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First 100% SAF Transatlantic Flight, Subsidies Push Renewables
Virgin Atlantic announced a historic moment in the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Flight100, a Boeing 787, flew transatlantic from...
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Holiday Buying Guide for Sustainable Wrapping Paper and Gift Boxes
As the holiday season approaches, consumers worldwide are eagerly stocking up on cards, shopping bags, shipping boxes, and wrapping paper to spread...
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BlackRock Invests Massive $550 Million to Occidental DAC Carbon Plant
The world's largest money management firm, BlackRock, recently announced a considerable $550 million investment in Occidental Petroleum's direct air...
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Can White Hydrogen Answer Humanity’s Fundamental Energy Needs?
The chemical industry, the high-volume sector of the industry in particular, pivots on the conversion of fairly inert carbonaceous matter into...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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Carbon Disclosure Project Campaign Sets Sights on High CO2 Emitters
Recently, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) announced a huge breakthrough in the race to stop global temperature increases. A partnership with...
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Biochar: Huge Potential in Biofuels and Renewable Energy
In the race toward renewables, new innovations continue to move the dial forward toward achieving our energy goals while decreasing carbon output....
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Sustainability Success: Pulp & Paper Accomplishments, Partnerships, and Innovations
Numerous major companies are teaming up with pulp and paper producers to develop sustainable paper packaging to meet ESG initiatives. It is essential...
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The US Now Has the Largest Share of Chinese Used Cooking Oil Exports
The UCO market has seen some immense changes related to its trade flow. Chinese exports have now shifted its sights to the US in a big way. In fact,...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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Renewables, Low Carbon-Intensity Chemicals and ESG at EPCA '23
Discussions on low carbon or sustainable feedstocks at European Petrochemical Association gatherings – even ten years ago – were rare. Back then,...
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Key Takeaways From a Premier Petrochemicals Event: EPCA Vienna 2023
Tecnon OrbiChem experts connected (and reconnected) with cohorts of petrochemicals-focused contacts cultivated over 50 years at the end of last...