1 September 202526 August 2025 Europas Wirtschaft den Weg zum Kreislaufprinzip weisen Auf der zweiten CircSyst-Mitgliederversammlung wurden Innovationen und Lösungen in den Bereichen Wasserbewirtschaftung, Bioabfall sowie Kunststoffe und Verpackungen vorgestellt, die Europas Kreislaufwirtschaft voranbringen
Showcasing the path to circularity for Europe’s economy CircSyst’s second general assembly highlights innovations and solutions in water management, biowaste, and plastics and packaging driving Europe’s circular economy
29 August 202525 August 2025 HiQ-CARB project: More sustainable conductive carbon additives for lithium-ion batteries The development and commercialization of innovative conductive additives not only improves battery performance, but also lays the foundation for a more environmentally friendly and economically viable battery manufacturing ecosystem in Europ
Projekt HiQ-CARB: Nachhaltigere leitfähige Kohlenstoffadditive für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien Die Entwicklung und Kommerzialisierung innovativer leitfähiger Additive verbessert nicht nur die Batterieleistung, sondern legt auch die Grundlage für ein umweltfreundlicheres und wirtschaftlich tragfähiges Batteriefertigungssystem in Europa
28 August 202522 August 2025 A Billion-dollar business is brewing in textile waste – potential for hundreds of plants across Europe The Finnish Telavalue project aimed to solve the sustainability and waste challenges associated with the textile recycling industry
27 August 202521 August 2025 Recyclingwirtschaft und Umweltverbände fordern EU-Kommission zu Korrekturen bei SUPD-Umsetzung auf Gemeinsames Schreiben warnt vor Risiken für Kreislaufwirtschaft und das Erreichen der Umweltziele
25 August 20255 September 2025 BioReCer Project: Final Multi-Stakeholder Annual Online Meeting 11 September 2025, 14:00-16:00 CEST - Online
22 August 202519 August 2025 Commission launches consultation and call for evidence for upcoming Circular Economy Act The feedback period is open until 6 November 2025
21 August 20254 September 2025 Transdisciplinary perspectives in the circular economy – WaterProof training workshop for students and early-stage researchers How can industry professionals, researchers and local communities work together to successfully close the carbon loop?
Biotechnology brings mycelium-based materials to market With the potential to transform multiple sectors, innovative biofabrication processes produce raw fully bio-based materials made from fungi
Werkstoffe auf Myzelbasis dank Biotechnologie Mit innovativen Biofabrikationsverfahren, mit denen mehrere Sektoren verändert werden könnten, werden vollständig biobasierte Rohmaterialien aus Pilzen gewonnen
PROMOFER: Turning Agri-food and Lignocellulosic Residues into Bioplastics and Sustainable Polyurethane Materials Coordinated by AIMPLAS, the project aims to unlock the potential of agri-food and lignocellulosic residues by converting them into two high-value bio-based compounds
20 August 202514 August 2025 BioReCer Final Event: Trust, Traceability, and Certification – Valorising Biobased Feedstocks Ciudad de la Cultura in Santiago de Compostela, Spain – scheduled from 9:00 to 14:45 CET
Recycling trifft High-Tech: Millionenförderung der EU für grüne Chemie im Rheinischen Revier und Ruhrgebiet Ministerin Neubaur: Investitionen in Schlüsseltechnologien sind dreifacher Gewinn für Klima, Jobs und unsere Innovationskraft
19 August 202519 August 2025 3-CO Validation Workshop: Smart Consumer Labels for the EU-BioEconomy 12 September 2025, from 10:00-13:00 CEST, free Webinar
18 August 202519 September 2025 The 3-CO Final Event: Empowering Bio-Based Choices Through Smart Certification 21 October 2025 from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST, Online
15 August 202514 August 2025 Challenge and opportunity of developing a lignin supply chain ‘Basal lignin’, which refers to lignin that has been extracted but not further modified, varies widely in properties and therefore also in quality depending on the extraction process
11 August 20257 August 2025 Verbrauch von Kunststoff-Tragetaschen geht weiter zurück Ceresana hat zum fünften Mal den europäischen Markt für Beutel, Säcke und Tüten aus Kunststoff und Papier untersucht und meldet einen weiteren Rückgang
8 August 20257 August 2025 Advancing circularity: Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial scale facility for enforced carbonation in Poland Heidelberg Materials has started operations at its new industrial pilot facility for enforced carbonation in Górażdże, Poland
Kreislaufwirtschaft stärken: Heidelberg Materials nimmt großtechnische Anlage für gezielte Karbonatisierung in Polen in Betrieb Heidelberg Materials hat seine neue industrielle Pilotanlage für gezielte Karbonatisierung im Zementwerk Górażdże, Polen, in Betrieb genommen
6 August 202530 July 2025 „Wir stehen mit dem Rücken zur Wand“ bvse-Vizepräsident Dr. Herbert Snell im Interview über die Krise der Kunststoffrecycler
5 August 20254 August 2025 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2025 RCI launches member-driven discussions, engages with SBTi, and welcomes significant policy momentum
1 August 202529 July 2025 17 Inspiring Social Innovations Across Europe: New Brochure by the 3-CO Project The EU-funded 3-CO project (Concise Consumer Communication through Robust Labels for Biobased Systems) aims at empowering both consumers and industry stakeholders with the knowledge and tools to make more sustainable and environmentally conscious choices
31 July 202525 July 2025 Deutsche Papiersackindustrie stellt die Weichen für neue EU-Vorgaben Die Mitglieder der Gemeinschaft Papiersackindustrie e.V. (GemPSI) bereiten sich intensiv auf die Umsetzung der neuen regulatorischen Anforderungen vor
29 July 202528 July 2025 Scaling CO₂ Conversion: Advancing the HICCUPS-Process from Lab to Industry Interview with Mariana Araújo from the EU and CBE JU funded HICCUPS project
tExtended will present a workshop at the 3rd ECOSYSTEX conference about building a collaborative circular textile system In order to demonstrate and validate the steps taken so far to develop a blueprint for the optimized cycling of discarded textiles, the EU-funded project tExtended will be present at the next ECOSYSTEX conference, which will take place on September 29 – October 1 at the Jacy’z Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden
25 July 202522 July 2025 Reacting to key vote on End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation, Plastics Europe urges for ambitious recycling targets Plastics Europe is the pan-European association of plastics manufacturers with offices across Europe
Abstimmung zur EU-Altfahrzeugverordnung: Plastics Europe drängt auf höhere Recyclingziele Plastics Europe ist der europäische Verband der Kunststoffhersteller mit Niederlassungen in ganz Europa
More bio-based innovation can help reduce environmental impacts, boost Europe’s bioeconomy and sustainability The EEA briefing shows how examples of bio-based innovations can support the expected update of the EU’s bioeconomy strategy.
