circular economy

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26/09/2026Axens Awarded Process Design Project for Tire Pyrolysis Oil (TPO) Upgrading Unit in the US

French refining and petrochemical process technology company Axens announced on September 24, 2026 that it has been awarded a Process Design Package for a hydroprocessing unit in the United States that will use 100% tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) as feedstock. Axens is a French company whose core business is licensing refining and petrochemical process technologies, […]

24/09/2026Covestro Starts Up Pilot Plant for Chemical Recycling of High-Performance Elastomers in Leverkusen, Germany

Covestro AG, a global supplier of high-tech polymer materials, has announced the startup of a pilot plant for the chemical recycling of high-performance polyurethane elastomer Vulkollan® at its Leverkusen, Germany site, effective September 16, 2026, according to the company. The investment is reported to be in the double-digit million-euro range, and the new process is […]

08/09/2026Idemitsu Kosan Begins Basic Design of Second Oil-Based Chemical Recycling Facility

Japanese refining and petrochemical company Idemitsu Kosan has reportedly decided to begin basic design work, together with its subsidiary Chemical Recycling Japan (CRJ), on a second oil-based chemical recycling facility. The facility is designed to convert waste plastics into “CR Oil,” a crude-oil-equivalent feedstock, which is then used to produce recycled chemical products at Idemitsu’s […]

01/09/2026Netherlands’ BioBTX Reaches Final Investment Decision for Delfzijl Circular Aromatics Plant

Dutch start-up BioBTX has reportedly reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) for its PETRA circular aromatics plant in Delfzijl. The plant is described as the world’s first commercial-scale facility to convert waste plastics into renewable aromatic oil, producing benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX), it is reported. The PETRA plant is reported to process 20,000 tonnes […]

29/08/2026Catalyxx Announces Its First Commercial-Scale Bio-Based Chemical Plant in Sines, Portugal

Spain-based technology firm Catalyxx has reportedly announced the construction of its first commercial-scale bio-based chemical plant, “Catalyxx Ibérica,” at the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS) in Portugal. The plant, which produces butanol, hexanol, and octanol from bioethanol feedstock, has reportedly been designated a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese government and has […]

24/08/2026Netherlands’ BioBTX Takes FID on World’s First Commercial-Scale Circular Aromatics Plant

Dutch chemical startup BioBTX has taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) to build the world’s first commercial-scale circular aromatics plant in Delfzijl, it is reported. The investment is reported to exceed 80 million euros. The plant will use mixed waste plastics as feedstock to produce renewable aromatics such as benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX), it […]