(IN BRIEF) Borealis and Hosokawa Alpine have successfully developed MDO films using BorShape™ polyethylene that are thinner than industry norms—just 15 microns compared to the standard 23—without compromising mechanical strength or process stability. Tested in early 2025, these films offer … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Bernd Bayer, Borealis, BorShape™, circular economy, collaboration, extrusion film, film thickness reduction, flexible packaging, Hosokawa Alpine, INNOVATION, Linz, MDO films, monomaterial packaging, optical properties, packaging efficiency, partnership, Peter Voortmans, plastic film technology, polyethylene, process stability, recycling, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, thin films
(IN BRIEF) In celebration of Earth Day 2025, Lightsource bp highlights its commitment to responsible renewable energy development under the global theme “Our Power, Our Planet.” The company has delivered over 11.5GW of clean energy worldwide, with a sustainability-first approach … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged agrivoltaics, biodiversity net gain, circular economy, clean energy, Climate Action, Community Impact, decarbonisation, Earth Day 2025, ecological stewardship, energy transition, global supply chain, Lightsource BP, local economic development, Our Power Our Planet, renewable energy, responsible sourcing, science-based targets, solar farms, sustainability, utility-scale solar
(IN BRIEF) Hydro and Wilson ASA have introduced the “Wilson Eyde,” a newly refitted wind-powered cargo vessel designed to transport pitch used in aluminium production to Hydro’s facilities in Norway. Replacing two older ships, the vessel is equipped with wind-assisted … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2030 climate goals, AI fuel optimization, aluminium logistics, aluminium smelting, Årdal, carbon anodes, circular economy, decarbonization, Gerd Aalborg Aas, green logistics, Hydro, Hydro Aluminium Metal, industrial sustainability, Jostein Bjørgo, low-emission logistics, maritime innovation, net-zero aluminium production, Norway industry, partnership, pitch transportation, renewable energy shipping, Sam Eyde, sustainability, sustainable shipping, Wilson ASA, Wilson Eyde, wind propulsion, zero-emission goals
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has launched a new PCR polycarbonate material made from end-of-life vehicle headlamps, certified by TÜV Rheinland and now available for commercial automotive use. Developed in partnership with GIZ, Volkswagen, NIO, and Chinese recycler Ausell, the material supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ausell, automotive circularity, automotive sustainability, China EPR, circular economy, closed-loop systems, Covestro, ELV recycling, end-of-life vehicles, EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive, GIZ, green manufacturing, Mobility Innovation, NIO, partnership, PCR polycarbonate, plastic recycling, recycled plastics, sustainability, sustainable materials, TÜV Rheinland, Vehicle Interior Air Quality, VIAQ, Volkswagen
(IN BRIEF) At this year’s World Expo in Osaka, Stora Enso is demonstrating its commitment to sustainable building solutions through its participation in the Czech National Pavilion. The pavilion’s wood structure is constructed with over 800 m³ of Stora Enso’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged circular economy, Czech National Pavilion, educational trail, engineered wood, environmental stewardship, glazed façade, global platform, innovative design, Japan, Lars Völkel, low-carbon buildings, Osaka Bay, partnership, PEFC certified, Renewable Products, Satoshi Yamada, Stora Enso, sustainability, sustainable construction, Sylva™ CLT, wooden architecture, World Expo Osaka
(IN BRIEF) Borealis, in partnership with Comexi and other key players, has launched two new flexible packaging solutions for non-food consumer applications that combine high PCR content, full recyclability, and excellent performance. The first solution is a fully recyclable PE … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Adhesive Solutions, advanced lamination, Borealis, BorShape™, circular economy, Comexi, Ecoplast, EverMinds™, F2 Hybrid EB press, flexible packaging, full recyclability, INNOVATION, Jordi Puig, Mespack, non-food consumer packaging, partership, PCR content, performance, Peter Voortmans, recycled materials, surface printing, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, value chain partners
(IN BRIEF) Valio has exceeded its 2026 target for reducing plastic in single-serve packaging well ahead of schedule, achieving a 22.5% decrease compared to 2022 levels by the end of 2024. This reduction, equivalent to removing 210,000 kg of plastic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 10 million plastic shopping bags, biodiversity conservation, circular economy, climate change mitigation, Commitment2050, Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, Green Deal, Juhana Pilkama, packaging innovation, plastic reduction, recyclable cardboard, resource reduction, single-serve packaging, sustainability, sustainable development, Valio, Valio PROfeel®, Valio yoghurt®
