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IDTechEx | July 06, 2022

One of the major environmental issues facing the planet is the rising levels of plastic consumption and waste. According to a recent OECD study, the world produced 460 million tonnes (Mt) of plastics in 2019 and consumption will continue to rise despite an expected increase in recycling technologies deployment. As carbon dioxide emissions also soar, the emerging carbon capture and utilization industry propose a solution for both issues: creating lower-carbon, degradable polymers u...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Bioworks, Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited | June 08, 2021

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. announced today the signing of a collaboration agreement with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., one of Japan's leading chemical companies. Ginkgo is building the industry's best horizontal platform for cell programming to serve customers from various sectors looking to develop better products. Sumitomo Chemical intends to use Ginkgo's long-standing expertise in organism engineering to significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of an essential bio-based c...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Johnson Matthey | July 18, 2022

Johnson Matthey a global leader in sustainable technologies, announces that it is building a £80 million gigafactory at its existing site in Royston, UK, to scale up the manufacture of hydrogen fuel cell components. Earlier this year, JM announced a refreshed strategy, with an ambition to be the "market leader in performance components for fuel cells and electrolysers," targeting more than £200 million sales in Hydrogen Technologies by end of 2024/25. The gig...

Jon Hopkins | October 22, 2020

BioLargo, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary BioLargo Engineering, Science & Technologies (BLEST) has been awarded a contract to assist in the reconfiguration of the Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) systems used at a large chemical manufacturing plant on the East Coast of the US. The plant, owned by a global chemical company, produces phenolic resins, antioxidants and related synthetic organic products. The contract is expected to execute with a series of milestones through mid-2021, ...