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Sustainability

Circular Economy

Advance circularity with recycling, reuse, and waste valorization solutions and insights.

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Circular Economy
Chemical recycling scales up in Europe
WPU's planned Rotterdam pyrolysis plant and Covestro's polyurethane recycling pilot show how Europe is scaling chemical recycling into a potential source of circular feedstocks for new plastics and chemical products.
calendar_todayOct 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Economy
Arkema's Rilsan Clear unit in Singapore triples capacity
Arkema's new Singapore production unit triples global Rilsan Clear transparent polyamide capacity, strengthening regional supply of high-performance, bio-based, and recyclable specialty materials.
calendar_todayOct 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Economy
Can a High-Performance Elastomer Be Chemically Recycled at Scale? Covestro Is Testing That Now
Recycling high-performance elastomers has long been a difficult challenge for the polymer industry. Materials designed to deliver exceptional durability and resistance are not always easy to recycle using conventional mechanical methods.
calendar_todayOct 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Economy
UAEU and Emirates Biotech Open the UAE's First Organic-Waste Valorization Pilot
The pilot, located near the UAEU campus in Al Ain, will investigate how mixed food waste and compostable packaging can be converted into useful resources, including renewable biogas and nutrient-rich compost.
calendar_todaySep 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Circular Economy
TotalEnergies Takes Full Ownership of Grandpuits Plastics Recycling Plant
TotalEnergies has acquired Plastic Energy's remaining 35% stake in the Grandpuits advanced plastics recycling plant, giving it full ownership of the French facility. The move strengthens TotalEnergies' control over chemical recycling operations and circular feedstock production.
calendar_todayOct 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Circular Economy
Plastic Waste Is About to Become Benzene — Here's the Plant That'll Do It
Dutch circular chemistry company BioBTX has taken a major step toward commercializing its technology for converting mixed plastic waste into aromatic chemicals. The company has taken the Final Investment Decision for a commercial-scale plant at Chemical Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands
calendar_todayOct 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Circular Economy
Covestro Opens a Leverkusen Pilot for Chemical Recycling of Vulkollan
Covestro Opens a Leverkusen Pilot for Chemical Recycling of Vulkollan
calendar_todaySep 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Circular Economy
Dow and Mura Technology Advance Advanced Recycling for Hard-to-Recycle Plastics
Dow and Mura Technology are advancing chemical recycling solutions designed to process flexible and multilayer plastics that conventional recycling systems struggle to handle. The collaboration highlights growing investment in circular feedstocks and new routes for returning difficult plastic waste to the manufacturing cycle.
calendar_todayOct 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Circular Economy
EPR Credit Price Volatility: How the Hormuz Crisis Spiked Compliance Costs by 340 Percent
Extended Producer Responsibility credit prices surged from €120 to €580 per ton during the supply chain crisis. Chemical companies face hundreds of millions in unbudgeted compliance costs as volatility reshapes ESG budgeting.
calendar_todaySep 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Circular Economy
BioBTX and Rain Carbon to Convert Plastic Waste Into Renewable Aromatics
BioBTX's ICCP technology is designed to transform end-of-life plastic waste into high-value aromatic hydrocarbons.
calendar_todaySep 29, 2026 · 9 min read
Circular Economy
UPM Leuna biorefinery starts commercial wood based chemicals
UPM's Leuna biorefinery is moving wood-based chemistry into commercial production, creating renewable glycols and lignin-derived materials for packaging, textiles, plastics, rubber, and other industrial applications.
calendar_todayOct 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Economy
The Circular Plastics Alliance Relaunches in 2026: Can Voluntary Pledges Still Drive Recycling?
The Circular Plastics Alliance is relaunching in 2026 after falling short of its original recycled plastics target. For chemical traders and polymer buyers, the renewed initiative raises important questions about voluntary commitments, recycled material demand and the growing role of binding regulation.
calendar_todayAug 28, 2026 · 9 min read
Circular Economy
TotalEnergies Takes Full Ownership of the Grandpuits Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant
