Zukunftsprojekte: Sechs neue Ansiedlungsprojekte stärken NRW als Wirtschaftsstandort – Neue Runde startet Ministerin Neubaur: Zukunftsgerichtete Industrieansiedlungen für die Transformation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Wirtschaft im Herzen Europas
24 February 202518 February 2025 Wie Mikroorganismen die Westpfalz verändern FermBioPol: Biokunststoff aus Brotresten
21 February 202517 February 2025 Avantium and Amcor Rigid Packaging Partner to Advance More Sustainable Packaging with Plant-Based Polymer Releaf® Releaf® is a 100% plant-based, high-performance polymer that can be recycled in existing PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling streams