Browsing: Circular

Brazil’s biofuels sector has long been anchored in ethanol, but mounting pressure to decarbonize aviation and diversify feedstocks is shifting attention toward less conventional pathways.

India’s lithium ion battery waste is projected to rise sharply this decade as electric vehicle adoption and stationary storage deployments scale, with industry estimates indicating end of life volumes will move from pilot scale to industrial scale well before 2030.

Janus Electric Holdings Ltd move to anchor its North American expansion around closed loop logistics hubs powered by on site energy generation marks a clear departure from the grid dependent electrification strategies that have struggled to scale in heavy duty transport.

The tyre industry is increasingly turning toward circular materials to reduce lifecycle emissions, and a new collaboration between Dunlop and Cabot Corporation signals a push to integrate reclaimed carbon into mass-produced tyres.

Borealis has announced a EUR 49 million investment at its Burghausen site in Germany to expand commercial-scale production of Borstar Nextension polypropylene.

Call2Recycle has reintroduced itself as The Battery Network, signaling a strategic shift from a collection-focused nonprofit to what it describes as a nationwide infrastructure platform for battery recovery and compliance.

With EU recycled content mandates approaching, the Netherlands is accelerating investment into plastics recycling pathways that extend beyond PET, where regulatory approval remains limited.

PuriFire Energy has obtained funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) for its WoodVALOR project, aiming to transform contaminated waste wood into higher-value products using advanced bio-processing technologies.

Davao City is confronting a mounting waste crisis as daily collections near 800 tons, raising urgent questions about the sustainability of its sanitary landfill.

Global demand for plastics continues to rise even as regulatory pressure, brand commitments, and climate targets tighten around emissions, waste, and feedstock sourcing. For companies operating at the scale of LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest producers of polyolefins and chemicals, the challenge is no longer limited to cost efficiency or capacity utilization.