Carbon news

All news on Carbon (also known as Carbon nanotubes, Activated Charcoal, CarboActiv, Activated carbon, Graphite, Carbon black, hard carbon, amorphous carbon, non-graphitizable carbon, and Charcoal): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

1 June 2026

EEW updates Green Financing Framework; ISS-Corporate issues Second Party Opinion

Publishes updated Green Financing Framework aligned with ICMA and LMA standards and the EU Taxonomy; covers energy, circular economy, carbon capture; independent SPO confirms quality
29 May 2026

EU advances carbon removals and carbon farming market

CRCF Days launched rollout: certification schemes may seek CRCF recognition; Buyers’ Club to aggregate demand; removals and carbon‑farming methodologies near adoption; financing and de‑risking needed
21 May 2026

Kemira and CuspAI design AI‑generated PFAS‑removal materials

Generative AI designed novel MOFs targeting PFAS (GenX, PFBS, PFOS), screened ~300T structures, yielded 5,000 candidates narrowed to ~20 in six months; next phase: development and testing
11 May 2026

Shanghai Petrochemical commissions phase‑one of 30,000‑t large‑tow carbon fiber project — China’s largest 48K single‑line

Phase-one (2 lines) of a 30,000-t large-tow carbon-fiber project in Ordos began production. Single-line >3,000 t (48K); +50% capacity, 188-day build, >60% green power
6 May 2026

CATL and HyperStrong sign 60GWh sodium‑ion energy‑storage supply pact

Three-year sodium‑ion energy-storage deal to industrialize mass production: higher energy density, manufacturing fixes for consistent output, improved safety, and Li‑ion form‑factor compatibility
5 May 2026

LANXESS Lewatit MDS TP 108 Removes >99.9% PFAS at Chemours

Selective monodisperse ion-exchange resin removed >99.9% of fluorinated organics in wastewater, targeting short-chain PFAS via a 3-stage RO, carbon, resin cascade; spent resin incinerated.

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