UPCYCLE Project Launches to Transform Non-Recyclable Plastics into Circular and Non-Persistent Packaging Solutions
The project brings together 19 partners from 12 countries to develop novel circular value chains that convert non-recyclable plastic waste into highly recyclable and non-persistent packaging materials
Renewable Materials Conference 2026 — Save the Date: 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany)
Defossilisation through innovation: Early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, as well as submissions for abstracts and innovations for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2026" award are now open
Renewable Materials Conference 2026 – Termin vormerken: 22.–24. September in Siegburg/Köln (Deutschland)
Defossilisierung durch Innovation: Frühbucherregistrierung, Anmeldung für die Ausstellung und die Workshops, sowie die Einreichung von Abstracts und Innovationen für den Innovationspreis „Renewable Material of the Year 2026” sind ab jetzt freigeschaltet
Smart cultivation on marginal lands for the development of sustainable materials from forest biomass
This report aims to deliver an overview of the current state and future trajectory of PLA, detailing its production technologies, industrial players, feedstock sources, market evolution, sustainability profile and some of the innovatives that are currently on going
Strengthening Europe’s Bioeconomy through Smarter Certification – What Policy can do
The final policy brief of the EU-funded project BioReCer identifies key-challenges for certification of bio-based feedstock and provides targeted recommendations for businesses, certification and labelling scheme (CSL) holders and policy makers
ECOFUNC pioneers eco-friendly, functional and circular building materials for sustainable construction and beyond
Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework ECOFUNC will drive market adoption and mainstream new bio-based materials
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2025Turning CO₂ Waste into a Resource: The ICO2NIC Project
The European Union (EU) awarded €14 million to a new EU-funded project, ICO2NIC (Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock), which aims to transform industrial CO2 waste into valuable materials through innovative climate technologies. Launched in January 2025, the project represents a key step in the EU’s goals for a more sustainable industrial future
EU project on sustainable batteries: BAM develops innovative measurement methods for safe rechargeable batteries
The EU-project HyMetBat aims to develop innovative hybrid metrology: Several independent measurement methods are to be combined to analyze battery materials under realistic operating conditions (“in situ”)
Turning Urban Waste into Value: European Cities Explore Biorefinery Innovation in Zaragoza
The recently inaugurated flagship biorefinery has been built by Urbaser, the coordinator of the EU-funded project Circular Biocarbon, bringing together cities, exploring how to turn their waste streams into valuable resources that support circularity, innovation, and climate neutrality
Mainstreaming Mass Balance and Attribution (MBA) – Fast-Growing Acceptance, Demand and Production
For the first time ever, the new nova report provides detailed data on mass balance attributed intermediates and polymers, including 180 MBA building blocks and 50 MBA polymers produced by 49 companies at 189 locations
„Mass Balance and Attribution (MBA)“ kommt in Massenmärkte: Schnell wachsende Akzeptanz, Nachfrage und Produktion
Der neue nova-Report liefert erstmals detaillierte Daten zu Zwischenprodukten und Polymeren auf Basis von Massenbilanzierung und Attribution, darunter 180 MBA-Chemikalien und 50 MBA-Polymere, die von 49 Unternehmen an 189 Standorten hergestellt werden
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