24 January 202523 January 2025 Die Chance für Unternehmen, zum weltführenden Event beizutragen: Renewable Materials Conference Der internationale Treffpunkt für die Chemie-, Kunststoff- und Werkstoffindustrie findet vom 22. bis 24. September 2025 in Siegburg bei Köln statt. Die Konferenz präsentiert neue Lösungen und aktuelle Innovationen, fossilen Kohlenstoff durch Biomasse, CO₂-Nutzung und Recycling zu ersetzen
22 January 202516 January 2025 Enhancing Biomass Project Economics with CO2 Market Opportunities There are many technologies underway and being scaled up that aim to use CO2 for replacement of hydrocarbons in the development of bioplastics and advanced building materials
Inorganic and biocatalysts work together to reduce CO2 In a hybrid cascade, climate-damaging CO2 is turned back into valuable methanol. An international research team has shown how this works
Anorganische und Biokatalysatoren reduzieren gemeinsam CO2 In einer hybriden Kaskade wird aus klimaschädlichem CO2 wieder wertvolles Methanol. Ein internationales Forschungsteam hat gezeigt, wie das funktioniert
21 January 202524 January 2025 Biomass Demand for Transport Fuels, Aviation and Shipping up to 2050 and Implications for Biomass Supply to the Chemical Sector Current transport regulations provide a unique long-term horizon for sustainable aviation and shipping fuel through the defined quotas – what does this mean for the chemical sector?
17 January 202513 January 2025 CO2 als Rohstoff: Baustein einer klimaneutralen Kohlenstoffwirtschaft Impulspapier zur zukünftigen Nutzung von Carbon Capture and Utilization in Deutschland veröffentlicht
16 January 202514 January 2025 Cloverdale Paint and Celanese Partner to Offer Sustainable Paint Solutions Created with Carbon Capture Technology Celanese will convert captured CO2 from industrial CO2 emissions into a methanol building block which makes up part of vinyl acetate-based emulsions used as a raw material in the manufacturing of paints
From CO2 to acetaldehyde: towards greener industrial chemistry Scientists led by EPFL, the University of Copenhagen, and Shanghai University have developed a copper catalyst that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into acetaldehyde, a key chemical used in manufacturing. The breakthrough offers a green alternative to fossil-fuel-based processes
Von CO2 zu Acetaldehyd: Auf dem Weg zu einer grüneren industriellen Chemie Mit diesem Durchbruch werden zwei Umweltprobleme auf einmal angegangen
15 January 202510 January 2025 Rebel Fuels launches to transform waste CO2 into carbon-neutral fuels Rebel Fuels plants are establishing a circular carbon economy that repurposes waste streams into valuable, sustainable fuel products
10 January 20256 January 2025 The Case for Carbon Utilization New processes and technologies are enabling producers to find even more attractive outlets for their CO2
9 January 20256 January 2025 Green Science Alliance produced MOF (Metal Organic Framework), PCP (Porous Coordination Polymer) from waste PET bottle With a new development, all kinds of terephthalic acid based MOF can be produced from waste PET bottle with cheap cost
CO2-eating bacteria recycles carbon from chimney smoke directly into new products New research from Aarhus University has revealed how we can make it much cheaper to capture and convert CO2 from industry for usable products. The research has just been published in Nature Communications
7 January 20252 January 2025 bp verkündet Investitionsentscheidung für Projekt „Lingen Green Hydrogen“ Größte Produktionsanlage von bp für grünen Wasserstoff im industriellen Maßstab weltweit geplant – die erste, die das Unternehmen selbst besitzen und betreiben wird
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Awarded Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for Commercializing Breakthrough CO2 to Ethylene Technology Project SECURE aims to provide an integrated commercial process which takes captured carbon dioxide from ethylene production and recycles it with low carbon intensity hydrogen to create sustainable ethanol and ethylene
Wie die deutsche Industrie bis 2045 zukunftsfähig werden kann Mehr Recycling, mehr Biomasse – die deutsche Chemieindustrie könnte bis zum Jahr 2045 nicht nur klimaneutral, sondern sogar klimapositiv werden
