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Ecovyst Announces Winners of its 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

MALVERN, Pa., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) ("Ecovyst" or the "Company"), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services, today announced that it has recognized three outstanding teams with the Company's 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards.

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MALVERN, Pa., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) ("Ecovyst" or the "Company"), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services, today announced that it has recognized three outstanding teams with the Company's 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards.
"As part of our sustainability focus, this is the second year that Ecovyst has conducted the Sustainability Leadership Award program to recognize Ecovyst sites, work teams, or individual employees that demonstrate meaningful sustainability improvements in the areas of climate change reduction, product/process innovation, and social engagement."
To qualify for the awards, detailed applications were submitted describing particular projects and the resulting sustainability improvements.
We congratulate these award recipients for their leadership in supporting our sustainability goals and proudly thank all our applicants and employees who demonstrate their commitment to sustainability on a daily basis.

Greece Construction Industry Report 2024: Expansion of 4.8% in real terms Expected this Year, Driven by Recovery in Tourism and Leisure Sectors, & Rise in Building Permits

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Construction, Forecasting, Growth, Risk, RRF, Sector, Commercial, Wind, ELSTAT, Yoy, Investment, European, Tourism, Renewable energy, Hellenic Statistical Authority, PV, Assessment, Government, Biomass

Construction industry in Greece to grow by 4.8% in real terms in 2024, driven by recovery in tourism and leisure sectors, along with a rise in building permits.

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Construction industry in Greece to grow by 4.8% in real terms in 2024, driven by recovery in tourism and leisure sectors, along with a rise in building permits.
Moreover, investments as part of the European Union (EU's) Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
The government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to 35% by 2030.
Historical (2019-2023) and forecast (2024-2028) valuations of the construction industry in Greece, featuring details of key growth drivers.

Green Science Alliance Developed Nail Polish Bottle Lid, Gel Nail Container, Cosmetic Container from Plant and Bamboo Charcoal (Biochar) based Materials

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Friday, March 29, 2024

Carbon, Health, Petroleum, Plant, Growth, Paint, CO2, Biomass, Climate

On the other hand, one of the reasons for global warming is said to be CO2 emission increase in the atmosphere.

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On the other hand, one of the reasons for global warming is said to be CO2 emission increase in the atmosphere.
In addition, recently, the company has been developing various type of nail cosmetic products such as plant based biodegradable nail tips, plant based gel nails, water biomass based nail polish (with strong adhesion ability), 100% plant based nail polish, 100 % nail polish remover, and plant based glue for nail tips (a little weak adhesion compared to commercial one).
And this time, they have made plant based nail polish bottle lid (plant biomass content 99%, biodegradable), plant based gel nail container (plant biomass content 90%) and nail polish remover and cosmetic container (plant biomass content 30 - 90%).
As such, they have succeeded in creating nail cosmetic content inside, and container outside, both from plant, biomass resources.

Drax announces carbon removals deal with Karbon-X

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Carbon, Climate change, Organization, CDR, BECCS, Partnership, Fitzmaurice, Investment, CO2, Drax Group, Biomass, Renewable energy

HOUSTON, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbon removals and renewable energy company Drax Group today announced a new carbon removals deal with Karbon-X, a leading environmental company. The agreement is the latest indicator of growing demand for high-quality carbon removals from bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

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HOUSTON, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbon removals and renewable energy company Drax Group today announced a new carbon removals deal with Karbon-X , a leading environmental company.
The agreement is the latest indicator of growing demand for high-quality carbon removals from bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) .
"We're excited to work with organizations like Karbon-X that understand the importance of investing in high-value carbon removals today," said Laurie Fitzmaurice, President, Carbon Removals at Drax.
To learn more about how Drax is helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals through high-quality carbon removals, visit www.draxcarbonremovals.com

M&G Champions Sustainability as Official Stationery Partner at Boao Forum for Asia

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

M&G has been the forum's official stationery supplier since 2005.

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M&G has been the forum's official stationery supplier since 2005.
As part of this partnership, M&G set up a Green Office Zone at the venue, offering top-quality office supplies and sustainable stationery products.
In response to the call for low-carbon transformation, M&G prepared eco-friendly stationery kits for the attendees.
M&G is the leading player in the Chinese stationery market, leading in business scale, profitability, distribution coverage, research and product development.

