02.09.2025 • News
Vioneo and ECI Group to Build World’s First Fossil-Free LDPE Plant in Belgium
Vioneo awards ECI Group contract to build world’s first LDPE plant using entirely fossil-free feedstock.
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26.08.2025 • News • Innovation
Bunko Junko – Transforming Fashion, Embracing Sustainability
Bunko Junko is a women-led Indian start-up that transforms industrial fabric scraps – typically considered waste – into unique fashion products such as clothing, decorative items, and gifts.
Vioneo Taps Lummus for Green-Methanol Based Plastics Facility
Vioneo has selected Lummus Technology’s Novolen polypropylene (PP) technology for a new plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
Global Impact Coalition Unveils Innovation Ecosystem for Sustainable Chemicals
New platform connects start-ups, research organizations, and universities with leading chemical players to shape scalable circular and net-zero solutions.
• 20.08.2025 • Topics • Bioprocessing
Bottleneck Factors in E-Kerosene Production
A new study analyzes the material requirements for synthetic kerosene.
Archroma and VJTI Forge Strategic Partnership for Sustainability
Archroma has entered into a strategic collaboration with VJTI to advance research and innovation in green chemistry and sustainable technologies.
30.07.2025 • News
Clariant Catalysts and Shanghai Electric Launch Alliance
Clariant has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Electric to jointly foster innovation in sustainable energy solutions.
Cargill & Helm Joint Venture Qore Launches in Iowa
Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based Helm, is officially starting production of Qira, the world’s first large-scale 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made from locally grown dent corn.
14.07.2025 • News • Innovation
Green Tech Africa – Nature’s Answer to Industrial Waste
The start-up from Congo developed an organic absorbent fibre from a local invasive plant, the water hyacinth, to clean up oil spills.
18.06.2025 • News • Innovation
WE The Recycling Company – Creating a Closed Circuit of Electronic Products
Woman-led, Indian start-up WE The Recycling Company is dedicated to make an impact on the current handling of e-waste in India.
22.05.2025 • News • Innovation
Human Material Loop – Innovating Tomorrow's Textiles
Human Material Loop is transforming human hair into an alternative fibre for the textile industry.
20.05.2025 • News
Nuberg EPC Partners with EDL Anlagenbau for Green Petrochemical Solutions
Nuberg EPC and EDL Anlagenbau from Germany have signed an agreement to explore sustainable development.
Pioneering End-to-End Green Chemical Production
Turn compliance into opportunity—see how data and innovation drive greener processes, lower costs, and sustainable growth in chemical manufacturing.
14.05.2025 • News • Technology
Smart Tools for a Plastic-Free Future
Cutting Time and Cost of Developing Sustainable Products with AI-Powered Solutions
14.05.2025 • Topics • Innovation
Innovative PLA Catalyst Solution
Enhancing Manufacturing with Faster, Cleaner, High-crystallinity Processes
Bioeconomy Horizons: Transforming the Chemical Industry
The bioeconomy offers the chemical industry new pathways to resilience and sustainability—even as economic and political priorities shift
14.05.2025 • Topics • Innovation
Phytoinitiator mRNAs as a Game Changer in Agriculture
Unlocking nature’s resilience: phytoinitiator mRNAs empower plants to thrive in deserts, saline soils, and harsh climates—no gene editing required.
Sustainable Chemistry Meets Bioeconomy: A Perfect Match
How Sustainable Innovation Can Drive Inclusive Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
12.05.2025 • News
BASF First Producer of Renewable Ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen.
Transport Logistic: Ecocool Presents Packaging Solutions for Pharmaceutical Transports
Thermal hoods, boxes, cooling elements, data loggers: Ecocool supplies suitable equipment for GDP-compliant transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
Maximize the Potential of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts
A new approach is helping reduce waste, recover value, and deliver on sustainability goals.
17.04.2025 • News
AC Biode – Chemical Technology for a more Sustainable Future
AC Biode developed a diverse portfolio of products based on chemical technology designed to provide more sustainable alternatives to conventional practices.
27.03.2025 • News
Moeve Joins Global Impact Coalition
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a collaborative platform led by CEOs and focused on achieving a net-zero chemicals future, has announced the addition of Moeve as its newest member.
24.03.2025 • News
Coco Custo – Clean Clothes, Cleaner Ingredients, Clean Sea
The Indian, woman-led startup Coco Custo is pioneering more sustainable cleaning solutions with its biodegradable laundry detergent and other eco-friendly cleaning powders. Formulated primarily from plant-based ingredients and minerals, including organic oils and coconut, Coco Custo’s products are non-toxic, hypoallergenic, and free from harmful chemicals.
Fostering Innovation and Collaboration
Valerie Diele-Braun, CEO of IMCD, shares her vision for sustainability, global expansions, and strategic direction in an exclusive CHEManager International interview.
Making Waves
Global water scarcity is now urgent due to climate change, population growth, and unsustainable practices. 700 million people could be displaced by 2030, warns UNICEF, especially in water-intensive industries like personal care, textiles, food production, and paint.
19.03.2025 • News • Innovation
Data-Driven Enzyme Immobilization
Inseit, based in Bern, develops biocatalysts for industrial setups using enzyme immobilization and biocomputation. Addressing biotech and sustainability challenges, Inseit was selected for Venture Leaders Biotech and won two Nucleate accelerator prizes.
19.03.2025 • News • Innovation
High-Performance Adsorbents: The Future of Clean Industry
Porelio's FOMS adsorbents target PFAS, metals, and genotoxins, outperforming commercial solutions with unmatched selectivity, innovation, and sustainability.
New Deal to Boost Competitiveness
The EU Green Deal has hurt Europe's industry. The Clean Industrial Deal aims to improve this, but a change of mindset at the Commission is needed.
The Future of Demand for Chemicals
The chemical industry is shifting to sustainability-related products, with demand growing 4.5 times faster than conventional ones. Companies must revise their market strategies to capitalize on this opportunity.
PMMA as an Ideal Material for the Circular Economy
The versatile material polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is particularly impressive due to its durability and outstanding recyclability.
28.02.2025 • News
Mavisol – Innovative AI and Machine Vision Solutions for rPET Industry
Dutch start-up Mavisol has developed an innovative machine vision and AI solution designed specifically for plastic converters, with the aim of promoting environmental sustainability and improving material reuse efficiency.
27.02.2025 • News
Anchoring Plastics as the Foundation of Industry in the EU Clean Industrial Deal
Plastics Europe strongly supports the European Commission's competitiveness and decarbonization agenda and welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal. It outlines important and welcome measures, including initiatives to reduce energy costs, cut red tape and create the market demand needed to incentivize investment in the circular economy.
15.01.2025 • News
Polybion - Revolutionary Biomaterials for Forward Thinkers
Mexican start-up Polybion produces a cell-based leather alternative named Celium, a versatile material made out of bacteria-grown cellulose, that can be dyed and formed into different textures.
Substantial Progresses in Sustainability Focus Areas
The Italian Olon Group, a leading international supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), presents the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report and confirms the sustainability journey toward energy transition, investments in alternative energy sources, social and economic involvement and support for the communities in which it operates
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