Econic and Changhua Chemical break ground on world’s first 80,000-ton plant in China for polyols made from renewable carbon

Econic and Changhua Chemical break ground on world’s first 80,000-ton plant in China for polyols made from renewable carbon Econic’s partner, Changhua, has officially started construction of the world’s first 80,000-ton manufacturing site for sustainable polyols (key element for polurethanes & coatings) made from renewable carbon. The plant will produce Carnol™®, a PCE polyol with […]

Unilever partners with Econic to develop CO2-based cleaning products

Unilever partners with Econic to develop CO2-based cleaning products Unilever is partnering Econic Technologies – a CM portfolio startup which owns a proprietary tech to transform waste CO2 into functional products and surfactants – to cut down the use of fossil-based and palm-based raw materials in their cleaning and laundry products. This article author is Unilever, […]

CM Venture’s 2024 Shanghai Carbon Neutrality Expo booth with Enwise, Econic & Sengong

CM Venture’s 2024 Shanghai Carbon Neutrality Expo booth with Enwise, Econic & Sengong The CM Venture Capital team was part of the 2024 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo from 5-8 June. With China leading the way in clean energy generation – wind power and PV power generation ranking number one globally – the event features nearly 600 exhibitors from […]

Portfolio startup Skysys completes its RMB 100 million B-round

CM Venture’s portfolio startup Skysys completes its RMB 100 million (~15 mil USD) B-round Round was led by Guangdong Technology Financial FOF and Lingang Frontier Artes Yangzhou Fund. A-round investors Ningbo Nordent Venture Capital and Suzhou Industrial Park Leader Venture Capital will follow up. Angel round investors CM Venture Capital, Lighthouse Capital, and Ivy Capital […]

CM Venture meets 8 world-class institutions in Singapore

CM Venture meets 8 world-class institutions in Singapore CM Venture Capital’s CEO Dr Min Zhou and Marketing Director Xavier Wong have just completed a 2-day trip in Singapore on 23-24 May to meet with eight potential partners: SGX Group 65 Equity Partners by Temasek GenZero by Temasek Vertex Holdings Enterprise Singapore (Startup SG) Temasek Foundation […]

Econic signs MOU with Sanyo Chemical to advance CO2-based polyols

Econic signs MOU with Sanyo Chemical to advance CO2-based polyols Click here for Econic press release Macclesfield, England, UK Econic, a CM Venture portfolio company focused on making use of renewable carbon, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sanyo Chemical. The companies will assess Econic’s technology for the production of CO2-based polyols for use […]

Averatek is rebranded as LQDX

Averatek rebranded as LQDX Averatek, a CM portfolio startup and a maker of high-performance materials for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, announced on 12 April that it has relaunched as LQDX (‘lik-WID-ix) to focus on the rapid adoption of its Artificial Intelligence enabling chemistries and process technology. Official LQDX press release here LQDX (formerly Averatek) develops and […]

CM Venture portfolio company Guofu Hydrogen submits application for listing on the HKSE

CM Venture portfolio company Guofu Hydrogen submits application for listing on the HKSE Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment (GUOFUHEE) has officially submitted an application on 20th March 2024 for listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CM Venture invested Guofu Hydrogen in 2019 in its A-round as a lead investor, supporting its […]

Econic featured on Urethane Technologies Feb/Mar edition

Econic featured on Urethane Technologies Feb/Mar edition Econic was recently featured in the latest edition of Urethane Technologies, which focused on it recent collaboration with Monument U.S., the first company in the States to licence Econic’s unique CO2-to-Polyol tech. The integration of CO2 makes foams stronger and more durable, increasing product performance. Products such as […]