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Take advantage of the extensive networking opportunities at the 2026 Renewable Materials Conference now

As in the last years, participants are invited to actively participate with talks, posters and booths, or to organise an expert workshop on policy, latest developments or technologies. Numerous networking breaks provide opportunities for in-depth exchange. Taking place from 22 to 24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany, the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) is a global

Networking im Mittelpunkt der Renewable Materials Conference 2026

Wie in den letzten Jahren sind die Teilnehmenden des Events eingeladen, sich aktiv mit Vorträgen, Postern und Ständen zu beteiligen oder einen Experten-Workshop zu politischen Themen, aktuellen Entwicklungen oder Technologien zu organisieren. Zahlreiche Programmpausen bieten Gelegenheit zu intensivem Austausch und Networking. Die Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) als globaler Treffpunkt für die erneuerbare Kohlenstoffwirtschaft findet vom

Climate-friendly generation of formate and hydrogen from the waste product glycerol

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a method which gives access to the valuable raw materials formate and hydrogen from the waste product glycerol. Formates are the salts of formic acid and are widely used in the chemical industry, while hydrogen can serve, for example, as an energy carrier to power vehicles.

Klimafreundliche Gewinnung von Ameisensäure und Wasserstoff aus dem Abfallprodukt Glycerin

Forschende der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) haben eine Methode entwickelt, mit der sich aus dem Abfallprodukt Glycerin die Rohstoffe Ameisensäure und Wasserstoff erzeugen lassen. Ameisensäure ist für die Industrie vielfach verwendbar, Wasserstoff kann zum Beispiel als Energieträger für Fahrzeuge dienen. Zudem hat die neue Methode den Vorteil, dass sie mit Strom funktioniert und somit CO2-neutral angewendet

Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts

In the extended, second version of the report, RCI summarises and presents eleven peer-reviewed lifecycle assessment (LCA) case studies – representing the highest possible scientific standard – that examine the carbon footprint of materials and products made from renewable carbon compared to fossil-based products. These eleven products and the respective LCAs are from RCI members

Fortum produces first hydrogen at Kalla Test Center

Fortum has succeeded in producing first hydrogen at Kalla Test Center in Loviisa, Finland, during the first phases of the commissioning of the electrolyzer equipment. The test center is expected to be fully operational during spring 2026. Fortum is committed to accelerating electrification across the Nordics, and the Kalla Test Center will contribute to that

Vioneo drops Antwerp factory plans and opts for China

Vioneo, a subsidiary of Danish shipping group A.P. Möller-Maersk, has scrapped plans to build a €1.5 billion green plastics factory in the Port of Antwerp and will build the project in China instead. The company confirmed the decision on Friday, after reports in Belgian business daily De Tijd. Vioneo said its main goal remains to

Toray Trial Shows All-Carbon CO₂ Separation Membrane Cuts Moisture Removal Costs in Biogas Purification by 70%

Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has made significant progress in a one-year trial with an all-carbon carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane separation membrane (see note 1) to remove carbon dioxide and moisture at the biogas (note 2) production facility of a customer’s sewage plant in Osaka Prefecture. The company confirmed that moisture removal

Mars Materials Accepted into Shell GameChanger Program to Accelerate Alternative Acrylonitrile Pathway

Mars Materials (“MM” or the Company), a company working to store captured carbon dioxide into everyday products, today announced its selection into Shell GameChanger and successful advancement past the program’s first stage gate. The program aims to validate an alternative, bio-based feedstock for MM’s proprietary acrylonitrile production pathway. MM’s acrylonitrile is a key chemical building

Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki

A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki’s chemistry department. The method developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Zahra Eshaghi Gorji is based on a compound of superbase and alcohol. Tests done in professor Timo Repo’s group show that the compound appears promising: one gram of the

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