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Econic meet with Bill Gates and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

16 02 2023

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

12 01 2023

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

21 10 2022

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

09 08 2022

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

19 07 2022

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

09 06 2022

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

27 04 2022

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

20 10 2021

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

27 09 2021

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

25 02 2021

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

CO₂nversations – Noushin Zaynalzadeh

10 12 2020

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

17 11 2020

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

01 11 2020

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

11 10 2020

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

CO₂nversations – Michael Kember

06 11 2019

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

CO₂nversations – Solène Cauët-Fidge

26 07 2019

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

29 04 2019

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!

28 03 2019

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

CO₂nversations – Gemma Trott

01 02 2019

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

29 01 2019

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

05 12 2018

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

20 11 2018

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

19 10 2018

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

17 09 2018

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

Co₂nversations – Mark Andrews

25 07 2018

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

11 07 2018

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

20 03 2018

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

06 03 2018

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

21 02 2018

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

06 02 2018

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

01 12 2017

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

07 11 2017

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

01 10 2017

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

20 09 2017

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

17 07 2017

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

23 06 2017

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

23 06 2017

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

Enhancing Healthcare using Polyurethane

07 04 2017

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!

23 01 2017

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

18 01 2017

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

13 12 2016

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

16 09 2016

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

18 08 2016

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

25 07 2016

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

22 06 2016

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

04 02 2016

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

16 11 2015

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

12 11 2015

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

05 06 2015

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!

13 03 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!

12 03 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

11 03 2015

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.

10 02 2015

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

22 08 2014

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

21 07 2014

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

22 04 2014

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

05 03 2014

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

03 02 2014

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

20 12 2013

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

11 09 2013

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

10 09 2013

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

20 05 2013

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

30 04 2013

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

12 04 2013

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

11 02 2013

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

13 11 2012

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

13 02 2012

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

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