On October 15, 2020, Pyran, through the University of Wisconsin, along with Amcor, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Stora Enso, and the University of Oklahoma, will receive $2,500,000 in collaboration with the BOTTLE Laboratory Consortium to help tackle the challenges of plastic waste.
This funding is part of $27 million in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable-by-design.
The funding is also part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, which draws on the research capabilities of DOE National Laboratories, universities, and industry to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies.
"Pyran is delighted to be named a partner on this Department of Energy grant aimed at solving the plastic pollution crisis," said Co-Founder Dr. Kevin Barnett. "We are optimistic that Pyran's renewable products can be utilized to find cost-effective, groundbreaking solutions for eliminating the plastic waste that ends up in our oceans and landfills."