Heidelberg Materials UK has proven a zero concrete waste process at its Greenwich plant on the Thames, recovering aggregates for reuse and pairing concrete recycling with CarbonCure CO2-injection technology. Heidelberg Materials UK said it has proven a zero concrete waste process at its Greenwich plant on the River Thames, using…
Moët Hennessy and Verallia have launched a research partnership to develop lightweight glass bottles, cutting wine and spirits packaging weight by 30% to 50% to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of LVMH, and Verallia, Europe’s largest producer of glass packaging for food and…
Swedish cement technology company Cemvision and precast concrete manufacturer S:t Eriks have signed a partnership to bring near-zero carbon concrete to the Nordic and Baltic construction markets by 2028. Swedish cement technology firm Cemvision and precast concrete manufacturer S:t Eriks have signed a joint sales agreement to develop and commercialise…
Bulgaria’s glass packaging industry has launched a national Close the Glass Loop platform to raise collection for glass recycling, aiming to help meet the EU’s 90% target by 2030. Bulgaria’s glass packaging value chain has united to launch a new national platform for glass collection and recycling, joining a Europe-wide…
Calgary-based Cura has closed a $10 million USD funding round to expand its electrochemical low-carbon cement pilot with Grand Forks Concrete, a step toward commercial-scale production in Alberta. Calgary-based cleantech company Cura has closed a $10 million USD ($14 million CAD) funding round on 17 September, its second tranche, to…
The Hydrogen Council’s latest Hydrogen Compass report puts the global low-carbon hydrogen pipeline at $130 billion and 6.9 million tonnes a year, with ammonia the leading offtake. The Hydrogen Council said in its latest annual Hydrogen Compass report that the global low-carbon hydrogen project pipeline has grown to $130 billion…
EU member states agreed to expand free ETS allowances for energy-intensive industries from 2026 to 2030, aiming to protect steel, cement and chemicals producers from carbon leakage. EU member states have agreed to expand free ETS allowances for energy-intensive industries between 2026 and 2030, a move the Council of the…
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CAC Engineering’s pilot plant in Freiberg, Germany has produced 300,000 litres of synthetic gasoline, showing its power-to-liquids process can run reliably over a sustained period. A pilot plant in Freiberg, Germany has produced 300,000 litres of synthetic gasoline, a threshold its developer says demonstrates that its power-to-liquids process can run reliably over a sustained period rather than only in short bursts. The facility, run by CAC Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, uses the company’s METHAFUEL technology to convert e-methanol into synthetic gasoline through the DeCarTrans research programme. Reaching 300,000 litres of cumulative output matters because continuous, reliable operation, rather than…
NEDO and four Japanese partners achieved 85% ammonia co-firing in a full-scale naphtha cracking furnace, a step towards decarbonising petrochemical production without a full plant redesign. A Japanese consortium has achieved an 85% ammonia co-firing rate across a full-scale naphtha cracking furnace, a milestone the group says clears one of the toughest technical barriers to decarbonising petrochemical production. NEDO, Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, ran the demonstration together with Mitsui Chemicals, Maruzen Petrochemical, Toyo Engineering and Sojitz Machinery, testing a furnace fitted with a newly developed ammonia-fired burner. The 85% figure covers the entire furnace on a…
Mission Possible Partnership has published guardrails for mass balance claims, aiming to help buyers judge which accounting systems for low-carbon steel, cement and chemicals deserve their trust. Mission Possible Partnership has published a framework for assessing mass balance claims, aiming to stop the accounting method used across steel, cement, chemicals, aluminium and aviation supply chains from undermining trust in low-emission products. The report, titled “Principles and Guardrails for Credible Mass Balance Claims”, sets out what MPP calls a due-diligence tool for buyers, producers and standard setters to judge whether a given mass balance system deserves confidence. Section 6 of the…
Kanin Energy raised $100 million from S2G Investments and Canada Growth Fund to expand waste heat recovery across cement, steel, refining and gas plants, cutting costs and emissions. Kanin Energy has raised $100 million in new equity to expand waste heat recovery projects across North American cement, steel, refining and gas facilities, the Calgary-based developer said on 17 September. S2G Investments led the round with a $50 million commitment, matched by a further $50 million from Canada Growth Fund. Kanin, founded in 2020, converts heat that would otherwise vent from industrial processes into electricity, and says up to 58% of…
