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24 August 202617 August 2026

Again Acquires Genomatica (Geno), Combining Bio-Manufacturing Scale with Advanced AI Discovery and Design

Policies set to mobilize tens of billions of dollars in investment to cement domestic bio-based supply chains

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Länderübergreifendes Kunststoff-Recycling realisieren

Im Podcast vom Forschungs- und Demonstrationsprojekt Syschemiq berichtet Frau Dr. Anna Kerps vom Fraunhofer UMSICHT von den Ergebnissen und Herausforderungen

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19 August 202613 August 2026

New EU packaging rules are here. CBE JU projects are already delivering the solutions

CBE JU-funded projects were already developing the bio-based materials, circular designs and innovative technologies needed to support this transition

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The microbes with the Midas touch

Purple bacteria are metabolic shape-shifters that extract value from waste efficiently

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12 August 20265 August 2026

Mechanochemistry as a sustainable route to valorise lignocellulosic biomass

The BIOVALSA project focuses on the valorisation of rice straw generated in the Valencia region - this AIMPLAS-report gives an overview of the current status and future prospects of lignocellulosic biomass valorisation

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11 August 20264 August 2026

The policies the EU bioeconomy needs now

The importance of the bioeconomy to EU policy priorities cannot be understated - biobased supply chains need urgent policy support

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10 August 20263 August 2026

Commission boosts Europe’s competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review

The Commission today presents an Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a stronger carbon market to support EU's industry in the clean transition and electrification

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Kommission stärkt Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Dekarbonisierung und Unabhängigkeit Europas mit Elektrifizierungsaktionsplan und EHS-Überprüfung

Die Kommission legt heute einen Aktionsplan zur Elektrifizierung vor, um Europa zum ersten elektrobetriebenen Kontinent zu machen und einen stärkeren CO2-Markt zu schaffen, um die EU-Industrie beim Übergang zu einer sauberen Wirtschaft und bei der Elektrifizierung zu unterstützen

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7 August 202631 July 2026

ALADIN ebnet den Weg für eine zirkuläre und bedarfsgerechte Textilproduktion in Europa

Das Forschungsprojekt ALADIN wurde im Mai 2026 gestartet und soll tragfähige Geschäftsmodelle für eine zirkuläre Textilproduktion schaffen

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Gesamtverband textil+mode zum Inkrafttreten des Vernichtungsverbots von Neuware: „Weiterer Papiertiger, der völlig an der Realität vorbei geht“

Alle Unternehmen der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie sehen einen Papierkrieg auf sich zukommen, für den deutsche Hersteller dann künftig auch noch bezahlen sollen

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4 August 202630 July 2026

Discover How CO₂ from Wastewater Can Become Sustainable Packaging

HICCUPS Seminar on 23 September 2026, 10-12:15 CET in Amsterdam

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3 August 20263 August 2026

Resilienz oder Nostalgie: Europas Chemie vor der entscheidenden Wahl

Gastbeitrag zur Kreislaufwirtschaft von Lars Börger, nova-Institut

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31 July 202624 July 2026

EU Invests €5.7M in Project to Produce Microalgae Proteins from Marine Waste & CO2

The Alganova project brings together 12 institutions to develop and validate a computationally assisted, circular biorefinery for the production of proteins and functional ingredients from microalgal biomass

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30 July 202623 July 2026

CIRCONOMY: A new EU-funded project to define smarter indicators for Europe’s circular economy transition

Just over one month after its official start on 1 June 2026, the Horizon Europe project CIRCONOMY - Unlocking the Potential of Circularity with Smart Indicators is already moving from planning to action

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A major milestone on the road to the PYROCO2 demonstrator

EU-funded hydrogen and CO2-to-acetone demo due online in late 2026

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Industrial Accelerator Act: Plastics Europe fordert Änderungen

Vorgaben für den Einsatz von EU-Kunststoffen und Anreize für nachhaltige Werkstoffe: Plastics Europe fordert Korrekturen am Industrial Accelerator Act