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank has provided EUR 35 million in financing for the construction of two environmentally friendly, 1,200 TEU container feeder ships for Langh Ship, a Finnish shipping company. The ships are equipped with a highly efficient two-stroke, slow-speed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 200 TEU, Ballast Water Management System, Borchard Lines, carbon capture, circular economy, container feeder ships, CO₂ reduction, decarbonisation, eco-friendly ships, exhaust gas cleaning, financing, fuel efficiency, Green technology, hybrid scrubbers, KfW IPEX-Bank, Langh Ship, Langh Tech, MAN engine, Maritime Sector, partnership, sodium carbonate, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Tetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert have unveiled an innovative transport crate made from polyAl—a recycled material sourced from used beverage cartons—as part of their commitment to the circular economy. The new crate, developed by integrating up to 50% … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, beverage cartons, Britta Wyss Bisang, circular economy, Food & Beverage Carton Alliance, Kinga Sieradzon, Lund, Marie Sandin, partnership, Plastics Recycling Show, polyAl, recycled material, returnable transport packaging, Schoeller Allibert, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, Sweden, Tetra Pak, transport crate
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, wienerberger delivered one of its strongest performances to date, achieving a 6% rise in revenues to €4.5 billion and maintaining a 17% operating EBITDA margin, despite challenging market conditions in the construction sector. The company adhered … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged brick plant, circular economy, cost management, decarbonization, Energy management, GrainPlastics, Heimo Scheuch, long-term growth., operating EBITDA margin, Operational Efficiency, renovation sector, revenues, Slatek OY, smart energy management, smart water solutions, Strategic acquisitions, sustainability, Tekken AS, Terreal, Uttendorf, water management, Wienerberger, Wioniq
(IN BRIEF) EQT Infrastructure VI, EQT’s flagship infrastructure fund, has successfully closed at EUR 21.5 billion in total commitments, including EUR 21.3 billion in fee-generating assets, exceeding its EUR 20 billion target and marking a 35 percent growth over its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Active Core, Arcwood Environmental, asset managers, circular economy, Constellation Cold Logistics, decarbonization, digital infrastructure, EdgeConneX, ENERGY, EQT, EQT Infrastructure VI, EQT Value-Add Infrastructure, Eutelsat Group, fee-generating assets, global investors, hard-cap, infrastructure fund, insurance companies, investment commitments, Lazer Logistics, Lennart Blecher, Lumos, Madison Energy Infrastructure, Masoud Homayoun, OX2, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, Statera, Suzanne Donohoe, Transition Infrastructure, Universidad Europea
(IN BRIEF) On 26 March 2025, the European Investment Fund (EIF) pledged €70 million to the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco) under the InvestEU programme, marking a significant step in financing sustainable growth across the Nordic region. The guarantee will … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Investment, Luxembourg, Norway, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged circular economy, clean power, Climate Action, EIF, energy savings, European Investment Fund, financing gap, green financing, InvestEU programme, low-carbon economy, Mid-Caps, NEFCO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Nordic SMEs, sustainability, sustainable economic growth, Thomas Östros, Trond Moe
(IN BRIEF) The French Ministry of Defence’s SIMMT has awarded Thales the ten-year ABSOLU contract, a landmark deal that consolidates about 30 separate maintenance agreements for land force equipment across the Army, Navy, and Air & Space Force. This contract, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABSOLU, Air & Space Force, Army, ASTRIDE, circular economy, data science, equipment readiness, French Ministry of Defence, high-intensity conflict, inventory consolidation, joint management, Land Forces, logistics, maintenance contract, MELCHIOR, Navy, operational support, PR4G, predictive planning, recycling, repair turnaround, secure communications, SIMMT, strategic partnership, Sustainable Resource Management, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Upgrain, a rising star in the food upcycling arena, transforms brewer’s grain into premium proteins and fibers. Founded in 2021 by University of St.Gallen alumnus Vincent Vida, the startup repurposes nutrient-rich brewing waste that would otherwise be discarded. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Appenzell, brewer’s grain, circular economy, CO₂ reduction, entrepreneurial innovation, fibers, food upcycling, HSG, international expansion, Locher brewery, proteins, second plant, START Summit, StartUp Challenge, sustainability, sustainable food production, Swiss Sustainability Impact Award 2025, University of St.Gallen, Upgrain, Vincent Vida
