-CLIMATE FIRST COHORT III- The @Climate First Cohort III London Roadshow has begun! Today, we celebrated the launch of the roadshow at the House of Lords where our CEO, Maurizio Crippa presented our cutting-edge climate tech innovation. We are honored to be part of this exceptional group of companies committed to driving decarbonization and accelerating the transition to a net-zero energy future. Guy Cherni I Nadav Steinmetz I Keren Jason I Dor Bershadsky I Arielle Evan I Yuval Blutman | Moria Zhut #gr3n #recycling #polyester
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GR3N SA is a Swiss company founded in 2011 that developed an innovative process, based on the application of microwave technology to an alkaline hydrolysis, which provides an economically viable recycling process of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), allowing the industrial implementation. This new process can potentially change how PET is recycled worldwide, with huge benefits both for the recycling industry and for all the polyester value chain. In the past, many efforts were made to transfer chemical recycling from research labs to industry but the economic aspects blocked the proposed solutions. Thanks to the DEMETO (Depolymerization by MicrowavE TechnolOgy) technology developed by gr3n this approach becomes real. gr3n has a massive advantage with respect to its competitors because it can supply a chemical recycling solution (i.e., closing the PET lifecycle, offering polymer grade material, treating waste, lowering carbon footprint) providing cost savings for players in the value chain. The input materials for the process can be post-consumer and/or post-industrial polyesters, both from bottles (colored, colorless, transparent, opaque) and textile (100% polyester but also with up to 30% of other materials like PU, cotton, polyether-polyurea, etc.). The reaction output is a mixture of building block derivatives, which are then isolated and purified. Monomers can be endlessly re-polymerized to provide brand-new virgin PET or any other polymer that is using one of the monomers. As mentioned for the depolymerization step, every time we run a polymerization, we obtain a brand new polymer, where the technical features depend on the monomer purity and the polymerization conditions.
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http://gr3n-recycling.com/
Externer Link zu GR3N SA
- Branche
- Chemische Produktion
- Größe
- 11–50 Beschäftigte
- Hauptsitz
- Lugano, Ticino
- Art
- Privatunternehmen
- Gegründet
- 2011
- Spezialgebiete
- Chemical Recycling, Depolymerization, Plastic Sustainability, Circular Econominics, PTA (purified terephthalic acid), EG (ethylene glycol), Plastic Pollution Prevention, Textile Recycling, LCA Plastic, Macrowave Machine Manufacturing.
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Primär
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Lugano, Ticino, CH
Beschäftigte von GR3N SA
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- FULLY CIRCULAR CYCLING JERSEY- It is a pleasure to unveil what we have done in collaboration with Velor…and it is finally our turn to celebrate! 🎉 Starting from post-consumer cycling apparel, we depolymerized it into rTPA and rMEG, and then we re-polymerized it into virgin-like PET in our facility in Albese con Cassano. Thanks Tom Leezer and Florian Jardin for believing in our technology! We would also like to thank our colleague Fabio Silvestri, PhD, for his first acting appearance. 🤐 #gr3n #recycling #polyester #cycling #textilerecycling
🌟🚴♂️ Announcing the World's First Fully Circular Jersey! 🚴♀️🌟 We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking milestone in sustainable cycling wear – the launch of the world's first fully circular jersey! 🌿💚 In collaboration with GR3N SA, we’ve reimagined the lifecycle of cycling apparel. Our new circular jersey ensures that old garments are given a second life, significantly reducing waste and minimizing our environmental footprint. This innovation marks a significant step towards transforming the cycling industry from a linear to a circular economy. And we need your help to keep the cycle going! Join our mission by sending in your old jerseys to be part of the next batch of circular jerseys. Join us in celebrating this achievement and learn more about how we’re leading the way to a sustainable future. Discover more about our fully circular jersey here www.velor-cycling.com/ Tom Leezer Frank Arendsen Mickaël JARDIN Florian Jardin Peter Roozemond Andy Berendsen Bart Ottenheim Alexander Bajada Fabienne Walch GR3N SA Bram Tankink
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- T2T, TEXTILE TO TEXTILE - We are reading many things related to the available textiles for recycling, how much each of us (i.e., chemical recycling players) planned to leave in the cycle, and in which way. Today we would also like to share some numbers, but directly from the European Parliament (Last updated: 21-03-2024) https://lnkd.in/dSnNHk32 Very soon we will unveil our new Textile to textile project...stay tuned! #gr3n #textiletotextile #polyester #recycling
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-SODIUM TEREPHTHALATE- Sometimes it is hard to describe what we are doing, so we decided to show you our crude sodium terephthalate. This output was obtained starting from clear blue bottles: in this case, the purification steps are much easier than when we treat textiles. 😉 Are you curious to see what the output is for other feedstocks? Follow us to see new pictures/videos... #gr3n #polyester #recycling #hydrolysis
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-POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) RECYCLING: A REVIEW- Very interesting review on recycling, with a lot of information and examples on processes and outputs. 👩🔬 Just one question Tomy Muringayil joseph, Zahed Ahmadi, ehsan kianfar : why Microwave-Assisted DEpolymerization is not even mentioned? 😉 Please let us know if you need more information. #gr3n #depolymerization #recycling #polyester
