1 September 202526 August 2025 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
Mercedes-Benz and recycling specialist TSR launch “urban mining” pilot project for end-of-life vehicles End-of-life vehicles purchased in northwest Germany will be dismantled regardless of their make and will then be processed using an innovative recycling method developed by the TSR Group
29 August 202525 August 2025 Re:shell uses discarded eggshells to create modular, biodegradable building bricks A sustainable building material solution from eggshells
Why PLA must have a place in the Global Plastics Treaty PLA (polylactic acid) offers a proven, practical, and circular alternative to conventional plastic while it is supporting sustainable development
28 August 202526 August 2025 From Materials and Models: How AI is Revolutionising the Circular Economy Artificial Intelligence creates a direct link between material design and circular economy goals by integrating durability, recyclability and lower carbon intensity as design parameters from the very start
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
AIMPLAS to showcase circular, low-carbon and bio-based plastics innovation at the K 2025 In the field of energy and decarbonization, AIMPLAS will display its latest developments in advanced materials applied to CO₂ capture and utilization, hydrogen production and storage, and battery manufacturing
Agilyx ASA reports Styrenyx analysis shows CO2 emission reductions of up to 86% When Styrenyx uses renewable energy to recycle polystyrene (PS) to styrene, it can reduce up to 86% of carbon-equivalent emissions compared to fossil-based production
The Dawn of a New Chemical Era: Mars Materials’ Sustainable Acrylonitrile Achieves Commercial Validation with SNF The startup company has developed an alternative process that utilizes captured CO2 or bio-based feedstocks to make chemicals
Godavari Biorefineries drives innovation in renewable materials Looking at the increase in the biochemicals market, GBL is invested in capacity and innovation
27 August 202521 August 2025 Cleveland Browns Achieve True Circularity with PureFive™ Resin in Souvenir Cups A professional American football team will use 100% PureFive™ resin in their 2025 line of player souvenir cups
Vioneo Selects Lummus as its Polypropylene Partner for World’s First Industrial Scale Fossil-Free Plastics from Green-Methanol Facility First-of-a-kind complex will produce fossil-free-polypropylene grades leveraging Lummus’ proven sustainable polymer technology
26 August 202520 August 2025 OCOchem and ADM Announce Production Partnership to Build Innovative New CO2 Conversion Facility at ADM Facility Biogenic CO2 from ADM’s ethanol production stream to formate molecules, which can be used in a wide variety of consumer and industrial products and applications
Christoph Glasner and Sebastian Stießel on carbon management “In Germany, CO2 emitters and potential CO2 users are located close to each other, which is favorable to carbon recycling”
25 August 20255 September 2025 BioReCer Project: Final Multi-Stakeholder Annual Online Meeting 11 September 2025, 14:00-16:00 CEST - Online
Emvolon and Montauk Renewables Announce Launch of Joint Venture to Convert Biogas into High-Value, Low Carbon Fuel Following the successful completion of a field demonstration, the new joint venture seeks to develop projects to generate up to 50K metric tons of green methanol annually by 2030
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BIOCOLEN® – Color meets responsibility BIOCOLEN ® from GRAFE: Color variety for biodegradable plastics – sustainable, certified and design-oriented
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
Korea perfects biobased beauty Korean beauty brands have become leading innovators in biobased ingredients
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Leaf-inspired design brings bioplastics to the big leagues Adding cellulose makes bioplastics biodegradable, stronger
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
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
Sustainably produced methanol from the Carbon2Chem® joint project is entering industrial application CO2 as a raw material: From exhaust gas to a new product
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)
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
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
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
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
“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
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