Flue2Chem - Building a UK value chain in converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products.
Lead Participant:
UNILEVER GLOBAL IP LIMITED
Abstract
This project is about the development of a new business model and capability to enable the utilisation of industrial waste gases from the foundation industries, to generate affordable feedstocks and chemicals for use in the production of consumer products in the UK. Such an industrial symbiosis model will displace the import of non-sustainable materials from outside of the UK currently used to supply the consumer goods industry thus building a new UK value chain whilst simultaneously helping to mitigate the waste emissions from the foundation industries (specifically paper, chemicals, and steel). Aside from the technical aspects of the project, additionally, the business model development will frame the economic incentives that will likely be required to make the model work (e.g., carbon taxes on imports of fossil-based materials). The project will uniquely bring together partners from across the whole supply/value chain to achieve this.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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UNILEVER GLOBAL IP LIMITED | £756,514 | £ 151,303 |
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Participant |
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CARBON CAPTURE UTILISATION LTD | £256,980 | £ 179,886 |
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | ||
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED | £500,203 | £ 500,203 |
TATA STEEL UK LIMITED | £265,999 | £ 91,158 |
UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED | ||
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY | ||
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | £155,875 | £ 48,711 |
CARBON CLEAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £36,676 | £ 12,837 |
BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | £1,242,441 | £ 621,220 |
SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY | £143,606 | £ 143,606 |
LANZATECH UK LIMITED | £122,670 | £ 85,869 |
UPM-KYMMENE (UK) LIMITED | £103,585 | £ 25,896 |
CONFEDERATION OF PAPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED | £5,794 | £ 2,607 |
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY | £120,089 | £ 120,089 |
CRODA EUROPE LIMITED | £48,139 | |
HOLMEN IGGESUND PAPERBOARD LIMITED | £76,512 | £ 19,128 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE TECHNICAL CENTRES LIMITED | £20,801 | £ 5,200 |
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | £661,380 | £ 661,380 |
RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED | £28,845 | £ 5,769 |
People |
ORCID iD |
Alastair Sanderson (Project Manager) |