Citroniq and Premier Product Marketing, a Vinmar company, have announced a 15-year binding offtake agreement for the supply of OrganiqPP resins, the world’s only 100% biogenic, carbon-negative polypropylene. Citroniq is a leader in carbon-negative materials, while Premier Product Marketing is a global leader in the marketing and distribution of petrochemicals and plastics. The agreement represents 50% of the planned production capacity of Citroniq’s manufacturing facility in Nebraska, which...

Rubi, the company behind pioneering enzyme-based technology that transforms carbon dioxide (CO2) into cellulose fibers for use in apparel and other industries, has announced a $7.5 million funding round and significant commercial traction, including multi-year offtake term sheets worth over $60 million with leading fashion brands and manufacturers, eight new commercial partnerships, and moving pilots into larger-scale production testing. The funding announcement follows a breakthrough year...

Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now Chemists from ETH Zurich have achieved a breakthrough in catalysis research on multiple levels. They have developed a catalyst that significantly lowers the energy barrier for the production of methanol from the greenhouse gas CO 2 and hydrogen. In the catalyst, the metal indium in an extremely efficient manner in the sense that each individual indium atom behaves as an active site. “Methanol is...