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7 July 20251 July 2025

Renewable alternatives: Coconuts enabling more sustainable manufacturing processes

Hear from our experts on why activated carbon is a more sustainable alternative to coal, how it qualifies as a premium alternative, and how it can be (easily) integrated into any process-driven market

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Taking carbon capture to new heights

$5 million from the TIER fund is being invested to help launch the world’s first direct air capture centre

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4 July 20251 July 2025

Making Plastic from Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Electricity

Caltech chemists have developed a system that uses electricity from sustainable sources for the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide into ethylene and carbon monoxide for making more complex compounds

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3 July 202527 June 2025

Circular biobased innovation transforms side-streams into valuable products

At Chalmers, Amparo Jiménez Quero has the vision to develop real-world solutions, bridging the gap between research and innovation

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Avantium announces €10 million financing to secure its short-term financial position

Aligned with the strategic prioritization of its FDCA and PEF technology, the Company has initiated a comprehensive review of all other business units

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2 July 20251 July 2025

From Policy and Technologies to Practice: Twelve Interactive Expert Workshops at the Renewable Materials Conference 2025

Alongside the main conference programme this year, the Renewable Materials Conference will feature a wide range of in-depth knowledge exchange workshops. A 10% discount on the conference ticket price is available for registrations before 17 August

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UBQ Materials Launches Price-Stable Circular Material, Providing Manufacturers with Sustainable Plastic Alternative

UBQ™ helps reduce sourcing risks for manufacturers while providing solutions to the global waste crisis

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Syzygy Plasmonics Begins Development of the World’s First Electrified Biogas-to-SAF Plant

Syzygy's NovaSAF™ Platform Supercharges Aviation Decarbonization by combining Biogas and Renewable Power to produce SAF at Jet-A Cost Parity

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PureCycle Earns GreenCircle’s Recycled Content Certification

PureCycle achieved GreenCircle Certified’s Recycled Content Certification for multiple grades of PureFive™ polypropylene resin and co-products

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1 July 202525 June 2025

Chemical industry’s circularity study reveals 5 urgent actions to scale the transition

The study offers key insights from interviews with industry experts, supported by case studies, into where the European chemical industry stands in the shift to a circular economy, and how to accelerate it

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EUROSAC Congress 2025: Envisioning the paper sacks of tomorrow

The EUROSAC Grand Prix Award took centre stage, showcasing the industry’s most forward-thinking project

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PureCycle Announces $300 Million Capital Raise; Outlines Growth Plan for One Billion Pounds of Installed Capacity with Projected EBITDA of $600 Million Per Year by 2030

PureCycle Establishes Partnership with IRPC to build future facility in Thailand

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Superlab Suisse to Open New Facility at Campus Biotech in Geneva in January 2026

The Geneva site is designed to meet demand for flexible, ready-to-use laboratory space in a region with a high concentration of life sciences research and innovation

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30 June 202527 June 2025

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

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RCI Position on Sustainability Criteria

There is an urgent need for horizontal sustainability criteria for biomass in bio-based chemicals and derived materials – in the framework of future incentives

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No CO2 in your luggage: New bike backpack from VAUDE with innovative polyamide from BASF

The VAUDE bike backpack is now the first product to use Ultramid ZeroPCF - with a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of zero

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27 June 202526 June 2025

Renewable Carbon News Expands Social Media Presence

Stay connected with curated daily news and insights across your preferred platforms Bluesky, LinkedIn and X

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Powering critical operations with secure, synthetic fuels – Europe’s fuel resilience enters a new era

INERATEC and Rheinmetall's strategic partnership to deploy scalable Power-to-Liquid (PtL) solutions across defense and critical infrastructure sectors

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Circular economy: Council adopts position on the recycling of vehicles at the end of their life

The Council’s position increases the level of ambition of the regulation, including in its scope heavy-duty trucks and two- or three-wheel bikes and quadricycles

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ChainCraft and Innovad Group enter long term exclusive supply agreement to enhance sustainability in animal health

Through this collaboration, ChainCraft will supply fatty acids of high purity to Innovad, enabling production of low carbon advanced feed additives

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26 June 202523 June 2025

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe launches new advanced recycled plastic production at its Lavera site in Southern France

Company has received the first deliveries of an innovative feedstock, called pyrolysis oil, made from recycling plastic waste

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Origin by Ocean partners with the CABB Group for a first-of-a-kind biorefinery to commercialize and scale ingredients from invasive brown algae

Origin by Ocean aims to build a biorefinery in Finland, opening the pathway to establish multiple facilities globally where algae is a major problem for the environment and people

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25 June 202518 June 2025

AI-Driven optimization of the circular economy with plastics – invitation to participate in the KISS innovation project

AI-powered platform to analyse, classify and identify optimal recycling routes for used plastics

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Balrampur Chini Mills Limited launches ‘Balrampur Bioyug’, India’s first PLA Biopolymer Brand

Launched in the grand presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis

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Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles

Rice scientists crack code to reliable CO2 conversion tech

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24 June 202520 June 2025

nova Session: Policy Update on Circular Economy for the Chemicals and Materials Sector

