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• August 2024: Eckert & Ziegler and Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (Telix) announced a significant multi-year agreement. Under this contract, Eckert & Ziegler will act as the European contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for Telix's ProstACT GLOBAL Phase III study. The contract ensures the supply for the entire European patient base from Eckert & Ziegler's state-of-the-art facility in Berlin. Eckert & Ziegler will supply the essential starting material: their high-purity, non-carrier-added GMP-grade Lutetium-177 (Lu-177).
• August 2024: Salt Medical, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) focusing on medical device manufacturing, is set to debut at Claregalway Corporate Park in Co. Galway. Salt Medical boasts a distinguished international platform in the medical device arena, bolstered by a robust global research and development (R&D) and manufacturing network. While the company has established R&D and manufacturing hubs in Ireland, it also sources raw materials and precision components, complemented by large-scale manufacturing operations in both the United States and the Asia-Pacific region.

• November 2023: Envac’s automated waste collection system served around 40,000 homes and 120,000 inhabitants while eliminating the need for heavy collection vehicles, which resulted in significant environmental benefits. The automated waste collection system has transported approximately 240,775 tonnes of waste so far. The system has improved urban planning and management by eliminating heavy-duty collection vehicles and bulky waste storage containers on the streets. From an environmental perspective, it prevents approximately eight tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
• January 2023: Envac (one of the most innovative players in the global automated waste collection market and the inventor of the pneumatic waste collection system) partnered with Stella Futura (Sweden-based sustainable energy solutions provider) to accelerate the impact of automated waste collection with sustainable energy solutions. Envac’s automated system, together with Stella Futura, will lower costs, increase overall grid efficiency, and boost Sweden’s energy resilience.

• Febuary 2023, Saudi’s MODON announces USD 1.1bn textile investments. These investments are distributed over 125 industrial contracts in 19 industrial cities, covering a total area of more than one million square meters. According to Al-Argoubi, the textiles and men’s supplies sector is experiencing high growth in the Kingdom.
• October 2022 - Nykaa enters the Gulf nations through its first global partnership with Apparel Group. The Apparel Group of Dubai will hold 45% of the company's shares, while Nykaa will control 55% of the partnership's shares. The Indian cosmetics and clothing store Nykaa recently announced a partnership with the Apparel Group, a fashion and lifestyle retailer with headquarters in Dubai, to expand its presence in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) nations.

• May 2023: The Malaysian textile industry should collaborate with manufacturers from China to transform local textile production processes and systems through digitalization and automation in order to boost productivity and increase revenue, said the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA).
• March 2022: Toray Industries, Inc. unveiled Toyoflon, a low-friction polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with a property to resist friction and be used in high-strength textiles. According to Toray studies, the slide's durability is 25 times greater than its current counterparts, and friction has decreased by more than 50%. Due to its performance advantages, increased surface pressure, and ability to be smaller and lighter, the new textile is expected to witness a rise in adoption.

• August 2024: Eckert & Ziegler and Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (Telix) announced a significant multi-year agreement. Under this contract, Eckert & Ziegler will act as the European contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for Telix's ProstACT GLOBAL Phase III study. The contract ensures the supply for the entire European patient base from Eckert & Ziegler's state-of-the-art facility in Berlin. Eckert & Ziegler will supply the essential starting material: their high-purity, non-carrier-added GMP-grade Lutetium-177 (Lu-177).
• August 2024: Salt Medical, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) focusing on medical device manufacturing, is set to debut at Claregalway Corporate Park in Co. Galway. Salt Medical boasts a distinguished international platform in the medical device arena, bolstered by a robust global research and development (R&D) and manufacturing network. While the company has established R&D and manufacturing hubs in Ireland, it also sources raw materials and precision components, complemented by large-scale manufacturing operations in both the United States and the Asia-Pacific region.

