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    Econic presents at 2023 Conference on CO2 Fuels and Chemicals

    Econic shared the benefits of incorporating CO2-based polyols into polyurethane foam applications at the 2023 Conference on CO2 Fuels and…

    Econic meet with Bill Gates and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

    Econic met with Bill Gates and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week to discuss our ground-breaking CO2 utilisation technology….

    Econic Technologies Named on the 2023 Global Cleantech 100

    Exceptional Innovators with the Determination and Technologies to Race to Net-Zero 12th January 2023 – Econic Technologies a catalyst company pioneering…

    Econic attend 64th Annual CPI Polyurethane Technical Conference in US

    This year was the 64th Technical Conference for the Centre for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI). Taking place annually, this is…

    Econic Technologies raises successful second close of its current funding round

    The carbon-to-value pioneer welcomes new and existing investors through its £10.4m second close. London, 09th August 2022 – Econic Technologies,…

    Econic Technologies continues global development of CO2-containing polyols market with new India partnership

    The agreement with Manali Petrochemicals Limited will see the Indian market leader retrofit an existing production facility to commercialise Econic’s…

    ECONIC AND CHANGHUA ANNOUNCE LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND GROW CO2-BASED POLYURETHANES IN CHINA

    Econic Technologies is scaling its pioneering deep-tech carbon-to-value technology with partnership in the industry’s most important market. 9th June 2022…

    Econic Technologies raises funds for commercialisation with incoming investor Capricorn, and OGCI Climate Investments

    Carbon-to-Value company Econic Technologies has successfully closed the first round of its latest fund raise to support commercialisation of their…

    LCA finds Econic’s catalyst saves equivalent in emissions reduction to planting 189 million trees

    Econic Technologies has today published the findings of an independent lifecycle assessment (LCA) of its technology by PRé Sustainability. This…

    Econic and Manali Petrochemicals announce partnership to scale process technology

    Manali Petrochemicals (MPL) and Econic Technologies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to introduce more…

    Econic Technologies appoints a new CEO as it enters its next phase

    Catalyst technology company, Econic Technologies, has appointed Keith Wiggins as its new CEO to lead the next stage scale up…

    CO2nversations – Noushin Zaynalzadeh

    The transfer of Econic’s technology, from laboratory, to pilot plant and then to a large-scale industrial production plant, is a…

    Econic Technologies secures £3.2m funding

    9th November 2020 Climate impact catalyst technology company, Econic Technologies, announces that it has raised £3.2 million pounds funding via…

    Econic Technologies awarded Innovate UK grant

    Econic Technologies awarded Innovate UK grant to support further development of its’ pioneering technology to help fight climate change. Econic…

    Econic Founder Awarded OBE in 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours

    Econic Technologies is delighted to announce that that founder and inventor, Professor Charlotte Williams, has been awarded an OBE in…

    CO2nversations – Michael Kember

    As Econic grows significantly and moves towards commercialisation, so too do our scientific innovations. These technological developments form part of…

    CO2nversations – Solène Cauët-Fidge

    Safety is one of the founding values that underpins how Econic operates not only on a day-to-day basis in our…

    CO2nversations – Tom Lynch

    Industrial placements are invaluable – to both undergraduate students and companies. Students are offered the chance to use their theoretical…

    Happy birthday to the UK’s first customer demonstration facility!

    It has been a year since we opened the doors to our customer demonstration facility in Runcorn – the very…

    CO2nversations – Gemma Trott

    Gemma is one of our most recent additions to the Econic team, having studied at Imperial College London and the…

    Econic named 2019 Global Cleantech 100 company

    Econic Technologies, a British cleantech pioneer helping turn waste carbon dioxide into an asset for the plastics industry, was named…

    Econic Technologies appoints new Chairman

    UK-based pioneering cleantech company, Econic Technologies, has announced the appointment of Dr. Just Jansz as their new non-executive Chair to…

    Co2nversations – Ian Dumolo & Fernando Valera

    Ian and Fernando are key players in Econic’s Customer Demonstration Facility (CDF). Both have been instrumental to the successes achieved…

    CO2 Value Europe organises first CO2 Value Day

    On 16 October 2018, around 80 leading industrial and research stakeholders from across Europe, including Econic CEO Dr Rowena Sellens,…

    Turning ‘bad’ plastics into a global opportunity

    One need only look out their window to see first-hand evidence of the plastics pollution we currently face. It was…

    Co2nversations – Mark Andrews

    Mark joined Econic in 2015 to support Econic’s Application Development team, who focus on demonstrating the product potential that polyols…

    A Catch (CO)22 – CO2 shortages in spite of rising atmospheric CO2

    As the Northern Hemisphere’s temperatures continue to soar, along with the spirits of those who follow World Cup football, the…

    National awards nomination for Econic Technologies

    Econic Technologies is pleased to announce that Kelsey Lynn Skinner has been nominated for the 2018 Non-Executive Director Awards. Organised…

    UK’s first carbon capture utilisation demonstration plant opens its doors

    Clean-tech pioneer Econic Technologies has opened a first-of-its-kind plant in the UK to demonstrate to customers how its innovative catalyst…

    Econic Technologies raises £7m for pioneering technology to help fight climate change

    British catalyst technology company, Econic Technologies, announces the successful completion of its latest round of fundraising. The total amount raised…

    Polyurethane: The Bright, Green Future

    2017 was a momentous year for science and technology. It marked the 25th anniversary of the first SMS sent; the…

    Working together across Europe to create value from CO2

    In Brussels yesterday, pioneering catalyst technology company Econic Technologies gathered alongside 60 leading industrial and research stakeholders to launch a…

    Econic Technologies is Named in the 2017 Global Cleantech 100 Ones to Watch List

    Alderley Park, Cheshire, UK – November 7, 2017: Econic Technologies, a chemical company that supplies pioneering catalyst systems capable of…

    Econic Technologies signs joint development agreement (JDA) with SCG Chemicals to develop high molecular weight polymers

    Econic Technologies is excited to announce the signing of a JDA to partner with SCG Chemicals, one of Thailand’s largest…

    The Times profiles the positive potential of Econic’s carbon utilisation technology

    The impressive economic potential and environmental benefits of Econic’s catalyst technology, which turns captured carbon dioxide emissions into the precursors…

    Econic become official tenants of Manchester Science Park

    Econic Technologies are pleased to announce that they are now official tenants of the Manchester Science Partnership’s (MSP) Alderley Park…

    Econic attend Norner-led seminar on “Preparing for change” in the plastics industry

    Econic were honoured to be invited to attend a plastic industry seminar entitled “Preparing for Change” on June 20 and…

    Econic contribute to Chemistry Meets Business event

    Our CEO, Rowena Sellens, was privileged to take part in the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chemistry Meets Business event…

    Enhancing Healthcare using Polyurethane

    Just as we can find polyurethane in our everyday lives, so too can we find it throughout many of the…

    Econic are on the move!

    Econic Technologies is relocating it’s operations to Manchester Science Partnership’s facility at Alderley Park, Cheshire. All business activity will take…

    Imperial Innovations rebrand as Touchstone Innovations

    Imperial Innovations, one of Econic’s leading investors, have undergone a corporate re brand, with the company now operating under the…

    The Night Before (a Polyurethane) Christmas

    Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The…

    Polymers & Plastics in the Paralympics

    The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games are now in full swing, with medals being won, records being broken, and a viewers…

    Polyurethane and You, A Match Made in Heaven

    Polyurethane, it’s everywhere and maybe you didn’t even realise. Much of our everyday life is improved by the presence of…

    Econic Technologies completes £5.0 million investment round

    Leading innovative catalyst company Econic Technologies is pleased to announce the completion of a £5million investment round with new investor…

    Econic awarded Horizon 2020 SME Grant

    Leading innovative catalyst company Econic Technologies, has been awarded a Horizon 2020 SME grant amounting to €2.49million to assist with…

    Econic strengthens R&D and Product development teams with the addition of five new personnel

    Econic strengthens R&D and Product development teams with the addition of five new personnel. With a wide range of experience…