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29 July 202622 July 2026

Zirkulär oder abgehängt? Der Circular Economy Act kommt

Nachhaltigkeit war gestern, Zirkularität ist morgen: Wie der anstehende EU Circular Economy Act Märkte, Lieferketten und Geschäftsmodelle beeinflusst

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28 July 202621 July 2026

Biobasierte Kunststoffe in der Bauwirtschaft – ein Baustein der EU-Bioökonomie-Strategie

Biobasierte Bauprodukte als Leitmarkt der europäischen Bioökonomie

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22 July 202616 July 2026

STRONGBIONET launches to strengthen and connect Europe’s bioeconomy networks

A new Horizon Europe project will build a stronger, more connected European bioeconomy ecosystem through collaboration, knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement

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20 July 202615 July 2026

EMPA: EU project pursues electrochemical CO₂ conversion from industrial waste

Producing essential chemicals in a climate-neutral way

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EMPA: EU-Projekt will industrielle CO₂-Abfälle zu neuen Produkten umwandeln

Grund-Chemikalien klimaneutral herstellen

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17 July 202613 July 2026

EU Proposes Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on Recycled Plastic Food Contact Materials

The EU's planned rollout of a non-public electronic registration system paired with a granular facility status tracking framework will deliver unprecedented transparency in compliance data

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Recycling: EU führt Zollcodes für Importe von Kunststoffrezyklaten ein

Konformitätserklärungen für importierte recycelte Kunststoffe aus Drittstaaten sollen künftig entsprechende Warennummern enthalten

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16 July 202613 July 2026

3 Takeaways from Bio Innovations Europe 2026

Lux Research: Policy fragmentation, inconsistent standards, and limited market-pull mechanisms continue to slow commercialization across the European bioeconomy

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Bundestag beschließt neue Verpackungsregeln

Die vom Umweltausschuss geänderte Fassung wurde knapp angenommen, um die ab August 2026 in der Europäischen Union geltenden neuen Vorgaben der europäische Verpackungsverordnung in deutsches Recht umzusetzen

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10 July 20263 July 2026

FUELGAE reaches key milestones in advancing sustainable biofuels from microalgae across Europe

The project is driving forward low-carbon fuel production pathways by integrating microalgae cultivation, CO2 capture, and advanced biofuel conversion technologies

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Fighting fire with plants

The world’s first plant-based firefighting gel is here

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9 July 20268 July 2026

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Call for Abstracts Now Open

Leading international conference on CO₂ utilisation invites contributions on the latest advances in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), Power-to-X, and CO₂-based products and materials

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CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Abstracts für Präsentationen können ab sofort eingereicht werden

Die führende internationale Konferenz zu CO₂ als Rohstoff für Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien lädt ein, neueste Entwicklungen und Innovationen im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) aus Politik, Forschung und Industrie vorzustellen

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Commission clarifies rules on plastic bottles recycling

The new rules include chemical and mechanical recycling technologies to help Member States meet the recycled-content target set under the Single-Use Plastics Directive

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SOUL: 11 Biodegradable-in-Soil Solutions with Over 95% Renewable Content

These solutions are designed to deliver high performance during use and fully biodegrade at the end of their life cycle

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Mass-balanced bio-methanol from Equinor ASA – shipping fuel with 95 percent lower CO2

Mass-balanced bio-methanol from Equinor ASA supplies methanol-fuelled car carriers with up to 95 percent lower lifecycle CO2 emissions compared with conventional fossil methanol. This fuel deal keeps the Equinor ASA share price on many investors’ radar (ISIN NO0010096985)

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8 July 20262 July 2026

Closing the Plastics Loop: Can Chemical Recycling Deliver on the Promise?

