Biobased and Circular Chemistry
The latest industry news on green and sustainable chemistry in Europe: investments, new projects, expansion plans and companies working on the decarbonization of the chemical industry.
Vattenfall and BASF sign agreement with Vestas for new 15 MW offshore wind turbines in Germany
- Green Wilhelmshaven: Uniper's Transformation into a Green Energy Hub in Germany, Paving the Way for a Carbon-Neutral Future
- Approved Plans for Innovative Hydrogen Production Facility at Saltend in Hull, UK
- Orion S.A. to install tire pyrolysis oil tanks at plant in Jaslo, Poland
- Collaboration between Danone, DMC, Michelin, and Crédit Agricole Centre France to establish advanced biotechnology platform in Clermont-Ferrand, France
- OMV Petrom invests approximately EUR 750 million at Petrobrazi, Romania, to become the leading producer of sustainable fuels in Southeast Europe
Biobased & Circular projects
A map of Biobased & Circular projects that are planned or currently being executed.
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Scheduled completion
This chart shows how many Biobased & Circular projects in the European chemical industry are expected to be completed in the upcoming years.
- EvodiaBio secures multi-million investment to revolutionize sustainable aroma market with groundbreaking technology in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Haffner Energy partners with LanzaJet for "Paris-Vatry SAF"
- Borealis to install semi-commercial demonstration recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) compounding line in Beringen, Belgium
- Attero and SABIC collaborate to supply post-consumer recycled feedstock for driving plastics circularity at Chemelot in the Netherlands
- Covestro invests in innovative recycling technology, becoming a shareholder in BioBTX company
- L’OCCITANE en Provence and CARBIOS introduce a PET bottle created through enzymatic recycling, showcasing the European circular economy
- Freepoint Eco-Systems and North Sea Port to Develop Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility at Ghent-Terneuzen Canal in Belgium
- Mura Announces New Feedstock Partnership with Elite Recycling Solutions for First Hydro-PRT Site at Wilton, Teesside
- Investment of over 100M€ in biomethane projects in Italy by TerraX srl and SWEN CAPITAL PARTNERS
- Verkor secures 1.3 billion euros through a green loan from 19 banking entities for its first Gigafactory in Dunkirk, France
- Research project launched by Ecomaison, Covestro, Secondly, and Federal Eco Foam
- CIRCTEC Breaks Ground for Flagship Circular Factory in Delfzijl, The Netherlands
- Novo Holdings and A.P. Moller Holding support CIRCTEC with €150 million financing round for Europe's largest tyre pyrolysis recycling facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands
- Hitachi and Asco collaborate to provide CO2 liquefaction plant for innovative energy project in Lenzburg, Switzerland
- BASF introduces first biomass-balanced products for ammonia and urea portfolio
- Ivy Farm & Synbio Powerlabs to Scale and Produce Cultivated Meat at World's Largest Facility in Lappeenranta, Finland
- Cooperation between Arkema and ProLogium for next-generation lithium-ceramic battery materials for e-mobility includes construction of gigafactory in Dunkirk, France
- 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
New construction vs expansion
Owners & Investors
Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Biobased & Circular projects:
TotalEnergies, Shell, INEOS, CEPSA, Air Liquide, Borealis, BASF, Repsol, Carbios, and Bio Oils.