23 July 20251 September 2025 The fossil fuel trap: Why defossilising chemistry is essential – and feasible! Renewable energy and carbon for climate protection, independence, resilience and competitiveness
Die fossile Falle: Warum die Defossilisierung der Chemie unverzichtbar – und machbar – ist! Erneuerbare Energie und Kohlenstoff für Klimaschutz, Unabhängigkeit, Resilienz und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
CBE JU welcomes the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan: Bio-based solutions powering a sustainable industrial transformation The plan recognises the potential of bio-based chemicals to contribute to the decarbonisation of the EU chemicals sector and to the development of new industrial value chains based on sustainably sourced European biomass
Neue EU-Chemikalien-Gesetze untergraben Verbraucherschutz: BUND fordert Rücknahme der Gesetzesinitiative Der Chemie-Omnibus ist Teil eines Gesetzespakets der EU-Kommission zur Reduzierung von Bürokratie und Berichtspflichten für Unternehmen
Startups take on Europe’s untapped feedstocks Opportunities for Innovation in the Bioeconomy by the European Environment Agency, released July 2025, states the EU economy needs to increase its flow of biological raw materials to support a domestic renewable materials industry
22 July 202516 July 2025 COM4PHA: new biodegradable bioplastics for cosmetics, food and agricultural packaging This research project is working on formulations based on the PHBV copolymer, for use in the packaging and agricultural sectors
COM4PHA: biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe für Verpackungen Neuen PHA-Formulierungen sollen für Verpackungen und Beschichtungen die Umweltbelastung verringern und die Produktqualität verbessern
21 July 202516 July 2025 Circular economy: new EU rules to make the automotive sector more sustainable On Monday, the Environment and Internal Market Committees adopted their proposals on new EU rules to cover the entire vehicle lifecycle, from design to final end-of-life treatment
18 July 202515 July 2025 Alder BioInsights News Review, Biobased Products 160, July 2025 The European Commission’s recent decision to withdraw the EU Green Claims Directive, citing concerns over complexity and administrative burdens, has created a degree of uncertainty regarding future environmental marketing standards
16 July 202510 July 2025 Cellulose instead of Crude Oil: Team with Participation of TU Graz Develops Sustainable Foams An international research team has developed certified biodegradable and recyclable multi-purpose foams
Cellulose statt Erdöl: Team mit Beteiligung der TU Graz entwickelt nachhaltigen Schaumstoff Ein internationales Forschungsteam hat einen vielseitig anwendbaren Schaumstoff entwickelt, der zertifiziert biologisch abbaubar und rezyklierbar ist
14 July 202511 July 2025 AIMPLAS Investigates New Processes to Improve the Properties of Bioplastics for Packaging Applications The BIOPROCESS project, led by AIMPLAS, aims to enhance the mechanical and barrier properties of bioplastics to produce films for high-performance, flexible packaging in various sectors
8 July 20252 July 2025 Inside Braskem’s push to scale biopolymer production for packaging and more The Brazilian chemical company’s recently opened $20 million research facility in Massachusetts is part of the company’s network of R&D sites and interest in alternatives to fossil-based plastics
3 July 202527 June 2025 Cellugy secures €8,1M to eradicate microplastics in personal care products with biobased alternative Danish industrial biotechnology start-up has secured €8,1M to support scaling up the production of its biofabricated cellulose-based rheology modifier material, EcoFLEXY
Versalis: Hoop® demo plant for chemical recycling of plastics to start at Mantua The company’s new proprietary technology can be used to produce new plastic materials suitable for all applications, including food contact packaging and pharmaceutical packaging
1 July 20252 July 2025 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2025 What to Expect this Month: Publication of Position Paper on Sustainability Criteria for Biomass, New Projects, Launch of Roundtable Format and much more
27 June 202523 June 2025 The PET value chain takes a further step towards high-quality PET recycling Industry guidance on certification schemes supporting compliance with EU Regulation on Recycled Plastics for Food Contact
24 June 202520 June 2025 nova Session: Policy Update on Circular Economy for the Chemicals and Materials Sector June 25 13:00 - 15:00 CET (online), Hosts: Kaj Seeger and Luciano Proto Cassina (nova-Institute)
20 June 202513 June 2025 Holcim baut in Griechenland Fabrik für fast klimaneutralen Zement Das 400-Millionen-Euro-Projekt soll den Clean Industrial Deal in Europa vorantreiben
Holcim breaks ground of OLYMPUS flagship project in Greece for near-zero cement With a planned investment of EUR 400 million, the OLYMPUS project will put innovation to work to advance Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal