chemicals

UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

CCS

UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

Government-backed demonstration plant aims to capture tens of thousands of tonnes of CO2 emitted by a power station for use in sodium biocarbonate manufacture

clock 24 June 2022 • 3 min read
'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

Energy

'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

The 100-year old Saltend Chemicals Park is gearing up to become a test ground for hydrogen and carbon capture industrial decarbonisation technologies - BusinessGreen visits the UK's ground zero for net zero

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read
Plastics: Consumer goods giants agree industry principles for chemical-based recycling methods

Recycling

Plastics: Consumer goods giants agree industry principles for chemical-based recycling methods

Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo among firms to set out united vision for how nascent chemical recycling industry can be delivered in a way that is sustainable and green

clock 13 April 2022 • 3 min read
'We have to reinvent almost everything': Meet the company building Europe's first fossil-free, degradable plastics plant

Technology

'We have to reinvent almost everything': Meet the company building Europe's first fossil-free, degradable plastics plant

Dutch firm Avantium manufactures plant-based plastics from fructose, and is also exploring captured CO2 as a future feedstock for fossil-free materials

clock 21 March 2022 • 12 min read
'Slow reactions': Top investors launch new push to tackle chemical sector emissions

Investment

'Slow reactions': Top investors launch new push to tackle chemical sector emissions

ShareAction aims to boost climate change investment across the chemicals sector, warning an industry that is responsible for six per cent of emissions must step up decarbonisation efforts

clock 09 September 2021 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

'Fundamental transformation': How light and heavy industries can chart their course towards net zero

The UN has set out challenging pathways for decarbonising steel, cement, chemicals, plastics, fashion and more - and they require urgent action in the 2020s

clock 02 June 2021 • 7 min read

Supply chain

Industry Tracker: How a new research house plans to put the spotlight on net zero risks for heavy industry

Cement, steel, chemicals, capital goods, tech, and consumer sectors are all set to face fresh scrutiny from a new think tank launched by leading figures from CDP, Carbon Tracker, and Planet Tracker

clock 26 May 2021 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Top brands concoct plan to 'green' the chemicals used in everyday goods

Unilever, Afton Chemicals, Scott Bader, and Crown Paints become founding members of taskforce aimed at making polymers used in everyday goods more sustainable

clock 06 May 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Transition Pathway Initiative: Just 14 per cent of heavy industry is aligned with global climate goals

But researchers predict that a 'tipping point' of technically viable, economically attractive solutions to decarbonise industrial and materials sectors is approaching

clock 17 February 2021 • 5 min read

CCS

Necessity or distraction? How carbon capture and negative emissions debates are starting to heat up

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Global Witness have all raised concerns about the creeping reliance on unproven carbon removal methods in companies' decarbonisation strategies, but some scientists maintain carbon capture is essential if net zero...

clock 19 January 2021 • 10 min read