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25 August 202520 August 2025

Turning waste and residues into sustainable fuels: LG Chem and Enilive Breaks Ground on Korea’s First HVO/SAF Plant

A joint venture of LG Chem and Enilive to process approximately 400,000 tons of renewable bio-feedstocks by 2027 at Korea’s first HVO/SAF facility

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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

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Automotive Packaging Materials Collection and Handling Practices

SP Guidance Document v1.0 July

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Recycling of Multilayer Plastic Materials Through Faster and More Sustainable Processes

Within the framework of the RECIPLUS research project AIMPLAS is using innovative technologies such as physicochemical delamination, a combination of mechanical separation techniques, and enzymatic recycling

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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?

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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

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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

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Pioneering the Power-to-X Future: Launch of the World’s First Commercial e-Methanol Plant

In this article, we speak with the project team to learn about the basics of e-methanol, the unique features of the plant, and the outlook for the future

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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

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BIO­COLEN® – Co­lor meets re­s­pon­si­bi­li­ty

BIO­COLEN ® from GRA­FE: Co­lor va­rie­ty for bio­de­gra­da­ble plas­tics – sustainable, cer­ti­fied and de­sign-ori­en­ted

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Biomaterials on demand with 3D-printing

Is 3D printing the future of industrial biomaterials?

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From waste to energy – weeds as a source of biofuel 

Researchers assessed the potential to convert 15 weed species found west of Brisbane into biomass pellets, which were used as a solid biomass fuel

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Korea perfects biobased beauty

Korean beauty brands have become leading innovators in biobased ingredients

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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

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Engineered enzyme to precisely build complex molecules

As nature’s catalysts, enzymes have garnered increasing attention for their exceptional ability to enhance both the reactivity and selectivity of chemical reactions, as well as for their environmentally benign properties

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Optimiertes Enzym baut präzise komplexe Moleküle

Wie alle natürlichen Katalysten haben Enzyme gesteigerte Aufmerksamkeit für ihre aussergewöhnliche Fähigkeit gewonnen, chemische Reaktionen bei gleichbleibenden umweltfreundlichen Eigenschaften zu verbessern

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Bentley Mills Becomes Early Adopter of Celanese ECO-CC Binder To Advance Sustainable Carpet Tile Manufacturing

Bentley and Celanese worked closely with NSF certifiers to validate this new material input, securing recognition of ECO-CC as qualifying for pre-consumer recycled content

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Dow, Mura Technology cancel chemical recycling plant in Germany

The facility, first announced by the Horgen, Switzerland, office of Dow in 2022, was expected to be operational by this year with a processing capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year

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Solar powered moon brick factory could build future lunar cities

Developed by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, the system functions as a 3D printing device using a parabolic reflector to gather solar radiation, which is then funneled through fiber optic bundles

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15 August 202514 August 2025

Aduro Clean Technologies Investigates Chemical Recycling Pathway for Synthetic Turf Waste

In recent months, Aduro tested samples of synthetic turf waste, commonly used in sports stadiums and landscaping, using its Hydrochemolytic™ Technology with encouraging results

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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

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UTEP Researchers Boost Microalgae Biofuel Yields with Nanotechnology 

As global energy use continues to rise, the demand for renewable energy sources such as biofuels is also growing – especially in the transportation sector. Now, researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have demonstrated how nanotechnology can significantly improve biofuel production from microalgae, offering a sustainable path forward

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Leaf-inspired design brings bioplastics to the big leagues

Adding cellulose makes bioplastics biodegradable, stronger

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14 August 202512 August 2025

artimeltrepulpable – Paper recycling without adhesive residues

artimeltrepulpable is a hot melt adhesive solution that can be filtered out from paper pulp as a compact adhesive mass during the repulping process right at the start of recycling. The pulp is then suitable for the production of high-quality, visually flawless recycled paper

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Algenesis Labs Announces Breakthrough in Sustainable Polyurethane Chemistry: The World’s First 100% Biogenic carbon, Phosgene-Free, Isocyanate (Bio-Iso™)

For decades, the global plastics industry has been dependent on fossil fuel-based isocyanates, locking manufacturers into a cycle of environmental harm and hazardous processes

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Sustainably produced methanol from the Carbon2Chem® joint project is entering industrial application

CO2 as a raw material: From exhaust gas to a new product

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13 August 202511 August 2025

Consumer attitudes, the effectiveness of labels, and the potential of digital tools to support responsible consumption in the European bioeconomy

3-CO Interview with Agnieszka Wiśniewska ( Faculty of Management at University of Warsaw)

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AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics

Researchers created polymers that are more resistant to tearing by incorporating stress-responsive molecules identified by a machine-learning model