• June 2024: Waste Management Inc. and Stericycle confirmed a definitive agreement, with Waste Management acquiring all outstanding shares of Stericycle at USD 62.00 per share in cash. This deal, totaling approximately USD 7.2 billion, accounts for Stericycle's net debt of around USD 1.4 billion. With this acquisition, Waste Management is expected to broaden its environmental solutions portfolio by incorporating Stericycle's prominent assets in the lucrative medical waste and secure information destruction industries.
• September 2023: LabCycle, a company co-founded by a University of Bath graduate, unveiled its pilot plant capable of recycling up to 60% of plastic lab waste. With ambitions to expand, the company targets recycling waste from labs, healthcare, research, and commercial sectors.
• January 2023: Bertin Medical Waste's Sterilwave solution earned accolades from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 2022. This recognition came during the UNIDO Global Call, specifically in the Medical & Health category. UNIDO lauded Sterilwave for its innovative and responsible approach to medical waste treatment.

• November 2023: Envac’s automated waste collection system served around 40,000 homes and 120,000 inhabitants while eliminating the need for heavy collection vehicles, which resulted in significant environmental benefits. The automated waste collection system has transported approximately 240,775 tonnes of waste so far. The system has improved urban planning and management by eliminating heavy-duty collection vehicles and bulky waste storage containers on the streets. From an environmental perspective, it prevents approximately eight tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
• January 2023: Envac (one of the most innovative players in the global automated waste collection market and the inventor of the pneumatic waste collection system) partnered with Stella Futura (Sweden-based sustainable energy solutions provider) to accelerate the impact of automated waste collection with sustainable energy solutions. Envac’s automated system, together with Stella Futura, will lower costs, increase overall grid efficiency, and boost Sweden’s energy resilience.

• October 2023: Veolia opened the doors of more than 100 sites operated by the group in France. The sites include drinking water production plants, wastewater treatment plants, waste sorting centers, or energy recovery units, enabling the general public to go behind the scenes of ecological transformation. A unique opportunity to discover the group's innovative solutions and expertise in its core businesses of water, energy, and waste management.
• September 2023: In order to secure the supply of End-of-life mattress foams, Evonik entered into an agreement with Remondis Group, one of the world's most prominent recyclers. As Evonik develops its chemical recycling process to the next level, this cooperation would be beneficial for it. In the production of new mattresses, it is possible to recover core components of polyurethane foam and use them as premium-quality block-building materials with Evonik's innovative material and hydrolysis technology. The recycling process is currently being tested at a pilot plant in Hanau and will be tested at a larger demonstration plant in the future.

• November 2023: Veolia worked alongside the Sultanate of Oman and its partner TotalEnergies to promote this transition to clean, renewable energy, with the inauguration of the largest solar power plant on a desalination plant in Oman. This initiative is part of the Group's ongoing efforts to decarbonize its activities and support its customers' carbon neutrality objectives. The Sultanate of Oman is fully fulfilling its ambitious target to generate electricity from renewable sources by 2030, thanks to the production of local and low-carbon energy.
• November 2023: Averda, the leading end-to-end waste management and recycling company in emerging markets, and King Abdullah University of Science of Technology (KAUST), a graduate research university in Saudi Arabia, announced the signing of a new contract for a waste management facility and services that will provide sustainable waste management solutions for the University, with zero-waste goals projected by 2025. Averda will manage all aspects of solid and hazardous waste, including recycling, sorting, waste transfer, and disposal.

December 2023: The Accelerating Circularity Initiative was granted USD 1.5 million worth of funding from the Walmart Foundation, which will be used to scale up the new Building Circular Systems program. The funds will contribute to the development of the early stages of the program, which have so far shown the technical feasibility of textile-to-textile recycling systems.

March 2023: Kelheim Fibres, a manufacturer of viscose, collaborated with Recycling Atelier Augsburg to produce quality products from recycled materials. The aim of this collaboration is to ensure that the fibers produced by Kelheim Fibres are manufactured from recycled wood, which it claims will further tighten the loop.