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'Game changer': LanzaTech transforms captured carbon into plastic

Cecilia Keating

Cecilia Keating

27 May 2022 • 2 min read

LanzaTech technicians | Credit: LanzaTech

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LanzaTech technicians | Credit: LanzaTech

Company claims new production method presents major opportunity to slash environmental impact of plastic bottles and fibres

Carbon capture and recycling specialist LanzaTech claims to have found a way to produce plastic using carbon dioxide captured at steel mills or gasified waste biomass plants. The company announced yesterday...

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