Biobased and Circular Chemistry news (page 5)

20 February 2024
Itero secures €5m from EU for Brightlands Chemelot demonstration plant
The plant will process 27kt of waste plastics annually, offsetting 20kt of fossil resources and creating 40 jobs, supporting the transition to a circular plastics hub in Limburg.
14 February 2024
Eastman and Dentis Group Partner to Supply Feedstock for French Recycling Facility
The partnership will supply 30,000 metric tonnes of PET waste annually to Eastman's new molecular recycling facility in France, enhancing circularity and reducing environmental impact.
8 February 2024
Viridor Acquires Quantafuel, Delisted from Oslo Exchange
The acquisition aims to drive innovation in plastics recycling, achieving full circularity by 2025. Quantafuel's technology converts waste plastics into raw materials for new plastics production.
8 February 2024
Gasum Expands Riihimäki Biogas Plant
The Riihimäki biogas plant will add an advanced evaporation system to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and recover valuable nutrients, supported by a 40% grant from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment.
6 February 2024
MHI and Worley Secure FEED Contract for UK's First Cement CO2 Capture Plant
The Padeswood CCS project will capture and store up to 800,000 tons of CO2 annually, starting in 2028, as part of the HyNet CCUS cluster to support the UK's net zero carbon goal by 2050.
6 February 2024
NextChem and ENGIE to Develop Biomethane Technology from Biomass Waste
The cooperation aims to optimize, integrate, and commercialize a process to produce synthetic methane from dry biomass waste, supporting the transition to a zero-carbon industry.

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Owners & Investors

Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Biobased & Circular projects:

TotalEnergies, Shell, INEOS, CEPSA, BASF, Air Liquide, Borealis, Repsol, Carbios, and Bio Oils.