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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 20265 August 2026

MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn 

Melt it, spin it, use it again. This new recyclable yarn is as strong and stretchy as spandex-based yarns

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Exolum Completes Transaction to Acquire a Minority Stake in SeaSeaS Amsterdam CO2 Terminal Project 

SeaSeaS Amsterdam aims to become Western Europe’s first open-access CO₂ export terminal, as it will be able to handle CO₂ from both biogenic and non-biogenic sources

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Researchers Develop Programmable Living Textiles from Fungal Mycelium

The fabric can clean and repair itself, opening the door to recyclable fashion and biodegradable packaging

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SmartSolve’s bio-based PureNil 0 gains traction in agriculture

PureNil 0 offers a way to package crop protection products, fertilizers and biological inputs in exact doses, works for herbicide and pesticide sachets, water-dispersible granules, and tank-mix additives

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7 August 202631 July 2026

CBE JU signs collaboration agreement with regional bioeconomy networks

The agreement reflects a shared vision on the deployment of bioeconomy opportunities across regions to create a more coherent and efficient investment landscape for the circular bioeconomy

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6 August 202630 July 2026

KPX Chemical & Chinyang Polyurethane Co., Ltd. Enter Flexible Polyurethane 

Securing H&S Technology to Lead the Circular Economy Market

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INEOS and Recuro sign memorandum of understanding to construct advanced recycling facility in Norway

Once commissioned, the plant will process up to 33,000 metric tonnes of end-of-life plastic waste annually - to meet the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requirements

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Amcor supports beverage brands preparing for reuse growth

The company is encouraging the industry to evaluate closure solutions specifically designed to support the expansion of reusable packaging systems

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Metsä Group and Qutwo take the next step in advancing AI in the forest industry

Next-generation AI refers to solutions that can take into account a broader range of variables and simultaneously optimise complex systems

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French, Lebanese researchers probe 3D hemp composites for transport, other industries

The collaboration aims to advance the development of 3D-printed materials that perform well in wet conditions for lightweight, durable components that reduce weight, fuel consumption and carbon emission

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5 August 202630 July 2026

Economic viability of chemical recycling

Chemical recycling could have a significant role to play in supplying markets with recycled plastics that are required for compliance with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and Single Use Plastics Directive recycled content requirements

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Bluestar Silicones main site in France becomes the first ISCC PLUS-certified silicone plant in Europe

Bluestar Silicones strengthens its ability to deliver circular solutions at scale while maintaining the performance, quality and regulatory profiles customers expect

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Celtic Renewables partners with Evonik for low-carbon sustainable cosmetics

Celtic Renewables' bio-butanol combined with Evonik’s formulation expertise the companies produced a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products

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4 August 202616 September 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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Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2026

July Highlights: Updates of CCA; Discussion on Cascading Use; Biogenic Carbon Accounting Updates; Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS); All Five RCI Projects for 2026 Kicked Off

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BioBTX announces the start of construction on its first-of-a-kind circular aromatics plant

World’s first dedicated greenfield facility converting plastic waste directly into renewable aromatics

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Mass balance without guardrails becomes a risk. With guardrails, it can be a bridge

Less virgin fossil was needed to make LEGO® bricks in 2025 than  in 2022, even as the company revenue grew 29% in the same period

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3 August 202628 July 2026

Pirelli, Pyrum, Synthos and BASF partner to transform end‑of‑life and scrap tyres into recycled materials for new products

The process draws on end‑of‑life tyres collected across Germany, from some Driver retail outlets and motorsport activities, as well as scrap tyres collected from Pirelli's Breuberg plant

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Catalyxx Announces Its First Commercial-Scale Renewable Chemicals Plant In Sines, Portugal

The project represents a major milestone in the industrial deployment of Catalyxx’s technology and has been recognized as a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese Government

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Stora Enso sets new circularity target aligned with Global Circularity Protocol

The target reflects an expanded and more holistic approach, combining circular design, operational efficiency, and value chain collaboration to optimise the use of resources and minimise waste

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Smart biomaterials: From responsiveness to closed-loop sensing and feedback

Several innovations have enabled biomaterials to interact dynamically with biological systems, expanding their applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and implantable medical devices

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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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Veolia Opens an Integrated Composting and Biomass Facility in Aragón

Rather than treating these materials as unrelated waste streams, the project connects them to two productive outlets: agricultural fertiliser products and renewable solid fuels for industrial heat

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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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29 July 202622 July 2026

Bioforcetech Selected by Carbontech Development Intiative

Bridge Carbontech award funds the final piece of BFT's supply chain connecting New York's wastewater and construction sectors

