23 May 202416 May 2024 A573 – Italian Competition Authority: investigation opened against Novamont for alleged abuse of dominant position The company's exclusivity agreements could limit the use of alternative materials to Mater-Bi in the manufacture of lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags, with anti-competitive effects, both against bioplastics manufacturers and plastic bag manufacturers that use raw materials other than Mater-Bi
22 May 202417 December 2024 Chemical and Physical Recycling are Essential for the Realisation of the Green Deal and the Circular Economy The Renewable Carbon Initiative has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realise its huge potential
Sweden’s First Biogas CCU Facility to be built by Bright Renewables and Tekniska Verken The new facility, which will annually produce 20,000 tons of food-grade quality bioCO2, is expected to be completed before next summer in 2025
21 May 202414 May 2024 Nanoparticle catalysts convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide to make useful compounds Researchers from the University of Illinois studied the catalytic activity of cheaper nanoparticle catalysts to determine if the lower-cost catalyst could enhance activity levels of β-Mo2C with a silica oxide support in the RWGS reaction
17 May 202414 May 2024 Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide New catalyst could offer a potential solution for using captured carbon
Katalysator auf Zuckerbasis verwertet Kohlendioxid Experten der Northwestern Universität haben durch einen einfachen Katalysator einen preisgünstigen Wandler für abgeschiedenen Kohlenstoff gefunden
16 May 20249 July 2024 Exploring the Future of Advanced Recycling: Early Bird Tickets Now Available Smart birds book early – Future focused attendees of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 can save 20% with the early bird bookings until July 16th 2024
Wachstumsmarkt Recycling: Ab sofort Frühbucher-Tickets für die Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 verfügbar Bis zum 16. Juli 2024 können schnell entschlossene Teilnehmer der Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 von einem 20% Frühbucher-Discount profitieren
Carbon Clean achieves fabrication milestone on FlagshipONE with the project’s first carbon capture unit module Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction is marking the start of the module assembly process
Cheap catalyst could help turn carbon dioxide into fuels Molybdenum compound offers an efficient way to make carbon monoxide - a building block of chemicals and fuels
15 May 202410 May 2024 Messer launches with ZeCarb new “Carbon Capture as a Service” offering Messer, the world's leading specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases, is expanding its product portfolio with "ZeCarb". "ZeCarb" stands for "Zero Carbon" and helps to decarbonize industries with high CO2 emissions
8 May 20246 May 2024 Kohlendioxid in nützliche Chemikalien verwandeln Die Forschenden planen, edelmetallfreie Katalysatoren zu entwickeln, die das reaktionsträge Treibhausgas mit Hilfe von Sonnenlicht chemisch aktivieren
The many uses of carbon dioxide Putting CO2 to good use may even reduce the burden of preventing its release to the atmosphere
7 May 20247 May 2024 The World’s Largest Event for the Defossilisation of Chemicals and Materials The Renewable Materials Conference will take place from 11-13 June 2024 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online
Die weltgrößte Veranstaltung zur Defossilisierung von Chemikalien und Materialien Die Renewable Materials Conference findet vom 11. bis 13. Juni 2024 in Siegburg bei Köln und online statt
Team publishes perspective paper on net-zero emissions in the aviation industry New paper provides an analytical review of the cutting-edge methodologies for CO2-to-jet fuel conversion with an assessment of the practicality of current industrial models
6 May 20243 May 2024 New Approach Could Make Reusing Captured Carbon Far Cheaper, Less Energy-Intensive A team led by Marta Hatzell designed a new electrochemical reactor to seamlessly integrate into direct air capture systems and turn CO2 into useful raw materials
3 May 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in April 2024 at RCI
INERATEC sichert sich modernste Katalysatoren von Sasol zur Herstellung nachhaltiger e-Fuels Die Fischer-Tropsch (FT)-Experten von Sasol Chemicals liefern dem Start-up Ineratec ihren neuesten FT-Katalysator
INERATEC secures state-of-the-art catalysts from Sasol for the production of sustainable e-fuels Fischer-Tropsch (FT) experts Sasol Chemicals have pledged to provide start-up Ineratec with some of their latest FT catalyst
30 April 202424 April 2024 Groundbreaking ceremony for the CO2-neutral cement plant: Holcim Germany is building a climate-friendly future Robert Habeck and Daniel Günther break ground for Holcim Germany's climate-neutral cement plant
Spatenstich für das CO2-neutrale Zementwerk: Holcim Deutschland baut die klimafreundliche Zukunft Robert Habeck und Daniel Günther setzen Spatenstich für das klimaneutrale Zementwerk von Holcim Deutschland
Rethinking plastics – the new alternative for current plastic materials is born from CO2 Tony Rehn, Programme Director of Fortum's innovative Carbon2x programme discusses the possibilities and challenges of future plastic production
26 April 202424 April 2024 Using CO2 and biomass, FAMU-FSU researchers find path to more environmentally friendly recyclable plastics Using depolymerization, the researchers can convert polymers to pure monomers, which is the key to the high quality of the recycled material
25 April 202425 April 2024 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) enables the substitution of fossil carbon in sectors where carbon is necessary. Dioxycle, D-CRBN and Twelve showcase winning solutions that pave the path for a renewable carbon society
