Biobased & Circular

Recent developments

Low-carbon fuels

Topsoe and Sasol licensed integrated G2L technology for SUSTAERO’s wood‑waste SAF project in Canada (3,200 b/d, expandable). Axens’ acquisition of the Lurgi Methanol‑to‑Propylene (MTP™) portfolio adds a Methanol‑to‑Jet route to its Jetanol suite. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical signed a purchase and sale agreement with ACME Group for ~100,000 t/y green methanol from Odisha starting 2030; electrified process heating will feature at the Pacífico Mexinol project via Heurtey’s efurnace.

Circular polymers

LyondellBasell and Mondelez launched Marabou wrappers with 75% attributed recycled content using CirculenRevive polymers; future supply is slated from the MoReTec‑1 catalytic recycling plant. PureCycle and Motherson built a Class‑A surface automotive bumper prototype with 30% recycled PP, aligned with proposed EU ELV thresholds. Trinseo published its 16th annual Sustainability and CSR Report, raising climate and renewable targets and advancing acrylic and ABS recycling pilots.

CO₂ utilization and policy

Avantium spun out its electrochemical Volta Technology into Carbeau, funded to commercialize glycolic acid and PLGA from captured CO₂. Al Baleed Petrochemical has joined Carbeau to evaluate first deployment in Salalah linked to renewable power and local CO₂. Commissioner Hoekstra outlined EU plans toward 50 Mt/y geological CO₂ storage and an integrated transport‑and‑storage market by 2030.

Batteries and metals

Nobian’s LiSA consortium launched a three‑year pilot to refine lithium via a salt‑loop electrochemical/crystallization route, targeting ~50% lower energy use and CO₂. Aurubis opened the Complex Recycling Hamburg plant to treat more multimetal recycling streams and high‑value intermediates. Eni Storage Systems has launched construction at the Versalis site in Brindisi for an LFP cell gigafactory and BESS hub including cathode production and battery recycling.

Biomethane and integration

VIDA bioenergy’s Bernheze biomethane facility has commenced operations, injecting to the Dutch grid and ramping to 8 million m³/y from agricultural feedstocks. Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting backed EnviTec Biogas’ dividend suspension to fund a pivot to biomethane with ~€100m investments through 2029. Zeeland’s System Integration of Electricity in Zeeland report highlights electrification, hydrogen, CCS and demand signals to coordinate industrial decarbonization and infrastructure.