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World’s Largest Battery Maker, CATL, Partners with CarbonScape to Accelerate Industrial Scale-Up of Sustainable Bio-Based Graphite Materials

CATL and CarbonScape enter a strategic investment and partnership to advance the commercial scale-up and deployment of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for next-generation battery supply chains

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Vacancy-Guided Dual Sites Boost Sunlight-Driven Conversion of CO2 into Ethylene

Professor Lei Ge and his team at China University of Petroleum developed a zinc-doped photocatalyst, that exploits defect engineering in tandem with dual-site catalysis to dramatically enhance the efficiency of CO2 reduction into ethylene

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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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28 July 202621 July 2026

Innovation meets sustainability: PLIXXENT and Bata Industrials successfully collaborate on a new bio-based polyurethane system for protective footwear

The partnership evolved into the successful implementation of a bio-based solution with improved processing performance and excellent rebound characteristics

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60 million SEK to carbon dioxide reduction

The new “ACCELERATE – Transition to and Scale-Up of bio-CO2 Utilization”-centre is affiliated with seven Swedish companies and two industry organizations

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27 July 202621 July 2026

Axens launches France’s first industrial-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) unit based on advanced bioethanol using Jetanol™ technology

With a planned capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year, the facility is expected to start operations in 2030

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Olive Pits Find New Life in Furniture, Flooring and Asphalt

Once used mainly as biomass fuel, olive pits are becoming a sought-after material for sustainable furniture, interior panels, construction products and lower-carbon pavin

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24 July 202617 July 2026

EU End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation confirms: Recycled material quantities in vehicles will increase

TecPart demands support for recyclers and equal treatment of plastic waste

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DePoly Inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland

DePoly views plastic waste as a valuable material resource and their new technology breaks PET down into its original chemical components, enabling it to recreate virgin-quality raw materials

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Barcelona wants to turn a random street into a climate laboratory by 2027 using asphalt made from olive pits and pine waste

Barcelona may cut road emissions by 75 percent using asphalt made from olive waste and biomass, which could reduce CO2 emissions from the top layer by up to 75%

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23 July 202622 July 2026

Last Chance to Submit: Present Your Results to 300 International Experts at the Advanced Recycling Conference 2026

Call for abstracts closes on 31 July for Europe’s leading event on advanced recycling technologies

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Covestro and BYD form strategic partnership for the future of mobility, energy and advanced technologies

The agreement focuses on developing and applying advanced material solutions across BYD's growing portfolio of industries, including automotive, energy storage, and next-generation technologies

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Wooden high-rises and hemp heritage homes

Major European building projects are using biomaterials to ditch concrete

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22 July 202616 July 2026

INERATEC and Zeopore accelerate next-generation hydrocracking for CO₂-neutral fuels and chemicals

INERATEC and Zeopore announce a successful technology collaboration driving a more efficient and economically competitive production of CO₂-neutral e-Fuels and e-Chemicals

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How Carbios became the world’s first bio-recycling scaler

Carbios’ bio-based recycling process could change the plastics industry forever

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Neumag BCF technology demonstrates the potential for carpet-to-carpet recycling 

The goal was to evaluate the fundamental suitability of 100% recycled carpet material for reuse in carpet yarn production to create a closed-loop system in carpet manufacturing

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Adani – Dioxycle Partnership to Advance Low-Carbon Chemical Manufacturing

The collaboration highlights India's growing role in sustainable manufacturing and strengthens India-Europe cooperation in clean technologies

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21 July 202616 July 2026

Avantium Collaborates with Casa da Malha and Lacatoni to Develop PEF-Based Textile Prototypes

The collaboration is combining Avantium's renewable polymer technology with Casa da Malha’s expertise in advanced knitted fabrics and Lacatoni’s experience in sportswear design

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Viridor to close European chemical recycling operations

Viridor has long called for stronger policy support and greater regulatory certainty to help create the conditions needed for the sector to grow and attract investment

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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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Air Liquide to invest over 200M USD to support chemical manufacturing expansion in Texas

New innovative high-efficiency Partial Oxidation (POX) unit is scheduled for the beginning of 2029 to be built

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17 July 202614 July 2026

From waste to valuable resources: New process turns urine and ash into sustainable raw materials

A research team at Saarland University developed the Urinash process, which combines simple biological and chemical processes that can be used to convert the two waste products into valuable materials

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Berlin Packaging | Rixius and RIGK combine expertise in take-back, compliance and circular solutions for plastic packaging

Companies receive support from the initial assessment and selection of suitable take-back options through to organisational implementation and transparent documentation