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ducts in Japan. The collaboration will Neste producew bio-naphtha from of PET resin and Suntory processed the
see the launch of approximately 45-mn used cooking oil in a ISCC+ certified PET resin into PET bottles for its pro-
PET bottles for beverages made with plant, while Mitsui Chemicals produces ducts. Mitsubishi managed the entire
this material with further introduction bio-PX using bio-naphtha in ISCC+ supply chain.
for Suntory products to be considered certified plant. Eneos produces bio-PX
in the future. from intermediate material in ISCC+ “This launch represents a major step
certified plant using mass balance forward in reducing the environmental
“By combining the expertise and approach. Indorama, the world’s largest footprint of PET production. The mass
resources of industry leaders across the producer and recycler of PET, converted balance approach applied throughout
value chain, this initiative underscores bio-PX to terephthalic acid, and then the production process ensures that the
the power of collaboration in address- reacted it with monoethylene glycol to bio-based materials are transparently
ing global sustainability challenges,” produce PET resin. Iwatani managed and effectively integrated into the PET
Indorama said in a press note. operation from production to delivery bottles,” Indorama said.

CARBON SINK
Finnish firms to test suitability of carbon nanofibers

as concrete additive

Finland based firms – Betolar and
Hycamite TCD Technologies – have signed
a commercial agreement to assess the
applicability of using carbon nanofibers
for enhancing the strength properties of
concrete and reducing its carbon footprint.

Betolar is a materials technology
company developing low-carbon and
waste-free solutions for the mining and
metals industries, while Hycamite spe-
cialises in decomposing methane using
heat and its proprietary emission-free
technology.

The joint research project will explore Hycamite technology decomposes large concrete. We believe that in the future we
the usability of Hycamite’s low-carbon volumes of methane into its component will be able to utilise Hycamite’s carbon
carbon nanofibers as an additive in con- elements: hydrogen and carbon. The product in applications such as shotcrete
crete products and mining applications. It TCD technology developed by Hycamite for mines, hollow core slab production,
will conduct suitability testing and deve- does not release direct greenhouse gas and other concrete products,” said
lop the quality and usability of the carbon emissions into the atmosphere. When Ms. Tuija Kalpala, CEO, Betolar.
product. The aim is to tailor Hycamite’s Hycamite’s carbon products are manufac-
carbon product for Betolar, which could tured entirely or partly using biomethane, “The carbon product we are deve-
then be commercialised as part of the carbon originally in the atmosphere loping for Betolar produces no direct emis-
Betolar’s high-volume solutions for the can be permanently sequestered in the sions, and the process’ energy consump
mining and metal industries as well as concrete by using Betolar’ solution. This tion is low. Through our collaboration,
construction. process creates a carbon sink that reduces we can demonstrate that our carbon pro-
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. ducts can help reduce the carbon footprint
Hycamite decarbonises industry of construction while improving quality,”
through its low-carbon hydrogen and “These completely new high-quality noted Ms. Niina Grönqvist, Vice Presi-
provision of sustainable carbon products industrial materials enable the produc- dent, Carbon Products and one of the
for demanding industrial applications. tion of even higher-quality low-carbon founders of Hycamite.

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