14 October 20248 October 2024 Advanced recycling plant closes chain of crisp bags and yoghurt pots Indaver Plastics2Chemicals (P2C) will focus in future specifically on the plastic types Polystyrene (PS) - think of yogurt cups, meat trays, and mushroom containers - and Polyolefins (PO) - such as chip bags and films
10 October 20247 October 2024 Vioneo: Polyolefin-Erzeugung auf Methanolbasis in Antwerpen A.P. Moller Holding hat mit der Einführung von Vioneo eine Möglichkeit geschaffen, mit fossilquellenfreien Kunststoffharzen zusätzlich den CO2-Abdruck der Kunststoffproduktion deutlich zu senken
2 February 202330 January 2023 PureCycle: Erste Polypropylen-Recyclinganlage in Europa in Planung PureCycle befasst sich derzeit mit der Beschaffung von Rohstoffen und der Finanzplanung mit dem Ziel, bis Mitte 2023 einen endgültigen Zeitplan für das Projekt festzulegen
23 January 202326 January 2023 PureCycle, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Announce NextGen District as Location For PureCycle’s First Plastic Recycling Plant in Europe PureCycle Selected as NextGen District Concessionaire in Competitive Bid Process
19 December 202214 December 2022 Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges awarded EU funding for building the Antwerp@C CO2 Export Hub The project, named “Antwerp@C CO2 Export Hub”, is set up as an open-access infrastructure to transport, liquefy and load CO2 onto ships for onward permanent offshore storage
21 October 202218 October 2022 Dragons’ Den: chemical building blocks from CO2 Innovator Oxylum, a spin-off of the University of Antwerp, is capable of producing a variety of chemical building blocks, including formic acid, methanol, ethylene, as well as carbon monoxide
5 August 20222 August 2022 Plasma reactor D-CRBN makes new raw materials out of CO2 Every day Innovation Origins puts a start-up in the spotlight. Today, it is the Antwerp-based D-CRBN
25 January 202225 January 2022 First companies for NextGen District in Port of Antwerp sign agreement Triple Helix and Bolder Industries are first concessionaires
15 June 202116 June 2021 First candidates for NextGen District at port of Antwerp announced Start of second round of market consultation for pioneers in circularity
Erste Kandidaten für NextGen District im Hafen von Antwerpen bekannt Start der zweiten Runde der Marktbefragung für Vorreiter in Sachen Kreislaufwirtschaft
Covestro’s circular ambitions take shape Together with ArcelorMittal and other partners, Covestro is investigating the possibilities of converting carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide into chemical building blocks
18 December 202022 December 2020 Inside the Port of Antwerp’s NextGen District, a new global hub set to accelerate the growth of the circular economy The closing of a General Motors factory in 2010 created a space for those working to transition to a sustainable and climate neutral society
15 May 20209 September 2021 Hafen von Antwerpen: Konsortium treibt Projekt für Power-to-Methanol voran Geplante Demonstrationsanlage soll 8.000 tpa grünes Methanol produzieren und dabei ebenso viel an Treibhausgasen einsparen
INOVYN plays role in ambitious ‘Power to Methanol’ project in Antwerp A planned industrial-scale demonstration unit would produce 8,000tpa of sustainable methanol and would save at least 8,000tpa of CO2 emissions every year
4 October 20199 September 2021 Big success for the CO2 Value Workshop on CCU Innovation Fund and other EU Funding Opportunities European Commission revised version of the ETS Innovation Fund will provide €10 billion over the next 10 years to support innovative low carbon projects
23 January 20179 September 2021 Research identifies potential of CO2 reuse in Flanders With carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), the carbon cycle is closed and CO2 is no longer a waste stream
