Chemicals and materials derived from bio-based sources or designed for circular processes, such as bioplastics and recycled polymers.
chemXplore tracks 676 projects in biobased & circular, of which 315 are active.
255 new construction, 36 expansion, 12 revamp / retrofit, and 7 conversion / repurposing.
72 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Air Liquide SA (7), Eni S.p.A. (7), Perpetual Next B.V. (7), TotalEnergies SE (7), Nordic Ren-Gas Oy (6), BASF SE (5)
Investors: European Investment Bank (12), Invest-NL N.V. (8), ADEME (4), BPI France Investissement (4), European Innovation Fund (4), Momentum Global Ventures (4)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 202 of these 315 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Hydrogen (70), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (52), Carbon dioxide (41), Methanol (26), Methane (23), HVO (18)
Public tours show energy-from-waste operations, lamp recycling, bottom-ash recovery and a landfill viewpoint across themed routes with music and family activities.
Joins the national bioenergy body and signs an MoU to explore bioSAF from captured sugarcane waste in Queensland; links to international scale-up pipeline.
Independent startup to commercialize plant‑based high‑performance polyesters (PISOX, PISA, PEIT/PEIF) using common monomers and existing industrial assets.
Buyer reserves future biogas-to-SAF capacity from planned Central and South American facilities, supporting dual-certified bio and RFNBO SAF supply for EU mandates.
Certified granulates from bottom ash approved for concrete paving blocks, creating ~30,000 t/yr of aggregates and enabling scaled processing of third‑party bottom ash.
Assessing use cases in inspection, teleoperation and remote assistance; materials and footwear components; HPC support; battery lifecycle and potential industrialisation.
Glassfiber-reinforced PBT/PET compounds with up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET for structural automotive parts, supporting Scope 3.1 reductions and regulatory targets.
Sales and total output rose in H1 2026; EBITDA and EBT fell due to Bio‑LNG commercialisation costs and a retroactive policy change. Won ~16 MW EEG award and plans ~€100m investment to 2029.
Assessing conversion of Turkish waste-based biogas plants to biomethane for export to the EU via existing gas grids.
Revenues and output rose, but H1 earnings fell due to bio‑LNG market costs and abolition of double counting; secured 16 MW in EEG auction and plans €100m investment to expand biomethane conversion.
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The 8 with the most active projects, of 45 countries.