Chemical recycling has an important role to play within the broader plastics recycling ecosystem alongside mechanical recycling and more advanced technologies like dissolution or solvolysis

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7 July 202630 June 2026

New European Bauhaus, Biomaterials and Lightweight Structures: An Industrial Agenda for Decarbonising Construction

This article explores the role that biomaterials and lightweight composites can play in the transition of rethinking materials, standards, testing methodologies and product models

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3 July 202629 June 2026

World-first for Power-to-Liquid: ERA ONE receives ISCC EU certification

The first Power-to-Liquid plant in the world whose synthetic fuels are fully recognized as RFNBO

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Weltpremiere für Power-to-Liquid: ERA ONE erhält ISCC-EU-Zertifizierung

Die weltweit erste Power-to-Liquid-Anlage nach dem Fischer-Tropsch-Verfahren, deren synthetische Kraftstoffe vollständig als RFNBO anerkannt sind

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2 July 202627 June 2026

Maßgeschneiderte funktionalisierte Gelatine – reproduzierbar hergestellt

Am Fraunhofer IGB haben Forscher mithilfe automatisierter Prozesse Modifikationen des Biopolymers unter definierten Bedingungen skaliert und hiervon reproduzierbare Qualitäten für Bemusterungen entwickelt

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30 June 202626 June 2026

Covestro Takes Bio-Based Aniline Production Process to Next Level as EU-funded Project Kicks Off

Covestro has launched Bio4PURConti (Bio-Based Continuous Production for Sustainable Polyurethane Industry), acting as project coordinator of the pioneering EU-funded initiative

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Covestro treibt Produktionsprozess für bio-basiertes Anilin voran – Startschuss für EU-gefördertes Projekt

Covestro hat Bio4PURConti (Bio-Based Continuous Production for Sustainable Polyurethane Industry) gestartet und übernimmt die Rolle des Projektkoordinators der wegweisenden EU-geförderten Initiative

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BlueAlp and LBC Tank Terminals secure EU Just Transition Fund

€1.5 million grant supports FEED phase of advancing industrial-scale chemical recycling and value chain integration

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29 June 202626 June 2026

Turning industrial waste into green value: GlyCO2Chem project brings circular carbon chemistry to life

The initiative aims to transform industrial by-products into high-value sustainable chemicals whilst reducing carbon emissions and creating new value chains for the green economy

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Diving deeper into the EU’s latest guidance on the PPWR

On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in practice

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Zirkulär oder abgehängt? Der Circular Economy Act kommt

Nachhaltigkeit war gestern, Zirkularität ist morgen: Wie der anstehende EU Circular Economy Act Märkte, Lieferketten und Geschäftsmodelle beeinflusst

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25 June 202623 June 2026

Commission steps up action on Europe’s bioeconomy

The new initiatives are part of a push to boost the bioeconomy industry

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23 June 202619 June 2026

Interzero opens new site in Dessau and plans production of food-grade PP regranulate

Food-safe recyclates from household lightweight packaging collections – Interzero breaks new ground

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Interzero eröffnet neuen Standort in Dessau und plant die Produktion von food-grade PP-Regranulat

Lebensmitteltaugliche Rezyklate aus dem Gelben Sack – Interzero leistet Pionierarbeit

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22 June 202619 June 2026

Circular Hemp Solutions Reinvent Europe’s Construction Industry

EU-funded project, MarginUp!, Showcases Hemp as a Sustainable Construction Material for Europe during a Stakeholder’s Visit in Spain

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ChainCraft launches European PACE project to scale circular chemistry through industrial biorefinery integration

The PACE project demonstrates how existing industrial infrastructure and local side-streams can accelerate the transition toward a circular and biobased chemical industry

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19 June 202616 June 2026

D-CRBN Closes €17.5 Million Series A

D-CRBN, a deep-tech company developing electrified plasma technology to recycle CO₂ and hydrocarbons into circular carbon molecules, today announced the successful closing of its €17.5 million Series A investment round

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18 June 202616 June 2026

All packaged up but not going anywhere: the new deal on chemical recycling

In chemical recycling, the process of breaking down the polymer molecules, and then rebuilding them, is not selective and the recycled content becomes distributed through all products, not just those that will be reprocessed back into new plastics