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Solar goes biobased

Biomaterials could minimise the environmental impacts of solar panels

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SEKISUI CHEMICAL Achieves Progress in Creating PFAS-Free Pipes for Ultrapure Process Applications in the Manufacturing of Advanced Semiconductors

As a certain level of progress has been established in the development of this technology, SEKISUI CHEMICAL will start to formally propose it to customers

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12 August 202512 August 2025

Elkem’s pioneering recycled silicones awarded BIG’s Sustainable Product of the Year

The cutting-edge innovation SILCOLEASE™ RE is the first range of 100 percent recycled silicones, honouring the approach to circularity and eco-designed manufacturing for the label industry

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Braskem’s I’m greenTM bio-based Polyethylene Drives 470,000-Ton Carbon Reduction in Japan’s Retail Packaging

Braskem is the world's first producer of bio-based plastic and has significantly increased capacity since its launch in 2010

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“Sustainability isn’t a trend – it’s our responsibility”

SÜDPACK is a leading force in the plastics and packaging industry and actively advances the circular economy through its commitment to both mechanical and chemical recycling

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11 August 20257 August 2025

Agreement with Carbon Removal for large-scale DAC in Norway

Phlair GmbH and Carbon Removal AS, via its subsidiary NorDAC Kollsnes AS, have entered into an agreement to develop Europe’s first large scale direct air capture (DAC) and geologic CO₂ storage project in Øygarden, Norway

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e-Fuels for climate-friendly data centers: Rolls-Royce and INERATEC launch partnership

Data centers are among the fastest-growing energy consumers, primarily due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence

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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

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Inauguration of the biogenic CO₂ unit from anaerobic digestion at Terres d’Aquitaine, Gironde, France: SUEZ pushes the boundaries of biowaste recovery

The Terres d’Aquitaine site, operated by SUEZ since 2006, is dedicated to the recovery of organic waste

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From Lab to Field: Scaling Up Nature-Based Crop Protection with SAGROPIA

The SAGROPIA project launched a major network of field trials across five different countries while putting newly upscaled biopesticide formulations into practice on real farms and under a variety of climatic conditions

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7 August 202530 July 2025

Scientists repurpose old solar panels to convert CO₂ exhaust into valuable chemicals

A team of chemists from Yokohama National University, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. and the Renewable Energy Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) recently decided to tackle two waste problems—excess CO2 emissions and decommissioned solar panels—in the pursuit of creating value-added organic chemicals

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CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry

New materials with real added value

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Glassine by SiOPack®: The sustainable revolution for paper-based window packaging

What was long considered technically impossible – full transparency combined with an oxygen barrier, product protection and recyclability – is now a reality

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6 August 202529 July 2025

Clariant Catalysts and Shanghai Electric launch alliance to advance China’s energy transition

The partners will combine their expertise to advance green energy projects in China

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Hemp Fiber Market Set to Surpass Valuation of US$ 30.13 Billion By 2033

The global hemp fiber market was valued at US$ 5.78 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 30.13 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.12% during the forecast period 2025–2033

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Evonik to reduce carbon footprint and plastic use with new paper bags for MetAMINO®

MetAMINO®, the essential amino acid methionine from Evonik is the best methionine source for animals, that boosts growth and delivers higher yields – which translates into better business for the farmers

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Brazil’s ERT Bioplastics creates compostables for US market using Luminy® PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion, a global leader in PLA bioplastics, is strengthening regionally-produced compostable food serviceware availability in the United States through its ongoing partnership with Brazil-based Earth Renewable Technologies (ERT Bioplastics)

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5 August 202530 July 2025

nova-Experts Introduced: Kaj Seeger

Policy & Strategy, Circular Economy, Carbon Removals

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Binghamton University researchers develop process to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic

Research paper offers fundamental findings for any company interested in scaling up the process

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Forscher verwandeln Lebensmittelabfälle in umweltfreundlichen Kunststoff

Neues Verfahren nutzt Bakterien, um organische Abfälle effizient in biologisch abbaubare Biokunststoffe umzuwandeln

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POLYVANTIS launches closed-loop recycling program for PMMA plastics in partnership with Pekutherm

With a firm commitment to sustainability and circularity, POLYVANTIS is taking a major step forward in reducing the environmental footprint of PLEXIGLAS® acrylic by extending recycling capabilities beyond in-house production to include fabricators and retailers across Europe

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4 August 202529 July 2025

Arkema invests in a new Rilsan® clear transparent polyamide unit in Singapore

This investment will triple Arkema’s global production capacity of Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamides and will help meet the growing global demand for sustainable high-performance transparent materials in various markets, including eyewear, consumer electronics, healthcare devices, and home appliances