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4 June 202528 May 2025

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

Initial meeting for the consortium project in Schwerin

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

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

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

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

30 May 202526 May 2025

Post-Consumer-Rezyklate im Automobil

Techno Compound und RE Plano intensivieren ihre Zusammenarbeit

Post-consumer recyclates for automotive applications

TechnoCompound and RE Plano intensify their cooperation

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

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"

SK chemicals unterzeichnet Absichtserklärung mit Malaysias führendem Küchenartikelhersteller LH Plus

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

19 May 202518 May 2025

Toray Innovates Nylon 66 Chemical-Recycled Technology that Boosts Plastic Recycling Rates

Demand for nylon 66 is estimated at 100,000 metric tons annually in Japan and 1.3 million tons worldwide

Toray: Neue Recyclingtechnologie für Polyamid 66

Nylon 66 gilt aufgrund seiner hohen Wärmebeständigkeit und mechanischen Festigkeit als unverzichtbarer Werkstoff in der Automobil- und Industrieproduktion

Markt für Hartkunststoffe stagniert – Branche warnt vor Rückschritten beim Recycling

Das bisher starke Wachstum beim Recycling von HDPE und PP in der EU ist 2023 ins Stocken geraten, wie der aktuelle Bericht von Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) zeigt. Darauf weist der bvse-Fachverband Kunststoffrecycling hin

16 May 202517 May 2025

Blue Circle: greening the chemical Industry with 100% circular olefins

Pioneers Ralph Koekkoek and Reinier Grimbergen aim to have a 200,000-ton-per-year facility up and running by the end of 2029. In the following years, they plan to scale up to one million tons, the typical size of a steam cracker

Clarification: The Grandpuits Conversion into a Zero-Crude Platform continues and TotalEnergies will meet all its commitments

The complex construction operation, for which as much of the site's equipment as possible is reused, requires the mobilization and expertise of all the employees who know the Grandpuits site

15 May 202515 May 2025

Circular Economy in Transition: Discovering new Technologies and Markets

Free nova Session on Emerging Technologies, Markets, and Strategies for a Renewable Carbon Future

14 May 202521 May 2025

Schweizer Start-up haucht alten Kunststoffen neues Leben ein

DePoly sichert sich 23 Mio.$ und startet Vorzeigeanlage mit einer Kapazität von 500 Tonnen pro Jahr

13 May 20258 May 2025

Chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffen – Chancen und Herausforderungen

In Fachkreisen wird das chemische Kunststoffrecycling ergänzend zum mechanischen Recycling als eine Option zur Erreichung der Ziele angesehen

Ökodesign-Verordnung: Polymere vorerst ausgeklammert

Der erste Arbeitsplan der Europäischen Kommission für die Umsetzung der Ökodesign-Verordnung steht. Überraschung: Polymere sind davon (noch) nicht betroffen

HUGO BOSS introduces NovaPoly as a yarn made from recycled textile waste

Textile waste, enhanced with a natural additive that mimics the natural behaviour of fibres in the environment, becomes biodegradable

12 May 20256 May 2025

Vom Kunststoffabfall zum begehrten Rohstoff für Batterietechnologien

Neuer Prozess ermöglicht Erschließung alternativer Kohlenstoffquellen

From plastic waste to a sought-after raw material for battery technologies

New process enabling the development of alternative carbon sources

9 May 20255 May 2025

Doga PET takes PET recycling quality to next level with TOMRA

Doğa PET, a new recycling venture by Doğa Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Türkiye, is using TOMRA Recycling’s sensor-based sorting solutions to produce high-quality PET flakes and rPET granules which are suitable for food and textile applications

TOMRA verhilft Doğa PET zu höheren Qualitäten beim PET-Recycling

Doğa PET, ein neues Recyclingunternehmen von Doğa Holding, einem der größten Konglomerate in der Türkei, verwendet die sensorbasierten Sortierlösungen von TOMRA Recycling, um hochwertige PET-Flakes und rPET-Granulate für Lebensmittel- und Textilanwendungen herzustellen

8 May 20255 May 2025

DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year Showcase Plant to give yesterday’s plastics a new purpose, as it secures $23M

Swiss cleantech scale-up prepares to demonstrate industrial-scale implementation of its revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials without fossil fuels

7 May 202530 April 2025

Freepoint Eco-Systems Announces First PyOil Movement from Ohio Upcycling Facility

The company operates a state-of-the-art waste plastic upcycling facility in Hebron, Ohio that converts 180 million pounds per year of waste plastic into PyOil, from which its customers can manufacture new products

Why paper packaging is better for the environment than plastic

Paper packaging is becoming increasingly common in stores, supermarkets and delivery services - but its environmental harm remains limited

Koalitionsvertrag sieht Stärkung des chemischen Recyclings vor

Chemische Recyclingverfahren sollen in die bestehende Abfallhierarchie integriert werden, auch auf eine Reform des § 21 Verpackungsgesetz haben sich die Parteien verständigt

6 May 20255 May 2025

Final Programme Available – The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC)

World's largest conference on innovative and renewable chemicals, plastics and materials

Start-ups: Twelve ideas for the defossilisation of the plastics industry

At K 2025 on October 13, innovative solutions will be presented that close plastic loops, reduce emissions, and replace fossil resources in production processes

Start-ups: Zwölf Ideen für die Defossilisierung der Kunststoffindustrie

Auf der K 2025 sollen am 13. Oktober neue Ideen präsentiert werden, die Kunststoffkreisläufe schließen, Emissionen senken und fossile Rohstoffe im Produktionsprozess ersetzen

Plastikindustrie verfehlt Recyclingziel deutlich

Die europäische Plastikindustrie hatte angekündigt, das Recycling von Plastik bis 2025 deutlich zu steigern. Nach NDR-Recherchen wird dieses Ziel aber weit verfehlt. Damit gerät auch das Klimaziel der Branche in Gefahr

5 May 202528 April 2025

PET-Recycling: Biochemiker gründen Startup

Hohe Wiederverwertungsquote in Rekordzeit, neu entdecktes Enzym führt zur Ausgründung von der Universität Leipzig und zur jungen Firma ESTER Biotech

Zenni Optical Introduces EcoBloomz™: Effortlessly Sustainable Frames for Stylish Everyday Wear

Launching this Earth Month, the new eco-conscious frames will be available April 14, and are made from recycled and renewable materials

Multifilament spinning of mechanically recycled polypropylene from post-consumer sources for a circular economy in textile applications

TU Dresden researchers examining methods of effective utilization and plasticwaste recycling in high-performance applications

29 April 202523 April 2025

Electronic waste: how do we process it?

Three quarters of all discarded telephones, computers and kitchen equipment is being exported abroad; to Africa for instance

So lässt sich Naturkautschuk aus Reifen zurückgewinnen

Im Way2K 2025 Interview beschreibt Entex-Geschäftsführer Sebastian Rust die neuesten Entwicklungen zum Altreifenrecycling und zur Kreislaufwirtschaft

Opinion: We are still at the beginning of the circular economy in many areas

VDMA interview on the way to K 2025 with Sebastian Rust, managing director at Entex, about wastetyre recycling and circulareconomy

28 April 202522 April 2025

Circularise’s digital product passports drive material traceability and circularity in partnership with Teijin

These passports, developed using Circularise’s product traceability platform, enhance data transparency within the materials supply chain

25 April 202522 April 2025

How Wrangler created affordable ‘circular’ jeans for Walmart

Although limited in scope, the Kontoor subsidiary's effort offers valuable lessons for sustainability professionals

24 April 202516 April 2025

Polystyvert expands its technology platform to thermoplastics and becomes UpSolv

This first commercial plant is a crucial milestone as it will allow the technology platform to be deployed even faster to new applications with proven technology

22 April 202514 April 2025

Sustainable circular economy for plastic and CFRP components: Kick-off for the BMBF project “CirProTech” at the OHLF

The “CirProTech” project, which kick-off meeting for took place in Wolfsburg at the end of March, will develop together with numerous partners practice-oriented and efficient solutions for a sustainable circular economy in the automotive industry

Nachhaltige Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoff- und CFK-Bauteile: Kick-off für das BMBF-Projekt »CirProTech« an der OHLF

Das Projekt »CirProTech«, dessen Kick-off-Treffen Ende März in Wolfsburg stattfand, will zusammen mit zahlreichen Partnern praxisnahe und effiziente Lösungen für eine nachhaltige Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Automobilbranche entwickeln

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