Sustainable energy and materials, such as coatings and catalysts, come a step closer. Now that the collaborating parties in the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC) will continue their cooperation on making the chemical industry more sustainable over the next five years. AkzoNobel, BASF and Shell, together with the universities of Eindhoven, […]
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For a Dragon’s Den of Transition, the organization of EIES2021 is looking for both dragons and innovators. During the closing of the European Industry and Energy Summit on December 8 in Rotterdam Ahoy, they can make deals to support interesting energy innovations. Sign up now as a dragon or innovator!
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The Netherlands -The carbon footprint of the super-strong fiber Twaron is 28 percent lower compared to 2014. This is evident from a recently conducted life cycle analysis (LCA), commissioned by Twaron producer Teijin Aramid.
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Spain – Life Ecomethylal Project, coordinated by Alimplas, has resulted in the building of a chemical recycling plant that converts one kilo of non-recyclable waste into half a kilo of methylal.
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Germany – We should not be surprised when Covestro will be eventually a major recycler as well as a chemicals producer. Waste plastic, biomass and CO will become the new raw materials for the chemical industry. And “Dead Dog” CO2 will also be reanimated.
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Sabic and Plastic Energy awarded the EPCM contract for the construction of their plastic recycling plant in Geleen to Worley.
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Switzerland – Disruption of global supply chains and lockdowns revealed renewables as a better alternative to fossil fuels and accelerated the transition to a circular economy. According to World Economic Forum chairman Mikhail Karisalov in the coming years we will likely witness substantial changes in technological patterns globally. But as reliance on oil and gas […]
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United Kingdom – Supermarket Tesco expects to collect and recycle 1000 tonnes of soft plastic a year, the equivalent of 150 million standard loaf bags. Tesco has begun rolling out soft plastic recycling points to 171 stores in the South West of England and Wales. With plans to roll out to all large stores nationwide. […]
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Independent bottler Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has taken an important step on its journey towards 100% rPET for its plastic bottles. CCEP funds recycling start-up CuRe Technology which seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester waste. The funding from Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), through its innovation investment fund […]
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