9 May 20224 May 2022 Carbon Capture Coalition Responds to Administration’s CCUS Guidance While direct air capture and carbon utilization are more nascent technologies, they will also play an important role in a deeply decarbonized economy
6 May 20224 May 2022 Francesco Montecchio, Application Engineer at Alfa Laval Technologies (Sweden), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Ulla Hüppe, Director Sustainability Adhesive Technologies at Henkel (Germany), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
UBC spin-off companies win $2 million in competition for carbon removal technology funded by the Musk Foundation In this Q&A, two of Carbin Minerals’ founders, Dr. Greg Dipple and Bethany Ladd, discuss what the future holds for the company
Maip Group announces new sustainable polymers for European automotive market using Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies Eastman has announced multiple investments for material-to-material molecular recycling facilities to produce new sustainable materials
Researchers Develop Strong, Recyclable, And Degradable Sugar-Based Plastics As an alternative to petroleum plastics, biodegradable plastics made from renewable plant sources like corn or sugarcane starch are already on the market and becoming popular
Biological matrix composites from cultured plant cells The use of fast-growing plant cells offers the benefits of short harvest time, zero biomass waste during processing, in situ manufacturing, and no arable land requirement
5 May 20224 May 2022 Lummus and Braskem Announce Partnership for Green Ethylene Technology Partnership focuses on global licensing of commercial green ethylene technology, which will accelerate development of chemicals and plastics made from bioethanol, a renewable feedstock
North American plastic recycling volumes highlight need for immediate solutions Broken down by scrap type, a study found that bottles, non-bottle rigid plastics and other plastics all saw declines individually in 2020
Origin Materials and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Form Strategic Partnership to Bring Carbon Negative Materials to Perfumes and Cosmetics Industry LVMH signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.
4 May 202228 April 2022 First ‘MechanicalTree’ installed on ASU’s Tempe campus Carbon Collect’s MechanicalTree, based on the research of ASU engineer Klaus Lackner, will collect carbon from the atmosphere and help fight climate change
3 May 20223 May 2022 nova-Institute steps up policy activities to push for more renewable carbon A well-balanced policy framework is needed to achieve a sustainable chemical industry in a timeframe to still reach the Paris climate goals
ISU team receives XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award for innovative vision to remove carbon from the atmosphere The scientists have developed a new kind of self-heating pyrolyzer, improving its cost-effectiveness and environmental performance
Topsoe supports new production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel in Ontario, Canada New announced project, called Refuel YYZ, would supply the aviation and terrestrial fuel needs of the Greater Toronto area while lowering the CO2 emissions for the end users by up to 80%
Infinna™ achieves 99% Recycled Content Certification from SCS Global Services Infinited Fiber Company has received this recognition as it is using cotton-rich post-consumer textile waste as the sole raw material in the production
Turkey Looks To Produce Biomethane From Animal Waste ITC head of business development explained, that the animal waste biogas being produced in existing waste incineration plants needs to be converted into biomethane, in order to be injected into the natural gas network
Innovative Packaging Solution Cruz Foam Advances Manufacturing with the Support of New Investors A manufacturer of a biobased alternative to Styrofoam has added Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher to its roster of investors
2 May 20223 May 2022 Zhang Wei, COO of Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
MHIENG to License Carbon Capture Technology for Natural Gas Plant in Italy Agreement forms part of CCUS demonstration project, being developed by Eni S.p.A.
29 April 202225 April 2022 GIDARA Energy announces next advanced methanol facility in the Port of Rotterdam With the new plant, the company will achieve a reduction of 350,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year
$1.4bln Waste-to-Hydrogen project planned in Oman The US firm says it plans to utilise its proprietary technology to transform landfill waste in a thermo-chemical process into green hydrogen and pure carbon dioxide
Enerkem, Nova chart new path from waste plastic to Circularity Four storylines this month compel attention to the useful products now available from renewable syngas. Some are of everyday usefulness, some are stories of meeting urgent need
NFW closes $85 million Series B to scale naturally circular materials Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) upgrades waste cotton and recycled fibers
28 April 202226 April 2022 McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution
Borealis selects Axens Rewind® Mix Process for its Plastics Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading Unit in Stenungsund, Sweden The project will as well include a pyrolysis unit feeding the Rewind® Mix process, and storage and logistic solutions
A Focus on Pyrolysis Coproducts CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs
27 April 202221 April 2022 Creating a sustainable Finnish textile industry with bio-based and recycled fibres The Telavalue project continues the line of previous projects of the Telaketju network and have promoted the creation of a Finnish circular economy of textiles
How biomass can enable a hydrogen economy Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel
Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence The Commission is presenting today a new strategy to make textiles more durable, repairable, reusable and recyclable, to tackle fast fashion, textile waste and the destruction of unsold textiles, and ensure the producers full respect of social rights
China: Recycling of 25% of all textile waste by 2025 Country wants to produce 2 million tons of recycled fiber by 2025 as part of its push to peak its carbon emissions by 2030 and become carbon-neutral by 2060
Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts Researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics
26 April 202221 April 2022 OGE and TES join forces to develop a 1,000 km CO₂ transmission system OGE and Tree Energy Solutions (TES) have entered into a strategic partnership for a CO2 circular economy
AFYREN announces the industrial commissioning of its AFYREN NEOXY plant and publishes its 2021 Full-Year Results Finalization of the construction of the AFYREN NEOXY plant at cost and on time despite the health crisis context
NOVA Chemicals and Enerkem Advance Commercialization of Made-in-Alberta Chemical Recycling Technology The team has been working to achieve lower greenhouse gas emissions while significantly accelerating the upgrading process for waste materials
Bridgestone Partners with LanzaTech to Pursue End-of-Life Tire Recycling Technologies Bridgestone is partnering with Carbon Capture and Transformation company LanzaTech to develop a scaled solution for recycling end-of-life tires. The exclusive partnership will leverage LanzaTech’s technology to create a pathway toward tire material circularity and the decarbonization of new tire production
Enerkem closes $255 million financing round to drive its growth and deployment of its leading gasification technology Strong partnership support through new investments by Repsol and Monarch and additional investments from Avenue and other existing shareholders
25 April 202221 April 2022 European plastics system needs significant change within five years to meet long-term circularity and net zero emissions goals, warns major new report New study finds that a fully circular, net zero carbon emissions plastics system in Europe is possible, but achieving it will require radical innovation, ambitious policies, and significant capital investment
Technip Energies and Alterra Energy to Jointly Develop Sustainable Plastics Projects Combination of advanced recycling and purification technologies enable more efficient processing and reuse of hard-to-recycle plastic
Japan: TotalEnergies and ENEOS to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuel production at ENEOS Negishi Refinery The proposed unit, which capacity would be 300,000 tons per year of SAF, would process waste or residue, mainly used cooking oil and animal fat
Durethan® Scopeblue – our most sustainable premium polyamide 6 With Durethan® BLUE BKV60H2.0EF, LANXESS offers the first polyamide made from 92% sustainable and ISCC Plus certified raw materials. This is a top value among glass fiber-reinforced plastics
£5m fund launched to develop carbon dioxide utilisation technology A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched
Encina Announces $1.1 billion investment in new advanced manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania Proposed facility will convert post-consumer plastic materials into feedstock for new products
22 April 202219 April 2022 Brightmark Announces Advanced Plastics Renewal Facility in Australia With the establishment of this new facility, Brightmark will be the first new circular economy business in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct, as well as the first-of-its-kind advanced recycling plant
International team nets €3.4M to advance ship-based carbon capture for maritime sector EverLoNG to conduct technology trials on board two LNG-fuelled ships along with supporting studies
Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies
OMV supplies Austrian Airlines with sustainable aviation fuel under the partnership agreement Cooperation between Austrian Airlines and OMV, both committed to sustainable goals, further strengthens Austria as an innovation hub
21 April 202221 April 2022 Søren Kristiansen, Senior Technology Director Materials at LEGO (DK), on the current and future framework for a renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
An Industry Pioneer: Beiersdorf Launches the World’s First Cosmetics Product with Recycled CO2 The formula of the new NIVEA MEN Climate Care Moisturizer has a soothing effect on the skin and adds a refreshing moisture boost
Branchenvorreiter: Beiersdorf bringt weltweit erstes Kosmetikprodukt mit recyceltem CO2 auf den Markt Die Formel der neuen NIVEA MEN „Feuchtigkeitspflege Climate Care“ mit kosmetischem Ethanol wirkt beruhigend auf die Haut und fungiert zusätzlich als erfrischender Feuchtigkeitsspender