The company has also set a target of producing around 1 million tonnes of circular polymers per year by 2030, using recycled and renewable feedstocks.
calendar_todaySep 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Circular Economy
Trinseo, Lapo and laprima Advance Closed-Loop PMMA Recycling for Eyewear
Closed-loop PMMA recycling is moving forward in the eyewear sector as Trinseo, Lapo and laprima plastics demonstrate the recovery of end-of-life lens material through depolymerization. The development could create a more circular supply chain for high-performance acrylic materials while giving buyers another route to recycled-content PMMA.
calendar_todayOct 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Circular Economy
ALPLA Launches a Recyclable Mono-Material Foam Dispenser Pump
ALPLA has introduced a new recyclable mono-material foam dispenser pump designed to support more sustainable packaging solutions while maintaining the functionality required for personal care and other consumer products.
calendar_todaySep 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Circular Economy
Covestro and puren Advance Purenit With ISCC PLUS Certification
The latest development follows the commissioning of a new production line at puren's Obermarchtal site in Germany, where the company has now achieved ISCC PLUS certification for its entire purenit® production.
calendar_todaySep 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Circular Economy
Chemical Recycling Economics Inverted: Why Advanced Recycling Beat Virgin Polymers in Q2 2026
For eight weeks in 2026, pyrolysis oil from plastic waste cost less than virgin naphtha. This historic price inversion triggered €2.3 billion in capacity expansions as major producers rushed to capitalize on the arbitrage.
calendar_todaySep 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Circular Economy
Covestro and puren Advance a Bio-Circular Binder With Full ISCC PLUS Certification
The certification creates the foundation for using Covestro’s Desmodur® CQ MS as a binder and supports the development of a new purenit® product planned for market launch in 2027.
calendar_todaySep 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Circular Economy
INEOS Styrolution Starts Commercial Production of Recycled Polystyrene for Dairy Packaging
INEOS Styrolution has moved mechanically recycled polystyrene from pilot trials into commercial production, supporting circular dairy packaging with food-contact approval. The development gives packaging buyers another route to incorporate recycled PS while maintaining the performance requirements of food packaging.
calendar_todayOct 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Circular Economy
Pyrolysis for Flame-Retarded Plastics: Closing the Circularity Gap
Pyrolysis for flame-retarded plastics could turn a difficult e-waste stream into a source of recoverable bromine, antimony and hydrocarbon value. The emerging approach could reshape sourcing strategies for circular plastics and chemical recovery.
calendar_todayAug 28, 2026 · 9 min read
Circular Economy
LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture for Post-Consumer Plastic Sorting
LyondellBasell is partnering with a major waste management company to improve access to high-quality post-consumer plastic feedstocks. The planned sorting facility will use AI-driven optical sorting technology to separate recyclable plastics and support the growing demand for mechanically recycled materials.
calendar_todayOct 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Circular Economy
Chemical Leasing Models in Crisis: Product-as-a-Service Performance During the Hormuz Disruption
Chemical leasing and product-as-a-service models faced a severe stress test during the 135-day Hormuz disruption. Force majeure clauses and buffer stocks ultimately determined which contracts survived the supply chain shock.
calendar_todaySep 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Economy
The Circular Economy Supply Chain Paradox: Why Recycled Content Declined During the Hormuz Crisis
Verified recycled content in European chemical products declined 4.7 percentage points during the 2026 Hormuz disruption. This paradox exposes critical vulnerabilities in circular procurement strategies under supply chain stress.
calendar_todaySep 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Circular Economy
Europe's Circular Plastics Growth Has Stalled — And the "Progress" in 2026 Data Is Really Fossil Plant Closures
Europe’s circular plastics growth slowed to 1.2% while the circular share of production rose—largely because fossil-based output fell 8.3%, a denominator effect Plastics Europe’s own leadership has flagged.
calendar_todaySep 16, 2026 · 5 min read

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