June 25 13:00 - 15:00 CET (online), Hosts: Kaj Seeger and Luciano Proto Cassina (nova-Institute)

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Direct Synthesis of para-Xylene from CO2 Hydrogenation with a Record-High Space-Time Yield

Chinese scientists have developed a method to synthesize paraxylene using a novel catalyst, achieving a world-record efficiency

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Aircapture Raises $50 Million in Series A Financing to Scale Modular, Profitable Direct Air Capture Solution

Series A funding to accelerate deployment of modular DAC systems delivering cost-effective, on-site CO₂ for food, beverage, manufacturing, and agriculture - offering a path to large-scale sequestration

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23 June 202523 June 2025

Enter the Arena – Sponsor the Revolution: nova talks

Shaping the Future of Cellulose Fibres – nova-Institute Launches New Digital Event Format

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Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU

Agilyx ASA and GreenDot sign MOU for sourcing of waste polystyrene feedstock for Agilyx advanced recycling facilities and provide a new solution to brand owners for circular polystyrene

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Econic Launches Recreaire™ Carbonate Ethoxylates made from CO2

The new family of surfactants replaces traditional feedstocks without sacrificing performance

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CarbonQuest Enters Food & Beverage Industry with On-Site CO2 Capture and Reuse Technology

The company's new technology enables industrial customers to meet or supplement their CO2 supply through recycled CO2 from their own facilities

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20 June 202513 June 2025

Joint venture for innovative plastics recycling promotes circular economy in the construction industry

The aim is to combine the strengths of both companies: Sika's extensive expertise in polymer applications and high-performance building materials and Sulzer's leading process knowledge in chemical recycling

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Holcim baut in Griechenland Fabrik für fast klimaneutralen Zement

Das 400-Millionen-Euro-Projekt soll den Clean Industrial Deal in Europa vorantreiben

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Holcim breaks ground of OLYMPUS flagship project in Greece for near-zero cement

With a planned investment of EUR 400 million, the OLYMPUS project will put innovation to work to advance Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal

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Plastyx sources 150,000 tons of plastic waste for chemical recycling

Joint venture between US-based chemical recycler Agilyx and Circular Resources to offer the European chemical recycling industry high-quality feedstock for high-performance packaging applications

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18 June 202512 June 2025

Edvanced Recycling: EREMA redefines plastics recycling

The focus is also on the increasing demand for recycled pellets made from post consumer materials in sensitive applications and secondary packaging

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Praj, IATA, and ISMA Join Forces to Advance SAF Carbon Assessment and Certification in India

Partnership aims to determine carbon intensity of sugarcane-based jet fuel and develop India-specific certification aligned with ISCC and RSB CORSIA standards

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Cooling biomaterials in a warming world

A new generation of biomaterials can keep houses, food, and medicine cool without air con

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17 June 202511 June 2025

LyondellBasell enters into an agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA for the sale of four European Strategic Assessment assets

The assets and business to be acquired by AEQUITA are located in Berre (France), Münchsmünster (Germany), Carrington (UK), and Tarragona (Spain)

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AmphiStar and Kensing Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Upcycled Biosurfactants to the North American Personal Care Market 

Leveraging its deep surfactant expertise and established market access, Kensing will play a critical role in driving adoption across the Personal Care and HI&I Industries

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Avantium collaborates with Hoogesteger on PEF bottles for fresh juices

Hoogesteger will purchase the 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant for the use in bottles for its fresh juices

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Paptic® contributes to circular packaging innovation development project – coffee waste into printing ink 

Natural biocolorant derived from roasted coffee production side streams has been successfully used in flexographic printing on fibre-based bag made of Paptic® material

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Commission identifies the EU oil and gas producers to provide new CO2 storage solutions for hard-to-abate emissions in Europe 

The Commission has adopted a Decision setting out the individual shares of oil and gas producing companies into geological CO2 storage sites by 2030 as established by the Net-Zero Industry Act

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16 June 202510 June 2025

EEW and GEA launch strategic partnership for CO₂ capture

As a first step, EEW has acquired a mobile test plant from GEA that will be used at various EEW locations from summer 2025, initially in Delfzijl in the Netherlands

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Milestone in diaper recycling: NMI succeeds in degrading cellulose in composite materials

By adding calcium chloride, the superabsorber releases the bound liquid again and the shredded diaper mass can now be mixed thoroughly

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13 June 202510 June 2025

CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders

These commercial contracts confirm the demand from global leading brands for recycled and recyclable PET from enzymatic recycling

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Amyris rebuilds Post-Banruptcy

At the Barra Bonita plant, Amyris is completing the construction of its fourth precision fermentation line, which is expected to be operational in early 2026

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12 June 20256 June 2025

Summer Special 2025 – 20% Discount on all Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2025

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks, and polymers to specific insights on regions and renewable building blocks like alternative naphtha: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Summer Special 2025 – 20% auf alle Markt- und Trendreports rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. August 2025

Von fortschrittlichen Recyclingtechnologien, über bio- und CO₂-basierte Chemikalien, Bausteine und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Einblicken in Regionen und erneuerbare Building-Blocks wie alternatives Naphtha: Alle aktuellen Reports des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich