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Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April


The pilot plant for the Steel2Chemicals project has moved to Ghent and will be commissioned at the end of April 2021. In the pilot plant ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating whether they can convert CO from residual gases from st...


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How to meet the global need for carbon as a feedstock in the chemical and derived materials sector in the future?


In this new report, conducted by nova-Institute and commissioned by Unilever, the total carbon embedded in products from the chemical and derived material sector is examined on a global scale. This includes product groups like plastics, rubbers, textil...


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World-first laundry capsule in market made from industrial carbon emissions


London: Unilever has partnered with LanzaTech and India Glycols to produce a surfactant made from industrial carbon emissions instead of from fossil-fuels. The innovative shift in production utilises biotechnologies and a newly configured supply chain ...


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France’s wood sector welcomes plan to bolster industry


France’s wood sector has welcomed the government’s move to update a strategic contract for the industry to bring it in line with the country’s pandemic recovery plan and boost the sector’s contribution to a low-carbon transition. EURACTIV France report...


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Three advanced recycling technologies, a CO<sub>2</sub>-based cleaner, plant leather and a hemp chair are nominated for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021”


The choice was harder than ever for the advisory board of the conference. This time they had to choose between 36 innovative and excellent submissions from all over the world. All of them sought to win the award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” an...


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Neste und Finnair präsentieren Lösung zur Reduzierung der Emissionen von Geschäftsreisen durch den Einsatz von Sustainable Aviation Fuel


Neste und Finnair bündeln ihre Kräfte, um die Treibhausgasemissionen (CO2e), die Neste-Mitarbeiter durch Geschäftsreisen verursachen mit Hilfe von Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) zu reduzieren. Neste beliefert Finnair mit 300 Tonnen Neste MY S...


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Neste and Finnair present Sustainable Aviation Fuel based solution to reduce business travel emissions


Neste and Finnair are joining forces to reduce carbon emissions related to Neste employees’ business travel by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Neste has recently made 300 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available at Helsinki Airport ...


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Clariant collaborates with Indonesia’s Pertamina in advanced biofuels assessment


Clariant, a focused, sustainable, and innovative specialty chemical company, is working with Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas corporation, Pertamina, since 2018 to evaluate and test the feasibility of Clariant’s sunliquid® technology to ...


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Klebstoffe aus Restholz, Biosprit aus Stroh


AugsburgFL//MH – Abfälle aus Land- und Forstwirtschaft könnten in Zukunft als Basis für umweltfreundliche Baumaterialien, Dämmschäume oder Treibstoffe dienen. Ein EU-Projekt unter Beteiligung der Universität Augsburg hat in den vergangenen 4,5 Jahren d...


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Adhesives from waste wood, biofuel from straw


AugsburgFL//MH –In future, waste from agriculture and forestry could serve as the basis for environmentally friendly building materials, insulation foams or fuels. Over the past four and a half years, an EU project involving the University of Augsburg ...


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