Tag: Flue2Chem

Flue2Chem: Unilever partners in UK collaboration to explore sustainable sources of carbon in household cleaning products

Stuart Mitchell

For the first time in the UK, 17 stakeholders – including businesses, universities, and industry experts supported by the UK Government – have united to explore using an alternative source of carbon to virgin fossil fuels for the manufacturing of everyday products, including laundry and cleaning products. Culminating in the launch of report findings at an event attended in Westminster on 17 June 2025, Flue2Chem looks to tackle one of the toughest challenges in achieving net-zero goals across multiple sectors. The challenge Currently, over 5% of global carbon derived from…

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Flue2Chem: SCI, Unilever and 13 partners launch £5.4m net zero collaboration project

Stuart Mitchell

A consortium of businesses, universities and non-governmental organisations has received a grant of £2.68 million in funding to develop a project aimed at converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for use in consumer products. The £5.4m Flue2Chem Project is a two-year programme spearheaded by Unilever and SCI, with 13 other organisations involved. With funding from Innovate UK, which has come via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge, the partners aim to take waste gas from foundation industries such as metal, glass, paper and chemicals, and…

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