ENEOS Holdings used AI catalyst discovery from Matlantis and NVIDIA to screen 100 million candidate materials for hydrogen electrolysis, cutting a years-long search to just months. ENEOS Holdings has used AI catalyst discovery to screen around 100 million candidate materials for hydrogen electrolysis, cutting a search that once took years down to a few months, Matlantis and NVIDIA said on 17 September. The Japanese energy group combined Matlantis PFP, a general-purpose machine learning interatomic potential, with NVIDIA ALCHEMI, an accelerated computing platform for chemistry and materials workloads. Together the two systems let ENEOS evaluate huge numbers of candidate structures for…
Aircapture and NGK have commissioned a direct air capture unit at AIZAWA Concrete’s Fukushima site, testing NGK ceramic substrates in commercial conditions and looking at concrete mineralisation as an outlet for the captured gas. Aircapture and NGK Corporation have started a joint direct air capture demonstration at AIZAWA Concrete Corporation’s…
Durham University researchers put the hydrogen storage potential of depleted North Sea oil and gas fields at 3,659 terawatt-hours, enough to take conventional gas power stations off the British grid by 2040. Depleted oil and gas fields in the North Sea could hold 3,659 terawatt-hours of hydrogen, more than seven…
Carbon capture developer Mantel has raised $18 million from Constellation Technology Ventures and Azimut Investments, taking total funding to $50 million as it moves molten borate capture into power, pulp and oil and gas projects. Mantel has raised $18 million from Constellation Technology Ventures, Azimut Investments and existing investors to…
Japan’s trade ministry has asked for JPY 1.26 trillion in its fiscal 2027 budget request for green transformation, more than double this year’s allocation, with electric arc furnace conversion and green steel procurement in the frame. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has requested JPY 1.26 trillion ($7.88 billion)…
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BMW’s Car2Car consortium has shown that additional sorting can strip copper from end-of-life vehicle scrap well enough to make flat steel for cars, with more than 100,000 series parts already built and installed. High-quality material loops are technically feasible in the automotive industry, and copper-bearing impurities in steel scrap can be reduced notably, BMW said after completing its Car2Car research project with partners, EUROMETAL reported on 27 August. The project focused on steel, aluminium and copper, and also considered other materials including glass. BMW’s consortium included Scholz Recycling, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe and Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung, alongside academic partners such as…
UNEP says copper demand will rise more than 40% by 2040 while mined output peaks around 2030, leaving a projected shortfall of 6.5 million tonnes within the next five years. Demand for copper will rise more than 40% by 2040 while mined production is expected to peak around 2030 and then flatten or decline, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. The projection appears in a UNEP article published on 27 August on securing the materials the energy transition needs. Copper carries electrification. Electric vehicles use up to four times as much of it as traditional combustion engines, and it…
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Regulators and standard-setters are shifting focus towards making ESG frameworks more practical and comparable, emphasising simplification and evidence-based approaches amid a broader push for industrial decarbonisation and resilience. The past week in ESG policy and sustainable finance pointed to a familiar but important shift: regulators and standard-setters are no longer only expanding disclosure frameworks, they are also trying to make them workable. The result is a sharper emphasis on simplification, comparability and evidence-based implementation, as governments and institutions balance climate ambition with industrial competitiveness. A notable example came from the International Organization for Standardization, which published ISO 14001:2026, the latest…
Seven short-term projects backed by the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre aim to tackle immediate barriers hindering the deployment of CCS infrastructure, focusing on operational and regulatory challenges to accelerate climate action. The UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre has backed seven short-term research projects aimed at removing some of the technical obstacles slowing carbon capture and storage deployment across the country. According to the centre, the grants are deliberately small and fast-moving, with each project scheduled to run for three months and the programme sharing a total of £70,000. The approach marks a clear move towards…