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Auto has joined the SATURNIN project led by Beneva to repurpose steel waste and support industrial decarbonisation. The initiative, which embodies circular economy principles, connects manufacturers by matching data on sheet metal offcuts with the needs of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged Andreas Dick, Beneva, Board Member Production and Logistics, carbon-neutral, Carbon-Neutral Production, circular economy, Curiosity Fuel, Czech Republic, Enyaq, GreenFuture strategy, greenhouse gas emissions, INDIA, industrial decarbonisation, KAROQ, KODIAQ, Next Level – Škoda Strategy 2030, Octavia, repurposing, SATURNIN project, sheet metal offcuts, ŠKODA AUTO, steel waste, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) Evonik Coating Additives has introduced TEGO® Res 1100, an innovative methacrylate co-polymer that enhances deinking processes in packaging recycling. Designed to be easily incorporated into standard solventborne ink formulations, this new co-binder improves recyclate quality and enables true … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged circular economy, deinking, Dr. Christian Schirrmacher, energy savings, Evonik Coating Additives, food contact compliant, inkjet, methacrylate co-polymer, printing inks, radiation-curable, recyclate quality, recycling technology, solventborne inks, Susanne Struck, sustainability, sustainable packaging recycling, TEGO® Res 1100, waterborne
(IN BRIEF) OMV has secured up to EUR 81.6 million from the EU Innovation Fund through a grant agreement signed by CINEA to develop its industrial ReOil® facility. This historic funding, the largest public grant OMV has ever received for … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged chemical recycling technology, CINEA, circular economy, climate neutral by 2050, CO2 emission reduction, EU Innovation Fund, EUR 81.6 million, industrial ReOil facility, low-carbon technologies, Martijn van Koten, mixed plastic waste, OMV, OMV Schwechat refinery, partnership, public grant, ReOil®, sustainability, transformation strategy, used plastics, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Borealis, in partnership with Ecoplast, has introduced Borcycle™ M CWT120CL, an advanced recycled LLDPE grade designed for non-food flexible packaging. With an 85% post-consumer recyclate content blended with 15% LLDPE booster, this innovative material is engineered for blown … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 15% LLDPE booster, 85% post-consumer recyclate, agricultural films, blown film applications, Borcycle™ M CWT120CL, Borealis, Borealis Group, carbon footprint, circular economy, Ecoplast, EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, EverMinds™, flexible packaging, industrial films, mechanical recycling, partnership, Peter Voortmans, PPWR, protective films, PRSE Amsterdam, recycled linear low-density polyethylene, rLLDPE, stretch films, stretch hoods, sustainability, Sustainable packaging
(IN BRIEF) The BioReCer project enters its final phase, focusing on enhancing certification standards for bio-based products derived from biological waste. With insights from key stakeholders, the project aims to improve sustainability, traceability, and industry acceptance, helping to drive the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged bio-based products, bioeconomy stakeholders, biological feedstocks, BioReCer, BioReCer ICT Tool, BIT, Certification schemes, circular economy, EU bioeconomy, material flow analysis, organic residues, policy recommendations, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has achieved net-zero Scope 2 electricity emissions at four of its U.S. production sites through a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Ørsted. This collaboration, which provides 90 MW of renewable energy capacity, allows Covestro to reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 90 MW renewable energy capacity, Baytown Texas, Channelview Texas, circular economy, climate-neutral production, CO2 emissions reduction, Covestro, net-zero emissions, New Martinsville West Virginia, North American market, partnership, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, RECs, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, Samir Hifri, scope 2 emissions, South Deerfield Massachusetts, sustainability, Thorsten Dreier, U.S. production sites, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, Ørsted
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