3 January 202518 December 2024 Carbon Dioxide to 3D Printed Carbon Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Innovation Researchers from the Universities of Delaware and Washington in St. Louis presented a method that uses CO2 as a feedstock, addressing both sustainable material production and greenhouse gas reduction
2 January 202517 December 2024 eChemicles announces its strategic collaboration with Bosch Thin Metal Technologies on scaling-up CO2 electrolyser stack production The Hungary-based start-up developed the world’s first containerized low temperature CO2 electrolyzer system, producing green CO
20 December 202420 December 2024 Transforming CO₂ into Opportunities: The CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Preliminary program now available – exploring CCU technologies for a sustainable chemicals and fuels industry
Das Potenzial von CO₂ nutzen: Die CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Aktuelles Programm jetzt verfügbar – Erforschung von CCU-Technologien für eine nachhaltige Chemie- und Kraftstoffproduktion
Wood-based carbon capture is a major opportunity for Finland – and the climate Metsä Group is proceeding stage by stage in the carbon capture project and will pilot carbon capture next summer at the Rauma pulp mill with ANDRITZ
ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Announce Ethanol Production Milestone and Shipment of First Barge from Flagship Steelanol Facility in Belgium This achievement progresses LanzaTech and ArcelorMittal’s joint strategy to develop a thriving European supply chain for sustainable ethanol produced in the region
Milestone reached for ground-breaking trial to convert carbon dioxide into cleaning products Scientists trying to convert carbon dioxide into materials used in cleaning products have reached a key milestone by producing ethanol from carbon dioxide captured from papermills in Cumbria and Scotland
19 December 202413 December 2024 Green Hydrogen Explained – IDTechEx’s Primer on Water Electrolysis IDTechEx explores the production processes, benefits, challenges, and key players of green hydrogen in their recent report, "Green Hydrogen Production & Electrolyzer Market 2024-2034: Technologies, Players, Forecasts"
18 December 202412 December 2024 Metsä Group conducts first survey with Andritz examining what the capture of four million tonnes of carbon dioxide requires The survey demonstrated that it is possible to capture all the carbon dioxide generated by a large bioproduct mill, but that it requires major investments and developments in the related technology and market
CarbonCure Reveals Groundbreaking Carbon Utilization Collaboration in Saudi Arabia with Abdin and Gulf Cryo The multi-party collaboration will enable embodied carbon reductions at NEOM's large scale construction projects
17 December 202412 December 2024 Rubi Secures $1 Million Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation to Scale its Breakthrough Carbon-to-Cellulose Platform Awarded to less than 5% of applicants, the grant accelerates Rubi's mission to decarbonize materials manufacturing
16 December 202410 December 2024 Carbon Capture’s Role in Net-Zero – IDTechEx Explores CCUS Technologies IDTechEx reports that major CCUS technology providers are working towards offering a broad range of technologies in order to source the most economical approaches to meet varying requirements
Neue Studie belegt: Treibhausgasneutrale Chemie im Rheinland bis 2045 möglich ChemCologne fordert klare politische Unterstützung und verbesserte Rahmenbedingungen
13 December 20246 December 2024 Avantium and SCGC Advance the Development of PLGA Polyester Avantium’s Volta Technology uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 to high-value products and chemical building blocks including glycolic acid. Glycolic acid, combined with lactic acid, can be used to produce PLGA polyester in existing manufacturing assets
12 December 20249 December 2024 Licensee of Asahi Kasei Technology Begins Commercial Production of High-Purity Carbonates Using CO2 as Main Feedstock in China The plant uses technology licensed from Asahi Kasei for the production of high-purity ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) which are used as electrolyte solvents in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles with carbon dioxide (CO2)
Asahi Kasei: Chinesischer Lizenznehmer startet kommerzielle Produktion von hochreinen Carbonaten mit CO2 als Hauptrohstoff Die von Asahi Kasei lizenzierte Technologie zur Herstellung von hochreinem Ethylencarbonat (EC) und Dimethylcarbonat (DMC) mit Kohlendioxid (CO2) als Hauptrohstoff werden als Lösungsmittel für Lithium-Ionen Batterieelektrolyte für Elektrofahrzeuge verwendet werden
Launch of Demonstration Test for CO2 Capture from Chemical Recovery Boilers at Paper Mills in Japan Using CO2MPACT™ Mobile to Contribute to the Decarbonization of the Pulp and Paper Industry
11 December 20245 December 2024 Germany: SPIE installs the world’s first industrial-scale CCU facility for a cement plant SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is installing the world’s first industrial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) facility for the cement industry
SPIE errichtet weltweit erste CCU-Großanlage für Zementwerk Die CCU-Anlage (Carbon Capture & Utilisation) entsteht für das Joint Venture „Capture-to-Use“ (Cap2U) von Heidelberg Materials und Linde Gas. Sie wird im Auftrag von Linde Engineering im Zementwerk Lengfurt errichtet
6 December 20243 December 2024 New EU-Funded Project to Drive Metallurgical Industry Towards Zero Emissions and Circular Carbon The European Union has awarded €17 million to the EMPHATICAL project to assist the metallurgical industry in achieving zero emissions and carbon circularity by 2050
Charm Industrial Selects Manufacturo as Partner to Scale Manufacturing Operations Charm Industrial, a leading climate technology company that specializes in the capture and permanent removal of carbon, has selected Manufacturo for a new strategic partnership
4 December 20242 December 2024 CO2 utilisation as an alternative to permanent sequestration According to the International Energy Agency, plans are already underway for over 20 commercial-scale CO2 capturing facilities
3 December 202413 January 2025 Please submit your abstract and innovation to the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”, 20-22 September 2025 in Siegburg 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
Improved catalyst turns harmful greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels, chemical feedstocks The team improved a reaction called dry reforming of methane that converts methane and carbon dioxide into syngas
Marking First Full Year of Operations, Vaulted Deep Secures $32.3 Million Series A Funding Led by Prelude Ventures As a spinoff from an established waste disposal company, Vaulted launched in late 2023 with existing, permitted well infrastructure and an experienced team
Breakthrough in capturing ‘hot’ CO2 from industrial exhaust A metal-organic framework, or MOF, is capable of capturing CO2 at extreme temperatures
Durchbruch bei der Abscheidung von “heißem” CO2 aus Industrieabgasen Ein metallorganisches Gerüst ist in der Lage, CO2 bei extremen Temperaturen abzuscheiden
29 November 20249 December 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in November 2024 at RCI:
28 November 202425 November 2024 Henkel and Celanese collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions This partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials
Henkel und Celanese kooperieren für nachhaltigen Klebstoff Partnerschaft zur Verbesserung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Emulsionsproduktion durch den Einsatz von Materialien auf Basis von Kohlenstoffabscheidung
Council greenlights EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products Certification schemes will be in place for operators to prove compliance with the regulation, who will be subject to robust and transparent monitoring, verification and reporting rules to promote trust in the system
27 November 202426 November 2024 Join our free webinar today: “Discover Innovative Startups with RCI” Each startup will deliver a concise, 10-minute segment, featuring a 7-minute presentation and a 3-minute Q&A
CarbonFree debuts endurocal®, the world’s first zero-carbon mineral CarbonFree’s proprietary SkyCycle™ process captures carbon emissions from hard-to-abate industrial sources and produces 'endurocal®', a pharmaceutical-grade calcium Carbonate
26 November 202421 November 2024 Synata Bio’s Sylonto Project Awarded $4.5 Million NDRC Grant The waste carbon-to-ethanol facility will transform Henan Energy Group’s on-site waste gases into 50,000 tons of ethanol per year