Cooperation between ARBURG and carbonauten

The ink has been dry on the cooperation agreement between climate start-up carbonauten GmbH, Giengen, Germany, and ARBURG GmbH + Co KG, Lossburg, Germany, since 3 August 2024. Both companies are working together to increase the industrial use of NET Materials® at fair market prices to make decarbonisation economically attractive for industry, with an impact on Scope 3 emissions as well.

CO2-negative primary products for the plastics industry

The so-called NET materials®, or negative emission technology materials, are CO2-negative primary products for the plastics, chemical, agricultural, and construction industries. ARBURG wants to make the CO2-reduced material suitable for injection moulding applications. From 2025, ARBURG and all other companies that fall under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) must also measure Scope 3 emissions in addition to Scope 1 emissions (emissions from the company's own sources) and Scope 2 emissions (indirect emissions from the purchase of energy or electricity), and must disclose these in their sustainability report. Scope 3 emissions are all indirect emissions that are not generated within the company, but in the upstream supply chain or through the downstream use of the products manufactured and services offered.

Decentralised production of CO2-negative biocarbons

This unique carbonisation technology from carbonauten enables the cost-efficient and decentralised production of CO₂-negative biocarbons. carbonauten develops and produces industrial base materials and primary products based on biocarbons and bio-oils in decentralised factories. Biocarbons permanently bind up to 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per tonne of biocarbon. The bio-oils produced as a byproduct are used as a CO₂-negative base material for the chemical industry. Another byproduct is renewable energy capable of meeting baseload requirements. The active reduction of CO₂ started at the "minus CO₂ factory 001" in Eberswalde near Berlin. It is the first of what will be dozens of factories worldwide. A second factory will be built in Chibi, China, by 2025. In addition to industrial production, Eberswalde is also a research and development location for hardware, technological expansions and production process optimisation.