Browsing: circular

A single demonstration facility processing 10,000 tonnes of retired wind and solar equipment a year sits against a projected 20…

On April 28, 2025, Spain and Portugal lost power. Two full European Union member states went dark within seconds, and…

Tthe United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) signed a Joint Declaration establishing a framework for cooperation on the circular economy, advanced batteries and green industrial development.

India’s battery industry is entering a period of rapid expansion that will test not only its manufacturing capacity but also the resilience of its supply chain.

In 2022, 14.4 million tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment were placed on the EU market, while Member States collected…

The Port of Antwerp Bruges has issued key permits for several large scale circular economy projects, including a €300 million plastic recycling facility, commercial food waste conversion, and tire recycling operations that collectively expand the port’s industrial decarbonization strategy.

Mexico is positioning circular economy policy as both an environmental initiative and an industrial competitiveness strategy as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement enters a more uncertain phase.

Indonesia’s oil palm industry faces a strategic dilemma that increasingly extends beyond production targets and into climate commitments, land governance, and global market access. According to Prof. Hariyadi of IPB University’s Faculty of Agriculture, raising productivity on existing plantations rather than expanding cultivated land will determine whether the sector can meet economic and environmental expectations simultaneously.

Tata Motors and Castrol India have launched a pilot programme in Karnataka aimed at building a structured ecosystem for collection, channelisation, and recycling of used engine oil through authorised service networks.

A pilot project in Elche, Spain is testing whether agricultural and forestry waste can become a scalable feedstock for renewable hydrogen through thermochemical conversion.