Industrial ecology

BE OPEN supports the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Riyadh

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Monday, February 19, 2024
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LONDON, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 18, 2024 with support from BE OPEN the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments & Innovations started at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a spectacular opening ceremony.

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  • LONDON, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 18, 2024 with support from BE OPEN the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments & Innovations started at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a spectacular opening ceremony.
  • Representatives of the Saudi Ministries of Energy, Investment, representatives of the UNDP structures, Saudi and international environmental authorities, business, institutions deeply involved in sustainability, innovation, and environmental causes.
  • BE OPEN will strongly advocate inclusion of sustainability programs into curriculums of universities worldwide, as well as encourage students to build their own awareness and personally contribute to sustainability causes.
  • It is a cultural and social initiative supported by international philanthropist and businessperson Elena Baturina.

BE OPEN supports the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Riyadh

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Monday, February 19, 2024
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LONDON, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 18, 2024 with support from BE OPEN the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments & Innovations started at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a spectacular opening ceremony.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 18, 2024 with support from BE OPEN the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments & Innovations started at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a spectacular opening ceremony.
  • The 2024 conference and exhibition focus on the best engineering practices employed in achieving sustainable development goals, and strive to connect talented people with decision-makers and limitless opportunities.
  • Representatives of the Saudi Ministries of Energy, Investment, representatives of the UNDP structures, Saudi and international environmental authorities, business, institutions deeply involved in sustainability, innovation, and environmental causes.
  • BE OPEN will strongly advocate inclusion of sustainability programs into curriculums of universities worldwide, as well as encourage students to build their own awareness and personally contribute to sustainability causes.

New Benchmark Study Highlights Impacts of Nickel and Cobalt Mining on Critical Forested Carbon Sinks Amid Battery Metals Boom

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Resulting vegetation change also causes carbon sequestration services loss of 4.8g and 6.5g of CO2e respectively for nickel, and 9.3g of CO2e for cobalt per year.

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  • Resulting vegetation change also causes carbon sequestration services loss of 4.8g and 6.5g of CO2e respectively for nickel, and 9.3g of CO2e for cobalt per year.
  • The full study can be downloaded here and a summary document here .
  • While awareness is growing of the direct carbon emissions from metals mining and processing, lifecycle assessments do not often assess the impacts of land-use change on carbon sinks in specific regions.
  • An earlier peer-reviewed study – published in the Journal of Cleaner Production – found that sourcing critical battery metals from seafloor nodules could drastically reduce the lifecycle climate change impacts when compared to land ores.

Lifecycle Assessment by Benchmark Shows TMC’s NORI-D Nodule Project Could Outperform Land-Based Routes of Producing Nickel, Copper and Cobalt in Almost Every Impact Category Analyzed

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The full LCA report can be downloaded here and a summary document here .

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  • The full LCA report can be downloaded here and a summary document here .
  • They then compared these impacts to producing the same metals via key land-based routes, including from Indonesian nickel laterites and mixed sulfides and oxides mined in the DRC.
  • Nickel, cobalt and copper products derived from the NORI-D Nodule Project performed better in almost every impact category, except for global warming potential (GWP) and water consumption of producing cobalt sulfate, where one land-based route performed better.
  • LCAs like the one prepared by Benchmark are invaluable in helping us answer these challenging questions.

The Metals Company Engages Benchmark Mineral Intelligence to Produce Life Cycle Assessment of NORI-D Polymetallic Nodule Project

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Monday, April 11, 2022
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The Benchmark team will also include an additional third-party verification of the NORI-D Project LCA to ensure its compliance with ISO14040 and 14044 guidelines and standards.

