CCU News – Page 2

21 October 2025

Plastik im Fokus: Weltleitmesse zur Zukunft der Kreislaufwirtschaft

Mit der Sonderschau "Plastics Shape the Future" hat Plastics Europe Deutschland auf der K 2025 gezeigt, dass Kreislaufwirtschaft nur gelingt, wenn Erzeuger, Verarbeiter, Maschinenbauer und Recycler an einem Strang ziehen

21 October 2025

FENC develops recycled PET-based materials for bio-driven footwear

FENC leverages its expertise to develop various recycled polyester (rPET) components, including shoe uppers, laces, linings, insoles, shanks, and toe caps

21 October 2025

Skytree Validates DAC System to Generate Pure, Beverage-Grade Liquid CO₂ On-Site

Liquefying captured CO₂ provides crucial logistical and operational flexibility, enables easy storage and transport

20 October 2025

Special offer from The Renewable Carbon Initiative – profit from free membership in 2025

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) unites more than 80 companies leading the shift toward renewable carbon in chemicals and materials – and it is time for your organisation to take its place at our table!

17 October 2025

Turning ocean carbon into biodegradable plastic

System is first to pull carbon dioxide from the ocean and convert it to valuable product

16 October 2025

ECOFUNC pioneers eco-friendly, functional and circular building materials for sustainable construction and beyond

Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework ECOFUNC will drive market adoption and mainstream new bio-based materials

13 October 2025

Brineworks Raises €6.8M to Scale Breakthrough Direct Air Capture for e-Fuels, Aiming for Sub-€100/ton CO₂ Capture

Amsterdam-based startup unlocks ultra-low-cost carbon feedstocks using renewables-only electrolyzer

13 October 2025

Towards a new future: The role of Power-to-X in ARRRA’s chemical transformation

A new TNO VoltaChem white paper explores a bold move forward: developing and implementing Power-to-X technology for a sustainable, CO2-based production of chemicals

13 October 2025

A global first launches in Rakkestad

The country’s first operational carbon capture plant is also the world’s first waste incineration plant equipped with the capacity for full carbon capture

10 October 2025

Prometheus Just Changed Energy and Fuels Forever

The young company had to achieve a number of difficult technical goals, which poised them to enter a time of unprecedented prosperity toward a circular economy

10 October 2025

RESET-CO2: scaling up electrochemical CO2 conversion for renewable production of ethylene

TNO has recently started a new project to render ethylene production sustainable, starting from CO2 and using renewable electricity

09 October 2025

Origen Commissions Multi-Fuel Limestone Kiln With Built-In Direct Air Capture

The technology leverages limestone’s natural chemistry: reversing calcination, a high-temperature process that releases CO2 by enabling lime to reabsorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

09 October 2025

Startup turns captured CO2 into everyday cleaning ingredients

Vireya™ offers a new path: instead of relying on palm kernel oil or fossil feedstocks, it uses upcycled CO2 captured directly from a manufacturer’s own emissions as a raw material

08 October 2025

Poland to Launch First Direct Air Capture Facility in Kielce

The project, a collaboration between the Kielce municipal government and Warsaw-based technology firm Oraquel S.A., is framed as both an environmental initiative and a public education effort

06 October 2025

ION Clean Energy Announces ICE Blocks™, Modular Carbon Capture for Smaller Emission Sources

Fully modular carbon capture units that include the carbon capture island, flue gas ducting, CO2 compression and dehydration, and solvent and maintenance tanks

06 October 2025

Turning CO₂ Waste into a Resource: The ICO2NIC Project

The European Union (EU) awarded €14 million to a new EU-funded project, ICO2NIC (Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock), which aims to transform industrial CO2 waste into valuable materials through innovative climate technologies. Launched in January 2025, the project represents a key step in the EU’s goals for a more sustainable industrial future

02 October 2025

Turning Waste CO₂ into High-Performance Foam for Sustainable Fashion

Borealis, Infinium and Fullstride Ventures introduce a new sustainable material for the apparel industry: a high-performance foam made using captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions

01 October 2025

Sustainability gains through enzymatic recycling – ARC 2025 Interview Series: Innovators at work

With Lars Blank, RWTH Aachen

25 September 2025

From CO2 to plastic: NG Nordic and ABB targets to make electrical accessories products from carbon dioxide-based plastic

NG Nordic has boldly introduced new innovations in plastics recycling, CCU (carbon dioxide capture and utilisation), and waste treatment

25 September 2025

From pollution to fuel: Advances in electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 and CO to propanol

Researchers outline a path to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable green fuel and chemical feedstock, offering a promising strategy for a circular carbon economy