Plastalyst technology, earned this recognition at the event held on November 26-27, 2025, in Frankfurt at the 2025 Impact Festival.
Impact Festival
Europe’s largest B2B event for sustainable innovation, the Impact Festival connects startups, corporates, investors, and experts via keynotes, masterclasses, exhibitions, and networking at Messe Frankfurt. The 2025 edition featured over 4,000 attendees and highlighted themes like circular economy, energy efficiency, and biodiversity, hosting the ISC3 Investor Forum and award ceremony.
Background on ISC3 and DECHEMA
The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3), operated by DECHEMA e.V.—a leading European society for chemical engineering and biotechnology—supports global innovators in sustainable chemistry through challenges, investor forums, and hubs. ISC3’s annual Innovation Challenge spotlights scalable solutions addressing climate change, with the 2025 edition focusing on emissions reduction across industries.
Read the full press release here:
https://isc3.org/page/sustainable-chemistry-start-ups-shine-at-impact-festival
The other solutions are also remarkable:
CLIMASEL develops bio-based phase-change material panels that absorb heat during the day and release it at night, helping regulate indoor temperatures and reduce cooling energy use.
ClimEtSan-OnTheGround GmbH (Germany)
ClimEtSan-OnTheGround implements circular climate projects that integrate clean cooking, eco-sanitation, and biochar fertilizer production, while enabling carbon offsetting (emission compensation through external projects) or insetting (emission reduction within a company’s own supply chain) for global companies.
ETB developed a process to produce bio-butadiene, a key building block for plastics, rubber and other chemicals compositions, with high conversion and selectivity from bioethanol.
Palki Motors Limited (Bangladesh)
Palki Motors designs and manufactures long-range electric cars featuring innovative fast battery swap technology to offer affordable, sustainable urban mobility in Bangladesh.
Power2Polymers develops cost-effective, more sustainable high-performance polymers by integrating a novel building block (POM), cutting carbon footprints by up to 40%.
Spark e-Fuels produces renewable, carbon-neutral synthetic fuels using renewable electricity and CO₂ to accelerate the defossilisation of aviation.
Theseus Development produces geopolymer based concrete, delivering low carbon and high performance building materials for affordable and resilient housing.
VerdiSol (United Arab Emirates)
VerdiSol transforms agri-food waste into nanofibers to boost soil health, water retention, and sustainable farming in arid regions.
Virgin Green Renewable Energy Limited (Zambia)
Virgin Green converts biomass waste into charcoal briquettes, improved cook stoves, and wood vinegar, empowering local women entrepreneurs while reducing CO₂ emissions and deforestation.
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