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Group 1 - Shanghai Leju Technology Co., Ltd., a leader in the shared circular packaging field in China, completed a B++ round of financing on August 12, with Kunlun Capital, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, as the sole investor [2] - The company plans to use the funds to expand its smart circular packaging asset scale, enhance research and development of circular materials, and increase investments in AI technology, focusing on perception technology and the development of industrial unmanned vehicles and logistics automation solutions [2] - Ingka Group, the parent company of IKEA, announced a growth investment in Shanghai Ruimo Environmental New Materials Co., Ltd., marking its first investment in a Chinese company in the circular economy sector [2][3] Group 2 - Ruimo Environmental, established in December 2015, specializes in the development of technology for plastic recycling and provides solutions for recycled plastic, including R-PP, R-PE, R-PS, and R-ABS [3] - The company utilizes physical recycling methods and has developed automatic sorting equipment for polyolefin food packaging waste, addressing quality and safety issues associated with traditional recycled materials [3] - Ruimo Environmental's recycled plastics have achieved performance levels close to virgin plastics and have received safety certifications from the FDA and EU RoHS [3] Group 3 - The circular economy, particularly in plastic recycling, has gained global consensus, with various countries setting clear targets for the use of recycled materials in plastic packaging by 2030 [4] - Major consumer goods companies, including IKEA, have set goals to source only renewable or recycled materials by 2030, with brands like Coca-Cola and Nike also announcing targets for recycled material usage [4] - The establishment of China Resources Recycling Group, with a registered capital of 10 billion yuan, highlights the importance and inevitability of this sector in China [4] Group 4 - Dow Chemical announced the cancellation of its chemical recycling plant in Germany due to structural challenges in the European market, which will lead to the permanent closure of its steam cracking unit by 2027 [5][6] - Dow has been involved in the development of chemical recycling technologies since 2010, focusing on pyrolysis, dissolution, and depolymerization, with a core technology developed in collaboration with Mura [7] - The trend of circular economy is gaining traction in the Asia-Pacific region, with expectations for increased green capital entering China [7]