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22 January 202621 January 2026

Toray Trial Shows All-Carbon CO₂ Separation Membrane Cuts Moisture Removal Costs in Biogas Purification by 70%

Global energy shortages and the push to decarbonize have increased demand for more efficient CO₂ separation

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21 January 202620 January 2026

Recycling Becomes Feedstock for Europe – Encouraging Greater Autonomy

New position paper by BZL and nova-Institute outlines ten policy building blocks for a defossilised and resilient European chemical industry

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From PMD bag tot store shelf

Colruyt launches the first meat trays made with recycled plastic

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Mars Materials Accepted into Shell GameChanger Program to Accelerate Alternative Acrylonitrile Pathway

The Shell GameChanger test program aims to validate bio-based sugar feedstock as an alternate raw material to CO2 for the MM's acrylonitrile pathway

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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories takes possession of third rearing center, completing core infrastructure upgrades for 2026 production scale-up

This newest facility represents the final major component of the Company’s multi-year production expansion strategy

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Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki

The method is based on a recyclable filtration fluid consisting of a superbase-alcohol compound. One gram of the new compound can absorb 156 milligrams of carbon dioxide

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20 January 202619 January 2026

Avantium and Packamama Sign Capacity Reservation Agreement for Releaf® to Drive Sustainable Wine Packaging

By combining Avantium’s breakthrough material with Packamama’s expertise in innovative, lower emissions wine bottles, the partnership aims to accelerate the development of next-generation, low-carbon footprint packaging solutions for the wine industry

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World’s first dynamic green ammonia plant starts operations in Denmark

Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, and its partners Skovgaard Energy, a Danish developer of green energy assets, and Vestas, the global leader in wind energy solutions, have reached a major milestone in their partnership

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Sunlight-driven technology for sustainable chemistry and solar fuels

Through Photons-to-Chemicals (P2C), we develop photocatalytic processes that use sunlight as an energy source

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NATO promotes defence biotech

NATO invests in dual-use biotech as Europe rearms

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5 remarkable engineering innovations of 2025

From an autonomous drone system to wood that's stronger than steel and 6 times lighter

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Hanbat National University Researchers Reveal Smart Transparent Woods That Block UV and Save Energy

The transparent wood is not only promising for indoor illumination and a healthy lifestyle, but also protects privacy at night

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The 2025 bioeconomy review

The year’s biggest trends in biobased innovation, regulation, & investment

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19 January 20262 February 2026

Making Research Visible: The Poster Session at the AI Circular Economy Conference 2026

Call for posters is open until 22 February 2026

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Turning garden and crop waste into plastics

A new Junior Research Group aims to make bioplastics out of organic waste such as green waste, hay and algae. The Project is receiving 2.7 million euros from the BMFTR funding

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LanzaTech Achieves Guaranteed Performance at Japan MSW-to-Ethanol Plant

Collaborative pilot at Kuji facility showcases robust ethanol yields using LanzaTech’s fermentation technology

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Recycling mixed-fibre garments becomes a reality: RadiciGroup, The LYCRA Company and Triumph take circular fashion a step forward

The process, which is both economically and environmentally sustainable, has enabled the production of an underwear set made from 100% recycled nylon and LYCRA® fibre in a closed-loop system

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Study finds savings potential across the onboard carbon capture value chain

Verified by DNV, the LCA quantifies GHG emissions and savings across the pilot’s entire carbon value chain, tracing CO2 captured and liquefied on an ocean-going container vessel to ship-to-ship and ship-to-truck transfers, overland transport, and its utilisation at an industrial facility

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16 January 202616 January 2026

Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging

Avantium has developed an alternative PLGA polymer synthesis technique with reactive solvents that facilitate removal of water and in this way reduce the hydrolysis back reaction that limits the molecular weight

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Amcor collaborates with industry leaders for Danish food packaging recycling project

Besides Amcor, the project will involve major food manufacturers and waste management specialists

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CO₂-Derived Plastics Advance Toward Automotive Commercialization

A recent report from Japanese news publication, Nikkei, highlights growing momentum in the commercialization of CO₂-derived plastics for automotive applications, including components evaluated by Volkswagen

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Rheinmetall cooperates with German technology champions to build production facilities for CO2-neutral synthetic fuel for military use

In the future, Rheinmetall intends to enable armed forces to produce their own fuel locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains

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Innovative Start-Ups Honored at the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025 – Power2Polymers from Germany wins top prize

After a close jury decision, Power2Polymers from Germany secured the ISC3 Innovation Challenge Award 2025, endowed with €15,000, for more sustainable and high-performance polymer products for specialty applications, enabling product carbon footprint reduction by 40%

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15 January 20269 January 2026

Henkel Joins GIC to Drive Chemical Value Chain Transformation

New partnership connects chemical producers with downstream leader to deliver circular, low-emission solutions

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14 January 20268 January 2026

ELV trilogue leads to selective circular economy

Exclusion of post-industrial recyclates undermines functioning technical plastics cycles and ignores supply gap

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Toxin-to-treasure: Chonnam National University scientists use engineered enzyme to turn formaldehyde pollutant into high-value chemical

The study demonstrates engineered aldolase-catalyzed regioselective conversion of formaldehyde into L-glyceraldehyde

