Economía Circular

 

Economía Circular

The US Has Lost a Quarter of Its PET Plastic Recycling Capacity. Here’s Why—and How to Fix It.
27/04/2026 - Key takeaways:The U.S. has lost nearly a quarter of its PET plastic recycling capacity in just 15 months, with seven plant closures and more than 650 jobs lost.Recycling isn’t...
Olfactory biocontrol pioneer Agriodor raises €15 million Series A to accelerate global deployment of its technology in international crop protection markets
28/04/2026 - © AgriodorAgriodor, a French Agtech company using natural scents to protect crops, has successfully raised €15 million Series A to accelerate its growth and the global deployment of its...
WPU (Vitol) plant den Bau einer Anlage zum chemischen Recycling von Kunststoffen in Rotterdam
28/04/2026 - © MartensMultimediaWPU, die Kunststoffrecycling-Sparte von Vitol, plant den Bau einer neuen Anlage für das chemische Recycling von Altkunststoffen im Rotterdamer Hafen, direkt neben der...
WPU (Vitol) plans to build a chemical recycling plant for plastics in Rotterdam
28/04/2026 - © MartensMultimediaWPU, Vitol’s plastics recycling division, plans to build a new chemical recycling plant for end-of-life plastics in the port of Rotterdam, alongside Vitol’s...
Futamura and Biopap advance compostable food service solutions
- Futamura UK, a global leader in sustainable cellulose-based solutions, and Biopap®, a pioneer in compostable food packaging, are reinforcing their 25-year relationship to accelerate innovation in...
Sustainability, digitalisation and automation to shape AMB
27/04/2026 - Record revenue, internal restructuring and a change at the top mark an important phase for Elmet. The LSR specialist is preparing for continuity under its existing leadership team as CEO Harald...
Singapore becomes first Southeast Asian country with nationwide deposit return scheme
28/04/2026 - The move will create a clean, high-quality stream of recycled materials and promote a circular economy for Singapore’s beverage containers.
Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis on plans for simpler, clearer and better enforced EU rules
28/04/2026 - European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 28 Apr 2026 European and national rules play a crucial role in creating the conditions for a competitive, innovative and sustainable social market economy.Since...
Sobre la base de la consolidada serie THERMOLAST® K, KRAIBURG TPE ha desarrollado una solución que combina las reconocidas propiedades de los productos con características mejoradas de sostenibilidad
- El material diseñado específicamente para aplicaciones destinadas a sistemas de sellado en automóviles, contiene más de un 50 % de material reciclado procedente de residuos...
Engineering meets AI
29/04/2026 - Sesotec GmbH, a leading manufacturer of sorting and inspection systems, and AI technology company WeSort.AI GmbH are expanding their strategic partnership. Their goal is to drive innovation in the...
EU Commission sets up new group to develop funding frameworks for bioeconomy projects
29/04/2026 - A Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group is being established to support financing for Europe’s sustainable industries. The initiative aims to reduce investment risk, define clearer funding...
OCSiAl shows up to 26% emission cut with graphene nanotubes in conductive polymers
28/04/2026 - Conductive polymers are widely used in electronics, vehicles, healthcare, and industrial equipment. However, emissions associated with manufacturing conductive materials can be up to one-third...
Sweet-LOHC: The Next Generation of Chemical Hydrogen Storage
27/04/2026 - Heavy agricultural machinery such as beet harvesters are, according to the Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy, particularly well-suited for future operation using so-called Sweet-LOHCs....
From overlooked woody biomass to the heart of next-generation batteries: Fibenol and UP Catalyst expand collaboration on lignin-based carbon materials
27/04/2026 - Two innovative Estonian technology companies, Fibenol and , are expanding their collaboration to...
Turning CO2 from urban waste into useful consumer products
27/04/2026 - Formic acid, first discovered in ants, could soon be produced from captured CO2, opening the door to more sustainable consumer products. © frank60, Shutterstock.comEurope’s cities...
Sweet-LOHC: Die nächste Generation chemischer Wasserstoffspeicher
27/04/2026 - Schwere landwirtschaftliche Maschinen wie Rübenroder sind aus Sicht des Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy gut geeignet, um in Zukunft mit sogenannten Sweet-LOHC betrieben zu werden....
Arburg brings new standard machine to FIP Lyon
27/04/2026 - At AMB 2026, sustainability will move from broad ambition to concrete industrial practice. In conversation with Markus Heseding of VDMA Precision Tools, we look at hard metal recycling, recycled tool...
Un acabado superficial superior es clave para unos coches eléctricos silenciosos y eficientes y se verá en GrindingHub
- Los coches eléctricos imponen exigencias especiales a la tecnología de fabricación. Para garantizar su silencio, eficiencia y durabilidad, sus componentes mecánicos...