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-CLIMATE FIRST- We are happy to be among the "Ten outstanding European climate tech companies on a mission to decarbonize our planet." 😊 With MADE, our Microwave-Assisted DEpolymerization, we want to show that another approach is possible, applying our expertise and tools as our equipment to navigate the complexities of our current world. You know what? Another step towards a GR3N-er future. 💚 #gr3n #recycling #decarbonization #polyester #textiletotextile
🥁Drumroll please… Introducing Climate First’s third cohort! Ten outstanding European climate tech companies on a mission to decarbonize our planet. Apart from decarbonizing the highest emitting industries, they are also disrupting multi-billion dollar markets including - energy, manufacturing, materials, chemicals, foodtech, construction, mobility and more.. Please meet the Climate First - Cohort III companies: 🇩🇪 BettaFish - Harnessing seaweed to create delicious, nutrient-rich, plant-based seafood alternatives 🇬🇧 Converge - Pioneering a sustainable future with smart concrete technologies. 🇩🇪C1 Green Chemicals AG - Developing new chemical production processes to produce green methanol. 🇫🇷 Fairbrics - Revolutionizing the textile industry by creating the first carbon negative fiber material. 🇮🇹 & 🇨🇭 GR3N SA - Turning plastic waste PET into 100% virgin material for a full circular economy. 🇪🇸 Jolt - Activated Electrodes for Electrolysis - Tansforming electrodes technology to unlock the green hydrogen economy. 🇨🇭 Metafuels - Powering the future of aviation with a novel technology to create sustainable aviation fuel 🇫🇮 eFlexFuel (StepOne Tech Ltd.) - Upgrading gasoline powered vehicles to run on sustainable biofuel cutting costs & emissions. 🇩🇪 tozero - lithium-ion battery recycling technology recovering all the critical materials in end of life batteries. 🇩🇪 traceless materials - A novel bio-material solution to tackle plastic pollution at a global scale. Excited to support these outstanding teams building industry leading companies!! Guy Cherni I Nadav Steinmetz I Dor Bershadsky I Keren Jason I Arielle Evan I Haley Kardash Deniz Ficicioglu I Lilith Gawol I Raphael Scheps I John Patterson I Christian Vollmann I Mathias Mostertz I Benoit Illy I Tawfiq Nasr Allah I Maurizio Crippa I Fabio Silvestri, PhD I Leon Rizzi I Daniel Miniño Justel I Saurabh KAPOOR I Leigh Hackett I Tuomo Isokivijärvi I Sarah Fleischer I Ksenija Milicevic Neumann I Anne Lamp I Johanna Baare
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-INTERNATIONAL WORKER'S DAY- The origins of Labor Day can be traced back to the late 19th century. Labor movements around the world began to organize protests and demonstrations to demand better working conditions and higher wages. In 1886, the Haymarket affair in Chicago led to the deaths of several protesters who were advocating for an eight-hour workday. This event inspired workers across Europe to organize similar protests, and eventually, May 1st became recognized as International Workers’ Day. 👩⚕️ 👩🏭 👷♀️ Why a post today? We are also doing our best to create a better world, and there is still a lot to do, but tomorrow we will celebrate! 😉 #laborday #gr3n #polyester #recycling #betterworld #workers
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- OUR PURPOSE - Undergoing a rebranding process prompted deep reflection on what we wanted GR3N’s purpose to be: in a world struggling with the overabundance of plastic and diminishing resources, we recognize recycling and repurposing waste as vital components of environmental transformation. We are committed to using science as our guiding force to face these challenges, applying our expertise and tools at GR3N as our equipment to navigate the complexities of our current world. 🌍 As a result, we defined our purpose as "Facing the Challenge of a Changing World: Navigating Uncertainty with Science." Another step towards a GR3N-er future. 💚 Come along on our journey! And Keep Pushing Forward. #gr3n #polyester #purpose #rebranding
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-PAYOFF- On our journey toward a gr3n-er future, we realized that the first step we needed to take was to look inwards and decide the role we wanted to play in this revolution. 🤔 That is why we could not be more grateful to Horsa and quattrolinee for being able to guide us on our path to a new brand identity and to help us find a way to change ourselves for the better. 🛤 For our new identity, we identified a new payoff: Research. Innovation. Being. These three words not only represent the core beliefs upon which GR3N built its foundations on, but also portray the guiding principles through which we strive to operate, making a meaningful impact on our world. 🗺 Follow us on our journey to a Gr3n revolution, and Keep Pushing Forward. #gr3n #recycling #polyester #future
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- WEBINAR- We have been part of the webinar "Advancing Sustainability: The Role of Chemical Recycling in Achieving a Circular Economy for Plastics.", organized by INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL ASSOCIATIONS. 👩🔬 It was another great chance to explain how important chemical recycling can be, and how different technologies can cope with different materials. 💾 Please check the video in the link below for some interesting insight.📽 #gr3n #recycling #polyester #sustainability #plastic
ICYMI: Webinar: Advancing Sustainability: The Role of Chemical Recycling in Achieving a Circular Economy for Plastics. Global experts from Dow, ExxonMobil, GR3N SA Recycling, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) provide insights into #ChemicalRecycling technologies and their importance to a #CircularEconomy for plastics. #sustainability Discover more: https://lnkd.in/eF_ADuHV