Key Points: 
  • The Benchmark team will also include an additional third-party verification of the NORI-D Project LCA to ensure its compliance with ISO14040 and 14044 guidelines and standards.
  • But this is the first time we are commissioning an LCA specifically for our NORI-D Nodule Project, rather than a global EV demand scenario.
  • Benchmark is the worlds leading provider of actionable intelligence for the lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle supply chain.
  • TMC cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

The Metals Company Provides Q4 2021 and FY 2021 Corporate Update and Details Key Strategic Announcements Bringing TMC Closer to Unlocking the World’s Largest Estimated Source of Battery Metals

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Russia currently represents 20% of Class 1 nickel supply and China controls most of future nickel production growth through investments in Indonesian rainforest nickel.

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  • Russia currently represents 20% of Class 1 nickel supply and China controls most of future nickel production growth through investments in Indonesian rainforest nickel.
  • Our NORI-D project alone is ranked as the worlds largest undeveloped nickel project and we expect nickel to represent roughly half of our expected future revenues at current metal prices.
  • The countrys first manned ocean mission to carry out deep ocean exploration of non-living resources took place in October 2021.
  • TMC will hold a conference call today at4:30 p.m. ETto provide an update on recent corporate developments, fourth quarter financial results and upcoming milestones.

Peer-Reviewed Lifecycle Analysis Shows Conventional Production of EV Battery Metals Will Generate Significant Waste Streams But Could Be Reduced By Using Deep-Sea Nodules

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Monday, January 31, 2022
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Researchers modelled solid waste streams over the lifecycle of metal production, including mining, processing and refining, using a wide range of production pathways for both land ores and nodules.

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  • Researchers modelled solid waste streams over the lifecycle of metal production, including mining, processing and refining, using a wide range of production pathways for both land ores and nodules.
  • Meeting these goals would generate more than a six-fold increase in solid waste streams due to the continued decline in ore grades on land.
  • In our analysis, sediment plume is the single biggest waste stream that would be generated by metal production from nodules.
  • The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements that waste streams could be reduced by using deep-sea nodules.

Scientists Obtain Pigments from Spent Zinc Plating Electrolytes, NUST MISIS Reports

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Zinc plating is the most common coating, with ammonium chloride -based solvent commonly used as the plating electrolytes.

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  • Zinc plating is the most common coating, with ammonium chloride -based solvent commonly used as the plating electrolytes.
  • The high concentration of zinc ions with chromophore properties in the spent electrolytes of zinc plating indicates the possibility of their use for the production of pigments.
  • The scientists from the Belarusian State Technological University, NUST MISIS and Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus have developed a new method for synthesizing high-quality white pigments from spent zinc plating electrolytes.
  • The production of pigments from spent zinc plating electrolytes would not only provide industries with a new source of high-quality pigments but is also a possible solution for toxic galvanic waste management, the researchers say.

Scientists Obtain Pigments from Spent Zinc Plating Electrolytes, NUST MISIS Reports

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Zinc plating is the most common coating, with ammonium chloride -based solvent commonly used as the plating electrolytes.

Key Points: 
  • Zinc plating is the most common coating, with ammonium chloride -based solvent commonly used as the plating electrolytes.
  • The high concentration of zinc ions with chromophore properties in the spent electrolytes of zinc plating indicates the possibility of their use for the production of pigments.
  • The scientists from the Belarusian State Technological University, NUST MISIS and Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus have developed a new method for synthesizing high-quality white pigments from spent zinc plating electrolytes.
  • The production of pigments from spent zinc plating electrolytes would not only provide industries with a new source of high-quality pigments but is also a possible solution for toxic galvanic waste management, the researchers say.

Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association Establishes Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing Research Fund at Yale School of the Environment

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had established the Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing Research Fund, a $100,000 fund which will support research at Yale School of the Environments Center for Industrial Ecology.

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  • The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had established the Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing Research Fund, a $100,000 fund which will support research at Yale School of the Environments Center for Industrial Ecology.
  • More specifically, the fund will support researchers examining the sustainability benefits of additive manufacturing using life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools and modeling.
  • Through robust and independent research studies, the AMGTA will continue to publish research reports that evaluate environmental sustainability within the additive manufacturing industry.
  • The AMGTA was launched in November 2019 to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) over traditional methods of manufacturing.