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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 ...
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 ...
23-Apr-2024
Drinking water in Germany is a high quality and very strictly controlled foodstuff. A new drinking water ordinance introduced last year now also sets a limit value for the common substance bisphenol A. This substance is used in the production of plastics and resins. It is used in the manufacture ...
The production of these materials is now being scaled up by the EPFL spin-off, Bloom Biorenewables, in an effort to get them into the market
19-Mar-2024
In our rapidly industrialized world, the quest for sustainable materials has never been more urgent. Plastics, ubiquitous in daily life, pose significant environmental challenges, primarily due to their fossil fuel origins and problematic disposal. Now, a study led by Jeremy Luterbacher's team at ...
Green Elephant Biotech brings sustainability into the lab
05-Feb-2024
Green Elephant Biotech GmbH, the world's first company to develop, manufacture and sell consumables for laboratories made from plant-based plastics, announces the commercial launch of the first-of-its-kind plant-based Green Elephant 96-Well Plate. For the first time, laboratory staff can conduct ...
01-Feb-2024
Off to the South Seas for a short break? No problem. This vegan chocolate bar tastes like so many juicy coconuts - as it melts on your tongue, you can already feel the sun on your skin. But when the break ends, that's honestly when the problem begins. Yes, it's delicious and only uses 93g of CO2e ...
Start-up develops high-quality secondary raw materials according to customer requirements to increase recyclate usage rates in plastic products
08-Jan-2024
Two years ago, re-strap GmbH launched the world's first system for taking back and collecting used plastic strapping. From the outset, the declared aim was to recycle the collected raw materials to the highest possible quality. After two years of development, the company now offers plastic ...
A revolutionary short-loop chemical recycling innovation to remove toxic additives and contaminants in plastics
09-Oct-2023
On the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave introduced its revolutionary Nanopurification Technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically ...
