EU Commission shortlists 77 projects for Innovation Fund support

The European Commission has selected 77 industrial projects across 23 EEA countries as candidates for Innovation Fund grants worth up to EUR 3.4bn, funded from Emissions Trading System revenues. The list includes chemical recycling plants in Spain and the Netherlands, a biopolymer facility in Germany and a PHA pilot in Finland. Promoters now begin grant negotiations with CINEA, with outcomes due in the first quarter of 2027 and a new call round opening in December 2026.

Why this mattersA multi-country funding push for chemical recycling and bio-based alternatives could expand feedstock options for packaging resin producers facing recycled-content mandates.

• European Commission selected 77 projects across 23 EEA countries for up to EUR 3.4bn in Innovation Fund support.
• Greenertis Tarragona in Spain proposes the Circus project to convert mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil using molten-salt and electrically heated reactors.
• PTC Amsterdam in the Netherlands proposes the Plastic project, combining slow-cracking pyrolysis with in-line decontamination to produce feedstock oil.
• Traceless Materials in Germany plans an industrial plant under the Beyond project, following a first Hamburg-Harburg facility opened in May 2026 with about 3,000 tonnes annual capacity after an investment of more than EUR 20m.
• NG Nordic Finland proposes the Eagle pilot to capture about 10,000 tonnes of CO2 a year from a waste-to-energy plant for use in producing polyhydroxyalkanoates.
• Grant agreements are to be negotiated with CINEA, with outcomes expected in the first quarter of 2027, and a new Innovation Fund call round opens in December 2026.

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