New research reveals that the environmental impact of artificial snow in ski resorts depends more on the sustainability of electricity sources than on the snowmaking equipment itself, highlighting the importance of grid decarbonisation for reducing tourism emissions. A new analysis from the University of Innsbruck is challenging a long-held assumption in ski tourism: that artificial snow is automatically a major carbon burden. The study argues that the emissions profile of snowmaking depends far less on the machines themselves than on the electricity used to run them. For Austria, the researchers estimate annual snowmaking emissions at between 6,246 and 7,424 tonnes…
Japan’s cement market is shrinking to levels unseen since the 1960s, prompting industry reshaping towards recycling and environmental strategies amid labour shortages and declining construction activity. Japan’s cement market is edging into territory that once seemed unthinkable. The Japan Cement Association expects domestic demand in fiscal 2026 to fall to about 30 million tonnes, slipping below the 31.05 million tonnes recorded in fiscal 1964, the year Tokyo first staged the Olympics. For an industry that once rode the country’s post-war construction boom to a peak of 86.28 million tonnes in fiscal 1990, the latest outlook underlines how far the market…
As Europe seeks faster and more efficient decarbonisation methods, authorities are turning to generous tax incentives to boost low-carbon investments and secure energy supply, challenging traditional subsidy reliance. Europe’s clean-energy transition is running into a familiar political problem: the costs are immediate, while the benefits are delayed and diffuse. With energy prices still a sensitive issue and industry under pressure, governments are increasingly looking for tools that reward investment rather than relying only on taxes, subsidies and compensation schemes. That shift matters for Norway as much as for the EU. Norsk Industri has warned that the country’s existing electricity surplus…
The UK will abolish its Carbon Price Support levy in 2028, signalling a strategic shift from targeted fossil fuel taxes to reliance on the emissions trading system to drive decarbonisation and maintain industrial competitiveness amid volatile energy costs. The UK will remove its Carbon Price Support levy from April 2028, ending a tax that has helped push coal out of the power system and leaving the country to rely more heavily on its emissions trading regime to drive further decarbonisation. In a statement to the House of Commons on 16 April, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson said the…
Dutch regulators impose a further €8.5 million fine on Tata Steel’s IJmuiden plant amid ongoing emissions breaches, signalling escalating regulatory pressure ahead of new EU climate and trade policies affecting industrial decarbonisation efforts. Tata Steel’s IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands has been hit with another fine of more than €8.5 million after regulators found continued breaches of emissions rules, underscoring the pressure on European steelmakers to show tangible progress on decarbonisation rather than promises alone. According to Dutch media reports cited by the NL Times, the North Sea Canal Area Environment Service said tests carried out in April and May…
A new assessment reveals Italy has the potential to reach net zero by 2050 through expanding its carbon dioxide removal sector, but faces significant policy, governance, and public trust hurdles that could hinder its climate ambitions. Italy could reach net zero by 2050 if it moves quickly to build a larger carbon dioxide removal sector, according to a new readiness assessment by Carbon Gap and B3 Carbon. The study argues that the country has the ingredients to scale a broad mix of removal approaches, from technological options such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage and direct air capture to…
The European Union is set to extend its carbon border regime to cover approximately 180 more products by 2028, posing significant challenges for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs reliant on high-emission energy sources and downstream manufacturing sectors. Indian exporters of steel, aluminium and a wide range of fabricated goods are facing a new round of pressure from Brussels, with the European Union moving to widen its carbon border regime to cover about 180 additional products by 2028. The expansion would push the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism deeper into manufacturing supply chains, extending its reach far beyond primary metals and into…
As global supply chains face heightened instability amid geopolitical and regulatory pressures, companies are adapting by regionalising production, diversifying suppliers, and integrating sustainability into core operations, marking a significant shift in supply chain management for 2026. Global supply chains have moved into a more durable period of instability, with businesses no longer treating disruption as an exception but as part of the operating environment, according to Squire Patton Boggs. In its “Supply Chain Radar – Quarter 1 2026”, the law firm said geopolitical tension, shifting trade policy and a fast-expanding compliance agenda are now feeding into one another, creating a…
