Converting woody biomass to intermediates allows carbon-negative products
The IS-TH1 (photo) is said to be the first hand-held…
By Scott Jenkins |
June 1, 2021
Construction has begun on a market demonstration facility for manufacturing chloromethyl furfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC) from a variety of waste biomass feedstocks. With subsequent chemical transformation, these flexible intermediates can be converted into final products, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging and carbon black, that are carbon-negative (net removal of CO
2 from the atmosphere), according to an ISO-compliant third-party lifecycle analysis (LCA).
The new market demonstration facility, being built by Origin Materials (West Sacramento, Calif.; www.originmaterials.com) in Sarnia, Ont., will eventually consume 25,000 tons per year of feedstock. It is expected to be completed at the end of 2022. Origin is also planning a world-scale commercial facility to be completed in 2025.
CII to release new look certificate in August
By Lois Vallely 9
th June 2021 12:01 am
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has said it will introduce a revamped version of its certificate with a hologram effect in August.
Chief operating officer John Bissell told
Money Marketing the CII is exploring the opportunity to evolve the appearance of the documents.
“[The hologram element] will not provide the additional security that the new digital certificates do,” he said. “However, we are looking to explore this addition in response to member feedback.”
The CII’s new certificates were introduced in December 2020, as part of the CII’s efforts to improve consumer trust by allowing “greater authentication”.
Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Wednesday 9 June, 2021. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Retirement income adequacy The Pension Policy Institute has stressed the need to rethink the adequacy of retirement income. Changes in the way people work, save and retire has resulted in
CII rethinks digital certificate design following backlash
By Lois Vallely 2
nd June 2021 3:22 pm
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has said it will review the “look and feel” of its digital certificates, after they failed to impress members.
The new certificates were introduced in December 2020, as part of the CII’s efforts to improve consumer trust by allowing “greater authentication”.
They are also intended to support the firm’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint globally.
Yet the design of the new certificates was met with a deluge of negative comments on Twitter.
“The new Chartered certificates look really poor. The kerning and alignment is all off,” chartered financial planner Elliot Guthrie wrote on Twitter. He posted a photo of the new certificate alongside the older, more prestigious-looking version.
So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money , says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download
In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.Download
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