Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Siegwerk’s recent acquisition of Dutch specialty chemicals producer Allinova marks a strategic deepening of its technological base—particularly in water-based dispersions, wax emulsions, and polymer adhesives—key materials driving recyclable, compostable, and reusable packaging systems. The deal reinforces Siegwerk’s commitment to scale sustainable solutions through its Circular Economy Coatings (CEC) division. Founded in 2005 in Hengelo, the Netherlands, Allinova has built a reputation for formulating water-based dispersions and specialty additives that improve barrier and sealing performance—two of the biggest technical bottlenecks in recyclable paper and film packaging. Siegwerk’s acquisition strengthens its end-to-end offering, allowing converters and material suppliers to address recyclability challenges…

The Netherlands has recalibrated its circular economy ambitions, setting a new target to cut raw material use by 15 percent by 2035 compared with 2016 levels. The revised goal, part of the updated National Program for a Circular Economy unveiled by caretaker State Secretary for the Environment Thierry Aartsen (VVD), replaces the earlier commitment to halve the use of new abiotic materials—metals, minerals, and fossil-based inputs—by 2030. The update signals a shift from aspirational rhetoric to what Aartsen described as “more concrete, compact, and therefore more realistic” objectives. Yet it also exposes a growing tension between environmental ambition and economic…

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s delayed entry into the hydrogen economy could prove strategic rather than problematic, according to industry stakeholders who argue that the country can leverage international failures and regulatory missteps to build more efficient infrastructure from the outset. At the Sarajevo Energy and Climate Week (SECW 2025), Mersiha Babić, President of the Assembly of the Association for Green Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Sources, described the country’s position not as an attempt to catch up, but as capitalizing on observational learning. “We have the opportunity to carefully analyze the international experiences and regulations of other countries to build a solid…

Global renewable power capacity is projected to increase by 4,600 GW between 2025 and 2030—equivalent to adding the combined generation capacity of China, the European Union, and Japan to the world’s energy infrastructure—according to the International Energy Agency’s latest assessment. This expansion represents a doubling of deployment from the previous five-year period, yet falls 5% below projections issued just twelve months ago, primarily due to policy reversals in the United States and regulatory adjustments in China that have introduced significant market uncertainty. Solar photovoltaic installations will dominate this growth trajectory, accounting for nearly 80% of new renewable capacity additions through…

Eurasian Resources Group proceeded with controversial Congolese mineral rights acquisitions worth tens of millions despite internal compliance warnings that transactions showed “unusual nature and size,” raising bribery concerns, according to internal documents. The 2020 Project Passport investigation—triggered after auditors flagged suspicious payments to French intermediary Elie-Yohan Berros—reveals systematic risk tolerance at one of the world’s top five cobalt producers even as the company faced concurrent UK bribery probes. ERG’s compliance and legal heads initiated the internal review in mid-2020 after NGO reports alleged Berros functioned as a proxy for Dan Gertler, the Israeli billionaire sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in…

German utility RWE withdrew from Namibia’s $10 billion Hyphen green ammonia project, abandoning a 2022 memorandum of understanding that anticipated 300,000 metric tons of annual ammonia offtake starting in 2027.

The United States deployed 5.6 GW of battery energy storage between April and June 2025, marking the highest quarterly installation rate on record, according to data released by the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie.

The Department of Energy announced the cancellation of $13 billion in federal financing allocated for clean energy projects, representing the largest single reversal in climate investment since the Inflation Reduction Act established $370 billion in tax credits, grants, and loans in 2022.

Tata Steel Netherlands faces €685 million in emission allowance purchases between 2024 and 2030, marking a dramatic reversal from the €663 million the company earned selling surplus credits between 2008 and 2019. Internal documents reveal how the European Emissions Trading System’s tightening allocation rules are compounding existing financial pressures on the Dutch steelmaker, which reported combined losses of €761 million over the past two years. The shift exposes fundamental weaknesses in the ETS’s early implementation. For over a decade, industrial emitters received overallocated allowances—a structural flaw that enabled companies like Tata Steel to generate €55 million annually through credit sales…

The automotive world has a dirty little secret: while traditionalists clutch their pearls over electric conversions, companies like Everati are quietly proving that the future of classic cars isn’t about preserving the past—it’s about revolutionizing it. WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE When Justin Lunny founded Everrati after watching Prince Harry drive away in an electrified Jaguar E-Type, he wasn’t just starting another EV company. He was declaring war on the combustion engine’s stranglehold on automotive heritage. And the results are nothing short of heretical—in the best possible way. “You’re making a big change when you take away the combustion engine,”…