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16 July 202610 July 2026

CovationBio Introduces Two New Bio-Based Innovations at Functional Fabric Fair New York

Xatryx® bioPTMEG and the newly launched Sorona® elasterell-p fiber take center stage at the CovationBio Booth #404

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ReVentas Secure £3.5m Scottish Enterprise Grant

Recycling pioneer ReVentas secures £3.5m Scottish Enterprise grant support to tackle one of Scotland’s toughest plastic recycling challenges

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TUT student innovator turns agricultural waste into award-winning ‘biomulchies’

Project transforming sugarcane bagasse and maize stalk into biodegradable mulching plastic could change the face of sustainable agriculture in South Africa

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Algae Projects Utilizing Carbon Dioxide – Foster Photosynthesis And Carbon Sequestration

Algae effort today in greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and biofuel production via algae growth are significant - which are among the most acute demands of our time

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15 July 20268 July 2026

Avantium Spins Out Volta Technology into New Company Carbeau, Securing Significant Growth Funding

Carbeau’s technology platform focuses on the electrochemical conversion of CO₂, using electrons, preferably generated from renewable electricity, into valuable chemical building blocks

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and ACME Group Sign Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Green Methanol

ACME Group cemented its position as a global pioneer in this space by commissioning an integrated green hydrogen and ammonia pilot plant in Rajasthan, Oman and Odisha

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Pryme permanently closes its plastic recycling plant

Pryme’s plastics recycling plant is being permanently shut down. The Port of Rotterdam Authority announced the news

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14 July 20268 July 2026

10 years of Carbon2Chem®, 10 years of research for a climate-friendly industry

Since 2016, a collaborative project has been demonstrating how CO₂ from steel mills and other industrial processes is converted into new raw materials

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Motherson & PureCycle Produced Class-A Surface Automotive Bumper Prototype with 30% Recycled Polypropylene

Companies to Unveil Technical Details at Startup Autobahn Expo on July 2, 2026; Collaboration Directly Addresses Incoming EU End-of-Life Vehicle Recycled Content Mandates

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Avantium collaborates with Gepack and Frubaça on small PEF bottles for functional beverage shots

The collaboration focuses on validating processing and performance across the full production chain, from bottle manufacturing to filling

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13 July 202613 July 2026

New Perspectives for Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics in Agricultural and Forestry Practice

Specialist workshop of the PerPlacsBio project brings together practitioners, researchers and companies

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Fibre-based food packaging set to lead by 2045 as barrier innovations accelerate and regulation tightens, new study reveals

Fibre-based food packaging is on course to become the leading sustainable material by 2045, driven by breakthrough barrier coating technologies

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Kelpi partners with Amcor to scale next-generation seaweed-derived barrier coatings for fiber packaging

Kelpi's coating technology, derived from seaweed and functionalised with plant oils, is designed to deliver gas and moisture barrier performance comparable to conventional plastic coatings, while maintaining compatibility with paper recycling streams

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2025 in focus: highlights from CBE JU

As Europe seeks to strengthen its competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy, CBE JU is supporting bio-based innovation where it matters most – industrial scale-up, market uptake and wider participation across circular bio-based value chains

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Verde and Ergon team up to put biochar into US roads

The partnership aims to explore broader applications in road construction and sustainable building materials as adoption grow

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10 July 20266 July 2026

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy storage system, according to a team of Penn State researchers

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FUELGAE reaches key milestones in advancing sustainable biofuels from microalgae across Europe

The project is driving forward low-carbon fuel production pathways by integrating microalgae cultivation, CO2 capture, and advanced biofuel conversion technologies

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Cefic calls for EU-wide harmonised End-of-Waste criteria for chemical recycling

In the absence of harmonised EU-wide criteria for chemical recycling, Member States continue to apply different interpretations of when waste ceases to be waste

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Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste launch Nerea, a standardized modular solution for plastic chemical recycling

Nerea™ enables waste operators, project developers, refining and petrochemical players to scale circular plastic production with enhanced predictability

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9 July 20268 July 2026

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Call for Abstracts Now Open

Leading international conference on CO₂ utilisation invites contributions on the latest advances in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), Power-to-X, and CO₂-based products and materials

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Commission clarifies rules on plastic bottles recycling

The new rules include chemical and mechanical recycling technologies to help Member States meet the recycled-content target set under the Single-Use Plastics Directive

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Australia opens the world’s first carbon refinery

With the Myrtle ‘carbon refinery’ global industrial companies can rapidly validate MCi’s platform against their own feedstock, emissions profile and commercial requirements

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The future of chemistry is taking shape in the lab: exære wins the From Lab to Market Challenge 2026

ReduCO₂, based in Munich, received a special award for converting CO₂ and hydrogen into battery graphite

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8 July 20261 July 2026

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen Sign MOU to Assess the Feasibility of a Green Methanol Project Utilizing Natural Hydrogen in South Australia

The Ramsay Project aims to pursue the commercial extraction of natural hydrogen and helium resources discovered underground in South Australia

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CERT Systems Named a Winner in Tencent’s CarbonX 2.0 Global Climate Initiative to Scale CO2-to-Ethylene Technology

Standing out as the sole Canadian representative among 16 global cohort winners, CERT Systems receives catalytic funding and scaling resources within the Carbon Utilization (CarbonXmade) stream

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CityUHK JC STEM Lab of Circular Bio-economy showcases research milestones: Developing smart building skins and eco-friendly hydrogen production technology

A research team led by Professor Lee Duu-Jong, has successfully developed a bio-inspired "all-weather building skin" that cools in sunlight and harvests energy from rain

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Closing the Plastics Loop: Can Chemical Recycling Deliver on the Promise?