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Overshoot: Returning to 1.5°C Requires Net-negative Emissions Targets 

For frontrunners such as the European Union (EU), this will require reframing “net-zero” as a transitional stage towards net-negative GHG emissions, and developing policy instruments that are able to deliver this

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13 January 202612 January 2026

Driving Sustainable Transformation Through Data: How Digital Twins and Data Spaces Reshape the Process Industry

Interview with Rosario Othen & Florian Pohlmeyer, RWTH Aachen University (ITA)

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PerPlacsBio Launched: Biodegradable Plastics Transform Agriculture and Forestry

University of Münster, Rottenburg University of Applied Forest Sciences and the nova-Institute launch PerPlacsBio project – Exploring bio-based and biodegradable plastics for agriculture and forestry

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£6.23 Million in Funding for Celtic Renewables from Scottish Government

Celtic Renewables will put the funding towards the planning and construction of a new £120 million industrial-scale biorefinery at Grangemouth

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12 January 202612 January 2026

Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2025

December Highlights: RCI is New Member of the Critical Chemicals Alliance, OK renewable Label, Upcoming Exciting Projects, New Partner Molecule Group (US), Upcoming 10th ECP

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LOOM Carbon and RTI International announce strategic collaboration to transform global textile waste 

Partnership to scale breakthrough process converting unrecycled textiles into various sustainable materials at RTI’s Pilot Xcelerator facility

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Mycelium-Based Biomaterials

Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) have emerged as a novel and disruptive class of biomaterials and mycelium transforms low-value organic byproducts into biodegradable, structurally robust materials with foam-like properties

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Circulose and Birla Cellulose Announce Partnership Agreement to Advance Circular Textiles

Circulose will supply pulp made with 100% recycled textile waste to Birla Cellulose, and Birla will produce viscose staple fiber made with CIRCULOSE® pulp

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9 January 20266 January 2026

SKZ launches new research project “CloseT” for sustainable recycling of used textiles

Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM they will develop an innovative process for recycling mixed waste textile fibers

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8 January 202627 December 2025

Innovation center for textile circular economy inaugurated

DICE is to become the leading national and international innovation and demonstration center for research and development of environmentally friendly processes for the production of chemical pulp

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Solinatra and Paques Biomaterials partner to advance biopolymer compounding for sustainable Single-Use Plastic applications

Under the agreement, Paques Biomaterials will supply PHBV biopolymers for use in Solinatra’s material portfolio, following a phased joint development programme from lab validation through industrial pilots

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Breakthrough in bio-composite recycling: from post-consumer waste into lactic acid – at scale

The closed-loop pilot from TripleW and Sulapac also shows that the transition from single-use to reusable cups can be achieved in a circular manner without relying on fossil-based plastics

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7 January 202627 December 2025

Borealis Partners with BlueAlp to Advance Chemical Recycling

Borealis today announced a strategic partnership with BlueAlp, a leading chemical recycling technology company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

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‘Game changer’ in lithium extraction: Researchers develop novel electrochemical reactor

This breakthrough holds significant potential for renewable energy storage and electric vehicles

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Leading fashion brands step up to unlock the next chapter of Circulose

Several leading fashion brands are now partnering with Circulose to part from a proven, scalable solution for replacing virgin cellulose fibers such as viscose and lyocell

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6 January 202627 December 2025

Moving towards a more circular automotive sector with agreement on end-of-life vehicles*

With this Regulation, a proportionate set of criteria are defined to determine whether a used vehicle should be considered as an end-of-life vehicle and is therefore covered by the requirements of the new Regulation

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An interview with Takashi Matsumoto, Business Director AGC Vinythai. “The bioeconomy can have a real impact on how we make and consume products in Asia”

With a total potential of nearly 80 million tons agricultural feedstock per year, the bioeconomy presents a real opportunity for Thailand

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Celanese Achieves ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification for POM ECO-C Grades, Expanding Circular Economy Leadership

This certification is the result of Celanese’s major investment in Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology at its Clear Lake, Texas facility - one of the world’s largest active CCU plants

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5 January 202619 December 2025

Unless we rapidly ramp up CO₂ removal, climate neutrality by 2045 will be scarcely achievable

To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, current global levels of CO₂ removal must be at least doubled by 2050

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Turning diaper waste into new value: BASF, Essity and TU Wien pioneer circular solutions

The groundbreaking gasification pilot project proves that used diapers and other absorbent hygiene products can be transformed into valuable raw materials for new chemical products – no complex pre-treatment required

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Melt&Marble Secures €7M to Scale Designer Fats in Beauty and Food 

The new funding will take Melt&Marble from demo to market-ready, with its first ingredients set for commercial launch in personal care applications in 2026

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19 December 202517 December 2025

A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient

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Global hydrogen market: Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde sign framework agreement on the use of ammonia cracking technology

Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde have signed a framework agreement that lays the foundation for the construction of commercial ammonia cracking plants

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18 December 202517 December 2025

From Waste to Value: Borealis Helps Spark EU-Funded Project ELECTRO to Transform Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into Valuable Resources

Borealis is a proud partner of Project ELECTRO, a cutting-edge EU-funded initiative driving Europe toward a climate-neutral, circular plastics system