AIMPLAS project to boost sustainability in the Valencia Region
The deadline set by the European Union and Spain to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is 2050. This highly ambitious goal, in addition to the very short time frame, has greatly impacted the number of projects implemented to revert this emergency climate situation through the capture and utilisation of carbon dioxide from human activities in industry, transport and other sectors. The CO2_2020 Project, developed by AIMPLAS, was created to respond the need to provide a second life to CO2 by embracing the circular economy principle of recovering industrial wastes.
Sulzer Chemtech’s New Development Partnership to Produce Bio-based Foamed Polymers
Sulzer Chemtech has announced a strategic partnership with Wageningen Food & Biobased Research. The global process technology specialist and the research institute are combining their capabilities to develop new methods to produce competitive bio-based foamed polymers. These will provide material properties equivalent to their fossil-based counterparts while featuring extremely low environmental footprints.
Danimer Scientific to acquire biodegradable polymer producer Novomer
Danimer Scientific, Inc. from Georgia, USA, a bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Novomer, Inc. Novomer is a developer of conversion technology providing transformable, functional, and low net carbon inputs for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate-based resins and other biodegradable materials. The purchase price was $152 millions.