Chemical recycling has an important role to play within the broader plastics recycling ecosystem alongside mechanical recycling and more advanced technologies like dissolution or solvolysis

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6 July 202630 June 2026

For a sustainable connection: An assessment of recycled and bioplastics for electromechanical assemblies

INNOVENT and febana Feinmechanische Bauelemente GmbH investigated how electromechanical assemblies comprising plastic and metal components can also be manufactured using bio-based and recycled plastics

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Hoogesteger signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium

Under the agreement, Hoogesteger secures access to future production volumes of releaf from planned licensed plants

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CircuTech wins BISC-E NL 2026

CircuTech tackles one of the textile industry’s toughest problems: how to make waterproof, breathable fabric without PFAS

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3 July 202629 June 2026

Glasgow turns cement waste into carbon-negative building material

Ureaka as a University of Strathclyde spinout combines circular chemistry with mineral processing to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) from waste streams

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2 July 202630 June 2026

Elkem Silicones becomes Bluestar Silicones, unveiling its identity for the next chapter 

The company returns to a well-established brand name, while introducing a new visual identity and reaffirming continuity for customers, partners and stakeholders

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Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2026

May Highlights: Four New RCI Projects, Involvement in core groups of CCA WGs, WG Policy Work, Ambassador Activities in Brussels

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LG Chem and POSCO Holdings Join Forces for CCU Technology Demonstration Project

LG Chem is accelerating its efforts toward carbon neutrality by entering into a full-scale partnership with POSCO Holdings

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AIMPLAS: What is the difference between ‘biodegradable’ and ‘compostable’?

A biodegradable product is one that can naturally break down through the action of microorganisms present in the environment, a compostable product is one that can biologically degrade under composting conditions

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Japan researchers turn discarded udon noodles into biodegradable paper

A university in Kagawa is turning one of the western Japan prefecture's most famous foods into an unlikely new material, using discarded udon noodles to create biodegradable "paper"

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1 July 202627 June 2026

Last Chance to Submit: Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 to Showcase Innovations – Call for Abstracts

Closing the loop by setting the stage for recycling innovation at Europe’s largest event on advanced recycling technologies. Call for Abstracts is still open

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IMG Group establishes “Everbio Innovation Hub” for circular polymer technologies

One focus is on solutions for demanding packaging applications in several industries, designed to produce PET flakes with a purity level of more than 99.9 percent, thereby enabling closed-loop recycling

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SynPet Receives Permit for Antwerp Advanced Recycling Project

The permit represents a significant de-risking event for the project and clears the way for the next phase of development

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First Independent Certification Standard for Responsible Chemical Recycling Released by SCS Standards and Assurance Systems

Standard underpins new certification to build trust in chemical recycling of plastics.

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Chinaplas 2026: Record Attendance with More Than 350,000 Visitors

International visitors, as well as attendees from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, accounted for 24.68 percent of total attendance

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30 June 202626 June 2026

Econic Introduces Polyols for Polyurethane Dispersions Made from Captured Carbon

New High-Performance CO2 Polyols Enter The Market Through The Company’s Manufacturing Partners In The US And China

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PureCycle Advances Food-Contact PCR Solutions to Support New Jersey’s 2027 Recycled Content Requirement

Food-contact rigid containers incorporating at least 20 percent PureFive® resin have been produced by Amcor

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BlueAlp and LBC Tank Terminals secure EU Just Transition Fund

€1.5 million grant supports FEED phase of advancing industrial-scale chemical recycling and value chain integration

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29 June 202626 June 2026

UP Catalyst Advances Plans for Commercial Graphite Production in Finland

UP Catalyst produces battery-grade graphite and carbon nanotubes from captured CO₂ emissions using CO₂ molten salt electrolysis technology

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VTT and Mitsubishi Electric establish core technology for Direct Ocean Capture

As global climate targets become increasingly ambitious, interest in scalable CDR solutions continues to grow

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Turning industrial waste into green value: GlyCO2Chem project brings circular carbon chemistry to life

The initiative aims to transform industrial by-products into high-value sustainable chemicals whilst reducing carbon emissions and creating new value chains for the green economy

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Italian compostables rethink strategy

Weak volumes, regulatory uncertainty and import competition are pushing the industry to redefine its positioning

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Diving deeper into the EU’s latest guidance on the PPWR

On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in practice

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26 June 202623 June 2026

Bacterial factories: A key to climate-friendly chemistry 

The chemical industry is involved in virtually every product we use in daily life. However, it is also responsible for a significant share of global CO₂ emissions. ETH researcher Ronja Rappold wants to change that. As an ETH Pioneer Fellow, she is developing microorganisms that convert CO₂ into useful chemicals as part of her planned ETH spin-off Teno Bioworks