    WISE award for Econic founder Professor Charlotte Williams

    Econic Technologies has announced that founder and inventor, Professor Charlotte Williams, has won the Tech Start-up Award at the 2015…

    Why Professor Charlotte Williams won the 2015 WISE Tech Start-up Award

    Professor Charlotte K. Williams, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Econic Technologies and Professor of Chemistry, Imperial College London has shown innovation,…

    Econic appoints Richard French as Business Development Director

    Econic Technologies Limited, a leading-edge developer of catalyst technology for the manufacture of polymers from waste CO2, has announced the…

    Econic Wins Shell UK Chairman Special Award at Shell Springboard 2015!

    Econic wins Shell UK Chairman Special Award at the Shell Springboard Awards 2015: The finals of Shell Springboard 2015 took…

    Econic Wins Edinburgh Regional Final of Shell Springboard 2015!

    Against some extremely strong competitive entries Econic was named one of three winners at the Edinburgh regional heat of Shell…

    Royal Society of Chemistry – Catalytic carbon dioxide convertors

    Econic Technologies features in Chemistry World: The world’s demand for energy, and the resultant carbon dioxide emissions, are drastically changing…

    Econic shortlisted for 2015 Shell Springboard awards.

    Econic has been shortlisted for the 2015 Shell Springboard awards with a project proposal that will enable us to accelerate evaluation and…

    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) – Emerging Technologies Competition Winners

    RSC Emerging Technologies Competition Winners:  Econic enjoyed recent success in the annual RSC Emerging Technologies Competition, winning the category of ‘Environment,…

    Econic appoints Dr Rowena Sellens as Chief Executive Officer

    Econic Technologies Limited, a leading developer of catalyst technology for the manufacture of polymers from waste CO2 is pleased to announce…

    Econic finalist in RSC prestigious Emerging Technologies Competition

    Econic finalist in RSC prestigious Emerging Technologies Competition:  The Emerging Technologies Competition is the biggest competition of its kind in…

    DECC highlights Econic’s contribution

    DECC highlights Econic’s contribution in advancing UK’s Carbon Capture and Storage technology. In DECC’s blog on 24 February 2014, Edward…

    Econic wins £447,000 TSB grant

    Econic wins £447k TSB grant: Econic Technologies has been granted £447,000 by the Technology Strategy Board for a Collaborative R&D project…

    Econic Technologies completes £5.1m Series A investment deal

    Jetstream Capital and Imperial Innovation invest £5.1million into Econic: We are pleased to announce that Econic Technologies has completed a…

    Econic wins finals in UK Climate-KIC Venture Competition

    Econic wins finals in UK Climate-KIC Venture Competition: Econic Technologies enjoyed recent success at the UK finals of Climate-KIC’s Venture Competition,…

    Econic Technologies feature in PU magazine – August/September 2013 edition

    Published on September 11, 2013 Econic Technologies in the news: ‘CO2 as a polyol intermediate – the dream becomes a reality’ …

    Rulande Henderson joins Econic Technologies as Commercial Director

    Rulande Henderson has joined Econic Technologies as Commercial Director. Dr Henderson has had a distinguished career in polymer, chemical and…

    Kelsey Lynn joins Board of Directors

    Econic Technologies is pleased to announce that Kelsey Lynn has joined Econic’s Board of Directors. Kelsey will be representing Econic’s…

    Econic raises new financing for expansion

    Econic Technologies has raised additional funding from Imperial Innovations Group, a leading technology commercialisation and investment group. Econic develops new…

    Econic awarded innovation grant for innovative waste CO2 recycling

    Econic Technologies and Imperial College London have been awarded over £100,000 in funding to develop ways of manufacturing plastics from…

    Econic awarded Climate KIC incubation grant

    Econic Technologies has received Climate KIC Proof-of-Concept Incubation Grant for its CO2-to-polymer technology. The €50,000 from the European funding agency…

    Imperial Innovations and Norner Verdandi invest in Econic

    Imperial Innovations and Norner Verdandi have invested in Econic in its first funding round. Under the terms of the deal, Imperial Innovations and…