Innovationspreis “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” – Drei CCU-Lösungen führen die Gesellschaft in eine fossil-freie Zukunft Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) ermöglicht die Substitution von fossilem Kohlenstoff in kohlenstoffabhängigen Bereichen. Die Unternehmen Dioxycle, D-CRBN und Twelve ebnen mit ihren Lösungen erfolgreich den Weg zu einer Gesellschaft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff
Report: The Future Of Synthetics The Future of Synthetics calls on the fashion, apparel, and textile industry to rapidly divest from new fossil fuel extraction to make synthetic materials, providing brands with guidance on how to do so
24 April 202419 April 2024 Possibilities to capture and utilize carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes This report is a result of the cooperation and funding of the International PtX Hub and supports the development of sustainable Power-to-X and hydrogen markets as a building block
DECHEMA-Publikation zu geeigneten CO2-Quellen und deren integration in PtX-Wertschöpfungsketten Im aktuellen Bericht, der im Rahmen des International PtX Hub veröffentlicht wurde, identifiziert die DECHEMA Punktquellen und beschreibt verschiedene Technologien zur CO2-Abscheidung
Sustainable construction materials using industrial CO2 emissions and citrus peels The BUILD-LIMONENE initiative to develop new additives and biodegradable materials that can be used in the construction industry and become viable alternatives to the materials currently available in the market
23 April 202419 April 2024 STX Group and Norsk e-Fuel partner to boost biogenic CO2 delivery in the Nordics for sustainable e-fuel production The collaboration to address key challenges currently hindering the growth of the European Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market, such as insufficient CO2 transportation infrastructure and scalable CO2 source availability
Can Greener CO2-derived Chemicals Accelerate CCUS Uptake? If captured carbon can be utilized to make profitable chemical products, this revenue stream can provide an economic incentive to accelerate the uptake of CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) technologies until legislation that promotes CO2 storage emerges
CO₂ as raw material: Heidelberg Materials and Linde build world’s first large-scale CCU facility in a cement plant This will enable the captured CO₂ from cement production to be reused as a valuable raw material in manufacturing applications
CO₂ als Rohstoff: Heidelberg Materials und Linde bauen weltweit erste CCU-Großanlage in einem Zementwerk Weiterverwertung des abgeschiedenen CO2 aus der Zementproduktion als wertvoller Rohstoff für industrielle Anwendungen
22 April 202417 April 2024 Using Carbon Capture to Replace Fossil-Based Polyester Feedstocks with LanzaTech and On Textile Exchange speaks with LanzaTech and On about how their partnership opened the door to scaling an apparel collection made using this technology
Neste and Lotte Chemical team up on renewable chemicals and plastics This will enable products and applications with a lower carbon footprint
Neste und Lotte Chemical arbeiten bei erneuerbaren Chemikalien und Kunststoffen zusammen Das Ergebnis sind Produkte und Anwendungen, die einen geringeren CO2-Fußabdruck aufweisen
19 April 202416 April 2024 Validating Biobased Content Claims With Carbon-14 Testing The development of more sustainable biobased products brings to attention the need for third-party verification of an end-product’s biobased content to validate biobased content and to support marketing claims
18 April 202415 April 2024 Bia Energy Operating Company Announces Significant Developments for Low Carbon Methanol Project at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana The facility is designed to be able to reduce carbon emissions by over 92% compared to traditional methanol production by capturing CO2 and utilizing hydrogen as both fuel and feedstock
Studie zu CO2-Gutschriften: Waldverbände fordern Vielfalt, Transparenz und leichtere Marktzugänge Carbon Credits als Beitrag zum Klimaschutz – Partizipation kleinerer Betriebe
17 April 202416 April 2024 A Gates-Backed Startup Is Making Fuel From Water and Carbon Dioxide Infinium counts Bill Gates as an investor and has fuel buyers that include Amazon and American Airlines. Now, the company is trying to scale up
16 April 202410 April 2024 BAM-Forscher*innen wandeln CO2 mithilfe von Bakterien und Solarstrom in nützliche Chemikalien um In Zukunft könnten damit in der Industrie Treibhausgasemissionen genutzt, statt in die Atmosphäre freigesetzt zu werden
15 April 202410 April 2024 Climeworks signs 9-year agreement with the LEGO Group and KIRKBI Climeworks verifiably removes CO₂ from the air and helps companies to address their hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions
CO2: Lego setzt auf Abscheidung und Speicherung Um seine CO2-Bilanz zu verbessern, hat Lego einen langfristigen Vertrag mit Climeworks, Pionier im Bereich Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), geschlossen
11 April 202411 April 2024 10 reasons to attend the “CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024” Cologne, Germany, 17 – 18 April 2024, and online
10 April 202417 December 2024 How to enable the transition from fossil to renewable carbon in the chemical and material sector RCI members identified several concrete instruments and measures to improve the economic framework conditions for the European chemicals and materials industry
4 April 202428 March 2024 Research lights up process for turning CO2 into sustainable fuel Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new green fuels
3 April 20243 April 2024 Avantium: Well Capitalised and Continued Good Progress in the Execution of its Strategy Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today reports its unaudited 2023 full year results
2 April 202425 March 2024 Celanese Achieves ISCC CFC Certification for Low Carbon CCU Methanol Newly Certified Methanol Demonstrates a Greater than 70% Reduction in Carbon Footprint
Successful demonstration in Dunkirk of the CO₂ capture DMX™ process 3D pilot: success of the first “parametric” test phase