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.
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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.