chemicals

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 08 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 05 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

Policy

'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required

clock 15 October 2020 • 8 min read

Policy

Government places temporary hold on controversial Cumbrian coal mine project

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is considering whether to call in for review Cumbria Council's controversial approval for new coal mine

clock 05 October 2020 • 3 min read