2 June 202225 May 2022 Teijin Frontier Develops New Chemical Recycling Technology for Polyester Fibers The company will launch a pilot facility at its Matsuyama Plant this month and continue developing recycling technologies to improve the quality of recycled polyester raw materials, reduce environmental load
The future of textile recycling Recycling of fibers is on the right track, but there are challenges that have to be overcome in order to make it common commercial reality have to be sorted
30 May 202223 May 2022 Toray: PET-Recyclinganlage mit Axens in Planung Es werden Kapazitäten für das Recycling von insgesamt bis zu 80.000 Tonnen PET-Abfall im Jahr avisiert
Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles is going to ensure that by 2030 textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived and recyclable, as much as possible made of recycled fibres, free of hazardous substances and produced in respect of social rights and the environment
25 May 202219 May 2022 Plastic Recycling: TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy partner on U.S. Advanced Recycling Project The partners will use the patented pyrolysis technology that was developed in partnership with Lummus Technology to process and convert more than 310,000 tons per year of mixed plastic waste
24 May 202218 May 2022 Axens and Toray Films Europe to boost Plastic Circular Economy with a new PET Chemical Recycling Plant in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (France) Joined efforts of both parties in their domain of expertise will allow the emergence of competencies for chemical recycling circularity
Borealis und Reclay Group gründen gemeinsam Recelerate, um die Kunststoff-Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzutreiben Die Optimierung im Bereich von Leichtverpackungen (LVP) soll der steigenden Marktnachfrage nach hochwertigen Rezyklaten für den Einsatz in High-End-Kunststoffanwendungen gerecht werden
Borealis and Reclay Group form new joint entity, Recelerate, to make plastic circularity a reality The new organisation’s mission is to redesign the critical steps of the plastics sorting and recycling system for LWP
Advanced recycling: Opportunities for growth As interest in the circular economy grows, emerging recycling technologies that are complementary with mechanical recycling are accelerating
23 May 20228 January 2023 Converting CO₂ through electrochemistry – The WaterProof Project Starting soon, the new research project WaterProof aims at closing the waste(water) carbon loop by creating a novel biorefinery concept converting CO2 emissions from urban waste treatment facilities into valuable green consumer-products. The objective is a technology resulting in a GHG reduction based on CO2 utilization, replacement of fossil feedstock and industrial electrification
CO2-Umwandlung durch elektrochemische Prozesse – Das WaterProof-Projekt Das im Juni startende Forschungsprojekt WaterProof zielt darauf ab, den Kohlenstoffkreislauf von Abfällen und Abwässern zu schließen, indem es ein neuartiges Bioraffineriekonzept entwickelt, das CO2-Emissionen städtischer Abfallverarbeitungsanlagen in wertvolle grüne Verbraucherprodukte umwandelt. Das Ziel besteht in einer Technologie, die maßgeblich zu einer Reduzierung von Treibhausgasen auf der Grundlage einer effektiven CO2-Nutzung, dem Ersatz fossiler Rohstoffe und industrieller Elektrifizierung beiträgt.
Newly discovered enzyme breaks down PET plastic in record time Research finding from Leipzig could help make biological recycling more commercially viable
Neu entdecktes Enzym zersetzt PET-Kunststoff in Rekordzeit Forschungsergebnis aus Leipzig könnte biologisches Recycling wirtschaftlich attraktiver machen
20 May 202218 May 2022 Sustainable mobility: Faurecia & Veolia to pioneer in the use of recycled plastics in automotive interiors In this partnership, the two companies will develop innovative bio-composites for automotive vehicle interiors
Polymertal and UBQ Materials Partner to Create Lightweight, Sustainable Material With Metallic Functionalities SPP-50XX, part of the first sustainable series by Polymertal, will bring a lower carbon footprint to automotive, industrial and consumer applications
Nachhaltige Mobilität: Faurecia und Veolia kooperieren beim Einsatz von recycelten Kunststoffen im Fahrzeug-Innenraum Gemeinsam wollen die beide Unternehmen innovative Verbundstoffe für Automobil-Innenraummodule aus Recyclingmaterial entwickeln
19 May 202220 May 2022 Many advanced and proven solutions to replace fossil carbon in chemistry and materials already available Electrochemical transformation of CO₂, a natural polymer for paper and cardboard coating and material-to-material molecular recycling of plastic waste are the winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”
Viele fortschrittliche und bewährte Lösungen zur Substitution fossilen Kohlenstoffs in Chemie und Materialien bereits verfügbar Elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2, ein natürliches Polymer zur Beschichtung von Papier und Pappe, und molekulares Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen sind die Gewinner des Innovationspreises "Renewable Material of the Year 2022"
New EU laws risk promoting ‘downcycling’ of plastic bottles, industry warns As part of the EU’s drive to create a more sustainable economy, the EU executive is planning to propose mandatory requirements for recycled content and waste reduction measures for key products such as packaging
Neues EU-Gesetz droht Kreislauf des Plastikflaschen-Recycling zu brechen Neue Norm mit verbindlichen Zielvorgaben für den Recyclinganteil aller Kunststoffe könnte die Recycling-Bemühungen der Hersteller von Kunststoffflaschen zum Scheitern bringen
Caffe Inc. signs contract for €4 Million to build recycling plant for coffee waste in Amsterdam In the factory coffee waste is recycled into coffee oil, for use in the personal care industry and into coffee blocks applied in biobased materials