The Dismantling of the American Timber Industry: American Loggers Council Warns of Consequences

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Monday, March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It seems like every time a forest product mill or plant shuts down (monthly if not weekly) it's viewed as a singular isolated incident. But viewed collectively, the cumulative impacts and magnitude become more focused and apparent. The individual incidents are all symptoms of a larger serious condition that diagnosed properly reveals and represents an unhealthy state of the U.S. timber and forest products industries.

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Many contributing factors leading to the decline of the U.S. timber and forest products industries are government policy, regulations, restrictions, unfair trade practices, federal timber supply constraints, and incessant litigation.
While there has been some new mill construction and expansion, this cannot be assumed to be an equal offset.
According to the World Bank, the U.S. imports over $40 billion in wood products from Canada, China and Brazil.
Note: Prolonged mill quotas (timber delivery supply limits and restrictions) have been imposed by some southeastern mills reducing volume to levels unable sustain cashflow/debt service for loggers.

Electric Heat Tracing Market worth $4.34 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Monday, March 25, 2024

In self-regulating heat tracing systems, heating cables are designed to automatically adapt their heat output in response to changes in ambient temperature.

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In self-regulating heat tracing systems, heating cables are designed to automatically adapt their heat output in response to changes in ambient temperature.
As a result, the market for self-regulating heat tracing cables is poised to capture the largest market share and demonstrate the highest CAGR throughout the forecast period.
Oil & Gas industry is projected to have the largest market share of electric heat tracing market during forecast period.
In the forecasting period, the electric heat tracing market within the oil & gas industry is poised to dominate the market share.

Electric Heat Tracing Market worth $4.34 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Monday, March 25, 2024

In self-regulating heat tracing systems, heating cables are designed to automatically adapt their heat output in response to changes in ambient temperature.

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In self-regulating heat tracing systems, heating cables are designed to automatically adapt their heat output in response to changes in ambient temperature.
As a result, the market for self-regulating heat tracing cables is poised to capture the largest market share and demonstrate the highest CAGR throughout the forecast period.
Oil & Gas industry is projected to have the largest market share of electric heat tracing market during forecast period.
In the forecasting period, the electric heat tracing market within the oil & gas industry is poised to dominate the market share.

Minister Vandal announces federal funding towards Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link to advance clean energy transition and broadband service delivery to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Electricity, First Nations, Climate change, Organization, Heat, Risk, AB, CIRNAC, United Nations, Gold, Economic development, Wind, GDP, Rights, Engineering, Biomass, Renewable energy

Led by Nukik, an Inuit-owned corporation, the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link proposes to build a 1,200 kilometre, 150 megawatt transmission line with fibre-optic cabling connecting Manitoba's grid to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.

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Led by Nukik, an Inuit-owned corporation, the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link proposes to build a 1,200 kilometre, 150 megawatt transmission line with fibre-optic cabling connecting Manitoba's grid to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.
This funding will advance the project development phase activities, which include the engineering, design, and environmental fieldwork necessary for the project to move forward.
It builds on previous federal funding for the earlier planning and feasibility phase of the project.
The Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link will play an important role in reducing pollution and energy costs and fostering economic development.

Hokkaido University finds a new route to recyclable polymers from plants

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Environment, Assistant, Recycling, Polymer, Research, ACS Macro Letters, Artificial intelligence, Hokkaido University, Plant, LGO, Computational chemistry, Plastic, Biomass

SAPPORO, Japan, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials. This is a key requirement to reduce the burden of plastic pollution in the environment. They developed a convenient and versatile method to make a variety of polymers from chemicals derived from plant cellulose; crucially, these polymers can be fully recycled. The method was published in the journal ACS Macro Letters.

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Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some plastics.
SAPPORO, Japan, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials.
They developed a convenient and versatile method to make a variety of polymers from chemicals derived from plant cellulose; crucially, these polymers can be fully recycled.
To make their new polymers, the Hokkaido team used two commercially available small molecules, levoglucosenone (LGO) and dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene), which are made from cellulose.