Biobased and Circular Chemistry

• LYB plans to construct an integrated plastic waste recycling hub in Chemiepark Knapsack, Germany
• CARBIOS celebrates groundbreaking of PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France
• Start-up of ANDRITZ production line for biodegradable wipes at Teknomelt in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye
• Construction Begins on Carbon-Neutral Cement Plant in Lägerdorf, Germany with Holcim's Green Vision and thyssenkrupp's "pure oxyfuel" Technology
• Celebration of the world's first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace start-up at Ludwigshafen demoplant in Germany by BASF, SABIC, and Linde
• BIOGEST partners with INA Group for biomethane project in Sisak, Croatia
• Successful start of BASF's prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany
• Topsoe to provide technology for Cepsa's 2G biofuels plant in Palos de la Frontera, Spain
• Provaris partners with Norwegian Hydrogen to rePower the EU
• INA invests €98 million in Croatia's clean energy future with biomethane plant in Sisak and green hydrogen in Rijeka
• Mol opens the biggest green hydrogen plant in the region at the Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta, Hungary
• MadoquaPower2X Commits to Expanding New Land for Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Production in Sines, Portugal
• Inauguration of Biorefinery by SCA and St1 in Gothenburg, Sweden for Annual Production of 200,000 Tons of Renewable Fuel
• Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in steam cracker to increase use of circular raw materials at Porvoo site in Finland
• TotalEnergies Launches New Battery Storage Project in Feluy, Belgium
• Strong results delivered by Topsoe's electrolyzer demonstration plant at Frederikssund site in Denmark
• Lhyfe awarded up to €149m grant from French government for green hydrogen production near Le Havre in France
• Morley wins services contracts for Shell's Holland Hydrogen 1 (HH1) project in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Traceless, a bioeconomy startup, reveals location for production plant
• Mura Technology Signs Offtake Agreement with Neste at First Commercial-Scale Site in Teesside, Northeast England
• PLAYMOBIL chooses plant-based styrenics material from INEOS styrolution for innovative eco-friendly toys
• Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited Receives Approval for Construction of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Refinery at Teesworks, UK
• Trafigura acquires Greenergy
• Demonstration of efficient green methanol process at Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany container plant
• Construction begins on largest 2G biofuels plant in southern Europe by Cepsa and Bio-Oils with 1.2 billion euro investment in Huelva, Spain
• Europe's Chemical Industry Advances in Decarbonization February 2024
• Michelin partners with Antin and Enviro to announce construction of first end of life tire-recycling plant in Uddevalla, Sweden
• BP chooses BASF’s carbon capture technology for blue hydrogen project in Teesside, United Kingdom
• Europe's Chemical Industry Advances in Decarbonization January 2024