17 May 202217 May 2022 Recycled HDPE with an excellent carbon footprint The global manufacturer of plastic packaging ALPLA always advocates a closed packaging loop in accordance with the bottle-to-bottle principle
Recyceltes HDPE mit hervorragender CO2-Bilanz Der international tätige Hersteller von Kunststoffverpackungen ALPLA macht sich nach dem „Bottle-to-Bottle“-Prinzip stets für den geschlossenen Kreislauf von Verpackungen stark
13 May 202210 May 2022 Nova Chemicals: Entwicklung eines chemischen Recyclingverfahrens für Kunststoffabfälle – Kooperation mit Enerkem Aus bislang nicht recycelbaren Kunststoffabfällen soll Synthesegas gewonnen werden, das zur Erzeugung von Ethylen für die Weiterverarbeitung zu neuwertigen Polymeren dient
12 May 20229 May 2022 ALPLA and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PET The new bottle, which bears the Austrian Ecolabel, is made of fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of around 30 per cent
ALPLA und Vöslauer reduzieren CO2-Fußabdruck mit Mehrweg-PET Die mit dem österreichischen Umweltzeichen ausgezeichnete neue Flasche besteht aus voll recyclingfähigem PET-Monomaterial mit einem Rezyklatanteil von rund 30 Prozent
Advanced Recycling Is Not Waste Incineration and Is Essential to a Circular Economy for Plastics Mischaracterization of Advanced Recycling Slows Progress
10 May 202210 May 2022 Ed de Jong, Vice President Development at Avantium Technologies (NL), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Marilia Foukaraki, Projectleader R&D Bio-based at Cosun Beet (NL), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Mattel Becomes First Toy Company to Incorporate SABIC’s Certified Renewable Polymers Globally By 2030, all Action Driver playsets and the Matchbox Recycling Trucks will contain SABIC materials, die-cast cars, playsets and packaging with 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials
OMV erhält ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung für die Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien in der Raffinerie Burghausen Dies ermöglicht es der OMV, ihre massenbilanzierte Produktion erneuerbarer sowie chemisch recycelter Rohstoffe zu zertifizieren, was für den Übergang zu einer stärker kreislauforientierten Wirtschaft von entscheidender Bedeutung ist
OMV receives ISCC PLUS certification for the production of renewable chemicals at the Burghausen Refinery This enables OMV to certify its mass-balance production of renewable and chemically recycled raw materials which is crucial for the transition to a more circular economy
Plastic packaging material that is both sustainable and biodegrades GO!PHA and partner Netherlands-based biotech firm Helian Polymers provides PHA samples for academic, research and development purposes at its PHA Sample Shop
Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste Researchers proved the effectiveness of the enzyme, which they are calling FAST-PETase (functional, active, stable and tolerant PETase)
Plastik fressendes Enzym könnte Milliarden von Tonnen Deponieabfall vermeiden "Diese Arbeit zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, verschiedene Disziplinen zusammenzubringen, von der synthetischen Biologie über die chemische Technik bis zur künstlichen Intelligenz"
9 May 20225 May 2022 Lars Börger, Vice President Strategy and Long-term Development, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals at Neste Germany GmbH, on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
John Zhang, Co-founder of GS Biotech (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
6 May 20224 May 2022 Ulla Hüppe, Director Sustainability Adhesive Technologies at Henkel (Germany), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
5 May 20225 May 2022 Dirk Leinweber, Director Global Research Center Surfactants at Clariant (Switzerland) on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Stefano Facco, New Business Development Director of Novamont SpA (Italy) as well as the managing director of the German subsidiary of Novamont, on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
North American plastic recycling volumes highlight need for immediate solutions Broken down by scrap type, a study found that bottles, non-bottle rigid plastics and other plastics all saw declines individually in 2020
EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.
3 May 202227 April 2022 Infinna™ achieves 99% Recycled Content Certification from SCS Global Services Infinited Fiber Company has received this recognition as it is using cotton-rich post-consumer textile waste as the sole raw material in the production
2 May 202226 April 2022 Der Engpass bei Kunststoffrezyklaten ist überwindbar Wie können Branchen wie die Automobilindustrie, die Lebensmittel- und Getränkeindustrie und die Kosmetikindustrie eine zuverlässige Versorgung mit hochwertigem recycelten Ausgangsmaterial sicherstellen?
29 April 202228 April 2022 NFW closes $85 million Series B to scale naturally circular materials Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) upgrades waste cotton and recycled fibers
28 April 202227 April 2022 Paul von Kirchbach, Manager Business Development and Innovation at Renolit (Germany), on market developments in the Renewable Carbon Economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution
Cepsa Quimica führt chemische Produkte auf Basis von recycelten Rohstoffen und Biomasse ein NextLAB und NextPhenol: erste Produkte eines neuen Sortiments nachhaltiger Chemikalien
Borealis selects Axens Rewind® Mix Process for its Plastics Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading Unit in Stenungsund, Sweden The project will as well include a pyrolysis unit feeding the Rewind® Mix process, and storage and logistic solutions
Neue Methode zur Umwandlung von Plastikmüll in sauberen Wasserstoffkraftstoff NTU-Wissenschaftler können nun Plastikmüll in zwei Hauptprodukte umwandeln, Wasserstoff und eine Form von festem Kohlenstoff, bekannt als Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhren