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
12 October 20237 October 2023 Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and Jiangsu Sailboat start up world’s most efficient CO2-to-methanol plant This methanol will be used to produce chemical derivatives, including sustainable plastics and EVA coatings for solar panels
30 September 202226 September 2022 Renewable methanol accelerating progress toward a carbon-neutral world Capturing CO2 emissions, hydrogenated with green or recovered hydrogen to produce methanol, offers decarbonising economies a sustainable fuel and chemical feedstock
28 October 202126 October 2021 CRI chemical plant project in China will recycle 150.000 tons of CO2 per year to make materials for solar panels Both companies plan to produce 100,000 tons of methanol annually and is expected to begin its operation in 2023