Sustainability

Many companies have a goal of becoming carbon neutral and focus on corporate sustainability goals has accelerated. The move to green energy, more-sustainable feedstocks, and a circular economy continues to be an ongoing process for many operations. 

 

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CP Notebook: Former Exxon Biosciences Chief Reveals Why Big Oil Is Betting on Carbon Capture
Zara Summers, now LanzaTech's CSO, explains how oil companies like Exxon are positioning themselves to profit from carbon storage while her current firm develops innovative solutions...
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Energy Technology: Chemical Industry Eyes Hydrogen, Nuclear and Geothermal to Fuel Decarbonization
With ambitious sustainability targets in sight, the chemical sector looks to hydrogen, modular nuclear and geothermal energy to transform production processes and reduce emissions...
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photobioreactor in laboratory for biofuel production
Chemical processing companies are well-positioned for a biomanufacturing revolution.
President-Elect Trump's impact on chemical industry
As manufacturers welcome a potential rollback of Biden-era rules, experts warn companies must still answer to shareholders and customers on environmental commitments.

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P2 Science/Fast Company
Fast Company P2 Science
March 25, 2025
P2 Science’s chemistry inventions for cleaner cosmetics placed the company second in manufacturing on the annual list of the world’s most innovative companies.
BASF
BASF electrolyzer
March 17, 2025
The electrolyzer has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at BASF’s main plant by up to 72,000 metric tons per year.
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Gas flares into the sky at the Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
March 17, 2025
Suncor Energy's upcoming $16 million project involves dismantling a 75-year-old flare stack at its Commerce City refinery and connecting excess gases to a newer, more efficient...
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ISCC+ certification overlaying image of chemical plant
March 12, 2025
Companies make moves on supply chain sustainability targets, introducing alternative materials for energy-intensive markets.
LG Chem/Global Impact Coalition
Hak Cheol Shin (left) Vice Chairman and CEO of LG Chem and Charlie Tan (right), CEO of the Global Impact Coalition at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Jan. 22, 2025
As the first Korean company to join the GIC, LG Chem will collaborate with global industry leaders to scale sustainable technologies and explore new circular business models. ...
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H2 concept on hydrogen energy innovation.
Jan. 7, 2025
Utility will implement its hydrogen reactor plants in seven GH EnA projects in South Korea.
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Automotive engine 'growing' a green plant. AI-generated image
Jan. 6, 2025
Novel approach places repurposed engines next to methane sources to generate greener methanol and other chemicals.
E-waste Gold Transforms Carbon Dioxide
Jan. 3, 2025
Cornell team extracts gold from e-waste to convert CO2 efficiently.