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DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant, as it secures $23M
05-May-2025
Swiss cleantech scale-up prepares to demonstrate industrial-scale implementation of its revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials without fossil fuels. Every year, millions of tons of PET and polyester waste end up in landfills or are incinerated, ...
“Start-ups provide crucial impulses for the future of our industry”
29-Apr-2025
Plastics Europe Germany, the association of plastics producers, has announced the finalists of the start-up competition “Towards Zero”. On October 13, twelve start-ups will present their solutions at K 2025 – the world’s leading plastics trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, and showcasing ...
Start-up portrait: Lactips - Natural revolution against microplastics in the industry
25-Apr-2025
The threat posed by microplastics is growing daily: by 2060, the production of plastic waste could rise to an alarming 125 kilograms per person. In light of these alarming forecasts, the French start-up Lactips has developed a ground-breaking solution: CareTips, a globally unique polymer that is ...
TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition
16-Apr-2025
Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in organs, blood and other body fluids. In the FFG bridge project Nano-VISION, which was launched two ...
Successful conclusion of the "get started 2gether" project
05-Feb-2025
Polytives GmbH, a specialist in the development and production of special polymer additives, announces the successful completion of a research project in collaboration with the Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK). The research project was part of a partnership within the ...
IonKraft secures € 3.5 M equity funding
19-Nov-2024
Aachen-based startup IonKraft GmbH, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has successfully closed a first equity financing round of € 3.5 million. The round was co-led by M Ventures (the strategic investment fund of Merck) and TechVision Fund and joined by High-Tech-Gründerfonds. IonKraft ...
“2024 is our year – we've scaled up three products, secured investor backing, brought new talent onboard and successfully launched our first commercial application"
15-Oct-2024
Floreon was announced the winner of The US Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Innovation in Bioplastics Award for its breakthrough plant-based, flame retardant, halogen-free polymer - uniquely suited to high performance engineering applications. The accolade signifies Floreon ...
BIOVOX successfully closes €2.2 million seed round
26-Sep-2024
BIOVOX GmbH, the Darmstadt, Germany-based company pioneering sustainable bioplastics for medical applications, announced the successful closing of its €2.2 million seed round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with significant participation from ...
Collaboration for a greener, more efficient polymer industry
27-Aug-2024
Meraxis and the AI deep-tech start-up POLYMERIZE have forged a strategic partnership. POLYMERIZE is a developer and provider of a materials informatics platform, which is specifically tailored to the research and development needs in the polymer industry. POLYMERIZE’s Software-as-a-Service ...
Alternative to plastic-coated packaging
20-Jun-2024
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is partnering with advanced biomaterial engineers traceless to develop a new coating solution based on by-products from the agricultural industry. This innovative bio-circular coating solution is the first of its kind and will be able to ...
