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facturing systems. These energy sources will inform not only corporate sustaina- to data limitations, P&G has identified
are identified as critical to enabling deep bility strategies but also broader industry four key Scope 3 categories, including
emissions cuts across chemical supply efforts to identify scalable solutions for purchased goods & services, upstream
chains. reducing carbon footprints in the pro- transport, product use, and end-of-life
duction of everyday consumer goods. treatment, as primary targets for reduc-
Research supervisor Professor Nalan tions. The company aims to cut its Scope
Gulpinar, of Durham University P&G’s sustainability strategy 3 emissions by 40% per unit of produc-
Business School, said the project “is The collaboration aligns with on- tion by 2030, based on a 2020 baseline,
designed to empower stakeholders in going industry efforts to decarbonise. a target validated by the Science Based
the chemical manufacturing sector to Aside from implementing technologies Targets initiative (SBTi).
make informed decisions about which in operations, businesses are grappling
low-carbon footprint chemical processes to address Scope 3 (indirect) emissions, P&G has also committed to reducing
to advance further.” which account for a substantial portion Scope 1 (direct) and 2 (energy-related)
of overall climate impact but are often emissions by 65% by 2030 from a 2010
Initial results have been published difficult to measure and mitigate. baseline. Its overarching climate goal
in ACS Sustainable Resource Manage- is to achieve net-zero GHG emissions
ment, with further studies expected. While emissions from downstream across its operations and supply chain
Researchers suggest that the framework transportation remain unreported due by 2040.
VALORISING WASTE

Neste and Chevron Lummus Global team up for process
to convert lignocellulosic waste into renewable fuels

Finnish renewable fuels specialist materials. “The technology development expertise in renewable fuels as well as CLG’s
Neste, and technology provider Chevron with CLG has progressed well, and we experience in developing and licensing
Lummus Global (CLG), have teamed up are very encouraged by the initial results. refining technologies. “The successful
to develop a new technology enabling Unlocking the potential of these promis- proof of concept marks a major milestone
conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ing raw materials would allow us to meet in the collaboration, advancing the efforts
lower-emission renewable fuels, such as the growing demand of renewable fuels in towards commercial-scale production. We
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and re- the long-term,” said Lars Peter Lindfors, are confident this partnership will pave
newable diesel. Senior Vice President of Technology and a new pathway for producing renewable
Innovation at Neste. fuels, leveraging our versatile and scalable
The joint development has reached hydro-processing technology platform,”
the first major milestone, and the piloting The partnership combines Neste’s said Rajesh Samarth, CEO, CLG.
results indicate that the new technology
could offer a significant performance im- US govt. withdraws funding for Eastman’s
provement over existing technologies for
lignocellulosic raw materials. Neste and Texas chemical recycling project
CLG are currently validating the techno-
logy and targeting readiness to scale up the The US Department of Energy 2024. The methanolysis facility would
technology to commercial scale. (DOE) has withdrawn a $375-mn grant be the company’s second in the US.
awarded to Eastman for a chemical
Vast amounts of lignocellulosic waste recycling project. The project was among 24 to lose
and residues from existing forest industry funding from the DoE’s Office of Clean
and agricultural production remain un- The ‘molecular recycling’ plant is to Energy Demonstrations, with Eastman
derutilised and could be leveraged as valu- be built at the company’s site in Long- quietly removing the initial March 2024
able renewable raw materials. These waste view, Texas (US), and had a planned capa- press release announcing the grant from
and residues are generated, for instance, in city of approximately 110-ktpa tonnes of its website. The company’s French recy-
harvesting operations and forest industry hard-to-recycle plastic waste when the cling initiative remains in development
processing, or they are end-of-life wood grant was first announced in March of despite delays.

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