Abundia Global Impact Group and Frankfort Plastics entered a ten-year commercial arrangement under which Frankfort will supply 40,000 tons per year of polyolefin plastic waste (POP) to Abundia’s Cedar Port waste-to-fuels project, representing approximately half of the plant’s expected feedstock requirement. The commercial terms are reported as binding but subject to execution of definitive agreements anticipated in Q3 2026, and may have implications for feedstock specification, permitting, IP licensing, and contract risk allocation.
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Dow and Univar Solutions entered a long-term agreement under which Univar will distribute Dow’s Decarbia™ low‑carbon product portfolio with Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) certificates across multiple end‑use markets. The arrangement pairs Dow’s Carbon Footprint Ledger (CFL) methodology and limited assurance to ISO14067/GHG Protocol standards with Univar’s global logistics and technical services network.
Celanese and SharpCell Oy announced a cooperation to integrate carbon capture and utilization (CCU)–derived chemical feedstocks into vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) binders used in airlaid nonwoven production, with Celanese sourcing CCU inputs at its Clear Lake, Texas facility and SharpCell projecting use of over 400 metric tons of captured CO2 annually. The integration, managed via mass-balance accounting for commingled feedstocks, may be relevant to professionals monitoring polymer chemistry, supply-chain traceability, regulatory reporting, and intellectual property arrangements.
Arkema and the Zephir Project unveiled a speed-board prototype at JEC World 2026 that incorporates Elium® liquid thermoplastic acrylic resin and recycled carbon fiber inputs. The design is presented as chemically recyclable through a depolymerization process that separates resin and fiber for reuse.
Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies unit will source bluemint® CO₂-reduced tinplate from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein for cans used across its adhesive product lines, with metal packaging manufacturer Pirlo involved in conversion. The bluemint product is produced using specially processed steel scrap in blast-furnace operations and carries third‑party verification of specific emissions data.
Orion S.A. reported a Platinum sustainability rating from EcoVadis for its 2025 performance, placing the company in the top 1% of assessed firms. The company also referenced product and operational initiatives including bio‑circular carbon black grades, energy efficiency measures across plants, and an improved CDP supplier engagement score.
Air Liquide along with Solidia Technologies experts have industrialized Solidia ConcreteTM, which uses CO2 to cure concrete.
U of Pittsburgh researchers are using nanomaterials to take CO2 out of the air and combining it with hydrogen atoms to convert it into chemicals and fuels.
MIT chemical engineers have designed a material that uses carbon dioxide from the air and sunlight to grow, strengthen, and repair itself.