Green Rose Chemistry Ltd

The UK chemicals sector is vital to the economy and everyday life, supplying materials used in packaging, coatings, electronics, medicines, and thousands of other products. However, it is also one of the country's most resource-intensive and emissions-intensive industries, responsible for 14% of industrial greenhouse gas emissions. A major part of the cha...

**Challenge** The climate emergency is the greatest societal challenge of our time. Chemicals and plastics manufacturing accounts for ~6% of global CO2-equivalent emissions; international aviation, in comparison, is responsible for ~1% (CEFIC-2024). Yet despite movement toward Net Zero, petrochemical production is increasing (IEA-2018). Currently ~88% of ...

The plastics industry is under tremendous pressure. Plastics account for 9% of EU GHGe, and UK plastic packaging generates 2.5Mt of waste annually. Only half (1.3Mt) is collected for recycling, and more than half of that (0.7Mt) is exported overseas. New regulations--Plastic Packaging Tax and Extended Producer Responsibility--incentivise use of recycled p...

Nanomox Ltd is embarking on an exciting project to explore the potential of their innovative manufacturing process, Oxidative Ionothermal Synthesis (OIS), for recycling Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and manufacturing nanomaterials. OIS is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach that uses wet chemistry to recover metals and produce advanced nanoma...

The after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt through all industries for many years, if not decades, yet following a crisis there is always an opportunity for innovation that can change the way businesses operate and make them more competitive. COVID-19 has brought sustainability to the forefront of the conversation. With increasing interest fro...